Grethe Johanna Mikalsdatter (Gertie) HAGA

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1926-MN-011049
• Baptism: 9 Mar 1873, Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
• Confirmation: 25 Sep 1887, Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Notes:

She is the Grethe Haga, age 18, from Norway and headed to Minnesota, who arrived in Boston on 19 Jun 1892 aboard the Cephalonia. She had left Trondheim, as the 18 year-old Grethe Haga, on June 1st aboard the feeder ship Juno. She gave Boston, Massachusetts, as her destination.

She married her 2nd cousin.

She is Mrs. Gertie M. Bye in the 1905 state census. She had been in Minnesota for 13 years.

Although John is shown as a widower in the 1910 census (although not in the 1920 census), this is incorrect. Gertie spent her last years (perhaps her last 15-17 years) as an inmate in the county insane asylum. A Gertie Bye, age 37 and married, was in the Fergus Falls State Hospital at the time of the 1910 census. A Gertie Bye, age 46 and married, was in the Fergus Falls State Hospital for the Insane in the 1920 census.

She died of pneumonia brought on by septic tonsilitis. The hospital records showed her parents were Mekal Hoga and Gurena Johnson.

The coordinates of the Fergus Falls State Hospital:

461759N (=46.29972°)
0960452W (=-96.08111°)

Died:
her obit gives her death date as October 13th

Grethe married Johan Edvard Martinusson (John M) BYE on 4 Jun 1895 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Johan (son of Martinus Eliassen BYE and Olianna Johannesdatter JOHNSON) was born on 28 Dec 1869 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway; died on 2 Jun 1922 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried on 4 Jun 1922 in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Public School Teacher
• Oregon Death Certificate: 92-05496
• Baptism: 17 Jul 1896, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

She completed the Teachers’ Training Course at Fergus Falls High School in May of 1915.

She was still at home in Fergus Falls at the time of the 1920 census.

She was Mrs. Anton Haugen of Portland, Oregon at the time of her mother’s death.

In the 1930 census, she and her husband and two sons lived at 935 East 35th Street in Portland, Oregon, in a house that they owned and that was worth $5500. They had a radio. Anton was a carpenter for “residences” and had come to the U.S. in 1904.

Mabel would have been the first of her siblings to move to Portland.

As Mabel Oline Haugen, her obit was in the March 18, 1992, edition of The Oregonian:

A funeral for Mabel Oline Haugen, a Southeast Portland resident, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Central Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial Park.

She died of causes related to age Sunday in her home. Mrs. Haugen was 95.

She was born June 2, 1896, in Fergus Falls, Minn., where she was raised and educated. After receiving her teacher's training in Valley City, N.D., she taught in Astoria as a young woman.

A longtime resident of the Portland area, Mrs. Haugen had been a substitute teacher for a number of years. She was an active member of Central Lutheran Church for many years. Her husband, Anton Haugen, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her sons, Jim of Vancouver, Wash., Anton Jr. of Seaside and Ronald of Hesperia, Calif.; sister, Margaret Ellingboe of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Birth:
birth date from her Oregon death record

Baptism:
First English Lutheran in Fergus Falls

Mabel married Anton HAUGEN on 25 Dec 1924 in Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon. Anton was born on 9 Aug 1882 in Svatsum, Gausdal, Oppland, Norway; died on 18 Dec 1962 in Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Postal worker, garage mechanic
• Oregon Death Certificate: 77-14574
• Baptism: 31 Oct 1897, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918. Living at 420 Channing Ave. N., Fergus Falls. Employed as a clerk at the H. P. Bye and Co., 220 Lincoln Avenue N., Fergus Falls. His closest relative is J. M. Bye of the Channing Avenue address. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

George was a private in the U.S. Army in World War I. The Find A Grave entry for Wilma says he was a Sergeant.

In the 1929 Portland, Oregon, city directory, Geo M Bye was a sander for the DmfgCo, the same job and employer as his brother John had. George lived at 935 E 35th N.

George was single and living in an apartment in Los Angeles with his brother John and John’s wife Evelyn at the time of the 1930 census. George was a janitor in an apartment building.

