Lenore Doris Adair Bertles
Published January 11, 2005
Lenore Doris Adair Bertles, 86, died Jan. 11 after a short stay at Seattle’s Swedish hospital.
She was born in New York City in 1919. She spent her early years watching the Yankees from box seats, dancing on Broadway and carousing with famous mobsters. She left New York in the 1950s, but said the city never left her.
She married twice and was preceded in death by both husbands. She enjoyed traveling, reading and entertaining people.
She moved to Southern California to raise her family, and spent most of her adult life there.
She is survived by four children: Mark Wilton of Sausilito, Calif., Peter Bertles of West Bloomfield, Mich., Serena Bertles of Larkspur, Calif., and Matthew Bertles of Seattle.
A memorial will be held in San Francisco. In lieu of flowers, a memorial can be made to the Wyatt House on Bainbridge Island or the Kline Galland home in Seattle.