Carol Virginia Helmholtz Weber

Published 8:32 am Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Nov. 23, 1922 – May 27, 2018

Carol Virginia Helmholtz was born at home on November 23, 1922, and died on May 27, 2018. She was 95. Her mother rode horseback to Sisters, Oregon to bring in the cattle from the range the day before Carols birth. Her parents, Henry and Juanita Helmholtz, ranched and farmed on a half-section of land in Redmond, Oregon. Wheat, potatoes and dairy were some of the products that came from the land on Helmholtz Road. Carol was the eldest of the siblings with Shirley, Beverly, and Bud, following her.

She attended school in Redmond, showed her Jersey cattle in 4-H and wrote a news column for The Redmond Spokesman.

She went on to Oregon State College (University) where she studied Home Economics and Journalism. Carol and Earl Weber met at the diatomaceous earth plant in Redmond, where she was a secretary and Earl was an engineer.

After several moves between California and Washington, Earl and Carol made their home in Bellevue, Washington with their six children.

Carol continued to write and won an essay contest with a story about her Apricot Formal. She also wrote publicity stories for the organizations she belonged to such as Catholic Daughters. She used her agricultural knowledge to lead a 4-H club, The Midway Midsize Farmers. On family vacations, Carol shared the stories of the settlers in Deschutes County, Oregon, in such a way that history was very interesting. Always an advocate of eduction, she worked at The Little School in Kirkland and Clyde Hill School in Bellevue, Washington.

After living in Bellevue for 58 years, she moved to High Point Village in Enumclaw, WA, in 2012.

Her children are Dan (Diana) Weber; Christine Davis; Margaret Kochuten; Eric Weber; Peter Weber; Joseph (Shannon) Weber. She was predeceased by a great-grandson, TJ Sole Knute Kochuten; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Weber (Peter); Earl Weber; her two sisters, Beverly and Shirley; and brother, Bud Helmholtz. She has 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Carol was the last in our family of a generation born in the Great Depression. She was frequently sewing and hemming and knitting and preserving food. She liked her roses and dahlias, was a faithful Christian attending Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue and also Sacred Heart Church in Enumclaw. She met her life with courage and left her children a very good example.

She is buried at Holy Family Cemetery in Enumclaw. Father K.A. Davis officiated at her Mass. Remembrances may be made to the Chinook Tribe, PO Box 368, Bay Center, WA 98527