Victoria E.M. Tyler

Victoria Elinor Marion Tyler entered the presence of the Lord on Good Friday, April 15, 2022. Victoria was a Seattle girl, born and raised in the heart of the city. She entered this world on January 3, 1935, and her stomping ground, as she would say, was Madison Park during her childhood. She was a proud 1953 graduate of Garfield High School. On April 15, 1955, she married the love of her life, Edward Gordon Tyler at the Seattle Baptist Church. She liked telling the story that she and Ed had been married so long that April 15 was not yet income Tax Day when they walked down the aisle. With the typical spunk of a redhead--her long, beautiful auburn hair, bright blue eyes, and her personality with pizazz made for a gorgeous girl. For 67 years, Ed and Victoria traveled through life working as a team. They were blessed with three daughters, Pamela LaRae, Cynthia Kay, and Corinne Michelle. Victoria and Ed worked hard to provide a wonderful life for their girls. In 1963, they purchased their family home in Seattle and made memories there for decades. In the 70s, they bought a small cabin on Camano Island and would spend summers there letting the girls experience the outdoors playing on the beach, swimming in the Sound, and finding adventures around the Island. In 2008, they moved to eastern Washington and built a home in Coulee City, WA, experiencing small-town living during their retirement before moving to Spokane and residing at Touchmark and Rockwood Retirement Community. Victoria valued education, and even though she wasn’t afforded the opportunity to attend college right after high school, she and Ed put themselves through college while raising their children. She graduated from Shoreline Community College with her Associates of Arts degree in 1978 and became a real estate agent working for John L. Scott. As an avid reader, she poured herself into good books and was known for being a night owl. She would always tell her children-if you have a good book, you will always have a friend. She was well read and politically minded. She perused the Seattle Times, or any newspaper, cover to cover and would choose interesting articles to read out loud. If you spent any amount of time with Victoria or Grammie, her lingo was full of idioms, and she loved trivia. If you were lucky enough to receive a letter from her, you know it was a work of art--so elegant. Victoria was an active volunteer for her children’s programs, served as a Democratic precinct chairman in Seattle and assisted her husband during his campaigns as a union official for decades. Victoria loved her husband, three daughters, ten grandchildren and first great-granddaughter. When Victoria wasn’t spoiling her grandkids, she loved traveling the world with her husband. Whether in the car or home, she liked singing a tune and loved dancing with her sweetheart. As a city girl, she looked forward to a day of shopping in downtown Seattle which always included a stop at Nordstrom. She was a shop-til-you-drop woman and a wonderful gift giver. Christmas morning was a special event for her family, and her grandchildren absolutely loved being at Grammie and Grandpa’s house! Victoria was all about chocolate, and Frango mints were her favorite, while Starbucks coffee was still a daily desire. Victoria was one of the original hover mothers before they were in fashion. A friend of the family recently commented, “Mrs. Tyler was a dialed-in mom; we couldn’t get much passed her in our youth.” A woman full of principle and pride devoting her days to raising her daughters with many rules, manners, expectations, and instructions. She believed in God, country, and community. Her number one priority was her family, and she dedicated her life to loving them fully and abundantly. Truly, a lovely wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed. Victoria was preceded in death by her mother and father, Charles and Elizabeth Hart, one brother, William Hart and her first child, Edward Gordon Tyler, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward, daughters Pamela Tyler McInnes (Rock), Cindy Tyler Pridemore (Dave), Corinne Tyler Isaak (Brian), and 10 grandchildren--Alexandria McInnes, Arianna McInnes, Samantha Pridemore Dale (Jordan), Sabrina Pridemore, Tabitha Pridemore, Madeline Isaak Hodges (Flash), Monique Isaak O’Neill (Connor), Maguire Isaak, Marianna Isaak, Mallory Isaak, great-granddaughter, Hallie June Hodges and brother-in-law, Charles Tyler. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Edward and Victoria Tyler Scholarship at the Columbia Basin Foundation or to the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation. The Tyler girls and five of Victoria’s granddaughters graduated from Shorewood High School. A Celebration of Life service is planned for family and friends, Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at Rockwood Event Center, 2903 E. 25th Avenue, Spokane, WA, and a family burial service at the Washington State Veteran’s Cemetery in Medical Lake on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 9:45 AM.

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Victoria E.M. Tyler

January 3, 1935 - April 15, 2022