Obituary of Deanna Florence Newbill-Beaupre

Deanna Florence Newbill-Beaupre, a long time resident of Washington, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2007 at her daughter's home in Yelm, Washington. Deanna Florence Michel was born October 16, 1937 in Woodriver, Nebraska to Harold and Florence Michel. At the age of one her family moved to the Seattle area were she grew up, graduating from Highline High School in 1956.After many moves and 5 children later Deanna returned to Washington and raised her children. She was a great example of service, serving not only people she knew but also strangers she would meet. Besides being a wonderful mother she was very gifted. Deanna did beautiful oil paintings, various types of porcelain dolls, and many other handicrafts. She also had a beautiful voice and loved to sing! She loved goats and had a great love of nature and loved spending time in her garden. Her love for the outdoors grew even more as she would spend time in Montana visiting her sister. Finally after her children where all grown and married she retired from her 13 years at Unigard Insurance in Redmond and moved to Montana where she could enjoy the big sky country. Deanna spent a lot of time outdoors working in her yard or traveling around the States. She loved to fish, hunt and cook wild game. She had a great love for life! People were drawn to her, loved her and remember her and how she made them feel. Deanna was always conscientious of taking care of herself, having been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer three years ago was quite a shock. She stayed positive and continued to fight her disease until the very end. Deanna will be missed by many, for she touched so many lives. Deanna leaves behind her 5 children- Peter (Ann) Marchel of Carnation, Washington, Darnell (Mike) Nicholes of Yelm, Washington, Tamara (Steven) Boiteux of South Jordan, Utah, Serena (Cary) Orton of San Diego, California and Charlotte(Brent) Del Vecchio of Buckley, Washington. As well as 14 Grandchildren and a brother Mike and Sister Mel in Montana. Her parents proceeded her in death. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 11 at 3:00 at the LDS church in Woodinville. 18860 N.E. Woodinville-Duvall Rd., the church is near the intersection of Avondale and Woodinville-Duvall Road. A later service will be held in Montana and her wish to have her ashes spread over the mountains and area around Holter Lake. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the ovarian cancer research center by calling toll-free 1-300-ovarian or www.ocrf.com.