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Alma Julie Blackhurst |
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16, 2012 |
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March 21, 2012 |
 Alma
Julie Blackhurst, 86 died on March 16, 2012, at
Boundary County Extended Care Facility in
Bonners Ferry. Services will be announced at a
later time.
She was born on June 16, 1925, to Julius and
Julie Pascal Stragier in Spokane. Her parents
had immigrated from Belgium in 1920 and farmed
Southwest of Spokane.
Alma graduated from Lewis and Clark High School
in 1944. She married Eugene Vernon Blackhurst on
December 1, 1950, and moved to Benge,
Washington, where they managed a farm for Frank
LeRoux. On March 8, 1958, they moved to Bonners
Ferry to develop and manage the Ball Creek
Ranch.
After her husband Gene passed in 1995, she
continued to manage the farm for several years
before moving into town. Alma resided at 6684 El
Paso Lane until the fall of last year, when she
moved to the Bonners Ferry Extended Care Center.
Alma loved living in northern Idaho with its
natural beauty and freedom. She was a great cook
and always managed a giant garden, sharing
produce, jams, jellies and home baked goods with
friends. Alma was skilled in knitting and
crochet and earned many ribbons and accolades
for her work. She was also very proud of her
work with the annual Boundary County Fair and
was active in Farm Wives.
Alma is survived by her daughters Verna Jene and
Dan Caron, Seattle, and Rachel Kay and Jim
Bennett, Forks, Washington, and her grandsons
and their wives, Andy and Megan Bennett, Fresno,
California, and Patrick and Angela Bennett, Salt
Lake City. She has numerous nieces and nephews
living in the Spokane and Seattle area.
Additionally important members of the family are
Orval and Connie Gentry and their sons, who
worked on the ranch and later continued to care
for Alma when she was living in town.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her
brother Albert E. Stragier, Spokane and her
daughter Julie.
Family and friends are invited to sign Alma’s
book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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