Virginia Lee Burkhart, 91, of Albany died on Aug. 22.
A celebration of Virginia’s life will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Albany.
Virginia was born in 1924 at St. Mary's Hospital in Albany. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Whetstone) Burkhart. Her great-grandfather and his brother were among the first pioneers to settle Albany, having come by covered wagon train in 1846. She was also a descendant of the first settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Virginia grew up on a farm seven miles east of Albany and attended Price School, a one-room schoolhouse. A highly accomplished 4-H member, Virginia won numerous awards at the Oregon State Fair for her cooking, lambs and hogs, with special recognition of her achievements given by Governor Sprague in 1941. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942 and attended Oregon State College.
Not one to be held back by social conventions, Virginia struck out on her own as a young woman to build her career and experience life on both coasts. She worked as a secretary to the Iron Ore Commodity Specialist for the United States in Washington, D.C. Virginia also worked in Portland, Corvallis, Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to Albany.
After retiring she loved to travel, collect antiques and work in her garden. Virginia volunteered many hours of her time at various Albany organizations. She was a past member of Beta Sigma Phi and D.A.R.
She was preceded in death by brother Wilbur and sister Betty.
Virginia is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Albany Democrat Herald
Note: The information below came to me from Kathie L. Webb Blair
"Virginia was a cousin of mine, a very nice lady. Could you please amend her memorial to note that her great grandparents (and grandparents) came to Oregon in 1847? Her grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, came to the Oregon Territory at the bequest of his father, with his brother, Coriolanus "Crill" Domarus Burkhart, had come in 1846 to confirm the situation in the Northwest and that it would behoove them all to make one last move the following year to Oregon Territory. Raymond (and probably, "Crill") returned to Iowa, giving such glowing reports that their parents and all but one of their siblings crossed the Oregon Trail in 1847, arriving in what would become Albany, Oregon on Oct 16, 1847."
Virginia's brother, Wilbur Wassom Burkhart, Jr. was born Sep 21, 1921 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. He died in Portland, Oregon in Dec 1984. Place of burial is unknown.
Virginia's sister, Betty Luella Burkhart, was born Apr 17, 1926 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. She died in Santa Barbara, California on Nov 23, 1992. Place of burial is unknown.
Wassom is the maiden name of Elizabeth Jane Wassom Burkhart (1822-1862), the wife of Raymond Sanderson Burkhart (1817-1888). They are the great grandparents of Virginia, Wilbur Jr. and Luella Burkhart and are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
How we are related: Virginia Lee Burkhart's grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, and my great, great grandfather, Leander Columbus Burkhart, were brothers. They were two of twelve children born to John and Rebecca (Baltzell) Burkhart and came to the Oregon Territory in 1847.
A celebration of Virginia’s life will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Albany.
Virginia was born in 1924 at St. Mary's Hospital in Albany. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Whetstone) Burkhart. Her great-grandfather and his brother were among the first pioneers to settle Albany, having come by covered wagon train in 1846. She was also a descendant of the first settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Virginia grew up on a farm seven miles east of Albany and attended Price School, a one-room schoolhouse. A highly accomplished 4-H member, Virginia won numerous awards at the Oregon State Fair for her cooking, lambs and hogs, with special recognition of her achievements given by Governor Sprague in 1941. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942 and attended Oregon State College.
Not one to be held back by social conventions, Virginia struck out on her own as a young woman to build her career and experience life on both coasts. She worked as a secretary to the Iron Ore Commodity Specialist for the United States in Washington, D.C. Virginia also worked in Portland, Corvallis, Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to Albany.
After retiring she loved to travel, collect antiques and work in her garden. Virginia volunteered many hours of her time at various Albany organizations. She was a past member of Beta Sigma Phi and D.A.R.
She was preceded in death by brother Wilbur and sister Betty.
Virginia is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Albany Democrat Herald
Note: The information below came to me from Kathie L. Webb Blair
"Virginia was a cousin of mine, a very nice lady. Could you please amend her memorial to note that her great grandparents (and grandparents) came to Oregon in 1847? Her grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, came to the Oregon Territory at the bequest of his father, with his brother, Coriolanus "Crill" Domarus Burkhart, had come in 1846 to confirm the situation in the Northwest and that it would behoove them all to make one last move the following year to Oregon Territory. Raymond (and probably, "Crill") returned to Iowa, giving such glowing reports that their parents and all but one of their siblings crossed the Oregon Trail in 1847, arriving in what would become Albany, Oregon on Oct 16, 1847."
Virginia's brother, Wilbur Wassom Burkhart, Jr. was born Sep 21, 1921 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. He died in Portland, Oregon in Dec 1984. Place of burial is unknown.
Virginia's sister, Betty Luella Burkhart, was born Apr 17, 1926 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. She died in Santa Barbara, California on Nov 23, 1992. Place of burial is unknown.
Wassom is the maiden name of Elizabeth Jane Wassom Burkhart (1822-1862), the wife of Raymond Sanderson Burkhart (1817-1888). They are the great grandparents of Virginia, Wilbur Jr. and Luella Burkhart and are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
How we are related: Virginia Lee Burkhart's grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, and my great, great grandfather, Leander Columbus Burkhart, were brothers. They were two of twelve children born to John and Rebecca (Baltzell) Burkhart and came to the Oregon Territory in 1847.
