Margaret passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on January 12, 2019. Her parents were Pauline and Edmund Hackett, she was born on June 4, 1940. She graduated from Holy Names Academy, and St Joseph Nursing School in Tacoma. A life long Registered Nurse, working at Providence Hospital in Seattle, then for Dr Ray Thiele OBGYN, along with close friend Donna Turner, RN.
She believed in Things That Matter: Family, Friends, and Faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; step father Wallace Hibbard, twin brothers Paul and Ed Hackett, sister Ellen Cathy Hackett, and sister Mary Hackett Leisman.
Survived by Caleb Tarleton, her loving husband for 56 years; her brother Tom Hackett, her son Tom Tarleton, his wife Cassie, children Dan and Darby; and her daughter Nancy Glass, her husband Steve, and daughters Kristina and Rachel.
The Mass celebrating her life will be at St Joseph Church, 220 Mountain Park Blvd SW, Issaquah, WA at 11:00 AM Jan. 31. A luncheon reception in the church will follow.
” We had prepared for this day, and her Urn will be placed at Tahoma National Cemetery, where I will join for Eternity, when my time has come.” Caleb Tarleton
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to :
Catholic Community Services and the following in memory of the indicated family and friends:
Evergreen Chapter of ALS, Diane Hackett and Mike Hackett
NW Parkinson’s, William Tarleton, and Carol Wurts
NW National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mary Hackett Leisman and Lida Amos
Hope Link, Ed Hackett