Elsie Nordfors PERKINS 1907-2002 Elsie was born on August 18, 1907, to Angeline and Elof Ahlstrom in Bradford, Pennsylva nia. The family later moved from Oklahoma to Spokane where Mr. Ahlstrom worked for the Great Northern Railroad. After graduating high school, Elsie completed nurses training in Spokane at Sacred Heart Hospital, and later trained as an anesthesiolo gist in Portland, Oregon. While working at Ta coma General Hospital, she met her future husband, Birger Nordfors. They were mar ried in 1935 and resided in Tacoma until 1941, at which time they moved to Fife where they raised three sons. In addition to being a full- time homemaker, Elsie was active with the local school PTA. She was a master of English grammar, and she took an active role in the education of her sons. She was a member of Eastern Star and was active with the Tele phone Pioneers through the affiliation of Birg er, who worked for the Pacific Northwest Bell Company. Following the death of her husband in 1961, she went to work as a bookkeeper for the Oak wood Dairy in Fife owned by their dear friends, the Ambuehl family. Elsie later moved to Gig Harbor, and in 1973, she married Clarence Perkins who passed away in 1980. Elsie is survived by son and daughter-in-law David and Barbara Whitney Nordfors of Seat tle; son and daughter-in-law J. Spencer and Betty Nordfors of Gig Harbor; son and daugh ter-in-law Vincent and Diane Nordfors of Seattle; step sons Russell Perkins of Tacoma and Richard Perkins of California; grandchil dren Randall and Deborah Nordfors of Kirk land, WA; Douglas Nordfors of Charlottes ville, VA; Erica Nordfors, Christopher and Kathryn Nordfors, Shawn Nordfors, and An drew Nordfors all of Seattle; and her niece Mary Jane Sainsbury and her husband George of Mercer Island. Elsie died peacefully on the evening of March 11, 2002, at the age of 94. She will always be re membered with love, and for her deep and un wavering devotion to her family. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., Sat urday, March 16, at The New Tacoma Ceme teries and Funeral Home, 9212 Chambers Creek Rd. W., University Place, Washington. Donations may be made to the Vashon Land Trust, PO Box 2031, Vashon Island, WA. 98070, 206-463-1927. Mar 14, 2002 Seattle Times