Alma Edith Borgen Newbury

Alma passed away March 14, 2012 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia WA, just days before her 90th birthday. She was born on Mar 31, 1922 to Renalder and Clara Borgen in Baudette, Minnesota. Her grandparents were immigrants of Norway, which she was very proud of. After leaving home she taught school in a one room school house, displaying her love for children. Later she took an interest in sewing, which led her to take formal training in tailoring and dressmaking. She was a gifted seamstress. She later met Arthur Newbury in Davenport WA and were married on May 14, 1951 in Spokane. They...