June 26, 1930 – Dec. 18, 2015 Vera May Zackuse, 85, of Tulalip, passed away December 18, 2015 surrounded by her family.
She was born June 26, 1930 in Arlington, Washington to Harry and Verna Hill. She worked for Boeing for 27 years. She loved to fish and she had the first all women fishing crew. She was the basketball and baseball coach for the Tulalip Fawns for many years. She founded the Easter Sunrise breakfast. She was the number one fan at all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren sports activities.
She is survived by her life partner of 54 years, Donald Brodersen; children, Morris (Karen) Zackuse, Mitch (Karen) Zackuse, Brenda Zackuse, Leona (George) Gonzalez, Elishia Stewart; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and her dog Precious aka “Stinky”.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her five siblings.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym.