WATERFALL Ada Mary

Other Events:

• Reference Number: C015
• Occupation: Between 1938 and 1939, London, England; Secretary
• Occupation: Between 1941 and 1946; Section Officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Balloon Command.
• Emigration: 1949, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Obituary: 13 Oct 2011; The Seattle Times

Notes:

Obituary:
Ada Mary LAURITSEN Mary was born April 18, 1917 in Raipur, C.P., India, the eldest daughter of the late Sir Francis and Lady Waterfall, Exeter, U.K., and died September 17, 2011 in Bellevue, WA. She is survived by sisters Helen Roberts and Ruth Howard; brother Charles Waterfall and numerous nieces and nephews in the U.K. She was preceded in death by her sister Jean Bovett, husband Reginald C. Franklin and husband John K. Lauritsen. Mary was educated in Exeter, England and worked as a secretary at St. Thomas Hospital, London from 1938-39. She served as a Section Officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Balloon Command from 1941 to 1946. Mary immigrated to Seattle in 1949 with her husband Reginald C. Franklin and became a U.S. citizen in 1965. In Seattle, she worked as a secretary for various Seattle businesses including a mechanical and engineering company, Siemens Corporation and Washington Dental Service from which she retired in 1982. Mary and John K. Lauritsen were married at Juneau, Alaska in 1977 and resided for many years at the Ida Culver House Broadview. At her request, Mary will be cremated and her ashes placed with her parents at Colyton, Devon, U.K. where services will be held. A prayer service will be conducted at Evergreen-Washelli, 11111 Aurora Avenue N., Seattle at 1:00 pm, Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Ada married FRANKLIN Reggie Between 1 Jul 1947 and 30 Sep 1947, Exeter RD, Devon, England. [Group Sheet]

Ada married LAURISTEN John 1977, Juneau, Alaska, USA. [Group Sheet]