Married:
1) Ralph Meyer 27 Dec 1916
2) Avery Allen 1952∼Ida and her first husband, Ralph Meyer, raised two children in Whatcom County, Washington. After Ralph died of colon cancer, Ida married Avery Allen, a widower. She was just a month short of her 102nd birthday when she passed. Ida was known for her wonderful culinary skills and her homemade noodles were a favorite of all. She was a very special daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma, and was cherished by all others so blessed to make her acquaintence.
On the very first page of Ida Gwinner's scrap book, is a paper written in her handwriting of an "Old Indian remedy for the Dropsy Cure", which is: "1 pint gin; 1/4 cup milkweed root; 1 tablespoon juniper berry......Put altogether in a pint jar. Let set until it turns as dark as whiskey or darker, and then strain. Take one teaspoon after each meal and no more."
Ida was a very active woman. She did a lot of canning during the spring and summer months and her homemade Gravenstein applesauce was beyond delicious. She was the perfect housekeeper and really enjoyed gardening and tending the backyard fruit trees. She had a wood burning stove in the basement of her home in Bellingham, and most often, she could be found there doing her cooking rather than in her updated kitchen on the main floor. She also preferred her manual wringer washing machine, the old metal scrub board, and her homemade soap "that floats", over the more modern laundry facilities and equipment she had in the house. Ida was a "farm girl" and even though life became "more modern" over the years, she remained very comfortable living and working with the items of the past.
Ida was an attractive woman and took great care in her appearance and clothing. She always had her hair "fixed", with light make-up on and wore tasteful jewelry to complement her attractive wardrobe. The best part of her appearance was her beautiful smile. She had a soft spoken manner, wonderful sense of humor, was very kind, generous, warm, and loving. Ida had many friends, and it seemed that no matter what negative things happened, she never had a bad day.
1) Ralph Meyer 27 Dec 1916
2) Avery Allen 1952∼Ida and her first husband, Ralph Meyer, raised two children in Whatcom County, Washington. After Ralph died of colon cancer, Ida married Avery Allen, a widower. She was just a month short of her 102nd birthday when she passed. Ida was known for her wonderful culinary skills and her homemade noodles were a favorite of all. She was a very special daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma, and was cherished by all others so blessed to make her acquaintence.
On the very first page of Ida Gwinner's scrap book, is a paper written in her handwriting of an "Old Indian remedy for the Dropsy Cure", which is: "1 pint gin; 1/4 cup milkweed root; 1 tablespoon juniper berry......Put altogether in a pint jar. Let set until it turns as dark as whiskey or darker, and then strain. Take one teaspoon after each meal and no more."
Ida was a very active woman. She did a lot of canning during the spring and summer months and her homemade Gravenstein applesauce was beyond delicious. She was the perfect housekeeper and really enjoyed gardening and tending the backyard fruit trees. She had a wood burning stove in the basement of her home in Bellingham, and most often, she could be found there doing her cooking rather than in her updated kitchen on the main floor. She also preferred her manual wringer washing machine, the old metal scrub board, and her homemade soap "that floats", over the more modern laundry facilities and equipment she had in the house. Ida was a "farm girl" and even though life became "more modern" over the years, she remained very comfortable living and working with the items of the past.
Ida was an attractive woman and took great care in her appearance and clothing. She always had her hair "fixed", with light make-up on and wore tasteful jewelry to complement her attractive wardrobe. The best part of her appearance was her beautiful smile. She had a soft spoken manner, wonderful sense of humor, was very kind, generous, warm, and loving. Ida had many friends, and it seemed that no matter what negative things happened, she never had a bad day.
Married:
1) Ralph Meyer 27 Dec 1916
2) Avery Allen 1952∼Ida and her first husband, Ralph Meyer, raised two children in Whatcom County, Washington. After Ralph died of colon cancer, Ida married Avery Allen, a widower. She was just a month short of her 102nd birthday when she passed. Ida was known for her wonderful culinary skills and her homemade noodles were a favorite of all. She was a very special daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma, and was cherished by all others so blessed to make her acquaintence.
On the very first page of Ida Gwinner's scrap book, is a paper written in her handwriting of an "Old Indian remedy for the Dropsy Cure", which is: "1 pint gin; 1/4 cup milkweed root; 1 tablespoon juniper berry......Put altogether in a pint jar. Let set until it turns as dark as whiskey or darker, and then strain. Take one teaspoon after each meal and no more."
Ida was a very active woman. She did a lot of canning during the spring and summer months and her homemade Gravenstein applesauce was beyond delicious. She was the perfect housekeeper and really enjoyed gardening and tending the backyard fruit trees. She had a wood burning stove in the basement of her home in Bellingham, and most often, she could be found there doing her cooking rather than in her updated kitchen on the main floor. She also preferred her manual wringer washing machine, the old metal scrub board, and her homemade soap "that floats", over the more modern laundry facilities and equipment she had in the house. Ida was a "farm girl" and even though life became "more modern" over the years, she remained very comfortable living and working with the items of the past.
Ida was an attractive woman and took great care in her appearance and clothing. She always had her hair "fixed", with light make-up on and wore tasteful jewelry to complement her attractive wardrobe. The best part of her appearance was her beautiful smile. She had a soft spoken manner, wonderful sense of humor, was very kind, generous, warm, and loving. Ida had many friends, and it seemed that no matter what negative things happened, she never had a bad day.
1) Ralph Meyer 27 Dec 1916
2) Avery Allen 1952∼Ida and her first husband, Ralph Meyer, raised two children in Whatcom County, Washington. After Ralph died of colon cancer, Ida married Avery Allen, a widower. She was just a month short of her 102nd birthday when she passed. Ida was known for her wonderful culinary skills and her homemade noodles were a favorite of all. She was a very special daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma, and was cherished by all others so blessed to make her acquaintence.
On the very first page of Ida Gwinner's scrap book, is a paper written in her handwriting of an "Old Indian remedy for the Dropsy Cure", which is: "1 pint gin; 1/4 cup milkweed root; 1 tablespoon juniper berry......Put altogether in a pint jar. Let set until it turns as dark as whiskey or darker, and then strain. Take one teaspoon after each meal and no more."
Ida was a very active woman. She did a lot of canning during the spring and summer months and her homemade Gravenstein applesauce was beyond delicious. She was the perfect housekeeper and really enjoyed gardening and tending the backyard fruit trees. She had a wood burning stove in the basement of her home in Bellingham, and most often, she could be found there doing her cooking rather than in her updated kitchen on the main floor. She also preferred her manual wringer washing machine, the old metal scrub board, and her homemade soap "that floats", over the more modern laundry facilities and equipment she had in the house. Ida was a "farm girl" and even though life became "more modern" over the years, she remained very comfortable living and working with the items of the past.
Ida was an attractive woman and took great care in her appearance and clothing. She always had her hair "fixed", with light make-up on and wore tasteful jewelry to complement her attractive wardrobe. The best part of her appearance was her beautiful smile. She had a soft spoken manner, wonderful sense of humor, was very kind, generous, warm, and loving. Ida had many friends, and it seemed that no matter what negative things happened, she never had a bad day.
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