Irma Nona Loomis, 97, Wishkah Valley resident, passed away on April 9, 2022, at her home.
Irma was born on Jan. 28, 1925, in Prosser, Washington to John and Elizabeth Pearl (Fredericks) Throckmorton. Four years later the family moved to Port Angeles. She would later graduate from Grandview High School in 1943. Being that the world was at war, Irma did her best to support the war effort working with the Red Cross in Eastern Washington. She came to the Harbor following the war to help her parents whom had a Swedish Massage Parlor in the Finch Building. She attended Grays Harbor Business College and later worked as a bookkeeper at Whitney’s Oldsmobile.
During this time, Irma met and on Oct. 12, 1946, married William Elmer Loomis in Aberdeen. They moved to a small farm in the Wishkah Valley where Irma raised her eight children. William died on Dec. 7, 2005.
Irma cherished her time on the farm and raising her family. She joined the Home Economics Club at the Wishkah Grange which later transitioned into her accepting a position with the WSU Cooperative Extension office to establish the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in the area. She also volunteered with the Family Community Leadership program to help young women become better leaders in community, business and government.
She enjoyed working in the garden, growing flowers and baking.
Irma is survived by three sons: William “Bill” and Marguerite Loomis of Centralia, Ronald and Mary Anne Loomis of Montesano, and Glen and Julie Loomis of Wishkah Valley; a daughter, Norma Loomis of Yelm; many grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Irma was preceded in death by two sons: Gary D. Loomis and Larry A. Loomis and two daughters: Donna Lee and Carol Di Guilo. She was the last of her seven siblings to pass.
There will be a time of visitation on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 9 to 12:30 at Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington. A funeral service will start at 1 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will take place at Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen. A reception will follow in the Dorothy Mann Reception Hall at Fern Hill Funeral Home.
The family asked that any donations be made to the Wishkah Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. #10, 4660 Wishkah Road, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
