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CATHERINE ANNE VANDECOEVERING

 

Catherine Anne Vandecoevering

December 12, 1911 – August 17, 2010

Stayton, OR

Catherine Anne was born in Kingston, Oregon to Joseph and Apolonia (Pietrok) Brand.  She grew up in the area and then moved to Portland where she worked at a Pastry Shop.  She joined the Army-Air Force in 1942 and was discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1946.  She returned to the Portland area and purchased the Bakery that formerly employed her.   She met  and married Herman Vandecoevering in 1962 and they moved to Stayton where they built a home.  Catherine spent many precious hours

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LOREN L. STROHMEYER

LOREN L. STROHMEYER

Jan. 4, 1921 – Aug. 6, 2010

STAYTON –Loren was born at Flagler, Colorado on the 4th of Jan. 1921.  He passed away on Friday Aug. 6th at Salem.  He was 89. The son of Dana and Lois Strohmeyer.  Loren grew up in Colorado, then serving in the US Army during WWII as a Rifleman, spending much of the time behind enemy lines performing the job of forward observer locating the enemy and directing Big Gun fire. He received the Purple Heart and 6 combat medals, having served as a Corporal.  Loren was

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OPAL I. SPENNER

 

Opal I.  Spenner

Jan. 19, 1916 – Aug. 6, 2010

Opal was born in Bristow, Oklahoma to William T. and Louella Belle Morgan.  She was the youngest of 17 children.  Opal worked at the Stayton Cannery, Paris Woolen Mill and Santiam Memorial Hospital for 19 yrs.  She enjoyed flowers and gardening and cooking.

Opal was preceded in death by her 16 brothers and sisters; her first husband, Delbus Whisenhunt in 1953; she married Benjamin Spenner in 1956 and he passed away in 1998; also a son, Raymond in 2002.

Opal is survived by her daughters, Claudine Blair

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DORIS ELLEN HAND

Doris Ellen Hand

October 1, 1929 – August 5, 2010

Doris Ellen Hand passed away peacefully August 5th with her family at her side after suffering several years with Alzheimer’s.  The oldest of 13 children, Doris was born October 1, 1929, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Ernie and Ellen (Bowcutt)Hicks.  She spent her younger years living in Utah, California, Washington and the Silverton Hills in Oregon where her father farmed, raising chickens and strawberries.  She was married to William Wood Carlson in 1945 and had two children, Cheryl Anne and Sandra Suzanne (Sue). 

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