According to the records of the Sawtelle home for disabled veterans in Los Angeles, George enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 31, 1917, in Minneapolis and was discharged as a Private on October 25, 1917, at Fort Snelling. He had been in the 135th U.S. Infantry. He was admitted to the Sawtelle home on July 19, 1932, with a myocardial weakness. He was single, a surveyor by occupation, and was 36 years old, 5 feet six inches in height, with a ruddy complexion, light blue eyes, and brown hair. He gave as his nearest relative his brother, “Jno. G. Bye”, who lived at 74th and San Pedro in Los Angeles. George was discharged on November 8, 1932. He is shown to have had a pension of $12 which was apparently a daily allowance for the home.

In the 1933 Portland city directory, George was a laborer. He lived at 4435 NE 35th Avenue.

In the 1936/37 Portland (Oregon) city directory, he is Geo M Bye, wife Wilma, who lives at 2303 SE 12th Avenue. He is not listed in the 1937/38 Portland (Oregon) city directory.

In the 1940 census, George and Wilma and their 5 children lived at 25 SE 14th Avenue in Portland. George was a recorder for a WPA project.

In the 1941 Portland city directory, George and Wilma lived at 25 SE 14th.

In the 1943/44 Portland (Oregon) city directory, Geo M Bye and wife Wilma M lived at 9201 N Fairhaven Avenue.

In the 1946 Salt Lake City city directory, George and Wilma live in Garfield. George is an unloader for the AS&R Co.

In the 1950 census, he and and Wilma and their children live in Multnomah. George is a laborer doing odd jobs.

His SS# was issued in Oregon before 1951.



His sister Myrtle’s 1967 obituary says that George was living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at that time. That may have been an erroneous reference to Milwaukie, Oregon, a suburb of Portland.

Baptism:
First English Lutheran in Fergus Falls, with Eivind George Bye.

Buried:
Section O, 0, Site 1170

George married Wilma M BECKHAM on 8 Jun 1934 in Los Angeles County, California. Wilma (daughter of William D BECKHAM and Minnie THOMPSON) was born on 1 Feb 1902 in Missouri; died on 14 Mar 1982 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried on 17 Mar 1982 in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1900-17366
• Oregon Death Certificate: 76-07163
• Baptism: 27 Sep 1900, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

He was “at home” at the time of his father’s death.

An unnamed Bye was born to a mother named Gertie in Otter Tail County on September 7, 1900. We’ll assume that this was John.

John Gustave Bye registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. His birthday is listed as September 7, 1900. He lives at 420 Channing Ave. N., Fergus Falls. He is a clerk with the H. P. Bye and Co. at 220 Lincoln Avenue N., Fergus Falls. His nearest relative is J. M. Bye of the Channing Avenue address. He is medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

He worked for Otter Tail Power Company in Fergus Falls at the time of his mother’s death in 1926.

In the 1929 Portland, Oregon, city directory, he was a sander for the D Manufacturing Co. He and Evelyn lived at 5254 74th SE.

John G. was married and he and his wife were living with George in an apartment in Los Angeles at the time of the 1930 census. John and his wife Evelyn A. had been married a year. John was a sander at a furniture company.

In the 1932 California voter registration, John G and Mrs Evelyn A Bye lived at 308 E 74th Street in Los Angeles. He registered as a Democrat, she as a Republican. This may be the “74th and San Pedro” address that George cites as the address of “Jno. G. Bye” in George’s admission to the Sawtelle home in July of 1932.

For the 1932-33 registration year, John’s car registered in Oregon was a 1928 Pontiac coupe. He lived at 7228 55th Avenue SE.

In the 1936/37 Portland (Oregon) city directory, John G Bye is a factory worker at DMfgCo. He and his wife Evelyn live at 5830 SE 80th Avenue. In the 1937/38 Portland (Oregon) city directory, John G is a “furnwkr DMfgCo.” He and Evelyn still live at 5830 SE 80th Avenue.

In the 1940 census, he and Evelyn and Robert and Mary live at 5839 SE 80th in Portland, Oregon. John had had 1 year of high school, Evelyn had had 3 years. John was a machine sander in the furniture industry.

A John G. Bye married a Ruth Ella Hardin (neé Descombes), both of Multnomah County, in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, on 21 Jul 1945. That Ruth died 6 Feb 1993 in Multnomah County as Ruth E Johnson.

In the 1953 Portland, Oregon, city directory, John G Bye and his wife Ruth E lived at 2817 NW Thurman. He was a machinist. They were still together at 2817 NW Thurman in the 1956 city directory. At that time, John was a machinist for Schmitt Steel and Ruth was a machine operator for Thurlow, Inc. Listed as also living at the 2817 NW Thurman address in that 1956 directory was Robert E Bye, a tracer for Willamette Iron & Steel. John G and Ruth E were still listed together as spouses in the 1959 and 1960 Portland city directories.

