Wasco-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Rinehart, Mary Ann "Sue" January 11, 2006 ************************************************ 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 L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 17, 2006, 10:35 pm The Dalles Chronicle, January 13, 2006 Mary Ann “Sue” Rinehart, 81, a resident of The Dalles, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006. She was born on Sept. 26, 1924 in Maupin, the youngest of six children to Thomas and Margaret (Sigman) Slusher. Her family moved to Dufur after she was born, where she grew up and graduated from high school. After school she went to work for U.S. Bank. She married Eldon Clayton Ward in 1945 in Dufur, then moved to The Dalles area and farmed until 1965 when he died. She married Jack Lloyd Rinehart in Portland, in June 1968. She and her second husband moved to The Dalles. She loved golf and became a member of The Dalles Country Club in 1966. She loved to travel, go on cruises and play card games, especially pinochle. She is survived by her son, John Ward, Dyanne Opitz and Sandra Skirving Ward, all of The Dalles; and her granddaughters Jennifer and Carrie Ward; her son Sam Ward, Seattle; her stepdaughters, Cheryl Dull, Lake Oswego; and Linda Rinehart, Hillsboro; her step-son, John Rinehart, Peoria, Ark.; her niece, Linda Slusher and her nephew William Slusher. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Clayton Ward and Jack Rinehart, her brothers and a sister. Services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home with Asa Jenson officiating. Memorials may be made to Celilo Cancer Center, 1800 W. 19th St, The Dalles, OR 97058. 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/r/rinehart1285gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb