Lora Carswell passed away in her home September 27, 2022. 

Lora was born February 22, 1935 to Roy and Viola Hemphill in Wallace, Idaho. She moved to Spokane, Washington in 1942 where she lived until 1955 when she married the love of her life Bill Carswell. After she married, they moved to Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. 

They took a giant leap of faith and moved to McKinleyville in 1965. They then moved to Eureka where they raised their two boys.  They then moved to Sonora and then back to Eureka for a short time before moving to Burney. From there they moved to Myrtle Creek, Oregon, then retired and settled in Port Angeles, Washington. With her husband’s line of work they lived in a lot of places.

 Lora was very active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts with both of her sons. She was a den mother for both. She said “I sewed a lot of patches and badges” with both boys going all the way through Boy Scouts. She also spent a lot of cold Humboldt County days and nights in the stands watching her sons play a variety of sports, from Pee Wee sports to high school sports.

Lora worked at the unemployment office with her good friend Shirley Moore.  They were such good friends that they took an unforgettable cruise to Alaska in their later years. Lora was an avid gardener. She loved her flowers. In Lora’s later years she began following the Seattle Mariners. She would have the game on while doing things around the house. When she didn’t have that on,  she loved to play her Christmas music year round, much to her son Roy’s chagrin. She also didn’t mind taking money from him when they played cribbage.

Lora is preceded in death by her parents Roy and Viola Hemphill, her husband Bill Carswell and her oldest son Ron Carswell.  She is survived by her sister Joan Fager, son Roy (Nancy) Carswell, daughter in law (Verla), and grandsons Joe, Tyler, Kenny and Bryan Carswell.

Lora was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother.  She will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Eureka.

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