Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Andersen, Heather Elizabeth October 8, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, October 25, 2005
     Heather Elizabeth Andersen, 20, a resident of The Dalles, died on Oct. 8, 
2005.
     She was born July 17, 1985 in La Grande, the only daughter and child of 
Jenie (Stratton) Shilling and Leslie Andersen. Her toddler years were spent in 
Corvallis and she later spent her early elementary years in Bickleton.
     She later moved to Maupin and went to school through eighth grade. She 
attended The Dalles High School her freshman and sophomore years and finished 
her junior and senior year at Crook County High School, graduating in 2003.
     She attended CNA School at Columbia Gorge Community College in January 
2005. After that she worked as a CNA at the Oregon Veterans Home and Columbia 
Basin Nursing Home, both in The Dalles.
     She was a free spirit and lived very independently until her death. She 
loved going to concerts in Portland with friends and listening to her favorite 
bands.
     She loved animals, especially her 14-year-old cat, Stripey, who lived 
with her.
     She was an avid reader and had a close circle of friends and loved 
hanging out with them. She had dreams of traveling and one day returning to 
Spain where she had traveled her sophomore year.
     She loved the rain and the ocean and loved befriending people who were 
considered different or outcasts to society.
     Her favorite holiday was Halloween.
     She was making plans to attend a four year university studying science 
for a career in the medical field.
     Survivors include her mother, Jenie Marie (Stratton) Shilling, Coos Bay; 
her father, Leslie Andrew Andersen, Albany; her adopted dad, Cajun Webb, The 
Dalles; grandparents, Kathleen and Larry Stratton, Prineville; and Andy and 
Opal Andersen, Ontario; great-grandmother, Vivian Stratton, La Pine; and 
numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
     She was preceded in death by her great-grandparent, Norma O’Kelley; a 
cousin, Kindra Forster, Prineville; and great-grandparents, the William 
Andersens of Ontario.
     In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Heather Andersen Scholarship 
Fund at the Columbia River Bank in The Dalles or to the local Humane Society. 
     Interment will be Friday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. for family in the Pioneer 
Section of the Prineville Juniper Haven Cemetery.
     A memorial service followed by a graveside service will be held Saturday, 
Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Meadow Lakes Golf Course. Halloween costumes are 
encouraged in honor of her favorite holiday.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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