Agnes Marie Branda of Tillamook died May 10, 2007. She was born in Troutdale Jan. 11, 1915, to H. Peter and Katie A. Branda. Her parents and two brothers, Tom Torvald and Charles Vernon, preceded her in death.
Agnes is survived by a brother, Donald Branda of Forest Grove; one sister, Kathryn Semm of Hillsboro; nieces and nephews; and a number of cousins in Norway. She also leaves a great number of friends.
Agnes spent her early years and school years near Forest Grove. As a teenager, Agnes felt a desire to do something useful with her life. It was then, in her early teens, she chose to be part of a worldwide nondenominational fellowship of Christians. In her early 20s (1936) she became a minister and missionary in this fellowship in Oregon and Washington. Then in the summer of 1941 she went to Hawaii as a missionary, as Hawaii was a U.S. territory then. Dec. 7 that year, Pearl Harbor was attacked. She and others were evacuated back to the States in July 1942. She then continued in the ministry in Washington and Idaho.
In 1967, she was called home to take care of her mother, who had a severe heart attack. Two years later her father also had a heart attack. She cared for both of her parents until their deaths. She did not return to her work in the ministry, as her poor health made it impossible.
She continued to live on the home place in Cape Meares, where she loved and valued good neighbors. Finally, because of frequent strokes, she was unable to live alone. She was moved to Kilchis House in January 2000. While there, she had good friends and caregivers.
A funeral service was May 15 at 1 p.m., at Waud's Funeral Home, followed by a committal service at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, May 16, 2007
Agnes is survived by a brother, Donald Branda of Forest Grove; one sister, Kathryn Semm of Hillsboro; nieces and nephews; and a number of cousins in Norway. She also leaves a great number of friends.
Agnes spent her early years and school years near Forest Grove. As a teenager, Agnes felt a desire to do something useful with her life. It was then, in her early teens, she chose to be part of a worldwide nondenominational fellowship of Christians. In her early 20s (1936) she became a minister and missionary in this fellowship in Oregon and Washington. Then in the summer of 1941 she went to Hawaii as a missionary, as Hawaii was a U.S. territory then. Dec. 7 that year, Pearl Harbor was attacked. She and others were evacuated back to the States in July 1942. She then continued in the ministry in Washington and Idaho.
In 1967, she was called home to take care of her mother, who had a severe heart attack. Two years later her father also had a heart attack. She cared for both of her parents until their deaths. She did not return to her work in the ministry, as her poor health made it impossible.
She continued to live on the home place in Cape Meares, where she loved and valued good neighbors. Finally, because of frequent strokes, she was unable to live alone. She was moved to Kilchis House in January 2000. While there, she had good friends and caregivers.
A funeral service was May 15 at 1 p.m., at Waud's Funeral Home, followed by a committal service at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, May 16, 2007
Agnes Marie Branda of Tillamook died May 10, 2007. She was born in Troutdale Jan. 11, 1915, to H. Peter and Katie A. Branda. Her parents and two brothers, Tom Torvald and Charles Vernon, preceded her in death.
Agnes is survived by a brother, Donald Branda of Forest Grove; one sister, Kathryn Semm of Hillsboro; nieces and nephews; and a number of cousins in Norway. She also leaves a great number of friends.
Agnes spent her early years and school years near Forest Grove. As a teenager, Agnes felt a desire to do something useful with her life. It was then, in her early teens, she chose to be part of a worldwide nondenominational fellowship of Christians. In her early 20s (1936) she became a minister and missionary in this fellowship in Oregon and Washington. Then in the summer of 1941 she went to Hawaii as a missionary, as Hawaii was a U.S. territory then. Dec. 7 that year, Pearl Harbor was attacked. She and others were evacuated back to the States in July 1942. She then continued in the ministry in Washington and Idaho.
In 1967, she was called home to take care of her mother, who had a severe heart attack. Two years later her father also had a heart attack. She cared for both of her parents until their deaths. She did not return to her work in the ministry, as her poor health made it impossible.
She continued to live on the home place in Cape Meares, where she loved and valued good neighbors. Finally, because of frequent strokes, she was unable to live alone. She was moved to Kilchis House in January 2000. While there, she had good friends and caregivers.
A funeral service was May 15 at 1 p.m., at Waud's Funeral Home, followed by a committal service at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, May 16, 2007
Agnes is survived by a brother, Donald Branda of Forest Grove; one sister, Kathryn Semm of Hillsboro; nieces and nephews; and a number of cousins in Norway. She also leaves a great number of friends.
Agnes spent her early years and school years near Forest Grove. As a teenager, Agnes felt a desire to do something useful with her life. It was then, in her early teens, she chose to be part of a worldwide nondenominational fellowship of Christians. In her early 20s (1936) she became a minister and missionary in this fellowship in Oregon and Washington. Then in the summer of 1941 she went to Hawaii as a missionary, as Hawaii was a U.S. territory then. Dec. 7 that year, Pearl Harbor was attacked. She and others were evacuated back to the States in July 1942. She then continued in the ministry in Washington and Idaho.
In 1967, she was called home to take care of her mother, who had a severe heart attack. Two years later her father also had a heart attack. She cared for both of her parents until their deaths. She did not return to her work in the ministry, as her poor health made it impossible.
She continued to live on the home place in Cape Meares, where she loved and valued good neighbors. Finally, because of frequent strokes, she was unable to live alone. She was moved to Kilchis House in January 2000. While there, she had good friends and caregivers.
A funeral service was May 15 at 1 p.m., at Waud's Funeral Home, followed by a committal service at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens.
Published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald, May 16, 2007
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