Muriel M. Masel Muriel M. Masel was born on Oct. 3, 1916 and passed away on Feb. 10, 2017. Her parents were Edmund and Mary Elizabeth Farrelly. Muriel grew up on the family farm in the Palouse country near Latah, Wa. She attended WSU and EWU. Muriel taught school for 31 years, teaching in Kelso, Seattle, and Tacoma. During her teaching career and in retirement she was active in educational and professional organizations also did graduate work at the U of W and at UPS. Muriel married John Masel in Seattle in June of 1945. They were married 57 years. They both retired from teaching and spent many happy retirement years together at Tahoma Terrace in Tacoma. Muriel has resided at Brookdale for the last 3 years. She had been a member of Mason United Methodist Church. Muriel is survived by her niece, Janet Smith of Omak; her nephew, Tom (Jane) Watson of East Wenatchee, great-nieces: Julie (Kurt) Hensley; Sherri (Michael) Wright; Lisa (Norman) Bontje; great-nephew: Dale (Renee) Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her parents; sisters: Dorothy Shields and Mabel Watson; brother: Thomas Farrelly. At her request, a service will be held in Spokane at a later date. Arrangements by Tuell-McKee Funeral Home.