Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Belshe, Irene L. July 27, 1995 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 7, 2006, 7:58 pm The Dalles Daily Chronicle, July 30, 1995 Irene L. Belshe, a resident of The Dalles, died at Mid-Columbia Medical Center on Thursday, July 27, 1995. She was 81. Irene was born Aug. 4, 1913 in Grass Valley, the seventh child of 13 to Benjamin and Minnie May (Ashley) Payne. She grew up in Sherman County. Irene married Halbert L. Belshe on Aug. 12, 1933 in Goldendale, Wash. They lived in Sherman County for a few years, before moving to The Dalles. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting (especially afghans) and crafting. She was a member of the Lady Eagles. Survivors include her daughter, Frances A. Belshe Lewis; grandsons: Michael Duane and Tony Fay Lewis; great grandchildren: Brian Anthony and Tiffany Ruth Lewis, all of Portland; brothers and sisters: B. W. ‘Benny’ Payne, Jane Rust, Gladys Fulkerson, all of The Dalles; Frank Payne and Betty Emerson, both of Yuma, AZ., and Doris Twiggs, Spokane, WA.; numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing visitation will be at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home on Monday, July 31 from 2-7 p.m. and Tuesday from 8-10 a.m. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. at Parklawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Senior Center, sent in care of Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Daily Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/b/belshe103gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb