Freida Leona Slattery

Freida Leona Slattery passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Gig Harbor, Wash. She was born July 16, 1923, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Hazel and Clarence Cowan. Freida’s father passed away when she was very young. She lived her first 18 years in Thermopolis and graduated from high school there. Upon graduation, her mother Hazel and grandmother Sadie moved to Spokane, Wash., where Freida graduated from Holy Names College with a teaching degree in elementary education. She was introduced to Clark (the love of her life) by her good friends Joan and Bob O’Neil of Almira, Wash. in 1947, and were married on July 24, 1948, in Spokane.

Freida loved to teach and always held a teaching job wherever Clark worked in construction. She taught a total of 24 years in the Grand Coulee area. The first two years were before she was married and the other 22 was when she and Clark moved back in the summer of 1968.

For the past three years Freida and Clark have been living in Gig Harbor, Wash at Brookdale Independent Living Center. Freida love to travel and spend time in Hawaii. She loved being around people and engaging in conversation. Freida was very active at St Dunstan’s Church in Grand Coulee and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.

Freida is survived by husband Clark of 66 years of marriage. Also son Mike (Judith) of Seattle and daughter Diane (Tom) of Gig Harbor. In addition there are five grandchildren: Steve, Coreen, Kevin, Padraic and Joe.

A celebration of Freida’s life will be held sometime in the spring in the Grand Coulee Dam area. A notice will be put in the Star when the date and time have been determined.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Senior Center of Grand Coulee at 203 Main St.,, Grand Coulee, 99133, or the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma at 1105 River Dr. Coulee Dam, Wash., 99116, for their scholarship foundation.