Elaine Violet Bjorklund, 81, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Moses Lake, with Pastor Steve Rice officiating. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Visitation was at the funeral home on Wednesday, 8 to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, 8 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.
Elaine was born with her twin brother, Wayne, on March 10, 1927 in Naper, Nebraska, daughter of the late Royal Hawley and Vera May (Thibault) Zink. She was raised and educated in Naper. Following graduation from high school, she taught kindergarten through eighth grade for ten years at the Bega School, a one-room schoolhouse near Stanton, Nebr. During that time, she met Roy Bjorklund, a veteran of WW II that had returned to the same area following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. They were married on January 9, 1954 in Norfolk, Nebr. and shortly after moved to Moses Lake, WA. They settled in a new home in the Lakeview Terrace area where they had lived since.
Elaine loved her family and especially enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren and great granddaughters. She also enjoyed gardening, quilting, Mariners baseball and was a WSU Cougar fan.
Her husband of 37 years preceded her in death in 1993.
She is survived by three children: Gary, Julie and Karla, and their spouses; one sister and brother in law, Mildred and Lawrence Lechtenberg, Butte, NE; one brother and sister-in-law, Basil and Myrtle Zink, Hagerman, ID; two sisters-in-law, Earla Zink, Kearney, NE, Louise Zink, Naper, NE; eight grandchildren, Jamie, Jack, Brian, Carley, Kristin, Randy, Karrie, Kraig, Kasey and Kelsie; three great granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Adysen and Kylie; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters, Roy Zink, Lillie Connot, Lila Liewer, Allen Zink, Gail Zink and Wayne Zink.
"The Spencer Advocate"; Spencer, NE; 29 May 2008
Elaine was born with her twin brother, Wayne, on March 10, 1927 in Naper, Nebraska, daughter of the late Royal Hawley and Vera May (Thibault) Zink. She was raised and educated in Naper. Following graduation from high school, she taught kindergarten through eighth grade for ten years at the Bega School, a one-room schoolhouse near Stanton, Nebr. During that time, she met Roy Bjorklund, a veteran of WW II that had returned to the same area following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. They were married on January 9, 1954 in Norfolk, Nebr. and shortly after moved to Moses Lake, WA. They settled in a new home in the Lakeview Terrace area where they had lived since.
Elaine loved her family and especially enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren and great granddaughters. She also enjoyed gardening, quilting, Mariners baseball and was a WSU Cougar fan.
Her husband of 37 years preceded her in death in 1993.
She is survived by three children: Gary, Julie and Karla, and their spouses; one sister and brother in law, Mildred and Lawrence Lechtenberg, Butte, NE; one brother and sister-in-law, Basil and Myrtle Zink, Hagerman, ID; two sisters-in-law, Earla Zink, Kearney, NE, Louise Zink, Naper, NE; eight grandchildren, Jamie, Jack, Brian, Carley, Kristin, Randy, Karrie, Kraig, Kasey and Kelsie; three great granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Adysen and Kylie; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters, Roy Zink, Lillie Connot, Lila Liewer, Allen Zink, Gail Zink and Wayne Zink.
"The Spencer Advocate"; Spencer, NE; 29 May 2008
Elaine Violet Bjorklund, 81, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Moses Lake, with Pastor Steve Rice officiating. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Visitation was at the funeral home on Wednesday, 8 to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, 8 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.
Elaine was born with her twin brother, Wayne, on March 10, 1927 in Naper, Nebraska, daughter of the late Royal Hawley and Vera May (Thibault) Zink. She was raised and educated in Naper. Following graduation from high school, she taught kindergarten through eighth grade for ten years at the Bega School, a one-room schoolhouse near Stanton, Nebr. During that time, she met Roy Bjorklund, a veteran of WW II that had returned to the same area following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. They were married on January 9, 1954 in Norfolk, Nebr. and shortly after moved to Moses Lake, WA. They settled in a new home in the Lakeview Terrace area where they had lived since.
Elaine loved her family and especially enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren and great granddaughters. She also enjoyed gardening, quilting, Mariners baseball and was a WSU Cougar fan.
Her husband of 37 years preceded her in death in 1993.
She is survived by three children: Gary, Julie and Karla, and their spouses; one sister and brother in law, Mildred and Lawrence Lechtenberg, Butte, NE; one brother and sister-in-law, Basil and Myrtle Zink, Hagerman, ID; two sisters-in-law, Earla Zink, Kearney, NE, Louise Zink, Naper, NE; eight grandchildren, Jamie, Jack, Brian, Carley, Kristin, Randy, Karrie, Kraig, Kasey and Kelsie; three great granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Adysen and Kylie; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters, Roy Zink, Lillie Connot, Lila Liewer, Allen Zink, Gail Zink and Wayne Zink.
"The Spencer Advocate"; Spencer, NE; 29 May 2008
Elaine was born with her twin brother, Wayne, on March 10, 1927 in Naper, Nebraska, daughter of the late Royal Hawley and Vera May (Thibault) Zink. She was raised and educated in Naper. Following graduation from high school, she taught kindergarten through eighth grade for ten years at the Bega School, a one-room schoolhouse near Stanton, Nebr. During that time, she met Roy Bjorklund, a veteran of WW II that had returned to the same area following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. They were married on January 9, 1954 in Norfolk, Nebr. and shortly after moved to Moses Lake, WA. They settled in a new home in the Lakeview Terrace area where they had lived since.
Elaine loved her family and especially enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren and great granddaughters. She also enjoyed gardening, quilting, Mariners baseball and was a WSU Cougar fan.
Her husband of 37 years preceded her in death in 1993.
She is survived by three children: Gary, Julie and Karla, and their spouses; one sister and brother in law, Mildred and Lawrence Lechtenberg, Butte, NE; one brother and sister-in-law, Basil and Myrtle Zink, Hagerman, ID; two sisters-in-law, Earla Zink, Kearney, NE, Louise Zink, Naper, NE; eight grandchildren, Jamie, Jack, Brian, Carley, Kristin, Randy, Karrie, Kraig, Kasey and Kelsie; three great granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Adysen and Kylie; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters, Roy Zink, Lillie Connot, Lila Liewer, Allen Zink, Gail Zink and Wayne Zink.
"The Spencer Advocate"; Spencer, NE; 29 May 2008
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