This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Perkins, Swanson, Johnson, Thomas, Steinbach, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5545/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010 Alice Perkins Alice "Marie" Perkins, 86, died Aug. 22, 2010 in Florence, Ore. She was born July 12, 1924 to Eric and Esther (Swanson) Johnson in Pierce County, Wash. She graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash. in 1942. She worked as an executive secretary to the superintendent of the Boeing South Tacoma plant and the dean of Washington State University. She married Ralph Perkins in 1947, and they had more than 50 years together. They established a veterinary medicine clinic in Nehalem, where they lived for more than 20 years. They then retired and moved to Rainier, where they had a 58-acre farm. She lived in Florence since August 2008. She was an active member of the Nehalem Firemen Ladies Auxiliary, the Nehalem United Methodist Church and the Clatskanie United Methodist Church to name a few. She received recognition and awards from the Veterans Administration and the Grange for her exceptional work. She enjoyed reading, playing cards and doing puzzles. She had many friends and will be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Perkins; sister Edith Thomas; and brother Henning Johnson. She is survived by daughter, Sally Perkins of Waldport; son, Roger (Cheryl) Perkins of Nehalem; granddaughter, Melissa (Aron) Steinbach; grandson, Cory Perkins and great-grandson Jacob Steinbach. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Clatskanie United Methodist Church in Clatskanie, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a local humane society. Donations may be left at the service or sent to Burns Riverside Chapel, P.O. Box 250, Florence OR 97439. 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.