Virginia L. Caro

Former Bainbridge Island resident Virginia L. Caro, 77, died Feb. 2 at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.

She was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Oakland, Calif., to Arthur Emil Hansin Eide and Laura Matilda (Aaberg) Eide.

She lived in Seattle and many cities throughout Alaska, from Nome to Juneau, eventually marrying and settling in Kenai to raise her family.

She sang in the choir of the Methodist Church and the Kenai Peninsula Chorale. She was also a charter member of the Peninsula Concert Association and the Peninsula Homemaker’s club.

In 1972 the family bought a boat and traveled through Canada to Seattle and then to Bainbridge Island, were they lived for 11 years.

In 1984, Virginia and husband Luke moved to Sequim.

She had many interests, including reading, gardening, classical music, swimming, traveling and photography. She spent many enjoyable hours taking prize-winning pictures of flowers and outdoor scenes around the area and making afghans and other crocheted items for loved ones and charitable causes.

She enjoyed the mountains and beaches of the Northwest.

She is survived by her children: sons Nick Miller of Kenai, Alaska, Terry Miller of Anchorage, Alaska, and Andy Caro of Bainbridge Island; daughters Kathi Reynolds of Fairbanks, Alaska, Merri Gascon of Beaux Bridge, La., and Elizabeth Feller of Everett, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Luke Caro, and one great-grandson.

Services were Feb. 18 in Sequim. Memorial donations may be sent to Trinity United Methodist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 3697, Sequim, WA 98382.