Bea Mesecher
Bea Mesecher died at her home in Goldendale, Aug. 18, 2010. She was 77 years old.
Florence Beatrice, known to all as "Bea," was born in Laguna, New Mexico on March 20, 1933, to parents Thelma (Pradt) and William Knowlton. When she was a young girl she moved with her family to Portland and then to Goldendale, where she graduated from high school in 1951.
In 1955 she married Charles "Bud" Mesecher in Goldendale at the Baptist Church where Bud had been baptized. Bea had a career as a nurse, but she was also a farmer's wife who raised sheep and pigs. She was a dedicated mother who raised four children.
Bea was always active and a hard worker. She loved to cook and enjoyed tending to her flower garden and plants, as she loved to watch things grow.
Bea Mesecher is survived by her husband, Bud Mesecher of Goldendale; daughters Becky Uecker of Ocean Shores, and Shelly Mesecher of Hermiston, Ore..; sons Randy and Mark Mesecher both of Goldendale; sister Sara Hancock of Santee, Calif.; half-sisters Lois Vanderlinden of Tulsa, Okla., and Rusle Jeffreys of Maryland; half-brothers Ted and Tommy; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Lee White.
A funeral service was held Aug. 21, at Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel with interment at Mt. View Cemetery.
