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Edna Ann Kleinke
Nov. 20, 1915 — May 17, 1999
Edna Ann Kleinke, 83, of Albany died Monday at home.
She was born in Wolf Point, Mont., the daughter of Guy Grant and May Agnes (Best) Hurley. She attended 11 elementary schools in Montana, North Dakota and Oregon and graduated from North Salem High School in 1931, at age 16.
She married
Wesley A. Kleinke Nov. 17, 1940 in Salem, and they had moved to Albany. Mr. Kleinke died Dec. 24, 1983.
Mrs. Kleinke worked for Western Auto in Albany, Salem and Portland before she was a mother. She returned to work after her children were in high school, and was a secretary at Wah Chang for 19 years, retiring in 1982.
Mrs. Kleinke was active in the Parent Teacher Association and supported school activities. She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving are son James of Portland; daughter Catherine Ann Alden of Albany; and five grandchildren.
Brothers Raymond and Mervyn Hurley and sisters Betty Mazzuchelli and Hazel Putz died earlier.
A memorial service for Mrs. Kleinke will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, at Fisher Funeral Home., with Pastor Mark Peterson officiating. A private burial service will be at Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem.
Contributions in her name may be made to the Albany Public Schools Foundation, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, P.O. Box 156, Albany, Ore. 97321.
Marjorie Friedrichsen
Jan. 9, 1922 — May 17, 1999
Marjorie Friedrichsen, 77, of Albany died Monday at Albany General Hospital.
She was born in Clifton, Ariz., the daughter of Willis and Marcella (Stewart) McBrayer. She grew up in El Paso, Texas, and East Oakland, Calif. Home schooled until age 11 because she was frail, she graduated from high school at age 17.
In high school she worked on the school yearbook and newspaper and was active in youth politics, belonging to Junior Statesmen of America. After high school she was a rate clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad, an advanced position for one so young.
She married
John “Jack” Friedrichsen Dec. 28, 1944 in Oakland, and they lived in Valdosta, Ga., and Columbia and Shaw Field in South Carolina, while her husband served in the Army Air Corps.
When her husband was sent to Japan, she moved to Oakland and worked for Sears, later transferring to the Sears store in Corvallis. She was a cook at several Oregon State University fraternities and sororities.
The Friedrichsens lived in Philomath from 1978 until 1989, when they moved to Albany.
Mrs. Friedrichsen belonged to the Retired Officers Club of Corvallis, was a 60-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Whitespires Berean Fundamental Church. While living elsewhere, she had been president of Beaucaunt four times.
An avid reader, she had belonged to book clubs. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and gardening and was especially fond of roses.
Surviving are husband Jack; daughters Janet Alanko of Baker City and Sandra Hunt of Eugene; brother Steward McBrayer of Hayward, Calif.; sister Elizabeth Eddy of Cupertino, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Whitespires Berean Fundamental Church, with Pastor Robb Tobey officiating.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, P.O. Box 156, Albany, Ore. 97321.
Bonnie Bea Wade
Nov. 14, 1925 — May 18, 1999
CORVALLIS — Former Corvallis resident Bonnie Bea Wade, 73, of Aumsville died of cancer Tuesday.
She was born in Vallejo, Calif., and graduated from high school in Fresno, Calif. She served in the WAVEs during World War II and was discharged from the Navy as an apprentice seaman.
She married
John Howard Jan 17, 1946, and they divorced in 1965. She married
Frank Wade in 1968 in Corvallis and they divorced in 1972.
Mrs. Wade had lived in Corvallis before moving to Salem. She worked as a custodian, including for Willamette University, and retired in 1988.
She belonged to the United Methodist Church in Salem, was director of West Coast Net, a ham radio slow speed net, and a member of the Radio Relay League and Marion County Amateur Radio Emergency Services. A past Girl Scout leader she was instrumental in starting Girl Scouts on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
She enjoyed pets and liked working crossword puzzles and reading science fiction and historical novels. She liked to watch tennis and stock car races, and recently was a computer enthusiast.
