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"Bertie had an amazing life starting with 5 years in the Women’s Royal Naval Service – stationed in N. Ireland and the Middle East. She married Hubert “Bert” Lake in 1952, and immigrated to the USA in 1961. In 1967 Bert passed away and Bertie worked for Safeco Insurance Company in Seattle. In 1973 she married Ingvard Kvinge and moved to Edmonds, WA.

In 1996 she was awarded the MBE (the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Bertie’s many activities consisted of DBE (Daughter’s of the British Empire) where she held every office at State and District levels, including National President 1992-1995. In addition to DBE she was a member of Norse Home Volunteer Auxiliary (secretary/treasurer 25 years), Norse Home Board of Trustees. She was a member of the Sons of Norway, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle/Bergen Sister City Association, Norwegian Sailors and War Veterans Association, British Home in CA, Edmonds Museum, Edmond’s Museum Guild, Edmonds Summer Market Committee, and Edmond’s Museum Docent. Her hobbies were knitting, needlepoint, photography, reading and traveling. She took a “Round the World in 90 Days” cruise January 2011." - From My Edmonds News Obituary