Sarah Goodman Beck's Obituary
Sarah Goodman Beck - 101
August 30, 1907 - October 4, 2008
Sarah was born in Blaine, Washington to Icelandic immigrants Sigurd H. and Jennie R. Goodman. She graduated from Bellingham's Fairhaven High in 1926. As captain of the basketball team she helped to win the championship in her senior year. She attended Bellingham Normal (Western Washington State University), then worked in Seattle before starting her family. Sarah loved people and loved to travel. She made lifelong friends wherever she went. She was very proud of her Icelandic heritage and traveled to Iceland twice, where she connected with six cousins and most of their descendants. Sarah was preceded by her husband, James M. Beck, her parents, brothers Marcus and Eugene Goodman, sisters Pauline Hedman and Salome Citrak. She is survived by a brother, John Robert Goodman (Dorothy), of Everson, WA, a sister, Alice Donohue (Norris), of North Bend, WA, her sons Eugene Pritchett of Tacoma and James Pritchett (Maryse) of Olympia, their children and grandchildren, Jennifer, Bryan (Karen), Elizabeth and Sabrina, her daughter, Sally Ingle (Rick), of Lakewood, and their children and grandchildren Tanya, Jake, Steve (Stevelle), Kim, Andy, Rob and Richie, as well as close friends Kris and Marty. Special thanks to her caregivers Monica Hoffman and Tanya Barstad. Thanks also to all the people from Franciscan Hospice. The memorial service will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood. Donations can be made in her name to the Breast Cancer Resource Center in Tacoma, or to St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Tacoma.
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