—The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
May 30, 2013
Grace Jennie Coleman
1915 - 2013
Grace Jennie (Oosten) Coleman of Monroe passed away peacefully on May 27th at the age of 98 years. Grace was born in 1915 in Perkins, South Dakota to Johan and Hermina Oosten. Grace grew up in Springfield, SD and married her teenage sweetheart Donald Francis Coleman on August 2, 1934.
Grace and her husband Donald left South Dakota in 1936 during the Great Depression and traveled to Oregon. They settled in the Bellfountain area for a few years. In 1942, they purchased a home in Alpine where they raised their daughters and a granddaughter. Grace and Donald had four daughters, Betty Jean Coleman, Donna Belvill, Jeannie Dye, and Sue Billings. They had four grandchildren, Peggy Cooksey, Layle McCord, Linda Stephens and Aaron Kowchee. They also had five great grandchildren, Dusty and Sadie McCord, Miles and Caleb Kowchee, and Nickolas Stephens.
Grace's greatest joy in life was her family. She was very close to her children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. When her children were in high school she was a member of the Mothers Club at Monroe Union High School. She was also a member of the Rebekahs Lodge of Alpine. She liked to cook and bake and could always be counted on to bring a delicious pie to gatherings.
Grace is preceded in death by her daughter Betty Jean who passed as an infant, her parents, and her husband, Donald.
A Celebration of Grace's Life and Pot Luck dinner will be held at the Alpine Community Center on Sunday, June 2nd at 2 pm. A private family inurnment will be at Alpine Cemetery at a later date. Donations to honor Grace may be made to Benton Hospice or the Monroe Fire Department. Arrangements through Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home, Junction City.
Lane County, Oregon
May 30, 2013
Grace Jennie Coleman
1915 - 2013
Grace Jennie (Oosten) Coleman of Monroe passed away peacefully on May 27th at the age of 98 years. Grace was born in 1915 in Perkins, South Dakota to Johan and Hermina Oosten. Grace grew up in Springfield, SD and married her teenage sweetheart Donald Francis Coleman on August 2, 1934.
Grace and her husband Donald left South Dakota in 1936 during the Great Depression and traveled to Oregon. They settled in the Bellfountain area for a few years. In 1942, they purchased a home in Alpine where they raised their daughters and a granddaughter. Grace and Donald had four daughters, Betty Jean Coleman, Donna Belvill, Jeannie Dye, and Sue Billings. They had four grandchildren, Peggy Cooksey, Layle McCord, Linda Stephens and Aaron Kowchee. They also had five great grandchildren, Dusty and Sadie McCord, Miles and Caleb Kowchee, and Nickolas Stephens.
Grace's greatest joy in life was her family. She was very close to her children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. When her children were in high school she was a member of the Mothers Club at Monroe Union High School. She was also a member of the Rebekahs Lodge of Alpine. She liked to cook and bake and could always be counted on to bring a delicious pie to gatherings.
Grace is preceded in death by her daughter Betty Jean who passed as an infant, her parents, and her husband, Donald.
A Celebration of Grace's Life and Pot Luck dinner will be held at the Alpine Community Center on Sunday, June 2nd at 2 pm. A private family inurnment will be at Alpine Cemetery at a later date. Donations to honor Grace may be made to Benton Hospice or the Monroe Fire Department. Arrangements through Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home, Junction City.
—The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
May 30, 2013
Grace Jennie Coleman
1915 - 2013
Grace Jennie (Oosten) Coleman of Monroe passed away peacefully on May 27th at the age of 98 years. Grace was born in 1915 in Perkins, South Dakota to Johan and Hermina Oosten. Grace grew up in Springfield, SD and married her teenage sweetheart Donald Francis Coleman on August 2, 1934.
Grace and her husband Donald left South Dakota in 1936 during the Great Depression and traveled to Oregon. They settled in the Bellfountain area for a few years. In 1942, they purchased a home in Alpine where they raised their daughters and a granddaughter. Grace and Donald had four daughters, Betty Jean Coleman, Donna Belvill, Jeannie Dye, and Sue Billings. They had four grandchildren, Peggy Cooksey, Layle McCord, Linda Stephens and Aaron Kowchee. They also had five great grandchildren, Dusty and Sadie McCord, Miles and Caleb Kowchee, and Nickolas Stephens.
Grace's greatest joy in life was her family. She was very close to her children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. When her children were in high school she was a member of the Mothers Club at Monroe Union High School. She was also a member of the Rebekahs Lodge of Alpine. She liked to cook and bake and could always be counted on to bring a delicious pie to gatherings.
Grace is preceded in death by her daughter Betty Jean who passed as an infant, her parents, and her husband, Donald.
A Celebration of Grace's Life and Pot Luck dinner will be held at the Alpine Community Center on Sunday, June 2nd at 2 pm. A private family inurnment will be at Alpine Cemetery at a later date. Donations to honor Grace may be made to Benton Hospice or the Monroe Fire Department. Arrangements through Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home, Junction City.
Lane County, Oregon
May 30, 2013
Grace Jennie Coleman
1915 - 2013
Grace Jennie (Oosten) Coleman of Monroe passed away peacefully on May 27th at the age of 98 years. Grace was born in 1915 in Perkins, South Dakota to Johan and Hermina Oosten. Grace grew up in Springfield, SD and married her teenage sweetheart Donald Francis Coleman on August 2, 1934.
Grace and her husband Donald left South Dakota in 1936 during the Great Depression and traveled to Oregon. They settled in the Bellfountain area for a few years. In 1942, they purchased a home in Alpine where they raised their daughters and a granddaughter. Grace and Donald had four daughters, Betty Jean Coleman, Donna Belvill, Jeannie Dye, and Sue Billings. They had four grandchildren, Peggy Cooksey, Layle McCord, Linda Stephens and Aaron Kowchee. They also had five great grandchildren, Dusty and Sadie McCord, Miles and Caleb Kowchee, and Nickolas Stephens.
Grace's greatest joy in life was her family. She was very close to her children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. When her children were in high school she was a member of the Mothers Club at Monroe Union High School. She was also a member of the Rebekahs Lodge of Alpine. She liked to cook and bake and could always be counted on to bring a delicious pie to gatherings.
Grace is preceded in death by her daughter Betty Jean who passed as an infant, her parents, and her husband, Donald.
A Celebration of Grace's Life and Pot Luck dinner will be held at the Alpine Community Center on Sunday, June 2nd at 2 pm. A private family inurnment will be at Alpine Cemetery at a later date. Donations to honor Grace may be made to Benton Hospice or the Monroe Fire Department. Arrangements through Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home, Junction City.
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