Bernice V. Hatch

Bernice V. Hatch, of Bothell, WA, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017. She was 94, born on June 28, 1923 to Peter and Rose (Wyman) Klapperich in New Munich, MN. Bernice married Roscoe B. Hatch on July 27, 1946. She lived for many years in Bellingham and was a member of the Church of the Assumption. In 2012 Bernice moved to the Puget Sound Area to be closer to family and lived in Lynnwood, Everett and Bothell. In Bothell she attended St. Brendan Catholic Church. Bernice was preceded in death by her husband Roscoe Hatch in June 2010, two brothers, and two sisters. She is survived by her five children; Peter (Paqui) Hatch, Ken Hatch (Barbara Mortell), Carolyn Hatch, Don Hatch (Mary Henson), and Diane Hatch (Robert Del Favero); four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to EvergreenHealth Hospice Care in Bernice’s name at https://www.evergreenhealthfoundation.com/ways-to-give/donate/ . Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Bothell. Committal will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent at a later date. You may share your memories of Bernice at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .