This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Dollar, Colby, May, Palmer, Perkins, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/6296/mb.ashx Message Board Post: October 3, 2012 The News Guard, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Lorraine Mary Ann Colby Dollar Lorraine Mary Ann (Colby) Dollar; a loving wife, mother, grandmother, a very loving great-grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on September 19, 2012, at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in the early evening, at the age of 84. Lorraine was born on March 6, 1928, in Oceanlake, Oregon to Raymond and Stella Colby. Lorraine enjoyed canning, sewing, knitting and making her special quilts on her quilting machine. She was bookkeeper for 25 years for Superior Welding, Inc. in Battle Ground, Wash. Lorraine joined North Lincoln Grange in 1978 in which she was secretary until 1997 also holding offices of Chaplain, Ceres, also secretary for Subordinate and County Granges for two years, she was Secretary of North County Historical Society, and belonged to the Union 50 Club. She taught Sunday school at Evangelical Church in Lincoln City and was recorder for Cherry Grove Friends Church in Battle Ground, Wash. Lorraine lived in Battle Ground, Wash., where she and her husband raised their family until they moved to Lincoln City in the early '70s to the property that they had purchased in the '50s. They made this their home until death. Lorraine is survived by her daughter Jo Ann May and son-in-law David May; son Rodney Dollar; son Richard Dollar and daughter in-law Connie Dollar, all of Lincoln City, Ore.; her two sisters Donna Ray Palmer of Bend; and Carol Perkins of Alaska; as well as many nieces and nephews; 8 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by husband Ronald Dollar, mother and father Raymond and Stella Colby, son Ronald Dollar Jr., 8 brothers and one sister. Lorraine will be interred next to her husband at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore. Donations can be made in her memory to the American Diabetic Association, Hospice Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital or American Bible Association. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary. Memories and condolences at FarnstromMortuary.com. ... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.