Deborah Lee Crosswhite passed away on July 22, 2023 at 8:40 am with her Husband Doug Crosswhite holding her hand. She passed after a battle with a lengthy illness. The evening before she passed, she was surrounded by her children, grandchildren and close friends. Her passing was peaceful and loving.
Debi (as most people called her) was born in Fresno, California in 1960. Her parents were Harold (Hank) C. Jaeckel and Isabelle Jaeckel, 2 sisters Barb Jaeckel (Jerry) and Dawn Delmore and 2 brothers Bradley Jaeckel who passed away in 2011, and Gregory Jaeckel (Leeanne) They were an Airforce family moving around a lot.
Debi spent most her adult years in Belfair Washington. First on Coulter Creek Rd, then on Twanoh Tides Dr. Looking over the Hood Canal and Olympic Mountains. Together, Doug and Debi moved to Olalla, Washington for the last 6 years.
Debi loved gardening, crystals, reading or listening to audio books, baking pies, music, road trips to the mountains or the ocean, camping on Mt. Rainier. She was naturally creative and her favorite job was as a florist. She was loved universally by everyone who met her. Debi had a passion for helping out people in need. She took in many people during rough times during their lives and assisted them in with housing, food, and her kind spirit. Debi loved children too and if there was a baby near by she would “fight" to hold the baby.
She is survived by her loving husband of 26 years, Doug Crosswhite, Her two daughters Jennifer Thiele Roberge (Cyrus) and Angela Boyer (Brian) and Grandchildren Bradley, Maxwell, Brian, Eithan, Elijah, Alex, Joanna, and Christina.
She will be missed dearly by all.