Wasco-Tillamook-Wallowa County OR Archives Obituaries.....Lorengel, Betty Carol May 18, 2004 ************************************************ 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 28, 2006, 2:06 am The Dalles Chronicle, May 25, 2004 Betty Carol Lorengel, 86, a former resident of The Dalles, died at her home in Netarts on May 18, 2004. She was born Jan. 11, 1918 in White Salmon to Claude M. Locke and Eva A. J. Lightner Locke. She graduated from high school in Appleton, with plans to become a teacher. Because of her mother’s health at the time, she chose to stay at home and help care for her younger brother and sister. She married her childhood friend and sweetheart, Louis Dan Lorengel, on April 22, 1939 in Stevenson. They moved to Kinzua in 1949 and lived there until retirement. They moved to The Dalles in 1980 and he died of cancer on May 12, 1993. She moved to Netarts in 1997. She was actively involved with the PTA and was a chaperon and chauffeur for years to her three children and their friends for school activities. She was an accomplished seamstress and wedding dresses were her pride. She enjoyed embroidery, flower gardening and sending cards to her family and friends. Survivors include three children, Yvonne Benson and her husband, Bill, Netarts; Linda (Lyn) Williams, Netarts; and Ldee Lorengel and wife, Debra, Hood River; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two nephews, one niece and two beloved kitties, Patches and Baby. Funeral services will be held at Lyle Cemetery in Lyle today (May 25) at 11 a.m. A memorial service will be follow at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hood River at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to the local Meals on Wheels program, the American Cancer Society or Hospice. Arrangements are in care of Waud’s Funeral Home in Tillamook. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/l/lorengel655gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb