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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Marcella Pearl Bergstreser November 23, 1925 — August 28, 2008 Marcella Pearl Bergstreser died in Salem, Oregon on November 23, 2008 of age-related causes. She was 82 years old. She was born to Harvey Ellsworth Haxton and Elsie Sophia Dorothea Peterson Haxton on November 23, 1925 in Burke County, ND. She married Alfred A. Bergstreser on October 1, 1947 in Flaxton, North Dakota. Marcella had an 8th grade education and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Saint Matthew Lutheran Church. She was a 4-H leader and volunteered at Port Angeles Senior Center, Port Angeles Food Bank and Port Angeles Blood Drives. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, gardening, cooking, pinochle and other card games. Marcella was preceded in death by her parents Harvey & Elsie Haxton; sister Anna May Haxton; Brother Ormand Haxton and her spouse Alfred Bergstreser who died on June 4, 1995. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-laws Sandra & Herbert Balch of Port Angeles, WA; Brenda & Bob Trump of Salem, OR; Diana & Martin Mann of Salem, OR; brothers Kenneth Haxton of Renton, WA; Harvey Haxton of Yuma, AZ; sisters and spouses Velma Smith of Portal, ND; Doris & Clarence Cron of Bowbells, ND; Helen Enget of Powers Lake, ND; Ruth Ann & Cloyd Hatch of Vernal, UT; Janice LaCoe of Bismarck, ND; grandchildren and spouses Mindy & Scott Johnson of Salem, OR; Ryan Greene of Tuscaloosa, AL; Jason & Tabatha Meadows of Silverdale, WA; Brent & Jodi Greene of Blaine, WA; 7 step grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 19 step great-grandchildren; 7 step great-great-grandchildren. |
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