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In Memory of
Nan Marie
Rathjen
Rathjen
1943 - 2016
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Obituary for Nan Marie Rathjen
Nan was born on March 2, 1943 to Frederick Henry Rathjen and Eva Marie (Lindquist), in Hennepin, MN. Nan died at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam on Saturday, March 19th, with her best friends Annette Brice and Dwight Johnson at her bedside; together they held their hands above her heart, with thumbs entwined and felt her heart beat its last; as her favorite opera singer, Kiri Te Kanawa, sang “Climb Every Mountain”, she took her final breath.
Nan would often be seen around Aberdeen on the busses with her bag cart for shopping at Safeway and, being an avid reader, at the library. She was easily recognizable with her black eye patch and glasses, cane, and lovely smile. She loved the arts, particularly opera; she enjoyed movies and TV shows, especially “The Good Wife”. She was well travelled, both as a child and as an adult, loving Spain especially.
At one time she thought to become a doctor, but changed her mind and became a psychiatric nurse, mostly serving in San Francisco. Nan never married; we like to think it was because no man was good enough for her. In 2010, she moved to Aberdeen, where she met Annette and Dwight. Together they could be seen talking together then crying until laughter took them over, as the three enjoyed a dark sense of humor. Together, this trio helped with mailers for the Driftwood Theater. We know that many people in her apartment building liked her and will miss seeing her outside on the benches.
Nan was preceded in death by her parents and a sister and outlived the rest of her extended family, though she adopted her two best friends as “her family”. No formal services are planned, but an informal memorial will take place at a later date
Nan would often be seen around Aberdeen on the busses with her bag cart for shopping at Safeway and, being an avid reader, at the library. She was easily recognizable with her black eye patch and glasses, cane, and lovely smile. She loved the arts, particularly opera; she enjoyed movies and TV shows, especially “The Good Wife”. She was well travelled, both as a child and as an adult, loving Spain especially.
At one time she thought to become a doctor, but changed her mind and became a psychiatric nurse, mostly serving in San Francisco. Nan never married; we like to think it was because no man was good enough for her. In 2010, she moved to Aberdeen, where she met Annette and Dwight. Together they could be seen talking together then crying until laughter took them over, as the three enjoyed a dark sense of humor. Together, this trio helped with mailers for the Driftwood Theater. We know that many people in her apartment building liked her and will miss seeing her outside on the benches.
Nan was preceded in death by her parents and a sister and outlived the rest of her extended family, though she adopted her two best friends as “her family”. No formal services are planned, but an informal memorial will take place at a later date
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