Gayle Maxine (Kuist) Bakkom (1918 - 2019)

Born 30 Nov 1918 in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Herman Bakkom — married 8 Jul 1941 in Whatcom, Washington, United States

Died 3 Dec 2019 at age 101 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States

Biography

Gayle was born in 1918. She is the daughter of Gordon Kuist and Eunice Ring. ^[1] In 1940 she was working as a housekeeper in Bellingham, Washington.^[2] She married Herman Bakkom in 1941.^[3]

Children

1. Karen Joan 1943
2. Larry Duane 1947
3. Jania Kristine 1950

Obituary

"Gayle Maxine (Kuist) Bakkom of Bellingham, WA passed away on December 3, 2019 at age of 101. She was born on November 30, 1918 in Minot, North Dakota. She came from a large family of eight children, three sons and five daughters, born to Gordon & Eunice (Ring) Kuist. She graduated in 1936 from Model High School in Minot and attended college at Minot State Teachers College for one year. She came to Bellingham when she was 20 years old and met her future husband, Herman Bakkom, through mutual friends. They were married on July 8, 1941 in Bellingham. Throughout her adult life, she worked in retail, housekeeping and medical services until she retired. In 1995, Herman passed away and Gayle found pleasure in visiting her children and grandchildren. She was a member of Garden Street United Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Bellingham Music Club. She served for many years at her church, providing delicious food for receptions and luncheons. She was a wonderful cook and kept a beautiful home. She is survived by her son, Larry Bakkom of Bellingham, daughter Karen (& Raymond) Doe of Wenatchee, and daughter Jania (& Dale) Johnson of Shelton; four grandchildren: Leessa West, Scott Doe, Melanie Thayer and Erik Johnson; six great-grandchildren; Aubrey, Abigail, Maxwell, Caleb, Stanley and Erika; and one sister, Meredith Pratt of Bismarck, North Dakota..." ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ring, Beryl. Tracing Our Family Genealogy Through Six Lines. pg. 20, 22. (Snook-1459)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9S2-YWL : 6 January 2021), Gayle M Kuist in household of Albert F Morden, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-6, sheet 8A, line 13, family 186, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4368.
3. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMR-FTLL : 28 November 2018), Herman Bakkum and Gayle Kuist, 30 Jun 1941, Skagit, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 007030453.
4. ↑ Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington. December 8, 2019.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2021), memorial page for Gayle Maxine Kuist Bakkom (30 Nov 1918–3 Dec 2019), Find a Grave Memorial no. 205311013, citing Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Merrily Lawson (contributor 47492862) .
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-7S2 : 3 February 2021), Gale Kuist in entry for Gordon F Kuist, 1920.
• "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-KRPR : 17 March 2018), Gaile Kuist in household of Gordon I Kuist, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 8, family number 110, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,406.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV2-HZX : accessed 18 March 2021), Gaile M Kuist in household of Gordon F Kuist, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 15B, line 83, family 334, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1744; FHL microfilm 2,341,478.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9B-YDR : 5 January 2021), Gayle Kuist in household of Gordon F Kuist, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-47, sheet 4B, line 53, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3017.