John G. Bye, born Sep of 1900, died April 9, 1976, in Washington County, Oregon. His wife was named Betty. His death cert was 76-07163.

Johnny and Betty lived in Beaverton, Oregon, according to Michael.

Baptism:
First English Lutheran of Fergus Falls. As Johan Gustav Bye.

Buried:
urn memorial, Garden of the Apostles

John married Evelyn Agnes BOGUSLASKI on 8 Sep 1928 in Multnomah County, Oregon, and was divorced on 2 Jun 1942 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Evelyn was born on 20 Jun 1909 in Wisconsin; died on 22 Apr 1978 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ruth Ella DESCOMBES on 21 Jul 1945 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, and was divorced on 10 Jun 1958 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Ruth was born on 22 Jun 1913 in Missouri; died on 6 Feb 1993 in Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Betty Marie LUCHTERHAND. Betty was born on 5 Dec 1905 in Oakland, Oregon; died on 21 Jun 1995 in Washington County, Oregon; was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1903-18586
• Occupation: Public School Teacher
• Oregon Death Certificate: 2822
• Baptism: 20 Sep 1903, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Her birth certificate was amended on February 28, 1944.

The May 18, 1921, edition of the Fergus Falls Ugeblad, a Norwegian language newspaper, records her as graduating in the “Commercial Course” of some school whose name can’t be determined by me (probably a high school). Her second cousin Mildred Bye was recorded in the same article as graduating in that school’s “Classical Course.”

The 1925 North Dakota census records a 22 year-old Myrtle Bye living in Fargo, North Dakota.

In the 1925 Astoria, Oregon, city directory, probably prepared in 1924, she was Myrtle Bye, Public School Teacher, living at 397 4th.

She was “of Astoria” at the time of her mother’s death. That would have been Astoria, Oregon, in Clatsop County.

Myrtle T. Bye, age 26 and a single public school teacher, was living in Portland, Oregon, lodging with a Melin family at the time of the 1930 census. She was born in Minnesota and her parents were born in Norway.

In the 1940 census, she and Leo D lived in the Rose Park section of Portland with Robert, 16, Floyd, 14, and Patsey, 7.

In the 1950 census, she was divorced and was an elementary school teacher. She lived at 4215 NE 114th with her daughter Patricia and her step-son Floyd.

Her usual residence at her time of death was 4215 N.E. 114th Avenue in Portland. She died at 5505 S.E. 136th Avenue. She died of colon cancer. Her daughter Patricia was the informant for her death certificate.

According to Michael:

She was called "Teddy" when she was a young woman. She attended normal school in Minot, North Dakota, and moved to Oregon to teach. Myrtle never remarried and died of cancer in Portland in 1967. She was very strong-willed and an extremely capable and dedicated teacher. The primary school where she last taught held a small memorial service for her and planted a tree in her honor. {Myrtle} taught first grade for many years in the Parkrose School District.

Her obit in The Oregonian:

Mrs. Myrtle T. Boyle, 4215 NE 114th Ave., died Wednesday at Portland after an extended illness. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Boyle was born Aug. 25, 1903, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and came to Oregon in 1922. She taught in the Parkrose Schools for more than 20 years. She was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

Survivors include two sons, Floyd, of Portland, and Robert, of Wishram, Wash.; one daughter, Patricia Taylor, of Portland; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, John Bye, of Portland, and George Bye, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and two sisters, Mabel Haugen, of Portland, and Margaret Ellingboe, of Hemet, Calif.

The family requests that any remembrance be in the form of a contribution to the Gethsemane Lutheran Church Building Fund.

Baptism:
Bethlehem Lutheran, sponsors were Mrs. Sophie Bye, Nette or Mette Hagen, Martin Bye, and Harald Wold.

Buried:
cremated

Myrtle married Leo Donald BOYLE on 2 Jan 1931 in Klamath County, Oregon, and was divorced on 10 Aug 1942 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Leo (son of James J BOYLE and Theresa Eleanor ARQUETTE) was born on 12 May 1901 in Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1967 in Klamath County, Oregon; was buried in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1908-18515
• Baptism: 4 Feb 1909, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 14 May 1922, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

No first name shown on birth certificate. Mother’s maiden name shown as Hagen.

