Dorothy Olive Elder (1921 - 2010)

Born 14 Feb 1921 in Washington, Washington, Kansas, USA

Wife of Lawrence Vernon Stoffel — married 5 Apr 1942 in Washington, Washington, Kansas, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 2010 at age 89 in Manzanita, Tillamook, Oregon, USA

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Biography

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Residence

Residence:

Date: 1925

Place: Logan, Washington, Kansas, USA

Residence:

Date: APR 1930

Place: Logan, Washington, Kansas, USA

Residence:

Date: 1989

Place: Bay City, Tillamook, Oregon, USA

Residence:

Date: 1995 to 2001

Place: Bay City, Tillamook, Oregon, USA

Burial

Burial:

Date: 27 NOV 2010

Place: Tillamook (Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens), Tillamook, Oregon, USA

Occupation

Occupation: Teacher

Religion

Religion: Garibaldi Church of Christ

FAGN

FAGN 63301202

Note

Note: #N285

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 6 AUG 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 6 AUG 2011.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Elder-344 created through the import of Stoffel-Walter Family Tree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Lisa Stoffel. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lisa and others.

Notes

Note N285

FIND A GRAVE: Grave marker information and photo can be found on the Find-A-Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave Memorial #63301202.

OBITUARY: Published in the Highlight-Harold, Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon on 25 Nov 2010 (Full version unavailable on Ancestry.com. Obtained from Headlight-Herald website)

Dorothy Olive Stoffel

A graveside interment service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church in Tillamook, for Dorothy Olive Stoffel, who passed away Nov. 18, 2010, in Manzanita at age 89.

Dorothy was born Feb. 14, 1921, in Washington, Kan., to Harry and Olive (Gauby) Elder.

She attended high school there and college at Morrowville/McPherson College.

She married Laurence Stoffel in Washington, Kan., on April 5, 1942.

In Kansas, she taught elementary school classes until they moved to Tillamook.

In 1952, they moved to Seattle, where she taught kindergarten classes.

They moved to Kent, Wash., and started a church - Lake Sawyer Church - while also operating a trout farm.

In 1989, they retired and moved back to Bay City.

Dorothy was a member of Garibaldi Church of Christ. She played the organ and piano for the church. She also hosted many Bible studies at her home and was a youth leader.

Mrs. Stoffel is survived by son Kenneth Stoffel of Redding, Calif.; brother Melvin and wife Edna Mae "Eddie" Elder of La Grande; sisters Gerry Sherin and husband Bill of Tillamook, and Shirley Ann Lane of Tigard; and grandchildren Andrew and Kristie Stoffel.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Laurence Stoffel, and son, Larry Stoffel.

Donations to Tillamook Hospice or to a charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated, in care of Waud's Funeral Home.

Larry Stoffel - Obituary

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