Nobuko (Ann) Ferree passed away on August 25th after an 8 month battle with cancer at the age of 77.
Born and raised in Yokohama Japan, Ann immigrated to the US when she married MSGT George Ferree in 1957. As the wife of a military man, she had to learn quickly how to stand on her own two feet because he was often deployed elsewhere. It was with her strength, stubbornness and pure determination that made it possible for her to succeed in accomplishing anything she put her mind to.
Ann was known as a spunky old lady who found the joy of “working out” in her retirement years. She even learned how to “swim” at the young age of 74!
There wasn’t a day that she wasn’t attending some sort of exercise class and enjoying the company of her friends at the Columbia Athletic Club. Her one regret was that she never learned to snow ski. However, she did enjoy the Mariners even when they were losing.
A bright spot during her illness, was to know that President Obama was elected as our 43rd president. A change in our history that she felt lucky enough to witness!
She is survived by her three children; Larry Ferree, Cammy Budd and Linda Jones as well as three grandchildren; Bailey Metz, Jaclyn Porad and Jacob Porad.