Doris Arlene Bargmann

Doris Arlene Bargmann, child of God, went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 8,2021. Doris was the middle of seven children born to Clara and Abel Johnson of Clark, South Dakota on February 13, 1923. The doctor could not make his way out to the farm due to a blinding blizzard, so her father brought her into the world. She was raised on the family farm, attended Thorp School and Clark Center Lutheran Church. She married the love of her life, Bert Bargmann on October 5, 1940. They soon headed west to find their fortune working along the way. Eventually they ended up in Stanwood, WA. working on a farm before moving to Ellensburg, WA. There she gave birth to their first son, Harold Leroy, who only lived eight months. In 1944 she gave birth to her son, Bert and in 1949 her daughter, Colett. In 1952 the family moved to Ephrata, WA. Doris was a wife, mother and homemaker but also worked outside the home. She waitressed at a local steakhouse and the SavMor Drug before becoming a longtime and well-known clerk at Don's Rexall Drug Store. She worked there until 1998 when she left to take care of her husband. On February 11, 1999 her husband of 59 years passed away. She continued living in Ephrata, caring for her home and garden: entertaining family and friends; attending Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. In 2011 she moved to Redmond, WA. and resided in an adult care home near her son until she passed away. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son; her siblings and their spouse, Lester and Helen Johnson; Carol and Jack Spilde; brother-in-law Rudy Nelson. Doris loved life. She loved her family and was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt. Children were very special to her and her grandchildren and great grandchildren have very fond memories of spending time with her. She will be missed but never ever forgotten. She was one of a kind! She leaves behind: her sister, Catherine Nelson, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; her son Bert and Gayle Bargmann, Redmond, WA.; her daughter Colett Sperline, Moses Lake, WA.; grandchildren: Becky (Andy) DiGenova, Blaine Bargmann; Jeff (Amy) Sperline; Mike (Melissa) Sperline; Amy (Mike) Walls; great grandchildren; Aaron (Taylor) DiGenova, Brittany DiGenova, Ella Sperline, Logan Sperline, Grace , Ava, and Ruby Sperline; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 1:00pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1012 C ST SW, Ephrata. Interment will follow at Valley View Memorial Park, 20174 RD A NE, Soap Lake, WA.

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Doris Arlene Bargmann

February 13, 1923 - August 8, 2021