Marjorie Ellen Matthews

July 12, 1925 to February 7, 2015

Marjorie Ellen Matthews, 89, of Bothell, WA, fell asleep in death on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born on July 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Ruth and Albert Dyke.

She is survived by her five children: sons James Ashe (Vickie), Gregory Ashe (Donna), Gary Ashe, Randy Ashe, and daughter Nancy Ashe, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and sister Mary Ann Rausch of Indiana, and many other loving relatives and friends.

Marjorie was preceded in death by husbands James Robert Ashe, married 1945 to 1959, and Emmett Schmidt, married 1965 to 1970, and Tom Matthews, married 1972 to 2001, and a infant grandchild in 1972.

She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and remained such until her death.

Her family greatly appreciates the love and care provided by Evergreen Hospital and Evergreen Hospice Care Center. A heartfelt thank you to the members of her Kingdom Hall Congregation for their care and kindness.

A memorial service will be held at the Woodinville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, at 22101 Bostian Rd. S.E., on Saturday, March 14th at 1pm. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Woodinville Kingdom Hall to continue their work, in her memory or Evergreen Hospice of Kirkland.