Lillian Louise Nimmo

Lillian passed from this life to her eternal home in heaven on March 5, 2017, surrounded by friends and family. She is now walking on streets of gold, and often said it will be the greatest reunion of all time. Her love of the Lord was shown in every aspect of her life.

Lillian was born Aug. 25, 1928, to John and Anna Laurila in Clatskanie, Oregon. She attended school in Quincy, Oregon, and Clatskanie, Oregon. She graduated in 1946 from Clatskanie High School. After high school, she worked in numerous canneries in Astoria before moving to California with several of her cousins. In 1957, she enrolled in dental nursing school in San Francisco, California. She worked for several dentists in California and Astoria, Oregon.

In 1959 she met the love of her life, Clarence Nimmo, a U.S. Navy chief. They were married on April 9, 1960. He had seven years left in the Navy, so they resided in Astoria and Oakland, and his last tour was in San Diego. In 1967, a newborn baby boy came into their life. She was blessed, and enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom.

She loved to travel, making four trips to the Holy Land and two trips to Norway. Lillian was raised in the Apostolic Lutheran Church, but began going to Peace Lutheran Church in 1998. She was a member of the Astoria Elks Lodge No. 180 (and was their chaplain for many years), the Astoria Moose Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars women’s auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and her brother. Lillian is survived by her son, Lewis Nimmo, and his wife, Holly. She is also survived by her granddaughter, Ashley Nimmo, who she enjoyed babysitting, going on trips with her and most recently, just talking. She is also survived by two nieces, Anne Dixon and her husband, Scott, and Kathryn Cone and her husband, Clay. She has two grandnieces, Tiffany Dixon and Sarahfia Steadman-Berkana. She also has two grandnephews, Gabriel Steadman and his wife, Tonia, and Nicholaus Steadman. She also has several great-great nieces and nephews, Alexander, Malaya, Daniel, Malachi, Isaiah, Adriel, Connor, Bellafia and Lucas. She was blessed with three step-grandchildren in December 2012, Jeffrey Stutznegger, Ryan Stutznegger and Karmen Stutznegger.

There will be a visitation at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary on March 12, 2017, from 6 to 8 p.m.

A funeral service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. on March 13, 2017, followed by interment at Ocean View Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Peace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the charity of one’s choice.