Surviving are son William Howard of Albany; daughter Lotsmae Howard of Port Angeles, Wash., and Bonnie D. Hall of Jefferson; sisters Elaine Baker and Julie Herndon, both of Clovis, Calif.; twin brother David Nicholson of Clovis, Calif.; and granddaughters Bonnie J. and Rachel Hall, both of Jefferson.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church, 1320 Liberty St., Salem. Howell-Edwards-Doerksen Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mrs. Wade’s memory may be made to the SafeHaven Humane Society in Albany.
Fred Enos
July 19, 1911 — May 18, 1999
SWEET HOME — Fred Enos, 87, of Sweet Home died Tuesday at Twin Oaks Care Center.
He was born in Brownsville, the son of Manuel and Rose (Brazil) Enos. He married
Blake E. Christensen Nov. 23, 1936, in Harrisburg.
Mr. Enos hauled logs in 1938 to 1940, when he ventured into the sawmill business. He operated his own mill for 25 years in the Halsey/Brownsville area.
He loved horses and, while living in Brownsville, belonged to a riding club and was a member of the Crawfordsville Roundup.
He moved to Sweet Home in 1966 and worked in real estate for a few years. He retired in 1973.
Mr. Enos was past exalted ruler and district deputy of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge. He was a 50-year member of the Brownsville Masonic Lodge. He was elected to the Sweet Home Rural Fire District Board and served several years.
Mr. Enos enjoyed deer and elk hunting, wintered in Yuma, Ariz., for 15 years, and won trophies for pitching horseshoes. To stay busy after retiring, he picked fern, cut wood and gathered fir cones.
Surviving are wife Blake; brother William “Bill”; nephew Larry Joe Enos; and five grandnephews and a grandniece.
Twin brother Joe died earlier.
Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Workman & Steckly Funeral Chapel. Mr. Enos’ funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, followed by burial at Gilliland cemetery.
Contributions in Mr. Enos’ memory may be made to Local Eyes, in care of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, 440 Osage, Sweet Home, Ore. 97386.
Mary F. Kasson
March 31, 1925 — May 19, 1999
LEBANON — Mary F. Kasson, 74, of Lebanon died Wednesday morning at Lebanon Community Hospital.
Born in Joplin, Mo., she was the daughter of Henry Elmer and Maggie (Smith) Fields. The family lived in Garibaldi before moving to Lebanon in 1940.
She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1943 and was a welder on double-bottom ships in the Portland shipyards during World War II.
She married
Harold “Lee” Kasson Sept. 29, 1945, in Berkeley, Calif.
For 40 years Mrs. Kasson was active in the Lebanon American Legion Auxiliary and was a past president, past deputy sergeant-of-arms and 1991 District 3 president. She was past presidente of the Les Femmes Cabane Grande and a member of the 8 & 40 Salon.
Mrs. Kasson liked bowling, playing bingo and taking trips to Reno.
Surviving are husband Lee; daughters Pamella Rowlins of Portland and Deb Robertson and Nikki Ramsdell, both of Lebanon; brothers Elmer Fields of Corvallis and Bennie Fields of Eugene; sisters June Kingsbury of Salem and Ernestine Durham of Manteca, Calif.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A brother and two sisters died earlier.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lebanon IOOF cemetery, with Pastor Rob Angerman of Plainview Mennonite Church officiating.
Contributions in Mrs. Kasson’s memory may be made to the Auxiliary Emergency Fund of American Legion Post 51, in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon, Ore. 97355.
Veronica M. Thoma
Aug. 24, 1915 — May 20, 1999
LEBANON — Veronica M. Thoma, 83, of Lebanon died Thursday at Lebanon Community Hospital.
She was born and grew up in Lyons, the daughter of Amos and Martha (Lyons) Hiatt. She attended schools in Lyons and Stayton.
She married
Leonard Thoma on Jan. 31, 1933, in Lyons. They lived in Stayton until 1948, when they moved to Lebanon. Mr. Thoma died this year on Jan. 19.
Mrs. Thoma was manager of the Woolen Mill Fabric Store of Lebanon before retiring. She belonged to St. Edward’s Catholic Church and was a founding member of the Catholic Daughters of America. She belonged to the Lebanon Elkettes and enjoyed sewing, golfing, traveling, playing cards and bingo at the Elks and taking trips to various casinos.
