Eileen Winifred “Winnie” Carey of Cottage Grove died on April 30, 2018, of cancer. She was 94. She was born on September 29, 1923, in Dorrance, Kansas, to parents Charles Albert and Eunice Estelle (Parker) Gilbreth.
She attended high school through the 10th grade. Winnie married Chester E. Spencer in Olathe, Kansas. She later married Charles R. Carey, also in Olathe, Kansas.
She worked in Home Care Nursing, and accomplished any task she was given. Her first job was sorting eggs. She enjoyed bowling, writing letters to family and friends, and working crossword puzzles. She was also a Hospital Auxiliary volunteer for the Cottage Grove Hospital.
Winnie is survived by daughter, Gaylen (Spencer) Leuenberger of Cottage Grove; daughter, Virginia (Spencer) Toliver of Cottage Grove; daughter, Judy (Spencer) Walsh of Alton, IL; son, Timothy Spencer of Henderson, NV; daughter, Charlene (Carey) Albers of Henderson, NV; brother, Billy Gilbreth of Roswell, GA; brother, Ted Gilbreth of Des Moines, IA; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Carey; son, Martin Spencer; and granddaughter, Lisa Davis. Services will be held at a later date.
(Obit published in the Eugene, OR "The Register-Guard" on May 3, 2018.)
She attended high school through the 10th grade. Winnie married Chester E. Spencer in Olathe, Kansas. She later married Charles R. Carey, also in Olathe, Kansas.
She worked in Home Care Nursing, and accomplished any task she was given. Her first job was sorting eggs. She enjoyed bowling, writing letters to family and friends, and working crossword puzzles. She was also a Hospital Auxiliary volunteer for the Cottage Grove Hospital.
Winnie is survived by daughter, Gaylen (Spencer) Leuenberger of Cottage Grove; daughter, Virginia (Spencer) Toliver of Cottage Grove; daughter, Judy (Spencer) Walsh of Alton, IL; son, Timothy Spencer of Henderson, NV; daughter, Charlene (Carey) Albers of Henderson, NV; brother, Billy Gilbreth of Roswell, GA; brother, Ted Gilbreth of Des Moines, IA; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Carey; son, Martin Spencer; and granddaughter, Lisa Davis. Services will be held at a later date.
(Obit published in the Eugene, OR "The Register-Guard" on May 3, 2018.)
Eileen Winifred “Winnie” Carey of Cottage Grove died on April 30, 2018, of cancer. She was 94. She was born on September 29, 1923, in Dorrance, Kansas, to parents Charles Albert and Eunice Estelle (Parker) Gilbreth.
She attended high school through the 10th grade. Winnie married Chester E. Spencer in Olathe, Kansas. She later married Charles R. Carey, also in Olathe, Kansas.
She worked in Home Care Nursing, and accomplished any task she was given. Her first job was sorting eggs. She enjoyed bowling, writing letters to family and friends, and working crossword puzzles. She was also a Hospital Auxiliary volunteer for the Cottage Grove Hospital.
Winnie is survived by daughter, Gaylen (Spencer) Leuenberger of Cottage Grove; daughter, Virginia (Spencer) Toliver of Cottage Grove; daughter, Judy (Spencer) Walsh of Alton, IL; son, Timothy Spencer of Henderson, NV; daughter, Charlene (Carey) Albers of Henderson, NV; brother, Billy Gilbreth of Roswell, GA; brother, Ted Gilbreth of Des Moines, IA; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Carey; son, Martin Spencer; and granddaughter, Lisa Davis. Services will be held at a later date.
(Obit published in the Eugene, OR "The Register-Guard" on May 3, 2018.)
She attended high school through the 10th grade. Winnie married Chester E. Spencer in Olathe, Kansas. She later married Charles R. Carey, also in Olathe, Kansas.
She worked in Home Care Nursing, and accomplished any task she was given. Her first job was sorting eggs. She enjoyed bowling, writing letters to family and friends, and working crossword puzzles. She was also a Hospital Auxiliary volunteer for the Cottage Grove Hospital.
Winnie is survived by daughter, Gaylen (Spencer) Leuenberger of Cottage Grove; daughter, Virginia (Spencer) Toliver of Cottage Grove; daughter, Judy (Spencer) Walsh of Alton, IL; son, Timothy Spencer of Henderson, NV; daughter, Charlene (Carey) Albers of Henderson, NV; brother, Billy Gilbreth of Roswell, GA; brother, Ted Gilbreth of Des Moines, IA; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Carey; son, Martin Spencer; and granddaughter, Lisa Davis. Services will be held at a later date.
(Obit published in the Eugene, OR "The Register-Guard" on May 3, 2018.)
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