Washington certificate of death of Frances M. Pfeiffer, Mount Vernon, 24 Feb 1954

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Washington certificate of death of Frances M. Pfeiffer, Mount Vernon, 24 Feb 1954
type
vital-record
date
24 Feb 1954
repository
Washington State Archives, Death Certificates, 1907-1960; also FamilySearch, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
reference
State file no. 5201; registrar's no. 30. Washington State Digital Archives record 1189F57559B5DACF7169777C6E26E9B7; FamilySearch 1:1:N3BX-DB6 (film 004224267, image 267)
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https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/1189F57559B5DACF7169777C6E26E9B7
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Read from the Archives' image by Claude, 11 Oct 2026. Typed, with the medical part in the physician's hand.

  • Place of death: Skagit County, Mount Vernon; Resthaven Nursing Home; length of stay "2 Years."
  • Usual residence: Coupeville, Island County, Washington.
  • Name: Frances M. Pfeiffer. Female, white, widowed.
  • Born Dec. 4, 1861 [sic]; age 9[2?] (the second figure is blurred; the index reads 93). Birthplace "Whidbey Isl. Wash." Citizen of the U.S.A.
  • Usual occupation: "At Home - Retired-Housewife."
  • Father: Richard Holbrook. Mother's maiden name: "Harriet ??".
  • Informant: Mrs. Harold Forrester, Hollywood, Calif.
  • Cause of death: coronary occlusion (1 day), due to arteriosclerosis (10 yrs.). No autopsy. Death occurred at 12:30 p.m. Certified by M[?]. Johnson, M.D., Mt. Vernon, Wn., 24 Feb 1954.
  • Disposal: cremation, 1 Mar 1954, Washelli Crematory, Seattle. Funeral director M. P. Hedgcock [?], Langley, Wn.
  • Received by the local registrar 28 Feb 1954 [?]; stamped "APR 2 1954."

The informant, Mrs. Harold Forrester, was her daughter Alice (Los Angeles County marriage record: Harold Franklin Forrester and Alice Phillips Carter, 4 June 1946). The birth year, 1861, is ten years early: her delayed birth certificate (Delayed certificate of birth of Mollie Frances Holbrook, born 4 Dec 1870, filed at Island County 17 May 1930), the 1900 census ("Dec 1870") and the 1940 census (age 69) all put her birth in 1870. The day and month, 4 December, agree with the birth certificate. Her mother's maiden name was not known to the informant.

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  2. title: "Washington certificate of death of Frances M. Pfeiffer, Mount Vernon, 24 Feb 1954"
  3. type: vital-record
  4. date: 24 Feb 1954
  5. repository: "Washington State Archives, Death Certificates, 1907-1960; also FamilySearch, \"Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960\""
  6. reference: "State file no. 5201; registrar's no. 30. Washington State Digital Archives record 1189F57559B5DACF7169777C6E26E9B7; FamilySearch 1:1:N3BX-DB6 (film 004224267, image 267)"
  7. url: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/1189F57559B5DACF7169777C6E26E9B7
  8. seen: image
  9. access: public
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  12. Read from the Archives' image by Claude, 11 Oct 2026. Typed, with the medical part in the
  13. physician's hand.
  15. - **Place of death:** Skagit County, Mount Vernon; Resthaven Nursing Home; length of stay "2
  16. Years."
  17. - **Usual residence:** Coupeville, Island County, Washington.
  18. - **Name:** Frances M. Pfeiffer. Female, white, widowed.
  19. - **Born** Dec. 4, 1861 [sic]; age 9[2?] (the second figure is blurred; the index reads 93).
  20. Birthplace "Whidbey Isl. Wash." Citizen of the U.S.A.
  21. - **Usual occupation:** "At Home - Retired-Housewife."
  22. - **Father:** Richard Holbrook. **Mother's maiden name:** "Harriet ??".
  23. - **Informant:** Mrs. Harold Forrester, Hollywood, Calif.
  24. - **Cause of death:** coronary occlusion (1 day), due to arteriosclerosis (10 yrs.). No autopsy.
  25. Death occurred at 12:30 p.m. Certified by M[?]. Johnson, M.D., Mt. Vernon, Wn., 24 Feb 1954.
  26. - **Disposal:** cremation, 1 Mar 1954, Washelli Crematory, Seattle. Funeral director M. P.
  27. Hedgcock [?], Langley, Wn.
  28. - Received by the local registrar 28 Feb 1954 [?]; stamped "APR 2 1954."
  30. The informant, Mrs. Harold Forrester, was her daughter Alice (`marriage-license-forrester-carter-1946`).
  31. The birth year, 1861, is ten years early: her delayed birth certificate (`birth-record-mollie-holbrook-1870`),
  32. the 1900 census ("Dec 1870") and the 1940 census (age 69) all put her birth in 1870. The day and
  33. month, 4 December, agree with the birth certificate. Her mother's maiden name was not known to the
  34. informant.

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