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
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