Widow of navy WW II veteran George Ray Tweed
Published: September 27. 2005 4:00AM PST
April 4, 1916 - Sept. 24, 2005
Dolores "Lolly" Maria (Kramer) Tweed of Bend died Saturday of natural causes. She was 89.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bend.
Mrs. Tweed was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Kramer and Katharine Wubker. She married George Tweed on July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Tweed worked as an administrative assistant until she retired in 1970. She was a member of the Elks Club and the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include her daughter, Lolly of Bend; two sisters, Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., and Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son - George Jr., four brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Oregon Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701.
Autumn Funerals of Bend is in charge of arrangements.
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Dolores Maria Tweed Print E-mail
September 27, 2005 11:00 pm
Dolores Maria Tweed, 89, of Bend, died Sept. 24, 2005, in Bend of natural causes.
She was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Nicholas Kramer and Katharine Marie Wubker Kramer.
She grew up in Rhinelander and Milwaukee.
During World War II, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the War Department at the Pentagon.
She married Lt. George Ray Tweed July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
The couple moved to Grants Pass in 1948 where they lived until 1989.
After Mr. Tweed's death in 1989, Mrs. Tweed moved to Bend to be near her daughter and her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tweed owned a vacation home in Brookings for approximately 30 years. While in Brookings, the couple was active in Elk's Lodge 1934.
Mrs. Tweed enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing with her husband and gardening. She also loved the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Lolly Tweed and Brad Mulvihill of Bend; grandchildren Amber Sitz and husband Shad of Boise, Idaho; Brian Mulvihill of Jackson, Wyo., Casey Mulvihill of Eugene; great-granddaughter Tatum Sitz of Boise; sisters Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, son George Jr., a sister and four brothers.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., in Bend.
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Husband's obit
New York Times
George R. Tweed, 86; Eluded Foe on Guam
AP Published: January 19, 1989
George R. Tweed, a World War II Navy radioman who eluded Japanese forces on the Pacific island of Guam for 31 months, died Monday in an automobile accident in Northern California. He was 86 years old.
When Japanese forces overran Guam in 1941, Mr. Tweed, then a a chief radioman, and several others slipped into the jungle rather than surrender. He became the only survivor after the others were captured and killed.
Mr. Tweed managed to elude Japanese soldiers for two years seven months, providing information to American forces that recaptured the island in 1944. He was awarded the Legion of Merit.
His story was told in a 1945 book, ''Robinson Crusoe USN,'' and a 1962 movie, ''No Man is an Island,'' starring Jeffrey Hunter.
Published: September 27. 2005 4:00AM PST
April 4, 1916 - Sept. 24, 2005
Dolores "Lolly" Maria (Kramer) Tweed of Bend died Saturday of natural causes. She was 89.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bend.
Mrs. Tweed was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Kramer and Katharine Wubker. She married George Tweed on July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Tweed worked as an administrative assistant until she retired in 1970. She was a member of the Elks Club and the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include her daughter, Lolly of Bend; two sisters, Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., and Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son - George Jr., four brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Oregon Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701.
Autumn Funerals of Bend is in charge of arrangements.
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Dolores Maria Tweed Print E-mail
September 27, 2005 11:00 pm
Dolores Maria Tweed, 89, of Bend, died Sept. 24, 2005, in Bend of natural causes.
She was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Nicholas Kramer and Katharine Marie Wubker Kramer.
She grew up in Rhinelander and Milwaukee.
During World War II, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the War Department at the Pentagon.
She married Lt. George Ray Tweed July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
The couple moved to Grants Pass in 1948 where they lived until 1989.
After Mr. Tweed's death in 1989, Mrs. Tweed moved to Bend to be near her daughter and her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tweed owned a vacation home in Brookings for approximately 30 years. While in Brookings, the couple was active in Elk's Lodge 1934.
Mrs. Tweed enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing with her husband and gardening. She also loved the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Lolly Tweed and Brad Mulvihill of Bend; grandchildren Amber Sitz and husband Shad of Boise, Idaho; Brian Mulvihill of Jackson, Wyo., Casey Mulvihill of Eugene; great-granddaughter Tatum Sitz of Boise; sisters Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, son George Jr., a sister and four brothers.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., in Bend.
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Husband's obit
New York Times
George R. Tweed, 86; Eluded Foe on Guam
AP Published: January 19, 1989
George R. Tweed, a World War II Navy radioman who eluded Japanese forces on the Pacific island of Guam for 31 months, died Monday in an automobile accident in Northern California. He was 86 years old.
When Japanese forces overran Guam in 1941, Mr. Tweed, then a a chief radioman, and several others slipped into the jungle rather than surrender. He became the only survivor after the others were captured and killed.
Mr. Tweed managed to elude Japanese soldiers for two years seven months, providing information to American forces that recaptured the island in 1944. He was awarded the Legion of Merit.
His story was told in a 1945 book, ''Robinson Crusoe USN,'' and a 1962 movie, ''No Man is an Island,'' starring Jeffrey Hunter.
