Mr. Albert E. Mayer died with family at his side in Tillamook Feb. 17, 2008, six months after celebrating his 100th birthday.
Al was born on Aug. 11, 1907, in Progress to Frank X. and Mary (Marolf) Mayer.
He was orphaned at age 2, and moved to Tillamook to live with Albert and Katie Marolf. He attended Tillamook schools and then Ford Mechanic School in Portland. He worked as a landscaper/yard man at Ocean Shores Estates, which is now a state park in Coos Bay, and also at the Ford Garage in Tillamook.
In 1934, he and Marie Von Euw were united in marriage.
Mr. Mayer started farming on the Kilchis River Road and continued until 1967. Over the years he also worked in carpentry, helping to build the blimp hangars, Coast Guard Station, Catholic Church and numerous homes and farms. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, inventor, having registered a patent for a milk machine and improved the design and performance of other tools, including a mole trap.
Many local homes even today display driftwood pieces that Al finished for interior decoration. He also built decorative lawn windmills, with favorite designs being milkers milking and lumbermen sawing, and wind chimes. An interest in genealogy rounded out his varied interests.
Mr. Mayer was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; a son, Delbert Mayer; son-in-law, Ed Werner Jr; great-grandson, Cooper Werner; brother, Frank Mayer; and sisters, Marie Kominoth, Clara Schlappi and Lena Mayer.
He is survived by five children, Jeanette Werner of Tillamook, Wes Mayer of Chico, Calif., Cal Mayer of Sublimity, Bev Lutz of Tillamook, Karen Farris of Eagle Creek; and a sister, Rose Schweizer of Tillamook; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m., at Waud's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to either Tillamook Hospice or the Tillamook Pioneer Museum, care of Waud's Funeral Home.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Feb. 20, 2007
Al was born on Aug. 11, 1907, in Progress to Frank X. and Mary (Marolf) Mayer.
He was orphaned at age 2, and moved to Tillamook to live with Albert and Katie Marolf. He attended Tillamook schools and then Ford Mechanic School in Portland. He worked as a landscaper/yard man at Ocean Shores Estates, which is now a state park in Coos Bay, and also at the Ford Garage in Tillamook.
In 1934, he and Marie Von Euw were united in marriage.
Mr. Mayer started farming on the Kilchis River Road and continued until 1967. Over the years he also worked in carpentry, helping to build the blimp hangars, Coast Guard Station, Catholic Church and numerous homes and farms. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, inventor, having registered a patent for a milk machine and improved the design and performance of other tools, including a mole trap.
Many local homes even today display driftwood pieces that Al finished for interior decoration. He also built decorative lawn windmills, with favorite designs being milkers milking and lumbermen sawing, and wind chimes. An interest in genealogy rounded out his varied interests.
Mr. Mayer was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; a son, Delbert Mayer; son-in-law, Ed Werner Jr; great-grandson, Cooper Werner; brother, Frank Mayer; and sisters, Marie Kominoth, Clara Schlappi and Lena Mayer.
He is survived by five children, Jeanette Werner of Tillamook, Wes Mayer of Chico, Calif., Cal Mayer of Sublimity, Bev Lutz of Tillamook, Karen Farris of Eagle Creek; and a sister, Rose Schweizer of Tillamook; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m., at Waud's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to either Tillamook Hospice or the Tillamook Pioneer Museum, care of Waud's Funeral Home.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Feb. 20, 2007
Mr. Albert E. Mayer died with family at his side in Tillamook Feb. 17, 2008, six months after celebrating his 100th birthday.
Al was born on Aug. 11, 1907, in Progress to Frank X. and Mary (Marolf) Mayer.
He was orphaned at age 2, and moved to Tillamook to live with Albert and Katie Marolf. He attended Tillamook schools and then Ford Mechanic School in Portland. He worked as a landscaper/yard man at Ocean Shores Estates, which is now a state park in Coos Bay, and also at the Ford Garage in Tillamook.
In 1934, he and Marie Von Euw were united in marriage.
Mr. Mayer started farming on the Kilchis River Road and continued until 1967. Over the years he also worked in carpentry, helping to build the blimp hangars, Coast Guard Station, Catholic Church and numerous homes and farms. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, inventor, having registered a patent for a milk machine and improved the design and performance of other tools, including a mole trap.
Many local homes even today display driftwood pieces that Al finished for interior decoration. He also built decorative lawn windmills, with favorite designs being milkers milking and lumbermen sawing, and wind chimes. An interest in genealogy rounded out his varied interests.
Mr. Mayer was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; a son, Delbert Mayer; son-in-law, Ed Werner Jr; great-grandson, Cooper Werner; brother, Frank Mayer; and sisters, Marie Kominoth, Clara Schlappi and Lena Mayer.
He is survived by five children, Jeanette Werner of Tillamook, Wes Mayer of Chico, Calif., Cal Mayer of Sublimity, Bev Lutz of Tillamook, Karen Farris of Eagle Creek; and a sister, Rose Schweizer of Tillamook; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m., at Waud's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to either Tillamook Hospice or the Tillamook Pioneer Museum, care of Waud's Funeral Home.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Feb. 20, 2007
Al was born on Aug. 11, 1907, in Progress to Frank X. and Mary (Marolf) Mayer.
He was orphaned at age 2, and moved to Tillamook to live with Albert and Katie Marolf. He attended Tillamook schools and then Ford Mechanic School in Portland. He worked as a landscaper/yard man at Ocean Shores Estates, which is now a state park in Coos Bay, and also at the Ford Garage in Tillamook.
In 1934, he and Marie Von Euw were united in marriage.
Mr. Mayer started farming on the Kilchis River Road and continued until 1967. Over the years he also worked in carpentry, helping to build the blimp hangars, Coast Guard Station, Catholic Church and numerous homes and farms. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, inventor, having registered a patent for a milk machine and improved the design and performance of other tools, including a mole trap.
Many local homes even today display driftwood pieces that Al finished for interior decoration. He also built decorative lawn windmills, with favorite designs being milkers milking and lumbermen sawing, and wind chimes. An interest in genealogy rounded out his varied interests.
Mr. Mayer was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; a son, Delbert Mayer; son-in-law, Ed Werner Jr; great-grandson, Cooper Werner; brother, Frank Mayer; and sisters, Marie Kominoth, Clara Schlappi and Lena Mayer.
He is survived by five children, Jeanette Werner of Tillamook, Wes Mayer of Chico, Calif., Cal Mayer of Sublimity, Bev Lutz of Tillamook, Karen Farris of Eagle Creek; and a sister, Rose Schweizer of Tillamook; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m., at Waud's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to either Tillamook Hospice or the Tillamook Pioneer Museum, care of Waud's Funeral Home.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Feb. 20, 2007
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