Spelled Margarette in the 1910 census.

She was a student at St. Olaf College at the time of her mother’s death.

She graduated from St. Olaf in the class of 1930.

Margaret Bye was, apparently, adopted by her uncle after her father’s (and mother’s) death. She is listed as a foster daughter in the obituary for Hans Bye.

Her marriage to John Ellingboe was announced in the Northfield News edition of June 1, 1928.

Elaine visited the Ellingboes in the middle of August, 1943. The Ellingboes lived in Robbinsdale at that time.

Margaret was the informant for her uncle Hans’s death certificate. At that time (late 1946), her address was Richfield Station, Route 4, Minneapolis. Margaret knew that Hans’s parents were Martinus Bye and Olianna Johnson.

Margaret and John Sr. moved to Phoenix in 1953 according to their son.

Margaret’s obit in the Arizona Republic:

Margaret Bye Ellingboe

Margaret Bye Ellingboe, Born November 7, 1908 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, passed away January 25, 2004. Preceded in death by her husband, John Sr., survived by her son, John Jr., of Gualala, CA, and her daughter, Mary Masterson of Phoenix, 7 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. No memorial service is planned. Contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, Phoenix Rescue Mission, or Trinity Hospice. (Published in the Arizona Republic from 1/31/2004 - 2/1/2004.)

Margaret Bye's father John was one of the charter members of the Trønderlag of America, the bygdelag for the Trøndelag region. John's brother Hans, John's and Hans's uncle Johannes (John) E. Bye, and John's and Hans's uncle Theodor Johnson (all of Fergus Falls) were also charter members. Although they weren't charter members, Johan Nathan Kildahl and his son Harald B. Kildahl joined the lag within its first two years. I suspect that this Trønderlag connection was what led Hans Bye (Margaret's uncle as well as step-father by that time) to send Margaret Bye to Kildahl's St. Olaf in 1926. Hans, having no children of his own, would have had the means to support Margaret's education and may have met Kildahl or known his fellow Trønder was president of St. Olaf. Northfield was quite a ways from Fergus Falls so it would have been unusual (except for the Trønderlag connection) for Margaret to have been sent off to St. Olaf.

Mabel’s address book had Jack and Margaret’s address as 2002 W Sunnyside Dr, GH #20, Phoenix, AZ 85029

Baptism:
She had been baptized earlier at home on November 10, 1908, probably because her survival had been in doubt.

Confirmation:
Bethlehem Lutheran

Margaret married John Leverne ELLINGBOE, Sr on 21 Nov 1927 in Rice County, Minnesota. John (son of John Maurice ELLINGBOE and Elise (Lizzie) HENDRICKSON) was born on 12 Jul 1905 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 10 Feb 1998 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 3 Jan 1926

Notes:

He lived in Seaside, Oregon, in 1993, at PO Box 222.

Anton Haugen Jr. died Jan. 23, 2001, at age 75. A private service will be held.

Mr. Haugen was born Nov. 5, 1925, in Astoria. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a lieutenant in the Portland Fire Bureau. He lived in Portland from 1926 to 1978, when he retired and moved to Seaside. He married Ethel in 1970; she died in 1995.

Survivors include his son, Michael A.; brothers, James and Ronald; and one grandchild.

Disposition is by cremation. The family suggests remembrances to the American Diabetes Association.

Died:
last residence

Anton married Lucille Edna GOVRO on 23 May 1945 in Clark County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anton married Donna Lee SANDERS on 7 Aug 1949 in Multnomah County, Oregon, and was divorced. Donna (daughter of Verne L SANDERS and Ruth Esther LEE) was born on 21 Nov 1929 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; died on 12 Aug 2007 in Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anton married Elinor Virginia HAYS on 5 Nov 1954 in Skamania County, Washington, and was divorced on 19 Dec 1956 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Elinor was born on 2 Feb 1930 in Alabama; died on 5 Jan 1996 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anton married E.M. STRODE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anton married Ethel Leona STORM in 1970. Ethel was born on 8 Sep 1931 in Iowa; died on 12 Oct 1992 in Siskiyou County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Aug 1927, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Notes:

In the 1950 census, misindexed as Hugen, he and Marjorie and Teresa live in Portland. He is a tire serviceman for a wholesale tire supply company.

In the 1956 Portland city directory, he and Marjorie live at 2629 NE 23rd Avenue. He was a salesman for Firestone Stores.

