Elks Lodge Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Ploghoft Sheerer
Mary Janet Sheerer Ploghoft Johnson, passed away on August 13, 2019 in Bellingham, WA at the age of 100! She was born January 27, 1919 in Tacoma, WA to Harry and Nellie (Washburn) Sheerer. She had two older sisters, Mildred (Hartleroad) and Hazel (Bussanich). The family moved to Bellingham in 1922 where her father opened Barker’s Bakery in the Fair building. Mary worked there as a teenager. In 1941, she married Dale Ploghoft and they had two children, Karen and Larry. Karen married and...
