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Obituary for Edith Baggett
Edith Baggett passed away on Feb. 15, 2013 in Brookings Oregon at the age of 84 years. She was born on August 31, 1928 in Loyalton, California. Edith was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Bonnie Baggett (Crescent City, California) her children, Kathy Edmonds and son-in-law David Edmonds (Eureka, CA), Jim Baggett and daughter-in-law Mary Baggett,( Brookings, Or.), Carl Baggett and daughter-in-law Julie Baggett (Arcata, Ca), and Valerie Shapton ( Brookings, Or). She has 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grand children that will miss her. She is also survived by her brother Ted Ramelli from Vinton, California. She was preceded in death by her parents Rudolph and Nellie Ramelli, her brothers Lloyd Ramelli, Lester Ramelli, her sisters Velma Hill, Helen Foster and Nellie Cain. Edith grew up on a cattle ranch in Vinton, California She was the youngest of 7 children. She graduated from Loyalton High School and Chico State College. She met and married Bonnie Baggett in Chico, California while attending Chico State. They have been married for 63 years and raised 4 children. Edith taught 2nd grade at Joe Hamilton Elementary School in Crescent City, for 25 years. She was always trying new methods for teaching reading and math. She developed many interests by teaching science units in her class. She enjoyed taking her classes to the beach. She visited volcanoes and glaciers in California, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. She had an extensive collection of shells that she collected in Crescent City and Hawaii. She collected rocks from many diverse locations to show her classes. She liked studying space and traveled to Florida to see Cape Canaveral and bought a telescope to look at the stars. She received the Dedicated Service Award for teaching the year she retired. She and her husband Bonnie were active in the Tsunami Sam’s Travel Club. She served as secretary for many years. She was a former member of Delta Kappa Gamma. Edith was active in the Joe Hamilton PTA serving as President for many years and received a PTA Honorary Service Award. She was also a 4-H leader for the 3 C’s Community Club that met at Joe Hamilton School in the 60’s. Memorial contributions may be made in Edith’s name to the Del Norte Scholarship Fund, 1301 El Dorado St., Crescent City, CA 95531. Private family services and interment will be held. Condolences may be expressed online at www.redwoodmemorial.net.
