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Olive Harriet Holtman Chester

Birth	:	2 Jan 1896 Thornton, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Death	:	9 Mar 2002 Spokane County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Spokane County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.5988998, -117.4393997
Description	:	The Spokesman-Review - Jan 1, 1996 Centenarians Olive Harriet (Holtman) Chester, Spokane, is 100 years old today. Born January 2, 1896 in Thornton, WA.; Mrs. Chester has lived in the Inland Northwest for 89 years. She married Elmer Ferguson in 1913. They moved to Southern Idaho and back to Whitman County 11 years later. The couple divorced in 1944. Two years later she married Ben C. Chester and moved into the house where she has lived for 50 years. Mr. Chester died in 1987. She is active in many organizations and attends national conventions. In 1995 she flew to Michigan... Read More	The Spokesman-Review - Jan 1, 1996 Centenarians Olive Harriet (Holtman) Chester, Spokane, is 100 years old today. Born January 2, 1896 in Thornton, WA.; Mrs. Chester has lived in the Inland Northwest for 89 years. She married Elmer Ferguson in 1913. They moved to Southern Idaho and back to Whitman County 11 years later. The couple divorced in 1944. Two years later she married Ben C. Chester and moved into the house where she has lived for 50 years. Mr. Chester died in 1987. She is active in many organizations and attends national conventions. In 1995 she flew to Michigan for the national convention of Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War and on to Tacoma for Rebekah Lodge convention. Mrs. Chester is a homemaker and cans her own home-grown fruits and vegetables. She knits elbow and knee guards for nursing home residents. She is the mother of Glenn Fergruson, Spokane, and Margaret Hereford, who died in 1967. She has three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren. She attributes her long life to avoiding prescribed medicines and eating anything she wants. Mrs. Chester's goal is to see the year 2000, which would have here living in three centuries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Spokesman-Review - Mar 14, 2002 Graveside service for Olive Harriet (Holtman) Chester, 106, was held Tuesday at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Chester, who died Saturday, was born in Thornton, WA. She was a 55-year resident of Spokane. She grew up in Thornton and graduated from high school in 1913. She married Elmer Ferguson in 1913, and the couple moved to Idaho Falls in 1915. They returned to Whitman County in 1926 and divorced in 1944. Mrs. Chester lived in Thornton until marrying Ben Chester in 1946. The couple made their home in Spokane. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Hillyard Rebekah Lodge, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the International Toastmistresses. She was also a former member of the Noble Grand Club and the Spokane Woman's Club. Survivors include a stepson, Ben Chester Jr. of Spokane; a sister, Cora Urdahl of Spokane; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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Olive Harriet Holtman Chester's memorial is located at: Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Spokane County, USA.
When did Olive Harriet Holtman Chester death?
Olive Harriet Holtman Chester death on 9 Mar 2002 in Spokane County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 47.5988998
Longitude: -117.4393997

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Holtman

(1859 - 1944)

Lelah May Woodward Holtman

(1870 - 1954)

Spouse

Ben C Chester Sr.

(1905 - 1986)

Siblings

(1891 - 1960)

(1893 - 1898)

(1898 - 1970)

(1899 - 1990)

Nora Ruth Holtman Mills

(1902 - 1927)

Cora M. Holtman Urdahl

(1905 - 2006)

Roy R. Holtman

(1907 - 1935)

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