Anna Ercoli

Feb 12, 1936 -

Feb 22, 2026

Anna Ercoli started her earth adventures in Rome, Italy, on Feb. 12, 1936, and she passed on in Shoreline, Wash., on Feb. 22, 2026. In between she had many amazing adventures, a wonderful and lively family life, and made incredible contributions to the lives and communities she was part of. Anna worked in a lab researching the tuberculosis virus, a worldwide concern of the times. It was during this time that she met and married, Charles Rosenbaum. They had three beautiful children together: Deborah, Avram and Tanya. Their life travels took them to Israel, New York, Minnesota, and eventually California. Anna was preceded in death by Charles (2023), Deborah (1998) and Tanya (2014). Anna and Charles went their separate ways in 1968. With her daring spirit, she traveled to Alaska in 1969, where she landed in Girdwood, and she met Joanie Daniels, who would become her lifelong friend. Anna and Joanie embarked on a series of adventures that led her to Andy Geoit. With Andy, her second husband, they continued to grow her family and had two more beautiful daughters: Edith and Rachel. Anna and Andy would open their home to Ray Genet's Denali climbers and wilderness adventurers from all over the world for years. She opened Anna's Natural Foods and Bakery on Fireweed Lane, in the late 1970s, where students from Steller High could walk across the street and get the best soup and sandwiches Anchorage had to offer. Anna worked for and eventually retired from the post office. Andy preceded her in death in 2012. Many people knew Anna as Nonna; she was known for her amazing cooking: one bite and you were hooked for life. She loved flowers and would never miss a cello concert. She loved poetry and literature and mostly read in Italian. She loved walking the coastal trails and attending Italian club meetings. She was a hobby florist, parent volunteer, cheerleader at her kids events, advocate for others, the best Halloween costume maker, host and had an incredible artistic eye. She is survived by her daughter Deborah's son, Jesse, her grandson; son, Avram and his children Sydney and Ava; daughter, Edith with son-in-law Doug and their children Avianna and Saharra; Avianna's children, Noah and Liam, Nonna's great-grandsons; daughter, Rachel with son-in-law Tom and their children, Cheridon, Thomas and Ariel; and Cheridon's son, Colton, Nonna's great-grandson.

Putting Anna on paper, which is flat, is almost impossible. Her intense love and appreciation for beauty was wonderful. The family plans Anna's Celebration of Life to be held in August 2026, near her spirit-home in Bird Creek. Memorial invites available from Avram.Rosenbaum@gmail.com; Avram c/o P.O. Box 70254, Seattle, WA 98127; or edithmckee@aol.com.