Odalea (Lee) Ann Krika, age 77, died March 2 at her Bainbridge Island home, with her family at her side.

She was born in Golden, Ill., in 1926. When she was a young girl her family moved to Las Vegas, Nev., where her father worked on the Hoover Dam project and was a part owner of the Golden Nugget Casino prior to the monumental development of the area.

The family then moved to Ellensburg, Wash., finally settling in Walla Walla, where she lived until her retirement in 1988.

Following her retirement she joined her daughter, Karen, at her home on the Olympic Peninsula. Her greatest joy was her family.

She is survived by daughter Karen Norman, granddaughter Terri McCarthy, and great-grandson Justin Douglas James McCarthy, all of Bainbridge Island; granddaughter Robynn L. McCarthy of Waterville, Maine; sister Gwen R. Schreiner of Sequim; and a nephew and two grand nephews of Maple Valley, Washington.

An informal remembrance will be held at the family home on Bainbridge Island.

Memorials can be made to Hospice of Kitsap County, 3100 Bucklin Hill Road, No. 101, Silverdale, WA 98383.

Arrangements are by Kass Funeral Home.