Virginia Lee Burkhart, 91, of Albany died on Aug. 22.
A celebration of Virginia’s life will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Albany.
Virginia was born in 1924 at St. Mary's Hospital in Albany. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Whetstone) Burkhart. Her great-grandfather and his brother were among the first pioneers to settle Albany, having come by covered wagon train in 1846. She was also a descendant of the first settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Virginia grew up on a farm seven miles east of Albany and attended Price School, a one-room schoolhouse. A highly accomplished 4-H member, Virginia won numerous awards at the Oregon State Fair for her cooking, lambs and hogs, with special recognition of her achievements given by Governor Sprague in 1941. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942 and attended Oregon State College.
Not one to be held back by social conventions, Virginia struck out on her own as a young woman to build her career and experience life on both coasts. She worked as a secretary to the Iron Ore Commodity Specialist for the United States in Washington, D.C. Virginia also worked in Portland, Corvallis, Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to Albany.
After retiring she loved to travel, collect antiques and work in her garden. Virginia volunteered many hours of her time at various Albany organizations. She was a past member of Beta Sigma Phi and D.A.R.
She was preceded in death by brother Wilbur and sister Betty.
Virginia is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Albany Democrat Herald
Note: The information below came to me from Kathie L. Webb Blair
"Virginia was a cousin of mine, a very nice lady. Could you please amend her memorial to note that her great grandparents (and grandparents) came to Oregon in 1847? Her grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, came to the Oregon Territory at the bequest of his father, with his brother, Coriolanus "Crill" Domarus Burkhart, had come in 1846 to confirm the situation in the Northwest and that it would behoove them all to make one last move the following year to Oregon Territory. Raymond (and probably, "Crill") returned to Iowa, giving such glowing reports that their parents and all but one of their siblings crossed the Oregon Trail in 1847, arriving in what would become Albany, Oregon on Oct 16, 1847."
Virginia's brother, Wilbur Wassom Burkhart, Jr. was born Sep 21, 1921 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. He died in Portland, Oregon in Dec 1984. Place of burial is unknown.
Virginia's sister, Betty Luella Burkhart, was born Apr 17, 1926 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. She died in Santa Barbara, California on Nov 23, 1992. Place of burial is unknown.
Wassom is the maiden name of Elizabeth Jane Wassom Burkhart (1822-1862), the wife of Raymond Sanderson Burkhart (1817-1888). They are the great grandparents of Virginia, Wilbur Jr. and Luella Burkhart and are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
How we are related: Virginia Lee Burkhart's grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, and my great, great grandfather, Leander Columbus Burkhart, were brothers. They were two of twelve children born to John and Rebecca (Baltzell) Burkhart and came to the Oregon Territory in 1847.
A celebration of Virginia’s life will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Albany.
Virginia was born in 1924 at St. Mary's Hospital in Albany. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Whetstone) Burkhart. Her great-grandfather and his brother were among the first pioneers to settle Albany, having come by covered wagon train in 1846. She was also a descendant of the first settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Virginia grew up on a farm seven miles east of Albany and attended Price School, a one-room schoolhouse. A highly accomplished 4-H member, Virginia won numerous awards at the Oregon State Fair for her cooking, lambs and hogs, with special recognition of her achievements given by Governor Sprague in 1941. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942 and attended Oregon State College.
Not one to be held back by social conventions, Virginia struck out on her own as a young woman to build her career and experience life on both coasts. She worked as a secretary to the Iron Ore Commodity Specialist for the United States in Washington, D.C. Virginia also worked in Portland, Corvallis, Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to Albany.
After retiring she loved to travel, collect antiques and work in her garden. Virginia volunteered many hours of her time at various Albany organizations. She was a past member of Beta Sigma Phi and D.A.R.
She was preceded in death by brother Wilbur and sister Betty.
Virginia is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Albany Democrat Herald
Note: The information below came to me from Kathie L. Webb Blair
"Virginia was a cousin of mine, a very nice lady. Could you please amend her memorial to note that her great grandparents (and grandparents) came to Oregon in 1847? Her grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, came to the Oregon Territory at the bequest of his father, with his brother, Coriolanus "Crill" Domarus Burkhart, had come in 1846 to confirm the situation in the Northwest and that it would behoove them all to make one last move the following year to Oregon Territory. Raymond (and probably, "Crill") returned to Iowa, giving such glowing reports that their parents and all but one of their siblings crossed the Oregon Trail in 1847, arriving in what would become Albany, Oregon on Oct 16, 1847."
Virginia's brother, Wilbur Wassom Burkhart, Jr. was born Sep 21, 1921 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. He died in Portland, Oregon in Dec 1984. Place of burial is unknown.
Virginia's sister, Betty Luella Burkhart, was born Apr 17, 1926 in Price, Linn County, Oregon. She died in Santa Barbara, California on Nov 23, 1992. Place of burial is unknown.
Wassom is the maiden name of Elizabeth Jane Wassom Burkhart (1822-1862), the wife of Raymond Sanderson Burkhart (1817-1888). They are the great grandparents of Virginia, Wilbur Jr. and Luella Burkhart and are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
How we are related: Virginia Lee Burkhart's grandfather, Raymond Sanderson Burkhart, and my great, great grandfather, Leander Columbus Burkhart, were brothers. They were two of twelve children born to John and Rebecca (Baltzell) Burkhart and came to the Oregon Territory in 1847.