His obituary in the May 3, 2005, issue of the Desert Dispatch:

Our beloved husband, father and grandfather Ronald “Bud” Haugen, 78, passed away at home from multiple sclerosis on April 29, 2005, with his family around him. Bud was born in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 28, 1927. He served in the Naval Air Corp during World War II and later attended Portland State University. Bud worked in the tire business and was transferred to Southern California in 1959. He later opened his own giant tire business, Contractors Tire, in Alhambra. He and his wife, Marj, enjoyed many travels throughout the world, and together they earned their pilot licenses. He retired due to multiple sclerosis, and in 1979 they moved to Hesperia, where he enjoyed gardening and volunteered with the literacy program at Victor Valley College. He worked hard for a good quality of life in spite of his illness. Bud is survived by Marj, his wife of 58 years, and his three daughters, Terri and her husband, Chuma Agbodike; DiAne and her husband, Roger Gillespie; and Suzanne and her husband, Rick Lopez. He is also survived by his eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A private family service will be held. We ask that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be made to the VNAIC and mailed to Victorville Hospice, 12421 Hesperia Rd., Ste. 11, CA 92392.

Ronald had several other children and grandchildren that are neither listed nor counted in the above obituary.

Baptism:
Central Lutheran

Died:
SSDI last residence

Ronald married M.J. FAST [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VALENZUELA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 May 1934, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Notes:

In the 1955 Portland city directory, he was living at home with his parents and served in the US Air Force. He served in the Air Force from 31 Jan 1952 to 30 Jan 1956.

James Harold Haugen
Feb. 28, 1934-Oct. 7, 2007

Former Gresham resident James Harold Haugen, 73, of Vancouver, Wash., died Sunday, Oct. 7, in Vancouver.

Private family services were already held.

James was born Feb. 28, 1934, in Portland to Anton and Mabel (Bye) Haugen. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1952 and was a veteran of the Air Force.

Jim worked as a sales representative for Oster for more than 30 years before he retired in 1992. He lived in Gresham for 20 years before moving to Vancouver three years ago.

He was a member of Gresham Elks B.P.O.E. 1805. He also loved to travel and spent several months of the year at his home in Arizona. He enjoyed eating out and hosted many parties where he was known as “Gentleman Jim.”

In May 2006, he married Gloria Roberts in Mesa, Ariz.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria of Vancouver; daughters, Debbie Appel of Gresham, Valerie Hettman of Milwaukie, Nancy Artinyan of Brentwood, Calif., and Lora Tilbury of Clovis, Calif.; stepdaughters, Kim Brewer of Hawthorne, Calif., and Julie Kay Allen of Spokane, Wash.; stepson, Scott Roberts of Spokane; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to Gales Creek Camp Foundation for Juvenile Diabetes, 6975 S.W. Sandburg St., Suite 150, Portland 97223.

Baptism:
Central Lutheran

Family/Spouse: I.J. SANDERS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

As Kathryn Bye in the 1940 census.

In 1944, when she, apparently, first applied for her social security number, she had it issued as Kathryn Elaine Beckham. She gave her mother’s name as Wilma M Bye and her father’s name as George E Beckham.

Kovacovich, Kathryn (Nee Bye) Age 74. Feb. 20, 2001. Beloved wife of Peter. Dear mother of Shari (Bill) Wengel and Jeff (Cheryl). Sister of Yvonne and family, Howard and George. Sister-in-law of Roddy (Theresa). Grandmother of J.J., Jennifer, Melissa, Kyle and Stephanie. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In state Fri. from 6-8 PM at MARTIN LUTHER LUTHERAN CHURCH (9235 W. Blue Mound Rd.). Also in state at church Sat. from 9:30 AM until time of Service at 10:30 AM. Committal Wisconsin Memorial Park.

Birth:
as Katherine Elaine Beckham, mother’s maiden name Beckham

Family/Spouse: Peter M KOVACOVICH. Peter was born on 14 May 1921 in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minnesota; died on 16 Dec 2011 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Mar 1939, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Notes:

His death was announced in a line item in the “Death Notices” section of The Oregonian, 14 Apr 1981 edition. Pearson-Allen Funeral Home.

