Rose M. Pendergrast, longtime Clear Lake, WA resident, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 4, 2005 at the Divine Grace Family Adult Care in Marysville, WA at 81 years of age.
She was born May 14, 1923, in what was known as Laurel, an area north of Bellingham, the daughter of Arthur and Ella Keller Hoeruegel. She attended Laurel Elementary and Bellingham High School. At the age of 23, she married Charles ‘Chuck’ L. Pendergrast in 1947 at the Little German Lutheran Church in Bellingham.
She and Chuck opened and owned Pendergrast Jewelry, a successful retail store in Clear Lake. Rose specialized in repairing clock while Chuck concentrated on more intricate watch repairs. They were avid travelers and loved ‘trailering’, especially in their later years together.
Rose loved music of all kinds, including singing. She loved reading her Bible, and worshipping her Lord at the Clear Lake Community Covenant Church, where she was a lifetime active member. She volunteered countless hours in the service of her church and her Clear Lake Community.
Rose is survived by her stepdaughter, Jeannette Beams and husband Ronn of Stanwood, WA, step-grandchildren, Kathy Hinderman and her husband Tom, also of Stanwood, WA and Gregory Beams and his wife Noelle of Fall City, WA, sisters, Betty DeLong of Stanwood, WA, and Clare Parker of Reno, NV and her brother, Arthur Hoeruegel of Bellingham, WA. She also had four great-grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles in 1988, and her sisters, Elsie Reynolds and Eleanor Saunders.
Church Services will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 11:00 AM at the Clear Lake Community Covenant Church with Pastor Tim Hedberg officiating. Burial services will follow at the Clear Lake Community Cemetery and a reception will be hosted by the Women’s Guild at the Covenant Church following these services.
Arrangements under the care of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.
You are invited to share your memories of Rose, by signing our online guestbook at www.lemleychapel.com.
