Bertha Hawbeck celebrated her 100th birthday on April 5th, 2008. She was born on April 7th, 1908 in Hopkins, MO. Her parents were Mason and Lena Myrtle (Surplus) Wilson. Mason died at the age of 39 and Myrtle married Delbert Glass. They resided in Sheridan and raised their children there. Bertha is their only surviving child. She married Ernest (Tine) Hawbeck in September of 1926 and they raised 6 children in Sheridan. Bertha moved to Nebraska and later to Washington where she currently resides in Moses Lake and lives and cares for herself. She has a wealth of information about Sheridan, people who have lived there, things that happened, and just a lot of history. They saying, you can take the girl from the farm, but you can’t take the farm from the girl holds true from her. Her birthday celebration was held in a friend’s barn.
She loves her flowers and has some potted tomatoes, etc, for her garden. She can still bake a pie that just makes your mouth water. Her love for her family and her friends is strong and has kept us all together for years.
The one sad thing for her was that her good friend Bob Gartside passed away on July 5th, 2007. She always loved to visit with him and misses him. Also, her baby sister, George Glass Bowman and her niece Willa Ray Breivik passed away recently. She was very close to them.
Helping her to celebrate her birthday were many relatives including Gary and Mary Jo Hawk and Tuker, Sheridan; Richard and Evelyn Jobst of Independence; Robert Constant of Vancouver, WA; David, Robin, Jeff, James, Jon, and B.J. McDonald, The Dulles, OR; Keith and Susie Ray, White Bird, ID; Tom and Connie Campbell; Jerry and Roberta Card, Moses Lake; Scott, Roxi, and Matthew Mortimer, Wilson Creek; Alisha Adamson, Willow Creek; Rhonda and Jeremy Rodriguez, Moses Lake; Bob Johnson, Ellensburg, WA; Joshua Beeks, Glenwood, WA; Tom Jr. and Andrew Campbell, Moses Lake; Nathan, Ashleigh, Kaitlyn, Alexandreya, and Jayson Laney of Moses Lake, Francis and Joan Card, Moses Lake; and Kevin and Shawna Adamson, Ephrata, WA.
Many neighbors and friends from Moses Lake were there. Con Covey, mayor of Moses Lake, presented her with a lovely rose and spoke at the celebration. Leo Gaddis and his band entertained with beautiful country music. She received many cards and letters from friends and family members who could not come. Myrtle Risser, her dear friend, writes her often, as does Doy Musick, her nephew from Wyoming. Doy makes glass crafts and sent her a beautiful butterfly. A dinner was served and a great time was had by all.
Michael Jobst and his family of Blue Springs was unable to attend as was Tracy Beeks and his family from Independence and Holly Beeks and her family from Goldendale, WA. Also, Jack and Chris Ray from White Bird, ID was unable to attend; however, they visited in June.
Her children and grandchildren bought her a computer for her birthday. If anyone would like to e-mail her, they can do so at berthababe_08@hotmai.com or write to her at Bertha Hawbeck, 7808 Rainer Rd. NE, Moses WA 98837.
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