A larger ad in the April 16, 1981, edition, under Funeral Notices:

Bye, Marvin, 45, father of Marty, Evette, Rhonda, Kevin, and Jeffery, son of Wilma; brother of Howard and George, all of Portland; 1 grandchild. Services Thursday, Apr 16, 10 a.m., Pearson-Allen Funeral Home, …. Graveside service 1:30 p.m., Forest Grove cemetery.

Baptism:
Central Lutheran

Buried:
Block 11, Row AA, Grave 5 according to Find A Grave

Marvin married Delores Hazel HALL on 3 Nov 1956 in San Diego County, California, and was divorced on 20 Oct 1978 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Delores was born on 25 Mar 1937 in Oklahoma; died on 4 Dec 2012 in Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

B.J. married H.W. MILLER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Mar 1939, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Notes:

He and his brother Howard lived together in New Plymouth, Idaho.

His Social Security number was issued in Oregon.

FS’s Public Records Index incorrectly shows George’s birth date as 1 Sep 1938.

Baptism:
Central Lutheran

Buried:
He and his brother Howard share a grave marker

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Mar 1939, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Notes:

He and his brother George lived together in New Plymouth, Idaho.

Baptism:
Central Lutheran

Buried:
He and his brother George share a grave marker

Notes:

Yvonne L Knapp and Yvonne Louise Grover, both born 26 Apr 1940, lived in New Plymouth, Idaho.

Whitepages has her related to Brett W Grover, George Douglas Grover, Alan D Knapp, and Angela A Knapp.

George Douglas Grover married Sharon Lee Northrop in Payette County, Idaho, on 28 Sep 1962. Both were of New Plymouth and both were 21.

Died:
as Yvonne Marie Grover

Yvonne married Orla Duane KNAPP on 24 Sep 1956 in Polk County, Oregon. Orla was born on 10 Sep 1938 in Pulaski County, Missouri; died on 2 Jan 1980 in Arizona; was buried in Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George GROVER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1955 Klamath Falls city directory, he lived with his mother and step-father and sister (and, presumably, his 10 year-old half-brother) at 4680 Peck Drive. He worked at the Klamath Basin Pine Mills where his step-father also worked.

In the 1957 Portland city directory, he lived with his father and step-mother at 2817 NW Thurman. He was a mail distributor for the OPRR.

In the 1959 Spokane city directory, he was a freight clerk for the UPRR. He and his wife Charlene lived at W 1505 6th Avenue, apartment C.

He lived in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in 1993.

Robert Owen Bye died Feb. 19, 2001, of lung cancer at age 68. No service will be held. Mr. Bye was born March 16, 1932, in Los Angeles and grew up in Klamath Falls. From 1950 to 1954, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He moved to Portland in the late 1950s and was a sales representative for Union Pacific Railroad until retiring in 1987. In 1976, he married Luanne Pinardi.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, Vicki and Julie; sister, Mary Lou Rice; half-brother, Mike Boyle; and one grandchild.

Robert married Charlene Joanne MACKENZIE on 21 Feb 1959 in Multnomah County, Oregon, and was divorced on 4 Aug 1969 in Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married L.M. PINARDI [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She changed her name on her Social Security record to Mary Lou Rice in February of 1966. Her original Social Security name, when she first registered in May of 1953 was Mary Louise Bye.

In the 1954 Klamath Union High School yearbook (Klamath Falls, Oregon), she was a sophomore and went by Mary Lou Bye.

In the 1955 Klamath Falls city directory, she was Mary L Bye, a clerk at Blocks Shoe Store. She lived with her brother, mother, and step-father Leo Boyle at 4680 Peck Drive in Klamath Falls.

Died:
as Mary L Rice

Mary married C.N. RICE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Nurse

Notes:

An article in the December 10, 1950, edition of The Oregonian:

“Bethel No. 31, Job’s Daughters, will install Patricia Boyle as honored queen of ceremonies at 8 p.m. Saturday at Parkrose Masonic temple.”

Graduated from Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon. Patricia was “a hospice RN who still works part time in Sandy, Oregon.”

She had seven children.



Pat Brown passed away peacefully the morning of November 30, 2022 in Sandy, Oregon. Family and friends had just celebrated her 90th birthday in October.

Pat was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to parents Leo (Don) and Myrtle Boyle, joining brothers Robert (Bob) and Floyd. The Boyle family moved to Portland in 1940 and Pat graduated from Parkrose High School ten years later. A high school cheerleader, Pat was popular and was voted Homecoming Queen.

