Clara Elizabeth (Fouts) Stenger age 80 years passed away at the family residence at 315 Prospect Street Thursday March 8, 1945 following a lingering illness. Mrs. Stenger was one of the early pioneers having come to Whatcom, Washington Territory in 1873. Mrs. Stenger leaves behind a host of friends, one daughter Mrs. Cecil Rinehart, one son Carl W. Stenger both of Bellingham; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Hughes of Phoenix, AZ, and Mrs. Rilla Penny, of Bellingham; also four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday March 10, at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Bayview Cemetery in the family plot.
