This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Pedersen, Hull, Hauck, Nevill, Liesinger, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5173/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times Newport, OR 97365 Friday, Dec 18th, 2009 Sheila E. Pedersen Sheila E. Pedersen, 85, of Salem, Ore., died Nov. 13, 2009 in Lebanon. She was born Feb. 21, 1924 to Leon Hull and Eva Hauck in Lake Preston, S.D. She graduated from high school in Huntington Park, Calif., studied foreign trade at University of California, Los Angeles, and psychology at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. She lived, worked and raised seven children in the Newport and Toledo area. She worked as a purchasing agent for Georgia-Pacific's Toledo division from 1963 to 1968, and worked as an executive secretary for Publishers Paper Company sawmill division in Toledo from 1968 to 1984. While in Toledo, she was an active member and past president of Business and Professional Women and served as Oregon state president in 1983. She was also a member and president of the Toledo Emblem Club. She was an avid book collector. Her love of books gained her recognition for creating and maintaining the "friends of the library" in the retirement community of Leisure World in Seal Beach, Calif. where she lived from 1985-1991. She enjoyed hunting, gardening, canning, building, painting and repairing. She enjoyed knitting and sewing and quilting. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Jim Hull and Rodney Hull. She is survived by her children, Stephen J. Nevill of Troy, Mont., Judy L. Pedersen Nevill of Lincoln City, Sheila K. Pedersen Nevill of Cascadia, Marty L. Pedersen of Gleneden Beach, Michael S. Pedersen of Toledo, Leif H. Pedersen of Alsea, and Cindy P. Pedersen-Liesinger of Salem; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to a library of one's choice. Neptune Cremation Service in Portland 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.