This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7633 Message Board Post: Daily Independent newspaper Ridgecrest Ca Kern County March 29, 2005 GERTRUDE VANDERBECK 1914-2005 Longtime Ridgecrest resident Gertrude Vanderbeck apssed away Saturday March 26, 2005 at her home with family around her. She was 90. A funeral service will be held Wednesday March 30 at 2 pm at Holland & Lyons Chapel. Rev. Mark Q. Rowland of Grace Lutheran church will officiate. Burial will follow at Desert Memorial Park. Mrs. Vanderbeck was born Dec. 20, 1914 in Meridian, Miss. She came to the desert in 1945 with her husband and children. She was a devoted wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. She was a Red Cross volunteer and founding member and past president of the Women's Community Club in the early days of China Lake. In her senior years she was a member of the Needlecraft Craft Club and excelled in knitting, crocheting and rug making. She is survived by her children Carol Christiansen of Ridgecrest and John C. Vanderbeck and wife Fran of Seattle, grandchildren Aaron christiansen of Inyokern, Wade Christiansen and wife Linda of Ridgecrest, Jenny, Amy and Katy Vanderbeck of Seattle, Lisa Weir and husband Paul of Tucson, step-grandsons Frank Lawrence of Seattle and Scott Lawrence of Oregon, great grandsons John and George Weir of Tucson, step-great grandchildren Michele Gray of Seattle, Kaylen Lawrence of Seattle, Timothy Nix of McKinleyville, sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Howard Auld of Ridgecrest, brother and sister-in-law Bill and Angie Huff of Ridgecrest, special cousin Ernine Allison of Sonora, nieces Christine Meyers and Eileen Pearl of Ridgecrest, nephews Bruce Auld and Mike Huff of Ridgecrest, David Huff of Florida and Billy Huff of Connecticut, Gordon Thompson of St. Louis and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband John P. Vanderbeck in July, 1999 and a sister Mildred Koliche in 1997. The family wishes remembrances be made to Optimal Hospice Care, PO Box 80538, Bakersfield, CA 93380-0538. Arrangements provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary. Media information provided by the family. Editor's note: Per the family's request no states were listed with the cities of the suvivors. News Review newspaper Ridgecrest Ca March 30, 2005 GERTERUDE VANDERBECK Longtime Ridgecrest resident Gertrude Vanderbeck died March 26, 2005 at home, surrounded by her family. She was 90. Funeral services will be held Wednesday March 30 at 2 pm at Holland & Lyons Chapel. The Rev. Mark Q. Rowland of Grace Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Desert Memorial Park. Mrs. Vanderbeck was born Dec. 20, 1914 in Meridian, Miss. She came to the desert with her husband and children. She was a devoted wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. She was a Red Cross volunteer and founding member and past president of the Women's Community Club in the early days of the base. In her senior years she was a member of the Needlecraft Club and excelled in knitting, crocheting and rug making. She is survived by her children Carol Chritiansen of Ridgecrest and John C. Vanderbeck and wife Fran of Seattle, grandchildren Aaron Christiansen of Inyokern, Wade Christiansen and wife Linda of Ridgecrest, Jenny, Amy and Katy Vanderbeck of Seattle and Scott Lawrence of Oregon, great grandsons John and George Weir of Tucson, step-great grandchildren Michele Gray of Seattle, Kaylen Lawrence of Seattle and Timothy Nix of McKinleyville. Also surviving her are sister Barbara and husband Howard Auld of Ridgecrest, brother Bill Huff and wife Angie of Connecticut and David Huff of Ridgecrest, special cousin Ernine Allison of Sonora, nieces Christine Meyers and Eileen Pearl of Ridgecrest, nephews Bruce Auld and Mike Huff of Ridgecrest, David Huff of Florida and Billy Huff of Connecticut, Gordon Thompson of St. Louis and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband John P. Vanderbeck in July 1999 and sister Mildred Koliche in 1997. The family wishes that remembrances be made to Optimal Hospice Care, PO Box 80538, Bakersfield CA 93380-0538. Arrangements were provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary. Submitted by the family of Gertrude Vanderbeck.