Virginia Nordman

December 7, 1930 in Port Angeles, Washington. She graduated from Forks High

School in 1949, attending Whitman College and the College of Puget Sound. On

September 7, 1952, she married her high school sweetheart, Arvid Nordman. She

then continued her education at Washington State College, graduating with Arvid in

1953.

Virginia and Arvid moved to Moclips, WA, where they began their family. They lived

in Moclips until 1967, spent five years in Seattle, returning to Grays Harbor in

1972. Their final move was to Thurston County to be closer to their daughters’

families, however she always called the beach her home.

Virginia had a varied work history, fully retiring from Black Hills Pathology in 1994.

She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Olympia, a charter

member of Chapel by the Sea in Moclips, and a board member of the Museum of

the North Beach.

Virginia was an avid reader and loved participating in book clubs. Her faith in God

was absolute and she had a special connection with her Bible Study group. Her

greatest joy, however, was her family. She loved being surrounded by family

members - whether traveling with her girls or meeting her newest great grandchild.

It was never the wrong time for a white chocolate mocha.

She is survived by her three daughters, Christine Murphy (Bob) of Spokane, Lisa

Midles of Olympia, and Lorna Linden (Tom) of Tumwater, nine grandchildren, and

twelve great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband, Arvid M. Nordman, her parents, her brother, Robert L Sandquist, and one grandchild, Colleen Murphy

In lieu of flowers, Virginia’s family requests that donations be made to the Museum

of the North Beach, P.O. Box 231, Moclips, Wa 98562