Wendy C. Wilson

Wendy C. Wilson, age 74, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California. She was born Wendy Ann Cassady on October 22, 1944 to Mr. Claude Hazeltine Cassady and Mrs. Jane Elizabeth (Woolsey) Cassady in Woodland, Yolo County, California. She attended many elementary schools including Montclair School for 7th Grade. She then moved into Fort Jones and graduated with honors from there and Etna High School. She was a member of 4-H for 10 years and was selected to be a Siskiyou County All State in 1960. Wendy always wanted to be a nurse and began that journey in fall of 1962 at Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing. Following that, she took special training in San Francisco to do medical transcription and worked in that field for several years. Wendy completed her RN achievement at American River College in Sacramento, California and graduated in 1972. Wendy worked for Kaiser, Morse Avenue, for 37 years and part time for 12 years at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka, after she began caring for her parents. In 1965, she married William M. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adair Wilson. In their union, they had two children, Todd Adair Wilson in January of 1970 and Shannon Marie Wilson in April of 1973. Their marriage later ended in divorce. Wendy loved to spend time outdoors, especially hiking and whitewater rafting. She hiked to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and loved to climb Mt. Shasta. She rafted most of the rivers in the Western United States. Her biggest rivers were the entire Colorado from the Glenn Canyon Dam to Lake Meade and the Zambezi in Africa from Victoria Falls to Lake Kariba. Wendy loved m usic. She played the guitar, and her children have fond memories of her playing and singing with them. She was also continuing to learn more about the dulcimer and the mandolin. She enjoyed putting thread to fabric in cross stitch and crewelwork as well. She made over 100 stitchery projects, mostly for others, except the ones on display in her home. She had a love for Pendleton and opened Wendy’s Miner Street Boutique in Yreka in 2014, selling their products as well as Foxcroft and Ryan Michael. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her son Todd Adair Wilson, his wife, Bridget, and their three children, Kate Joyce (20), Samuel Adair (18) and Peter Todd (13); her daughter Shannon Marie (Wilson) Ladas, her husband, Greg, and their two children, Ashley Jane (12) and Trista Rose (10); her siblings Michael C. Cassady, Janness (Cassady) Morgan, Patrick R. Cassady, and Mary B. (Cassady) Dorgan. No services are scheduled.

Wendy C. Wilson

October 22, 1944 - December 19, 2018