Lena B. Nedelkovitsch

1928 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Lena B. Nedelkovitsch
  Born	19 Aug 1928	Havelock, Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Jul 2015	Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
  Buried	9 Jul 2015	Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I37398	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Nedelkovitsch
  Mother	Helen
  Family ID	F143485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Obritschkewitsch,   b. 2 Dec 1916, Schefield, Stark County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1997, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Betty Obritschkewitsch   2. Dennis J. Obritschkewitsch   3. Shirley M. Obritschkewitsch   4. Richard J. Obritschkewitsch   5. Judy Obritschkewitsch,   b. 18 Jan 1971, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1971, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F17954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRASPHY: 01/01/05 Death Notices Lillis James Lillis James, 93, a former Yakima resident, died Monday in Tulare, Calif. She was born in Montana. She was a homemaker. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Rogers of Naches, Wilma Dosher of Yuma, Ariz., Betty Lancaster of Visalia, Calif., and Judy Crabtree of Tulare; two sons, Bill Smay of Dayton, Wash., and Phillip Smay of Bellingham, Wash.; two sisters, Juanita Bearce of Nevada and Mona Stafford of California; a brother, John Nelson of Medford, Ore.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Keith and Keith Terrace Heights Chapel, with burial following at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Catherine Mary Nedelkovitsch Hauck Catherine Mary Nedelkovitsch Hauck, 77, of Zillah died Wednesday in Toppenish. She was born in New England, N.D., came to Yakima in 1936 and moved to Zillah in 1952. She worked at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Yakima. Survivors include a son, Mark Hauck of Zillah; a daughter, Paula Shepard of Tacoma; two sisters, Lena Obritschkewitsch and Mary Ryan; a brother, Joseph Nedelkovitsch; and five grandchildren. Recitation of the rosary will at 6 p.m. Monday at the Zillah Chapel of Valley Hills Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Toppenish. Burial will follow at the Zillah City Cemetery. Anna C. Dahl Anna C. Dahl, 74, of Yakima died Sunday in Tacoma. Mrs. Dahl was born in New England, N.D., and later moved to Yakima. In 1975 she moved to Seattle and worked as a telephone operator for AT&T. She later returned to Yakima and continued with the telephone company, retiring after 20 years. Survivors include four sons, Joseph Dahl of Auburn, Wash., Richard Dahl of Spanaway, Wash., David Dahl of Tulalip, Wash., and Albert Dahl of Springfield, Ore.; four daughters, Shirley Dempsey of Shelton, Wash., Laura van Ostrom of Tacoma, Nancy Cruz of Yakima and Maria Smith of Portland; three sisters, Mary Ryan of Yakima, Catherine Hauck of Zillah and Lena Obritschkewitsch of Portland; one brother, Joseph Nedelkovitsch of Yakima, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Catholic Church in Naches. Inurnment will be at Terrace Heights Memorial Park at a later date. Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] U.S. Public Records Index, (Ancestry.Com). Name: Lena B Obritschkewitsc Birth Date: 19 Aug 1928 Street Address: 16920 South Berghammer St City: Portland County: Clackamas State: Oregon Zip Code: 97267 Phone Number: 503-659-9272 [S927] Obituary. Lena Obritschkewitsch passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 on what would have been her 61st marriage anniversary to James, who preceded her 17 years ago. Lena was 86. Lena was always a strong-willed person, Born on August 19, 1928 in Havelock, North Dakota to Joseph and Helen Nedelkovitsch. Only three pounds at birth, Lena?s grandmother, who was a midwife, took charge of raising her. Sickly as a child, a relative said she would pay for all the salt Lena would ever need. Lena was the second oldest of five, with three sisters, Catherine Hauck, Anna Dahl, Mary Ryan and a brother, Joseph Jr. Lena was the last of her siblings to pass. Lena grew up in New England, North Dakota, just 20 miles from the family of her future husband, James. However, the two did not meet until their families moved to the pacific northwest. Lena and James met through a mutual friend while she worked as an elevator operator and in the diet kitchen of a hospital in Washington state. The couple married on July 5, 1954, moving to Milwaukie, Oregon where they built their own house and raised four children, Betty Wilkins, Dennis, Shirley and Richard Obritschkewitsch. Lena lived in that house through the time of her death. The couple had a fifth child, Judy, who died at birth. Lena took pride in being a very devoted wife and mother, focusing her efforts on a happy family life, trying to instill in her children a spirit of caring and giving. Lena was a parishioner at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Milwaukie for 60 years and was a member of the Altar Society. Wanting to be friends and helpful to all, it was noted that Lena seemed to know everyone. In addition to four children, Lena is survived by four grandchildren, Jamie Wilkins, Shawna Wilson, Angela Hess and Abbey Blankenship and 10 great-grandchildren. Lena had a love of children. As such, the family requests: