Bernice M. Kaplan

Bernice M. Kaplan, 77, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Avalon Care Center in Othello. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28 at Kayser's Chapel and Crematory with Pastor David Daugs officiating. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory.

Bernice was born Sept. 17, 1927 to the late David Joseph and Emma (Girard) Sharboneau in Geneva, Minn. She was raised and educated in Albert Lea, Minn. Bernice married Robert A. Kaplan on June 15, 1947 in Albert Lea. They resided in Albert Lea where they owned and operated Kaplan Sporting Goods until moving to Moses Lake in 1975. Bernice worked several years at Berry's Department Store. She loved to dance and she and Robert were members of the Merry Mixers Dance Club. Besides dancing, she loved to cook and spend time with her family and friends. She is survived by one daughter, Cherri Kaplan, Moses Lake; one son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Sharon Kaplan, Austin, Minn.; four grandchildren, Timothy and (Mara) Kaplan, Cottage Grove, Minn., Nicholas Kaplan, St. Paul, Minn., Molly Kaplan, Minneapolis, Minn. and Mitchell Kaplan, Austin, Minn.; her little dog Buddy; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bernice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and nine brothers and sisters. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98121.