Widow of navy WW II veteran George Ray Tweed
Published: September 27. 2005 4:00AM PST
April 4, 1916 - Sept. 24, 2005
Dolores "Lolly" Maria (Kramer) Tweed of Bend died Saturday of natural causes. She was 89.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bend.
Mrs. Tweed was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Kramer and Katharine Wubker. She married George Tweed on July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Tweed worked as an administrative assistant until she retired in 1970. She was a member of the Elks Club and the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include her daughter, Lolly of Bend; two sisters, Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., and Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son - George Jr., four brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Oregon Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701.
Autumn Funerals of Bend is in charge of arrangements.
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Dolores Maria Tweed Print E-mail
September 27, 2005 11:00 pm
Dolores Maria Tweed, 89, of Bend, died Sept. 24, 2005, in Bend of natural causes.
She was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Nicholas Kramer and Katharine Marie Wubker Kramer.
She grew up in Rhinelander and Milwaukee.
During World War II, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the War Department at the Pentagon.
She married Lt. George Ray Tweed July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
The couple moved to Grants Pass in 1948 where they lived until 1989.
After Mr. Tweed's death in 1989, Mrs. Tweed moved to Bend to be near her daughter and her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tweed owned a vacation home in Brookings for approximately 30 years. While in Brookings, the couple was active in Elk's Lodge 1934.
Mrs. Tweed enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing with her husband and gardening. She also loved the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Lolly Tweed and Brad Mulvihill of Bend; grandchildren Amber Sitz and husband Shad of Boise, Idaho; Brian Mulvihill of Jackson, Wyo., Casey Mulvihill of Eugene; great-granddaughter Tatum Sitz of Boise; sisters Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, son George Jr., a sister and four brothers.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., in Bend.
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Husband's obit
New York Times
George R. Tweed, 86; Eluded Foe on Guam
AP Published: January 19, 1989
George R. Tweed, a World War II Navy radioman who eluded Japanese forces on the Pacific island of Guam for 31 months, died Monday in an automobile accident in Northern California. He was 86 years old.
When Japanese forces overran Guam in 1941, Mr. Tweed, then a a chief radioman, and several others slipped into the jungle rather than surrender. He became the only survivor after the others were captured and killed.
Mr. Tweed managed to elude Japanese soldiers for two years seven months, providing information to American forces that recaptured the island in 1944. He was awarded the Legion of Merit.
His story was told in a 1945 book, ''Robinson Crusoe USN,'' and a 1962 movie, ''No Man is an Island,'' starring Jeffrey Hunter.
Published: September 27. 2005 4:00AM PST
April 4, 1916 - Sept. 24, 2005
Dolores "Lolly" Maria (Kramer) Tweed of Bend died Saturday of natural causes. She was 89.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bend.
Mrs. Tweed was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Kramer and Katharine Wubker. She married George Tweed on July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Tweed worked as an administrative assistant until she retired in 1970. She was a member of the Elks Club and the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include her daughter, Lolly of Bend; two sisters, Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., and Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son - George Jr., four brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Oregon Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701.
Autumn Funerals of Bend is in charge of arrangements.
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Dolores Maria Tweed Print E-mail
September 27, 2005 11:00 pm
Dolores Maria Tweed, 89, of Bend, died Sept. 24, 2005, in Bend of natural causes.
She was born April 4, 1916, in Rhinelander, Wis., to George Nicholas Kramer and Katharine Marie Wubker Kramer.
She grew up in Rhinelander and Milwaukee.
During World War II, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the War Department at the Pentagon.
She married Lt. George Ray Tweed July 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C.
The couple moved to Grants Pass in 1948 where they lived until 1989.
After Mr. Tweed's death in 1989, Mrs. Tweed moved to Bend to be near her daughter and her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tweed owned a vacation home in Brookings for approximately 30 years. While in Brookings, the couple was active in Elk's Lodge 1934.
Mrs. Tweed enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing with her husband and gardening. She also loved the ocean and Odell Lake.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Lolly Tweed and Brad Mulvihill of Bend; grandchildren Amber Sitz and husband Shad of Boise, Idaho; Brian Mulvihill of Jackson, Wyo., Casey Mulvihill of Eugene; great-granddaughter Tatum Sitz of Boise; sisters Roselle Russell of Port Orchard, Wash., Dorothy Dummer of Louisville, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, son George Jr., a sister and four brothers.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., in Bend.
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Husband's obit
New York Times
George R. Tweed, 86; Eluded Foe on Guam
AP Published: January 19, 1989
George R. Tweed, a World War II Navy radioman who eluded Japanese forces on the Pacific island of Guam for 31 months, died Monday in an automobile accident in Northern California. He was 86 years old.
When Japanese forces overran Guam in 1941, Mr. Tweed, then a a chief radioman, and several others slipped into the jungle rather than surrender. He became the only survivor after the others were captured and killed.
Mr. Tweed managed to elude Japanese soldiers for two years seven months, providing information to American forces that recaptured the island in 1944. He was awarded the Legion of Merit.
His story was told in a 1945 book, ''Robinson Crusoe USN,'' and a 1962 movie, ''No Man is an Island,'' starring Jeffrey Hunter.
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