Lyn Cady

Ethelyn was born August 24, 1933 to Richard and Ertha Risenhoover. The fourth of nine children, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Isbell and Lucille Plante, and by one brother Richard Risenhoover. She was married to Robert “Bob” Cady on March 17, 1955. Lyn, her daughter Cookie and husband “Cady” began a life of travel that took her far from her beginnings in Qualls, Oklahoma. As husband Bob was a lifetime Navy Veteran, he and Ethelyn had many homes, from Long Beach, CA to Hawaii and the Pacific Island of Guam to the state of Nebraska. Upon his retirement the family moved to Broken Arrow where they could be closer to Lyn’s family. Ethelyn was glad to be near her parents during their last years on Earth. Lyn had always been a “stay at home mom”. She enjoyed her time spent as “homeroom mother”, Brownie leader, and PTA worker. She had a “green thumb” and loved gardening and cooking. She kept house plants going for years and would “can “ and freeze veggies raised in her backyard garden. When her daughter Cookie got married, Ethelyn went back to school and became a licensed dietary assistant. Her love for love for cooking transitioned easily into the head cook for Broken Arrow Nursing Home. After 3 years she went to work as a food supply billing clerk for the Fadler Company, where she worked until heart bypass surgery forced her retirement at age 63. As God promises, he closed one door and opened another. She could now spend more time with Cady. The two enjoyed camping and fishing trips with her sister Dora, and husband Dan, as well as trips with Cookie, Larry, and beloved grandkids Matt and Becki to Yellowstone and Branson. Every weekend was busy with softball games, football games, and swim meets. “ Mamoo” as the grandkids called her never went anywhere without team snacks. Her biscuits and gravy became a meal time must have. Every friend of Matt and Becki became a “new kid” in the family and Mamoo’s kitchen was always open to anyone the kids wanted to stay for a meal. After 55 years of marriage, Bob passed on to be with our Lord in 2010. Ethelyn, as she had done so many times in her life was starting over again. Becki convinced her that she needed a pet for safety and company so Jayce the overweight doxie became her rescued and beloved house companion. By this time Ethelyn had been blessed with 4 great-grandchildren and although they don’t live close by she had to know on a daily basis what her “Waco Kids” and “Northerners” were up to. Ethelyn tried to live a Christian life, was a good wife and mother and was baptized into the family of Christ at the age of 80. Her life was pretty much summed up by Proverbs 31: 11-30. Ethelyn is survived by: Daughter Cookie Gerber and husband Larry Grandchildren Dr. Matthew Gerber and wife Heather Rebecca Reed and husband Brian Great-Grandchildren Braden Reed Beau Reed Gavin Gerber Reagan Gerber Brothers Carl Risenhoover and wife Jayne Larry Risenhoover and wife Sharon Sister Dora Childers Minnie Smith and husband Ralph Norma Harper and husband Jack Numerous nieces and nephews.

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Lyn Cady

August 24, 1933 - October 30, 2018