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Apr. 25, 1932 – Oct. 5, 2022

Bernice (Leavitt) Jackson passed away Oct. 5, in Boise, Idaho. Bernice was born in Maiden Rock, Wis., the fourth of five children, to Cornelia "Neila" (Alexander) and William Leavitt on Apr. 25, 1932 but her birth was registered by the State of Wisconsin on May 1, 1932. The family soon moved to Quilcene, Wash. where Bernice grew up and spent most of her life. She loved to tell stories about picking berries and carrying shakes throughout Jefferson County with her parents and all the jobs they would do as a family to earn a living. She spent most of her life...