Kaye Louise Salverda

Kaye Louise Salverda of Chestertown, MD, died on March 26, 2013, at Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown, MD. She was 77. Mrs. Salverda was born on July 15, 1935, in Bismarck, ND. She was the daughter of the late Bayert P. and Myrtle Florence (Wilson) Jacobson. She graduated from Bismarck High School and later from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. She then continued her education at the University of North Dakota Medical School where she earned her degree as a medical technologist. She married Harold Salverda on August 16, 1957, in Bismarck. They then resided in Berkeley, CA, Vallejo, CA, and later Toledo, OH, from 1962 until 2011 when they moved to Chestertown, MD. All six of her kids graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo before heading off to various colleges and universities. In addition to raising six children, Mrs. Salverda worked in the Hematology Laboratory at Toledo Hospital and also with Toledo Medical Services, where she served as a medical technologist. She retired after more than 25 years in the field of medicine. Mrs. Salverda enjoyed quilting, knitting, reading and researching family genealogy, and was devoted to issues of social justice and equality for women. She worked passionately as the Toledo area chairperson of the organization Another Mother for Peace, as a member of both Planned Parenthood and the National Association of Clinical Pathologists. She was very devoted to her immediate family and was lovingly referred to as "mom" by many others. All of her children and grandchildren have dozens of books sent lovingly from her and sweaters she knitted for them. Every one of her grandchildren has a blanket made by their loving "Dee-Dee," as she was known to them. Each of these blankets was made to celebrate their births, and many of Mrs. Salverda's grandchildren, now in their teens, still hold them dear. In addition to her husband, she is survived by six children, Carin Louise Smith and husband Mark of South Elgin, IL, Marc Palmer Salverda and wife Pam of Seattle, WA, Eric Lloyd Salverda and wife Lauri of Inver Grove Heights, MN, Trena Kaye Williamson and husband Kirk of Chestertown, MD, Andrew Bjorn Salverda and wife Sarah of San Francisco, CA and Pieter Joshua Salverda and wife Shannon of Seattle, WA; and fifteen grandchildren, Kelsey, Patrick, Mackenzie, Ana, Bayert, Kyle, Jesper, Kathryn, Parker, Lauchlan, Bram, Lucia, Cora, Kaia, and Jonah. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to Maumee Valley Country Day School (www.mvcds.org), the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org), Heifer International (heifer.org) or Doctors without Borders USA - P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030.

Kaye Louise Salverda

July 15, 1935 - March 26, 2013