Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJul 27, 1898, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota [58557]
BurialRestlawn Memory Gardens, 201 Oak Grove Road NW, West Salem, Polk County, Oregon [58557], [58558]
Spouses
BirthJan 16, 1909, Ames, Major County, Oklahoma [58415]
DeathMay 10, 2005, Salem, Marion County, Oregon [58415]
BurialRestlawn Memory Gardens, 201 Oak Grove Road NW, West Salem, Polk County, Oregon [58415]
Obituary Online notes for Mary Gretchen (Spouse 1)
Gretchen Loucks passed' away in Salem on May 10,2005 at the age of 96 years and 3 months.
She was born January 16, 1909 in Ames, Okla., to George and Annie Gregg, the fifth of twelve children.
She married Victor Loucks in Harrah, Wash, in 1927. They moved to Los Angeles, Calif, where Victor attended B.I.O.L.A. Institute. After graduation, they moved to Oregon to pastor Baptist Churches in Scio, Four Corners, Silverton, Cannon Beach and Lacomb. He preceded her in death in 1982.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by daughter, Bernice Townsend of Salem; son, Jim Loucks of Stayton; and daughter, Jan Krater of Salem. She leaves a legacy of 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
Statesman Journal
Salem, Oregon
15 May 2005, Sun [58415]