Wasco-Hood River-Clackamas County OR Archives Obituaries.....Tonn, Audrey December 17, 2003 ************************************************ 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 23, 2006, 10:58 am The Dalles Chronicle, December 18, 2003 Audrey Tonn, 89, a resident of Hood River, died Dec. 17, 2003. She was born Oct. 26, 1914 in Chicago to William and Christine (Ritter) Monnich. She married George Tonn on July 22, 1933. In 1947 the family moved to Hood River where they had an orchard, a machine shop and also an auto parts store. She served on the Hood River Port Commission, the Hood River Chamber of Commerce, was president of the Wy’east High School PTA and was on the blue ribbon committee for Mt. Hood Community College. She was named Hood River Woman of the Year in 1979 and Hood River church person of the year. She was voted Oregon Mother of the Year in 1979. She was an organizer and coordinator for FISH, was chairperson of World Day of Prayer, Gorge Ecumenical Ministries, a delegate to the World Convocations on Evangelism in Dallas, Texas, and Jerusalem, Israel. She was active in the United Methodist Church, serving as district lay leader, and was an organist for several Methodist churches for more than 50 years. After her husband’s death in 1980, she moved to Charbonneau in Wilsonville. Survivors include daughters, Marlene Leffel and spouse John Leffel, Hillsboro; Kristine Baumann and spouse Tom Baumann, Seattle; and sons Norman Tonn and spouse Ingeborg Tonn, The Dalles; and Dr. Jeffrey Tonn and spouse, Dr. Sheri Bartel Tonn, Tacoma; and seven grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in January. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chroicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/t/tonn493gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb