IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Virginia Elizabeth

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Fournier

Apr 25, 1917 — Mar 4, 2013

Obituary

(1917-2013) Our beloved mother passed away in her 96th year at the Mullin Home, Kennewick WA, on March 4th. She is survived by her sister Evelyn Craig of Richmond BC, her children, Sharon (Carol) Redmond of Nanaimo BC, and Joe (Gwenne) Redmond of Sylvan Lake AB, five grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren and many friends. She was predeceased by her first husband, Joe Redmond Sr., in 1959, and her second husband, Murrell Fournier, in 2010. Mom was born April 25th, 1917, in Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada, to pioneer parents Ernest (Chappie) Chapman and Christine Wiklund Chapman. As a young woman she worked in "Chappie's Store" and was proud to have been "Miss Yukon" in 1937. She married our father, in Dawson, Sept. 23, 1938. In the 1940's and 1950's she was active in the family businesses, the B&F Store and the Pearl Harbour Hotel. Moving to Vancouver in 1960, she worked for Super-Valu. Marrying Murrell April 28, 1962, they moved to, and have resided since, in Kennewick. Their business ventures included managing the Dolphin Apartments and owning the Arco station at Edison and Canal. The fifty years in Kennewick were happy and fulfilling, with friends and associations, many through her church. Her great loves were for her Lord, her husbands and her family. She was a child of the Yukon and carried the Klondike and its people in her heart always. The family thanks Dr. Hales for his many years as Mom and Murrell's doctor, friends and staff at Charbonneau Retirement Home, the Visiting Angels, and most recently, the Mullin Home for their loving care. Donations, in lieu of flowers, to The Hospice Chaplaincy, 1480 Fowler Street., Richland WA, 99352 www.tricitieschaplaincy.org. A Celebration of Life will be held at Kennewick First Presbyterian Church, 2001 West Kennewick Ave. on Thursday, March 7th, at two pm.
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