September 27, 2011

Funeral tomorrow

I had written back on the 21st that a local matriarch passed away. Here obituary is up on the local newspaper website: Bellingham Herald:
Ruth I. Hanson of Maple Falls died at Mt. Baker Care Center in Bellingham on Wednesday, September 21. She was 88. Born in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming on January 27, 1923, Ruth was the daughter of Otto and Vesta Bogie. She married Charles Hanson in Reno on July 18, 1941 and moved with their family to Maple Falls in 1946. A home maker, Ruth was also employed as a cook for twenty years at the Maple Falls Elementary School and was a charter member of the Mt. Baker Baptist Church. She enjoyed raising her beef cattle, gardening, and served as a Commissioner for the Maple Falls Cemetery District. Mrs. Hanson was preceded in death by her husband Charles in 1989 and is survived by her children Lois (Steve) Buckner of Maple Falls, Tom (Margot) Hanson of Brier, WA and Ken (Pat Todd) Hanson of Port Ludlow, WA; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sister Alice Wolf of Santa Maria, CA and other relatives. The Hanson family expresses their deep appreciation for the loving compassionate care given their mother by the Mt. Baker Care Center staff.
I know the local family well -- she was an amazing woman and will be missed. Posted by DaveH at September 27, 2011 5:55 PM
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