Lola Burton passed away on July 22, 2013 at her home in
Tonasket, Washington.  She was born in
Port Gamble, Wash on October 17th, 1943 to Lowell and Mae Hill.

Lola grew up in Poulsbo and as a child had fond memories of
playing with the chicks on her great grandparents farm.  She would often share stories about her
grandparent's slaughterhouse and  talk of
making traditional lutefisk and lefsa.

She attended school
in the North Kitsap School District and graduated from North Kitsap High School
in 1962.

In 1962 Lola married Patrick Burton, an Army veteran.  The couple initially lived in Poulsbo before
moving to Suquamish to raise their family.
Lola worked at Suquamish hardware store and as a custodian for the
Kitsap School District.  Once Pat retired
they moved to their home in Tonasket where she lived for the last 19
years.   Pat is in long term care with
the Tonasket Nursing Home.

Lola had a generous heart and would never let someone in
need or a stray animal go without care.
She was a devoted community volunteer assuming leadership roles in the
Garden Club, Wauconda Women's Country Club and the Hospital Guild.  She organized projects for the community such
as Sock Hops, quilt drives, food drives, clothing drives and volunteered at
local festivals and holiday booths.  She
also spent time volunteering at assisted living home playing cards and would
always lend a helping hand to lighten the load for families and friends.

When she wasn't volunteering Lola filled her time quilting,
gardening, painting and was always in the middle of some type of crafty
endeavor.   Being the adventurous type,
Lola loved traveling, kayaking, bungee jumping, fishing, snowmobiling, fishing,
camping and snorkeling.

Lola was treasured for her fun loving attitude that would
fill a room and make everyone present feel like family. She could find a way to
make light of most any situation and often joked that burned food was just 'Ranch
Cooking'.

She is survived by her husband Patrick Burton, daughters
Pamela Maier Burton and Mona Burton; grandchildren Jessica Maier, Robert Powell
and Brett Burton and her beloved pets.
She was preceded in death by her parents.

As per Lola's request, no memorial services will be
held.  Condolences  may be made via the Lola Burton Memorial
group on Facebook.  Memorials may be made
to the Garden Club, Wauconda Women's Country club or a charity of your
choice.