Myrtle Mangini

Myrtle Adeline (Carter) Mangini was born in Kent, Washington on January 26, 1925 to Edward Joseph and Myrtle Irene (Hamilton) Carter. She was baptized in St. Anthony Church in Kent and attended St. Paul School in Yakima until she was in eighth grade. Myrtle moved to the White Pass area with her parents, Myrtle and Glen Cooley, where they owned and operated the Rimrock Store & Cafe. She often recalled fond memories of her childhood “up on the mountain,” helping her mother make berry pies and chocolate cakes that would be purchased by travelers headed to Seattle. There was a group of “Swedes” still working and living at the Rimrock Dam Project site and Myrtle would help prepare and serve them lunch. Afterwards they would jovial. One would start playing piano while the others would join in song and sometimes dance which made for a fun time and break during the work day. Trapping squirrels, birds, and chipmunks; feeding deer and elk; riding mules and climbing hillside for berries were just some of the things Myrtle did enjoying her childhood. Myrtle always confessed she had a better life than most kids. After graduating from Naches High School and “sewing her wild oats” Myrtle started employment with St. Elizabeth’s Hospital as a nurse’s aide and eventually pursued and obtained her LPN license. She then worked for Yakima Memorial Hospital for 10 years after which she returned to St. Elizabeth’s where she remained for over 47 years before retiring in the 2000’s from Yakima Regional Hospital. Myrtle is survived by her son Mike Edward (Cheri) Mangini and a brother Bernard John (Ruby) Carter in Centralia, Washington and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by both her parents and her son Danny Lee Mangini, her brother Edward J. Carter and sister Dorothy Rosalie La Londe. At family request, there will be no formal services scheduled at this time. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Myrtle Mangini, please visit our flower store.