Surviving are sons Richard and James, both of Lebanon; eight grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Brother Percy J. Hiatt and sister Celene Hiatt died earlier.
Viewing will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Thoma’s funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Edward’s Catholic Church, with Father Paul Maher officiating. Burial will follow at the Lebanon IOOF cemetery.
Contributions in Mrs. Thoma’s name may be made to Lebanon Community Hospital, in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon, Ore. 97355.
Margaret H. Barrett
April 4, 1951 — May 19, 1999
TURNER — Margaret H. Barrett, 48, of Turner died Wednesday at Salem Hospital.
Born in Puyallup, Wash., she moved to Albany as a child. She was a 10-year 4-H member and graduated from Albany Union High School in 1969.
She was the Linn-Benton Dairy Princess of 1969 and was a delegate to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Chosen for an International Farm Youth Exchange, she went to Kenya, Africa, in 1973.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture communications from Oregon State University in 1974 and worked as director of information for the Holstein-Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro, Vt.
She married
Lyman Barrett on July 2, 1976, in Turner, and they operated a family dairy farm.
Mrs. Barrett also worked 14 years as office manager for Salem Family Head Start. She was a 4-H club leader in Marion County for 12 years and a member of the Marion County 4-H Fair Board.
She served as dairy superintendent at the Marion County Fair, was named Livestock Leader of the Year for 1996 and Marion County 4-H Leader of the Year for 1997.
Mrs. Barrett was a past president and vice-president of the Marion County Dairy Women and was Oregon Dairy Women publicity chairman for 20 years. She was the 1999 Oregon Dairy Women president-elect.
She was a member of the Oregon Dairy Farmers, serving as chairman of the club’s Public Relations Committee and Water Resources Committee and as a member of the club’s OSU Advisory Committee.
Surviving are husband Lyman; son Justin of Turner; daughters Elizabeth Barrett of Turner, Terri Barrett of Los Angeles and Jennifer Barrett of Phoenix Ariz.; parents Wallace and Helen (Utzinger) Smith of Turner; brothers Don Smith and John Smith, both of Brownsville; sisters Susan Cunningham of Albany, Debbie Rainey of Turner and Betty Bielenberg of Aumsville; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Jefferson Baptist Church. A private, family graveside service was held at Cloverdale cemetery in Turner.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Margaret Barrett 4-H Intermediate Dairy Showmanship Memorial Award, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, P.O. Box 156, Albany, Ore. 97321.
Irene M. Slupe
Oct. 11, 1922 — May 19, 1999
Irene M. Slupe, 76, of Albany died Wednesday.
She was born in Grand Forks, N.D., and lived in Salem from the early 1950s until 1976, when she moved to Albany. She was an Oregon resident for 54 years.
She married
Lawrence E. Slupe more than 58 years ago.
Mrs. Slupe belonged to the Eagles Lodge and was active in the Salvation Army. She enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.
Surviving are husband Lawrence of Albany; sons Richard of Albany and Rodney of Scio; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Barrick Funeral Home, 205 Church St. S.E., Salem. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Restlawn Memory Gardens in Salem.
Russell Henry Spratt
Oct. 11, 1914 — May 20, 1999
SWEET HOME — Russell Henry Spratt, 84, of Sweet Home died Thursday at home.
He was born in Albany to Millard and Daisy (Richards) Spratt. he married
Helen Brockman Dec. 20, 1941 in Carson, Wash. They lived in Mill City before moving to Sweet Home in 1943. In 1971 they moved to Kooskia, Idaho, and returned to Sweet Home in 1984.
Mr. Spratt was a faller and bucker for many logging companies through the years. He drove a school bus in Cascadia and between runs would head to the river to catch a fish or two. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed reading about many subjects.
Surviving are wife Helen; daughters Joann Albert of Sweet Home and Barbara Bake of Salt Lake City; son Mike of Sweet Home; sister Jean Noce of Vancouver, Wash.; brother Leonard of Merrill; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Private, family services will be held. Burial will be at the Lebanon IOOF cemetery. Workman & Steckly Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mr. Spratt’s name may be made to the Lebanon Community Hospital Surgical Unit.
