PARENTS: Samuel and Frieda Groff
MARRIAGE: Glenn Axford
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014
County: Statewide
Reference Number: 3B7BDC4C-89FC-D84B-B376-F21B1ADE2D08
Person-Last-Name: AXFORD
Person-First-Name: ALTA
Person-Mi: L
Death County: King County
Sex: F
Residence County: King County
Death-Date: 2/11/2008
Age-Primary: 86
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Social Security Death Index - Washington
County: Statewide
Last Residence Zipcode: 98008
Birth Date: 05/15/1921
Last Contact Location: BELLEVUE, WA
First Name: ALTA
Last Name: AXFORD
Middle Name: L
Death Date: 02/11/2008
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Death Records)
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OBITUARY:
Born May 15, 1921, and passed away on February 11, 2008.
Alta was born at home in a small town in Michigan to Samuel and Frieda Groff. She was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated with high honors with a degree in biology from Andrews University. She then received a degree in nursing from Loma Linda University and then taught pre-med and nursing students.
While at Loma Linda, she met the love of her life, Glen Axford, a physician. They moved to Pasco, Washington in 1951 where they raised a family and started a very busy and successful medical practice. They worked together for 40 years.
During that time, Alta was very involved in civic, school and church activities. Alta was brilliant, thoughtful and very generous with her time and money. She was well respected and loved for her high level of integrity, intelligence, leadership and deep spiritual values. She had many talents and passions, which included photography, camping, nature, reading and travel.
She is survived by her 3 children, Paul, Cheryl and Judy, and 5 grandchildren. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Riverview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Rd. 36 & Sylvester in Pasco. Interment will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick. Viewing will be Friday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home 1608 W. Court St. in Pasco.
(Source: Tri-City Herald Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Page: B3)
MARRIAGE: Glenn Axford
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014
County: Statewide
Reference Number: 3B7BDC4C-89FC-D84B-B376-F21B1ADE2D08
Person-Last-Name: AXFORD
Person-First-Name: ALTA
Person-Mi: L
Death County: King County
Sex: F
Residence County: King County
Death-Date: 2/11/2008
Age-Primary: 86
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Social Security Death Index - Washington
County: Statewide
Last Residence Zipcode: 98008
Birth Date: 05/15/1921
Last Contact Location: BELLEVUE, WA
First Name: ALTA
Last Name: AXFORD
Middle Name: L
Death Date: 02/11/2008
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Death Records)
***********************************
OBITUARY:
Born May 15, 1921, and passed away on February 11, 2008.
Alta was born at home in a small town in Michigan to Samuel and Frieda Groff. She was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated with high honors with a degree in biology from Andrews University. She then received a degree in nursing from Loma Linda University and then taught pre-med and nursing students.
While at Loma Linda, she met the love of her life, Glen Axford, a physician. They moved to Pasco, Washington in 1951 where they raised a family and started a very busy and successful medical practice. They worked together for 40 years.
During that time, Alta was very involved in civic, school and church activities. Alta was brilliant, thoughtful and very generous with her time and money. She was well respected and loved for her high level of integrity, intelligence, leadership and deep spiritual values. She had many talents and passions, which included photography, camping, nature, reading and travel.
She is survived by her 3 children, Paul, Cheryl and Judy, and 5 grandchildren. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Riverview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Rd. 36 & Sylvester in Pasco. Interment will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick. Viewing will be Friday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home 1608 W. Court St. in Pasco.
(Source: Tri-City Herald Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Page: B3)
PARENTS: Samuel and Frieda Groff
MARRIAGE: Glenn Axford
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014
County: Statewide
Reference Number: 3B7BDC4C-89FC-D84B-B376-F21B1ADE2D08
Person-Last-Name: AXFORD
Person-First-Name: ALTA
Person-Mi: L
Death County: King County
Sex: F
Residence County: King County
Death-Date: 2/11/2008
Age-Primary: 86
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Social Security Death Index - Washington
County: Statewide
Last Residence Zipcode: 98008
Birth Date: 05/15/1921
Last Contact Location: BELLEVUE, WA
First Name: ALTA
Last Name: AXFORD
Middle Name: L
Death Date: 02/11/2008
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Death Records)
***********************************
OBITUARY:
Born May 15, 1921, and passed away on February 11, 2008.
Alta was born at home in a small town in Michigan to Samuel and Frieda Groff. She was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated with high honors with a degree in biology from Andrews University. She then received a degree in nursing from Loma Linda University and then taught pre-med and nursing students.
While at Loma Linda, she met the love of her life, Glen Axford, a physician. They moved to Pasco, Washington in 1951 where they raised a family and started a very busy and successful medical practice. They worked together for 40 years.
During that time, Alta was very involved in civic, school and church activities. Alta was brilliant, thoughtful and very generous with her time and money. She was well respected and loved for her high level of integrity, intelligence, leadership and deep spiritual values. She had many talents and passions, which included photography, camping, nature, reading and travel.
She is survived by her 3 children, Paul, Cheryl and Judy, and 5 grandchildren. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Riverview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Rd. 36 & Sylvester in Pasco. Interment will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick. Viewing will be Friday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home 1608 W. Court St. in Pasco.
(Source: Tri-City Herald Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Page: B3)
MARRIAGE: Glenn Axford
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014
County: Statewide
Reference Number: 3B7BDC4C-89FC-D84B-B376-F21B1ADE2D08
Person-Last-Name: AXFORD
Person-First-Name: ALTA
Person-Mi: L
Death County: King County
Sex: F
Residence County: King County
Death-Date: 2/11/2008
Age-Primary: 86
Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Social Security Death Index - Washington
County: Statewide
Last Residence Zipcode: 98008
Birth Date: 05/15/1921
Last Contact Location: BELLEVUE, WA
First Name: ALTA
Last Name: AXFORD
Middle Name: L
Death Date: 02/11/2008
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Death Records)
***********************************
OBITUARY:
Born May 15, 1921, and passed away on February 11, 2008.
Alta was born at home in a small town in Michigan to Samuel and Frieda Groff. She was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated with high honors with a degree in biology from Andrews University. She then received a degree in nursing from Loma Linda University and then taught pre-med and nursing students.
While at Loma Linda, she met the love of her life, Glen Axford, a physician. They moved to Pasco, Washington in 1951 where they raised a family and started a very busy and successful medical practice. They worked together for 40 years.
During that time, Alta was very involved in civic, school and church activities. Alta was brilliant, thoughtful and very generous with her time and money. She was well respected and loved for her high level of integrity, intelligence, leadership and deep spiritual values. She had many talents and passions, which included photography, camping, nature, reading and travel.
She is survived by her 3 children, Paul, Cheryl and Judy, and 5 grandchildren. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Riverview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Rd. 36 & Sylvester in Pasco. Interment will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick. Viewing will be Friday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home 1608 W. Court St. in Pasco.
(Source: Tri-City Herald Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Page: B3)
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