This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Olsen, Kirby, Jones, Sawyer, Winkle, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5548/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010 Tami Olsen Tami RaNae (Kirby) Olsen, 51, of Newport, Ore. died Aug. 23, 2010. She was born Sept. 14, 1958 in Kennewick, Wash. She later moved and graduated from high school in Fresno, Calif. She attended and graduated from community college and modeling school in California and later moved with her family to Newport. She met and fell in love with Donald Olsen of Waldport, and they married Sept. 9, 1982 in Hawaii. She spent much of her time volunteering in her children's schools, where she was also employed as an aide at the elementary and high school levels. She enjoyed camping, scrapbooking, and being with family and friends. She will be remembered as an amazing wife, daughter, sister, mother and friend. She devoted much of her life to taking care of her family and loving those around her. She was preceded in death by her birth father, Wayne Kirby, and brother, Ricky Kirby. She is survived by her husband, Don Olsen; parents, Dwayne and Phyllis Jones; son, Cody Olsen; daughter, Mandi Sawyer; brother, Mike Kirby; and grandmother, Alma Winkle. Friends and family are invited to a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the First Baptist Church, 208 NW Sixth St. in Newport. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, 2500 SE University Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414-3206. Bateman Funeral Home in Newport is handling arrangements. 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.