This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Villegas, Simmons, Gonzales, Vera, Aloha, Case, Butler, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5407/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Leonda M. Villegas Leonda M. Villegas, 58, of Gervais, Ore., died of a long-term illness on May 3, 2010 at the Hopewell Hospice House in Portland, Ore. She was born Dec. 23, 1951 to Calvin and Ella Simmons in Toledo, Ore. She graduated from Siletz High School. She worked at the Chemawa Indian School for more than two decades. She loved beading, cooking and surfing the Internet. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many. She was preceded in death by her parents, Calvin and Ella Simmons. She is survived by her husband, Roberto Villegas, of Gervais; her children, Ulysses Simmons of Salem, Luella Gonzales of Salem, Yolanda Simmons-Vera-Aloha, Timothy Villegas, of Gervais, Martha Villegas of Salem, and Jonathan Villegas of Gervais; siblings, Elouise Case, Nancy Simmons, Darwin Simmons, Donald Simmons Sr., Reginald Butler and Ronald Butler, all of Siletz, Calvin Simmons Jr. of Clatskanie, Ore., and Delmer Butler of Reedsport; 14 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral Service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, at the Siletz Tribal Community Center in Siletz, with the final ceremony following at Paul Washington Cemetery. A reception will follow at the tribal center. Affordable Burial and Cremation 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.