Adelaide Mary Bowen, formerly of Burton, died April 13 in Concord, Calif. She was 91.

Adelaide was born in Cassville, Wis., and grew up in Montana. She received her nursing degree in Billings, Mont., and later joined the Army Nurse Corps during World War II.

Following the war, she and her husband Rex moved to Vashon Island, where they owned the Harbor Mercantile in Burton for 10 years.

They also spent many years in Kotzebue, Alaska, where they owned and operated Hanson Trading Company.

Adelaide was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed greatly. She loved traveling in their motor home, working on her stamp collection, watching and feeding the birds and visiting with friends.

Rex, her husband of 52 years, died earlier.

Survivors include her daughter Margaret and husband Don of Anchorage and daughter Bonnie and husband Joe of Clayton, Calif., granddaughters Wendy and Noee and five great grandchildren, including two sets of twins.

A funeral liturgy will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 16100 115th Ave. SW, Vashon.

Interment will follow at the Vashon Cemetery. Following the service, for friends and family, there will be a celebration of Adelaide’s life at Island Funeral Home, 18005 Vashon Highway SW.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 50020 — S200, Seattle, Wash. 98145-5020.