Obituary: Bertha H. George

Bertha H. George
Dec. 5, 1918 ~ Oct. 26, 2008
Bertha H. George, born Dec. 5, 1918, to Harry H. and Carla H. Moore, passed away on Oct. 26, 2008, in Winnemucca, Nev., where she had resided for the last several years. She was born and raised in Rifle, Colo. She attended the Rifle schools, and was graduated from Rifle High School.
On April 23, 1936, she married Alfred W. George. They had four sons, Marlin, Tony, Thomas and Richard. After their marriage, they lived and farmed in Antlers, Colo., with his parents. They moved to Meeker, Colo., in 1955 where they ran the Meeker Feed Store. They sold out and moved to North Pole, Alaska, in 1962. After their retirement, they moved to Kingman, Ariz., in 1976.
She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred and son Richard Neal George.
She is survived by three sons Marlin (Sally), Tony, and Thomas H. (Ilene) and widow of Richard (Velvet); niece Carolin Sammons; 22 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granchildren.
Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Rifle Funeral Home. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery in Rifle.