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| June 15, 2018 1:00 AM

Celebrating the life of Harriet Frederiksen

Harriet Frederiksen, age 90, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away on June 11, 2018, at Creekside Inn. Daughter of Harold and Katherine Bille, Harriet was born on Sept. 12, 1927, in Tyler, Minn. She married the love of her life, Glenn Frederiksen, on Oct. 8, 1950, at Danebod Lutheran Church, also in Tyler. Over the 67 years that Harriet and Glenn were married, they lived in Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho.

Harriet was very proud of her Danish heritage and was a devoted Lutheran throughout her life. She was a master gardener, avid reader, great dancer, and loved playing bridge, pinochle, and whist. For most of her career she worked in healthcare, and she was most proud of the many years she served as a nurse for Dr. Haas in Rapid City, S.D. She was an avid sports fan, and basketball was her favorite sport to watch on TV, but she also loved the Seahawks and Mariners.

Harriet is survived by her three daughters, Loretta Pontier and husband, Jim of Spirit Lake, Idaho, Janie Hirth of Helena, Mont., and Colleen Oliver and husband, Leonard of Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Erika Whinihan, Derek Hirth, Kristen Diede, Jeffrey Oliver, Dana Frederiksen and Erin Hirth; great-grandchildren, Marques Davis, Allison Diede, Evan Hirth, Daniel Diede, Laeyla Brooks, Cameron Hirth and Ellis Whinihan; and brother, Raymond “Ray” Bille. Harriet was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn; son, Wayne Frederiksen; brother, Ernest Billel; and sisters, Ethel Faaborg, Lucile Taylor, Gladys Erickson and Irene Hansen.

A memorial service, officiated by Pastor Dan Forsgren, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 N. Fifth St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She will be laid to rest by her husband at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, in Medical Lake, Wash.

English Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with Harriet’s arrangements. Please sign her online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.