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This memorial website was created in memory of our loving mom, Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Lund (nee Locke), 88, born on May 27, 1927 and who passed away on September 25, 2015. We will remember her forever!  She was a talented artist who didn't get a chance to do all she could have, and she taught gradeschool in Dallesport, WA and touched many young lives. Unfortunately Alzheimer's overcame her at the end, but she died peacefully in her sleep. She is survived as of today by her son (Arnold Jr.) and her daughters Christine Griffiths and Jeanne von Borstel, and she has 7 grandchildren and 4 amazing great-grandchildren.

Betty was laid to rest at Washelli Cemetary, in Seattle.  If you would like to see the video of her life shown at the memorial service at Berean Bible Church, it is at https://youtu.be/LJG327Bo3wY. 

If you'd like to make a donation in Alice's honor, the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org  or Art Therapy Without Borders at www.atwb.org would be appropriate.

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023
Mom, miss you so very much! You would be so proud of each of your grandchildren AND your great grandchildren. They are getting stories about youAll good. Lol. Ted has now passed away but is in heaven with you, dad, grandma and so many other family. Love you so much.
September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023
On this day 8 years ago you left us for your eternal life with our Lord. As we Celebrate Ted's Birthday we smile with our tears of missing you and joy for the peace you now have. Every day you are in my families heart and mind of how much you Loved us and we Loved you. You are greatly missed and I so wish I could just share and visit with you about all our goings on. I miss your wise advice and tenderness with me at times. You would so love to know that Chis and I are being able to take the trips we have dreamed of. My only regret is not being able to take you along! I LOVED traveling with you!!!
September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022
Mom I miss you VERY much. Every time I am able to spend time with my grandchildren, I try to give them the great and endearing memories of me, as you gave to your grandchildren! I so long for our times together and taking little trips. You were such a trouper with how you just went along with what ever was required of you with my family. Every summer, seeing all the camp trailers on the road, I think about how you painted the cushion in the RV rental, to high the lantern burn on the seat cushion from Dad. Such good times! LOL
September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022
Mom, it has been 7 years. You are missed. Your great grandchildren hear stories about you and our little Jack is now 10 years old! Love you forever mom.
May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
What a truly beautiful lady my Aunt Betty was. She had a unique laugh and was a kind soul. Aunt Betty was always so good to me and she was my mom's best friend. I really loved her!
September 25, 2021
September 25, 2021
Mom, you are so missed. I think of you when I look at your great grandchildren. How you would love all of them. You are always with me. ❤️
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
Mom, happy birthday. You are with dad and family. I have missed you so very much. You now have five great grandchildren and a new one on the way. I love you more than words can express.
September 25, 2016
September 25, 2016
Thinking about mom lately a lot. Wishing she could be here to enjoy seeing Sonja and Anna getting their lives going as grown-ups. I think she would have enjoyed how Edmonds has changed and the place we have found where we are settling in, and some of the pottery we've been finding here. And interesting how often mom comes up in our conversations. Yesterday I took one of her paintings into a framer to get it reframed. It will be great to get it out for people to see, and every time I look at it I think of mom and her tray with her paints painting in the living room at Richmond Beach.

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September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023
Mom, miss you so very much! You would be so proud of each of your grandchildren AND your great grandchildren. They are getting stories about youAll good. Lol. Ted has now passed away but is in heaven with you, dad, grandma and so many other family. Love you so much.
September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023
On this day 8 years ago you left us for your eternal life with our Lord. As we Celebrate Ted's Birthday we smile with our tears of missing you and joy for the peace you now have. Every day you are in my families heart and mind of how much you Loved us and we Loved you. You are greatly missed and I so wish I could just share and visit with you about all our goings on. I miss your wise advice and tenderness with me at times. You would so love to know that Chis and I are being able to take the trips we have dreamed of. My only regret is not being able to take you along! I LOVED traveling with you!!!
September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022
Mom I miss you VERY much. Every time I am able to spend time with my grandchildren, I try to give them the great and endearing memories of me, as you gave to your grandchildren! I so long for our times together and taking little trips. You were such a trouper with how you just went along with what ever was required of you with my family. Every summer, seeing all the camp trailers on the road, I think about how you painted the cushion in the RV rental, to high the lantern burn on the seat cushion from Dad. Such good times! LOL
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Candy

September 25, 2016

This may be strange, but I don't think it got shared at the time.  Mom always loved a box of chocolates.  When she was living in the Dalles there weren't a lot of things we could get her.  Her place was small, and she had pretty much settled in with the things she liked, so we bought her chocolates.  Towards the end, though, she would complain that people were stealing her chocolates.  It distressed her a lot.  We think she just may have forgotten that she had eaten them.  But we made sure the problem was taken care of for eternity.  When she was buried, we buried a box of her favorite PREMIUM chocolates with her.

My Aunt Betty

November 5, 2015

I would like to express some thoughts on the qualities of my Aunt Betty who I held in high esteem and had great value in my life.

Aunt Betty was a one of a kind woman.  It cannot be said of Betty that she reminded me of anyone else.  Betty lived her life in what could be considered “the middle class”.  However, there was always something “upper crust” about the way Betty carried herself.  She was classy.  She loved fine art, crystal and nature.  She loved academia and to teach.  Betty was not the jokester in the crowd, but she had a healthy sense of humor.  I loved her laugh.

On one of my trips to the Middle East, I was close to the end of my time in Israel, and had not yet found a gift for Betty.  I just hadn’t been able to find the right thing.  There was a delay in departure, so I got off the bus and ran to a jewelry store near the hotel.  Right there in front of me was a sapphire ring that could not have been more perfect for Betty.  The jewelry settings done in the Middle East were always kind of roughly formed.  The rings, necklaces, and other jewelry were not as refined and smooth as we are use to in the U.S.  But this ring was very well made.  The gem and the setting was tailor made for Betty.  It was simply elegant, but not gaudy.  When I think of Betty’s persona, I think of that ring…very classy, beautiful and elegant.

Betty was always loving, kind and caring to me.  But one thing about Betty stands out as my fondest memory, and that was her loving relationship with my mother.  They were best friends.  I don’t remember them having a cross word with each other, ever.  My mother had reclusive like characteristics sometimes but her relationship with Betty helped to keep her feet on the ground.  They were there for each other during the best and worst of times.  I am so happy that my Mom was always there for Betty and that Betty was always there for Mom.  They were safe with each other.

Aunt Betty and my mother are safe in God’s arms.   He loaned them to us for a time.  Now He has them back.

I love you, Betty!

Your niece,
Rebecca 

October 20, 2015

I have so many wonderful memories of spending time with Grandma.  In fact, way too many to eloquently weave into a nice piece of prose...so here is a list of a few, mainly from my childhood, that make me smile:

-The excitement as we drove over the ‘Orange’ bridge into Dallesport and knew that our ‘long’ car trip was over and we were going to have a lot of fun at her house!

-Endless orange sodas and sherbet dixie cups when my sister and I visited for the summer.

-She would rent my favorite childhood movie ‘Rad’, over and over and over again, and patiently watch it with me every time (or most times!).

-As many quarters as I wanted to play video games at a pizza parlor in the Dalles.

-Receiving what felt like a million GI Joes for Christmas one year from her.  These were, at the time, my favorite toy, so she made her 8-year old grandson VERY happy.

-Cousins’ Restaurant.

-And my favorite was her being able to make the trip to San Diego for my wedding 5 years ago.

Love and miss you,

Your Grandson,
Justin

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