Elizabeth Ruth Ingalls

age of 89. She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Earl, Edward, Kenneth,

Ralph, Harold, John, James, Hazel, Catherine, Margaret, and Aileen, grandson Ogden Ingalls,

and longtime companion Milt Morley. Her sister, Alice Smith, passed away on October 6th,

2021.

Bette was born on April 30th, 1932 in Beach, North Dakota to Harry and Catherine Sites.

She moved to Washington State in the late 1930s and graduated from Snohomish High

School in 1950, the same year she married James (Jim) L. Ingalls. The family lived in Seattle,

Anchorage, Los Gatos (CA), and Edmonds before settling in Snohomish in 1966, where all

six of their children finished school. Bette loved to participate in all aspects of her childrens’

lives including sporting events, band concerts, and school fundraisers. Although they

divorced in the late 1970s, Bette and Jim remained close friends and enjoyed many

gatherings with family and “chosen family”.

As her kids got older, Bette worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for the Snohomish

Tribune, Schoolhouse Antiques, and Snohomish Medical Clinic. Throughout her time in

Snohomish, she was an active member of Saint Michael’s Catholic Church as well as a

regular volunteer with the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce at events such as Kla-Ha-Ya

Days and the Easter Parade. Bette loved to entertain. She enjoyed her bridge and pinochle

groups, and loved to host parties during the holidays. Bette was warm-hearted, and she was

happy to befriend everyone she met.

She leaves behind sister Rita Gillies, her six children James (Mary) Ingalls, Gerald Ingalls,

Zoe (Joe) Bolton, Kimberley Allen, Bret (Diana) Ingalls and Bradley (Kimi) Ingalls, as well as

her grandchildren Skylar (Lydia) Ingalls, Christian Ingalls, Tanya (John) Milbrath, Brooke

(Kuba) Poraj-Kuczewski, Cassandra Poier, Ryan (Danielle) Ingalls, Abby (Michael) Burdick,

Carly (Andy) Shaw, Marissa (Jordan) Ingalls-Smith, Hillary (Andrew Meaux) Allen, Allyse

Ingalls, Samuel Ingalls, Jack Ingalls, Maxwell Ingalls, Quinlan Ingalls, Grant Ingalls, Breana

Ingalls, 15 great-grandchildren, family friends Tom (Suzanne) and Robb (Sarah) Poier, and

many beloved nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at Bauer Funeral Home (701 1st St., Snohomish) at 2:00PM on Friday,

October 15th, followed by a reception at the Snohomish Carnegie (105

Cedar Ave., Snohomish).