This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crawford, Rockey, Thompson, Aho, Carlson, Cufley, Mudarri, Becker, Nesheim Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pBC.2ACE/4057 Message Board Post: Engagement: Nick Rockey of Lynnwood and Eileen Crawford of Ontario, N.Y. plan a Jan. 16, 2006 wedding in Las Vegas, Nev. Parents are Irene Rockey and Jim & Sandy Rockey of Lynnwood and Jileen Crawford and Dona nd Sue Crawford of Rochester, New York. The couple met in Las Vegas and will reside there after their Hawaiian honeymoon. (picture) Anniversary: Thompson. Don and Fern Thompson of Shoreline recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Hawaii. The Thompsons were married October 29, 1955 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood, after growing up in small towns in Minnesota and later meeting in Seattle. (picture) In Uniform: Mountlake Terrace Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Rebecca E. Aho has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Aho, daughter of Craig and Astrid Aho of Mountlake Terrace, is a 2002 graduate of Mountlake Terrace High School. (picture) In Uniform: Mill Creek/Bothell: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Curt A. Carlson and the reserve Marines of Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion homebased in Yakima, Wash., have demobilized after a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Carlson, son of Rosalie and Curtis Carlson of Bothell, is a 1998 graduate of Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek and joined the Marine Corps in February 2002. In Uniform: Shoreline: Colin G. Cufley graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis in Tacoma. Cufley, son of James and Christy Cufley of Shoreline, is a 2002 graduate of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline and is currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle. In Uniform: Lynnwood: Navy Seaman Tyler B. Mudarri, son of Denise Mazzola of Brighton, Mass. and Joseph Mudarri of Bothell, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Mudarri is a 2003 graduate of Lynnwood High School. Obituaries: Grace M. Becker: Grace Marie Becker, 82, loving and beloved mother of Lawrence, Randall and Steven, ascended to heaven on November 20, 2005. Grace was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 7, 1923, the daughter of Lawrence and Helen Blackwell. She passed away peacefully at home with her two sons at her side. Grace's poise and good looks led her to Zell McConnell School of Modeling in her late teens in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After modeling there and in Chicago, Illinois, she attended Northwest Airlines School for Stewardesses and flew for Northwest out of Chicago, spending her off-flight hours as a public relations representative for the airline. She met her former husband, Frank Becker, while flying. She fell in love then transferred to Seattle, Washington, where they were married in 1953, and moved to Mercer Island, Washington. After having three sons and building a house on Lake Sammamish, Grace, her husband and boys traveled to American Samoa, where they lived for two years. Then it was to Southeast Asia, to the country of Laos in 1965, during the Vietnam war. During her travels, she enjoyed vacationing, and R&R's throughout the South Pacific Islands, Southwest and Southeast Asia before returning to the United States in 1969. Grace's home in Richmond Beach/Shoreline, Washington, was always tastefully furnished with exotic works of art, furniture, and fixtures which she acquired during her extensive travels. She later brought her contagious smile, elegant manner, and love for people to fashion retail with The Bon Marche, and finally as a top producing salesperson in "Around the World Collectibles" with Frederick & Nelson, retiring in 1993. Grace visited her sisters in southern California whenever possible, and she loved spending time with her sons on their weekend trips to Lake Chelan, Washington, and during the holidays. She is survivied by her sons, Randall, of Shoreline, Steven, of Issaquah, Washington; and her older sister, Joyce Pollock, of Santee, California. Grace was preceded in death by her son, Lawrence, former husband, Frank; and her two sisters, Jane Ressler, of Spencer, Iowa, and Marge Oliver, of Rancho Bernard, California. A memorial will be held at 4 p.m., December 8, 2005, at Unity Church in Lynnwood, 16727 Alderwood Mall Parkway. Dolores M. Nesheim. Dolores M. Nesheim, 82, died November 24, 2005, in Kirkland, Washington. She was born December 3, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a long time resident of Lynnwood, Washington. She had been a member of Eastern Star and was an active member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Lynnwood. Dolores is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Harold Nesheim; sons, Harold, Jr., Richard (Dolwyn), and Ronald Nesheim; sister, Margaret Smith; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Wesley, in 1986. Visition and funeral service were held and arranged by Beck's Funeral Home, Edmonds. The family suggests memorials to be sent to a favorite charity.