Pat met Robert (Bob) Taylor in 1949, marrying in 1951. Pat and Bob moved to Oceanside, California, in 1951 after Bob joined the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1953, Michael (Mike) Taylor, the first of seven children, arrived.

After Bob’s honorable discharge in 1954, the family moved to Portland and Mike was soon joined by brothers Jeffery (Jeff) in 1954, Daniel (Dan) in 1956, Christopher (Casey) in 1957 and Joseph (Joe) in 1960. The first of two daughters, Rachel, was born in 1963. The Taylor family moved to Gresham in 1967 and the last of the Taylor children, Katherine (Katie) was later born.

Bob was a career educator, high school principal and curriculum consultant, and Pat’s mother was a first grade teacher. All the Taylor children could read and write before they entered school, and they all learned to play at least one musical instrument. Bob was able to bring home the latest movies, on reels, to play for family movie night, with Pat providing popcorn and refreshments for the children.

Pat and Bob divorced in 1981 and Pat returned to college in 1983, ultimately earning a her degree as a Registered Nurse. Her nearly 21-year career at Mt. Hood Hospice began in 1987. Pat served as a Patient Care Coordinator, and from 2000-2011 in quality care. Pat’s kindness and gentle loving nature allowed her to provide exceptional care to hospice patients.

In 1991 Pat met widower Duane Brown, a long-time Hoodland resident with four adult children. They married in 1992 and resided in Brightwood where they shared a love of family, art and nature.

Duane passed away in 2009. Pat later moved to a Sandy senior living community where she resided until her death. Mt. Hood Hospice provided end of life care.

She enjoyed family vacations to the Oregon coast and mountains, and she returned to the coast to vacation with her friends each year in her later life.

Pat was an accomplished artist, her acrylic and watercolor paintings often winning at local art shows. Her beautiful art graces the homes of many, including those of her children. Her sons remember her creating custom-painted lunch boxes for them that were the envy of other children at school.

Pat dedicated herself to her family and was an exceptional wife, mother, neighbor and friend. Despite her large family, Pat always made time for everyone. She cared deeply for her family and friends. She did this not out of obligation, but because of who she was. Pat was always beautiful, both inside and out, and will long be remembered for her elegant appearance and kind, graceful manner. Pat was a friend to all, a counselor to most, and “Mom” to many.

Her gentle, loving spirit, sense of humor and optimism will be missed by all.

Pat is survived and lovingly remembered by her children Mike, Dan (Julie), Casey (Jayne), Joe (Maggie), Rachel (Jay) and Katie; daughter-in-law Karen; step-children Mary, David, Dan (Naheed) and Trudy (Russ); nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pat is predeceased by her parents, first husband Bob, second husband Duane, son Jeff, and brothers Bob and Floyd.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 N. Rosa Parks Way, Portland on Saturday, January 28 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations in Pat’s memory may be made to Mt. Hood Hospice.

The above obituary does not mention Patricia’s half-sisters, Collette and Colleen, nor does it mention her half-brother Donald.

Patricia married Robert Eugene TAYLOR on 16 Jun 1951 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, and was divorced on 16 Apr 1981 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Robert was born on 3 Nov 1930 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi; died on 1 Jun 2018 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patricia married Duane Burdette BROWN on 15 Feb 1992 in Clackamas County, Oregon. Duane was born on 13 Jul 1926; died on 13 Apr 2009 in Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1929-39515
• Occupation: Chemist

Notes:

In the 1952 Ames, Iowa, city directory, he was a student at ISC. He and Sonya lived at 565 Pammel Court.

In the 1956 Ames, Iowa, city directory, he and Sonya are still at 565 Pammel Court. He was a graduate assistant at ISC.

In the September, 1956, St. Olaf Alumni magazine: “John L. Ellingboe received his Ph. D. degree from Iowa State College, Ames, in June 1956. His major is in analytical chemistry. He is living in Littleton, Colorado, where he is associated with the Denver Research Center of the Ohio Oil Company.”

He flew his balloon, called the Strawberry Shake or the Strawberry Float, at various balloon race events.

By 1990, he and Priscilla live at 36810 Mariners Drive at The Sea Ranch, a development in Mendocino County, just south of the unincorporated Gualala.

He is a docent at the lighthouse near Gualala.

John “Jack” Ellingboe, 93, passed December 31, 2022, in Sea Ranch, California. He loved being a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to all he met.

