Our mother Julia Gendron Hodgdon was born on Aug. 5, 1942, the youngest child of Hulda Dahlsing and Elton Gendron.
She happily spoke of growing up in Cascade Flats in a loving family with Pearl, Theresa, Carl, Verlie, Priscilla "Kelly," David and Ellen Jane. These siblings looked after her, especially Verlie and husband Wallace who took her in when their parents died while Julie was just a teenager.
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