----- Original Message ----- From: "Earline Wasser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 6:56 PM Subject: [OREGON] Mary Ruth Colburn Obituary > Surnames: Colburn, Tolar, Gurtler > > Mary Ruth Colburn, 74, a resident of The Dalles, died Wednesday, March 12, > 2003 at her home. > > She was born December 13, 1928, in Echo (Oregon), the second of five > children to Empie Ray and Bennie Lee Tolar. She grew up and attended high > school in Echo. > > In 1948, she married Vancil L. Colburn and they continued to make their home > in Echo. She worked as a medical records secretary for many years at Good > Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston (Oregon). > > The couple moved to The Dalles in 1968 and she commuted to work in Hermiston > for a number of years before going to work in medical records for Drs. > Schwartz and Staver at the orthopedic clinic before retiring. > > Her husband died in 1999. > > She was active in several organizations in The Dalles, including B.P.O.Elks > Lodge No. 303 Auxiliary, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2126 Auxiliary, > The American Legion Auxiliary and Laureate Chapter of the Alpha Nu sorority. > She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, particularly > grandsons Andrew and Ethan Colburn and her many nieces, nephews and > grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She loved cooking and trying new recipes. > > She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law David and Cathy Colburn, > Cloverdale (Oregon); sister and brother-in-law Louise and Jack Gurtler, > Hermiston; brothers and sisters-in-law Joe and Kathy Tolar, Coeur d'Alene, > Idaho; Mick and Susan Tolar, Boardman (Oregon); and Bob and Maria Tolar, > Portland; grandchildren, Andrew and Ethan Colburn, Cloverdale. > > At her request there will be no public services. A family gathering in > celebration of her life will be held at a later date in conjunction with the > disposition of her ashes. > > Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Cancer > Society. > > Arrangements were by Columbia Cremation & Burial. > > > The Dalles Chronicle March 13, 2003. > > > > > Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, > Oregon > > Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser > > Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society > c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library > 722 Court Street > The Dalles, Oregon 97058 > http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy > > Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information > regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." > Robert Louis Stevenson > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > *-<Welcome to the OREGON LIST>-* > To Search the OREGON-L http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OREGON/ > or leave the list use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > Us Gen Web Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/or/orfiles.htm > List Admin [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >