Miller, Munnell, Smith, Thoreson, Hagman, Sayers, Frey, Silva Martina Gene Miller, 70, a resident of The Dalles, died at a Portland hospital Tuesday, September 24, 2003. She was born September 22, 1933, in Red Lake, Minnesota, the second of seven Children to Charles Lewis and Alice Marie (Munnell) Smith. She grew up in Redby, Minnesota. She moved to Portland in the early 1960s and married Leroy Gilbert Thoreson In 1965, in Vancouver, Washington. They moved to Tygh Valley [Oregon] in the Late 1960s and lived there until 1984. She was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church and Chippewa Indian Tribe in Minnesota. She worked many years as a CNA [certified nursing assistant] for Valley Vista Nursing Home [The Dalles]. She enjoyed spending time with her Family, especially her grandchildren; playing bingo, reading, crocheting and Indian Pow Wows. She is survived by four children, Ruth Adele Smith, Deerwood, Minnesota; Nancy Lynn Hagman, Bemidji, Minnesota; Keith Douglas Smith and Kevin Lee Thoreson, Both of The Dalles; 10 grandchildren; four brothers, Myron Louis Smith and his Wife, Teresa, Redby, Minnesota; Robert William Sayers and his wife, Nancy, Bloomington, Minnesota; Joseph Raymond Smith, Pendleton [Oregon]; Kenneth Leo Smith, the Dalles; two sisters, Dorothy (Dottie) Louise Frey, The Dalles; Barbara Marie Silva, Salem [Oregon] and several nieces and nephews. She was Preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Viewing visitation will be held on Sunday, October 5, from 2 to 5:00 p.m. at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home. An interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Portland Skyline Memorial. The Dalles Chronicle October 1, 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.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids, home, work and yourself. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/workingmom.armx