He was a natural leader, yet a quiet man, with enormous gifts that will leave an imprint on this world, and many hearts, for years to come.

He was an intellect, receiving a B.S. in Chemistry and Physics from St. Olaf College in Northfield (1947), Minnesota, earning a PhD in Chemistry from Iowa State University (1956), and then earned the position of Associate Research Director of Refining and Marketing at the Marathon Oil research lab (1956-1986). Daily, he enjoyed beating the clock while solving daily newspaper puzzles, sudoku, and crosswords until his final days.

He was a community steward, serving the Littleton, Colorado, community for over 20 years on various boards as council member and mayor pro tempore, being the Colorado president of the American Chemical Society, an serving on the Arapahoe Community College board.

He was an organizer, setting up score keeping for his daughter’s synchronized swim meets, partnered with Priss to sell yarn (1986-2006), sorting clothing for a charity boutique, and instructing those who wanted to learn bridge.

He was an adventurer, whether rafting down a river, soaring high over the landscape in a hot-air balloon (1982-1992), crossing America as part of the Columbus Discovering America event (1992), or walk the redwood trails of California, he loved life. When young, he adored the game of football and later rooting-on his favorite teams. After moving to California, he learned to ride bicycles and often joined Priss on her daily trips to the swimming pool.

He was a creative, designing gardens, making jewelry, or doodling on any available notepad.

Mostly, he was an everyday hero, offering a smile and wave to anyone who walked by, supporter of small business, and gracious giver of his time.

In the last years, Jack endured many health issues but was an eternal optimist always looking to make the “big comeback.” Despite his challenges, music continued to be a lifelong comfort and enjoyed tapping his fingers along to any snappy jazz tune.

His body may have given out but his spirit remained stubbornly strong and, as in life, he died his way.

Jack is survived by his wife, Priss, of 39 years, his children John, Kirsten, Karen, Bruce, their spouses, grandchildren, great-grandchild, and Priss’s daughter Ann.

In lieu of a traditional memorial service, Jack has requested a small donation gift sent to a local charity.

John married S.J. WATSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: P.E. ROESCHLAUB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kovacovich, Jeffrey A. "J.K." Joined his mother, Kathryn in heaven on the evening of May 8, 2001. Proud son of Peter and the late Kathryn. Beloved husband to Cheryl. Loving father to J.J., Jennifer and Kyle. Beautiful brother to Shari. Also a caring brother-inlaw, uncle, son-in-law, nephew and friend. Special thanks to the Chancery staff, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeRosa and longtime family friends, Tracy, Robin, Tim and Bill. Jeff and Cheryl just celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on May 5. He would have turned 47 on May 11. Visitation will be held at WISCONSIN MEMORIAL PARK, CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES (13235 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield) Tues. from 10 AM1 PM. Funeral Services 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 795 N. Van Buren, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Grace Church, PO Box 511283, New Berlin, WI 53151 or the children's college funds. "Daddy, we love you and we miss you already and I promise I'll always be daddy's little girl. Just me."

Jeffrey married C.J. HAMLIN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

As Evette McFadden, 56, of Longview, Washington, she was arrested in December of 2018 in Cowlitz County on suspicion of second-degree assault.

Died:
Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver

Evette married R.L. HARNESS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Evette married K.E. MILLER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Evette married Jerry Lea MC FADDEN on 17 Oct 2006 in Clatsop County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 1996, in Hoodland Lutheran Church in Zigzag for Jeffrey Robert Taylor, who died Jan. 9 of complications related to surgery for a brain tumor. He was 41.

Mr. Taylor was born in Portland and graduated from Sam Barlow High School in 1972. He attended Mt. Hood Community College and graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1976. He worked for the Census Bureau and later received a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

In 1989 he returned to Oregon and taught economics at Willamette University. He returned to Washington, D.C., in 1990 and worked as an economist for the International Monetary Fund.

Surviving are his wife, Karen of Fairfax, Va.; sons, Alexander and Luke, both of Fairfax; parents, Robert Taylor of Portland and Patricia Brown of Rhododendron; brothers, Joseph and Daniel, both of Gresham, and Christopher of Portland; and sisters, Kathleen Taylor, Rebecca McGovern and Rachel Brown, all of Portland.

The family suggests remembrances to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, Va. 22181.

Birth:
There is confusion over his birth year. SSDI says 1954 and that seems to be confirmed by his obit.

Family/Spouse: Karen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]