Cecilia “Cecil” Elizabeth Pearson, 73, of Silver Creek, WA passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on September 28, 2023, after a 2-year battle with esophageal cancer.

Cecil was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 1, 1950, to two very loving, Catholic parents, John & Margaret Krisman. She was the middle child in a large family, with 6 sisters and 4 brothers. In 1962, the Krisman family relocated from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area where Cecil attended and graduated from Marina High School in 1968.

After High School, Cecil remained in the Bay Area and began working for the phone company and taking night classes at Chabot College. It was during this early stage in her career that she met the love of her life, Mark Pearson, on a fateful blind date, orchestrated by one of their mutual friends. The pair married in 1973 and shortly after settled into their first family home in Union City, California. In 1977, they welcomed the first of two daughters, Angela, followed by their youngest, Jessica, in 1981.

Throughout Cecil’s career, she worked in multiple management positions and was sure to move on to the next opportunity once she felt she had little else to learn or teach. She was both ambitious and gracious, making and retaining many lifelong friendships throughout her career. As much as she loved to work, her family and faith were what she cherished most. She loved coming from a large family as it created many opportunities for family gatherings. Feeding people was part of Cecil’s love language and she loved nothing more than ensuring everyone was well-fed at Krisman Family gatherings.

In 2004, Cecil and her husband took early retirement and moved to the small town of Silver Creek, WA. Cecil’s retirement years were full of road trips around the country, community gatherings, bowling, and square dancing.

In the years following Cecil’s esophageal cancer diagnosis, Cecil devoted what precious time she had left to her family and to getting to know her beloved granddaughter, Marlowe. Mark and her continued to travel and Cecil continued to shower her loved ones with attention, gifts, prayers, and of course food until she no longer had the strength to. It’s this fierce love for friends and family that Cecil will forever be remembered for.

Cecil is survived by her husband of 50 years, her 2 daughters, her granddaughter, her five sisters, four brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her youngest sister, Frances Edwall.  

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