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Memorial for Maxine Ehlers
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Born in Point Roberts, Washington on May 7, 1916
Departed on Aug. 3, 2007 and resided in Bellingham, WA.
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Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
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Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions.
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Maxine Ehlers died in Bellingham August 3, 2007, after a brief final illness. She was born in Point Roberts, WA on May 7, 1916 to William and Jennie Teller, the oldest of three daughters. Maxine attended a one-room school at Point Roberts and high school in Bellingham where she met and married Fritz “Dick” Ehlers, September 21, 1936. The couple had two surviving children; Wayne and Richard and a daughter who died in infancy. Maxine was an avid gardener and animal lover. She was generous in sharing starts from her garden with family and friends. She was active for many years in the Whatcom County Democratic Women’s Club and Central Lutheran Church in Bellingham. Predeceasing her were her husband, Dick and younger son, Richard. She’s survived by her elder son, Wayne and wife Patricia; grandson, Jeff and his wife Krista; granddaughter, Kristi Tripple and grandsons Marcus and Buck. Also surviving are her two younger sisters, Audrey Criscuola and Peggy Moran and their spouses and children and grandchildren. She lived in Fairhaven for 41 years and made many special friends in the neighborhood. She was much loved and will be much missed. A celebration of her life will be on Saturday, August 11 at 2:30 pm at Parkway Chateau, 2818 Old Fairhaven Parkway, Bellingham.
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