Bernita Grimm

Bernita Sidonia Grimm, a beloved mother and Nana, passed away on October 25, 2026, at Avamere Englewood Heights in Yakima, Washington, at the age of 94.

Bernita was born on September 9, 1932, in Stony Plain, Alberta, to Henry and Mary Ducholke. On July 1, 1954, she married William Terrance “Terry” Grimm of Victoria, British Columbia. Their first daughter, Shauna, was born in Alberta in 1955. The family then moved to the United States, where their daughter Teresa was born in 1960. Bernita and Terry raised their daughters in Lynnwood, Washington, where they lived from 1965 to 1989.

Bernita worked as a high school secretary before joining Terry in their downtown Seattle business, where she served as office manager until she retired. They built a home on Camano Island, and the family spent many happy weekends clamming, crabbing, and combing the beach. Bernita loved to travel, especially to Maui and back home to Canada.

For many years, Bernita was an active member of Camano Lutheran Church, where she quilted, cooked, and served. She took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens and spent countless hours planting and weeding. She loved walking the beach, riding her bike, and doing yoga with friends on the island. She enjoyed experimenting with different ways to paint, and her love of reading took her often to the Stanwood Library.

Bernita was playful, spunky, hardworking, and always up for an adventure. She was especially proud to be Nana to Briana and Evan. She adored them, and her family will miss her humor, her warmth, and the joy she took in being with them.

Bernita is survived by her daughters, Shauna and Teresa, her grandchildren, Briana and Evan, and her brother, Norman Ducholke, and his wife, Joyce, of Alberta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Grimm, her sisters, Evelyn Giese and Verna Bauer, and her brothers-in-law, Edwin Giese and Arthur Bauer.

A graveside service will be held at noon on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at Camano Lutheran Cemetery on Camano Island at 635 NE Camano Dr. Camano Island following Sunday worship at Camano Lutheran Church.