This memorial is lovingly created for Irene Mabel Keith, born on Feb. 16, 1903 in Novinger, Missouri.
She married my Grandfather, Harold Oscar Hillaker on Dec. 2, 1942 just two months after he became a widower. They were married in Cleveland, Oklahoma, a distance of 4 hours 31 minutes by auto (305 miles).
It is not known how or when Harold and Irene met as my Grandmother passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 160 miles from Novinger.
Irene became the only mother that my Mom and Uncle Harl knew. Harold sent my Uncle Tommy to live with his father (from Lucille's first marriage) and baby Alan Austin was given up for adoption in a private case to Mr.& Mrs. Ole Patterson of Kansas City, MO at the time of Lucille's death. His name was changed to Maechel Ole Patterson at the time of his adoption. Irene raised my mother and Uncle Harl as a single parent, living on a teacher's salary while they lived in Idaho and finally in Roseburg, Oregon. Harold was never seen by this family unit after 1945. When asked about the details of his leaving, Irene would tell Joyce and Harl "It's best that you don't ask". Uncle Harl would later inherit Irene's Bible and personal documents.
This separation of the four siblings last 55 years and ended with a much-anticipated sibling reunion in Oklahoma held in Madill, Oklahoma in 1995!
Irene married again when my mother was a young girl to a man named William A. Clark on June 3, 1950 in Fremont, Idaho.
Irene passed away in Los Angeles, California while in a hotel where she and William Clark were residing. Her remains were returned to Roseburg, Oregon and burial was arranged by Uncle Harl and Aunt Phyllis Clark.
Her funeral was handled by the Wilson Chapel of the Roses, burial was in the Old Mason Section of the Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Data located on the site of:
Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon
Douglas County Oregon Cemetery Index
Surnames - Chi to Cly
Last Updated 5/2/12
Clark, Irene Kathryn 1903 1962 Old Roseburg Masonic**
Masonic (Old Roseburg)
DG123
aka: Chinese, Douglas County, Early IOOF, Early Masonic
GNIS: 431325N 1232125W Roseburg East
WGS-84 Datum: N43 13.4061 W123 21.4862
UTM:
DD.DDDD:
1 acre
1859
T/R: T27S R5W section 19
Status:
List:
Photo:
Roseburg Memorial Gardens has spectacular mountain scenery with Ponderosa Pine, Blue Spruce and Douglas Fir trees that range in medium size to very large. Elegant rolling green hills throughout the 23 acres of the cemetery accentuate the tranquil environment. The beautiful statue of Jesus and his lambs against the background of our lush green grass is breathtaking.
We offer traditional burial, cremation niches, mausoleums and lawn crypts with a special garden dedicated to veterans.
Located in Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Memorial Gardens was established in 1865. Roseburg is located near the world famous Umpqua River and the Diamond Lake Resort, Oregon's Gem of the Cascades.
Love this quote posted by Robert Isom by a photo of Phyllistene Lawson: May these blessings go with you (on her retirement from the military, Air Force)
" And I said to the woman who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown." And she replied, "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
She married my Grandfather, Harold Oscar Hillaker on Dec. 2, 1942 just two months after he became a widower. They were married in Cleveland, Oklahoma, a distance of 4 hours 31 minutes by auto (305 miles).
It is not known how or when Harold and Irene met as my Grandmother passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 160 miles from Novinger.
Irene became the only mother that my Mom and Uncle Harl knew. Harold sent my Uncle Tommy to live with his father (from Lucille's first marriage) and baby Alan Austin was given up for adoption in a private case to Mr.& Mrs. Ole Patterson of Kansas City, MO at the time of Lucille's death. His name was changed to Maechel Ole Patterson at the time of his adoption. Irene raised my mother and Uncle Harl as a single parent, living on a teacher's salary while they lived in Idaho and finally in Roseburg, Oregon. Harold was never seen by this family unit after 1945. When asked about the details of his leaving, Irene would tell Joyce and Harl "It's best that you don't ask". Uncle Harl would later inherit Irene's Bible and personal documents.
This separation of the four siblings last 55 years and ended with a much-anticipated sibling reunion in Oklahoma held in Madill, Oklahoma in 1995!
Irene married again when my mother was a young girl to a man named William A. Clark on June 3, 1950 in Fremont, Idaho.
Irene passed away in Los Angeles, California while in a hotel where she and William Clark were residing. Her remains were returned to Roseburg, Oregon and burial was arranged by Uncle Harl and Aunt Phyllis Clark.
Her funeral was handled by the Wilson Chapel of the Roses, burial was in the Old Mason Section of the Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Data located on the site of:
Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon
Douglas County Oregon Cemetery Index
Surnames - Chi to Cly
Last Updated 5/2/12
Clark, Irene Kathryn 1903 1962 Old Roseburg Masonic**
Masonic (Old Roseburg)
DG123
aka: Chinese, Douglas County, Early IOOF, Early Masonic
GNIS: 431325N 1232125W Roseburg East
WGS-84 Datum: N43 13.4061 W123 21.4862
UTM:
DD.DDDD:
1 acre
1859
T/R: T27S R5W section 19
Status:
List:
Photo:
Roseburg Memorial Gardens has spectacular mountain scenery with Ponderosa Pine, Blue Spruce and Douglas Fir trees that range in medium size to very large. Elegant rolling green hills throughout the 23 acres of the cemetery accentuate the tranquil environment. The beautiful statue of Jesus and his lambs against the background of our lush green grass is breathtaking.
We offer traditional burial, cremation niches, mausoleums and lawn crypts with a special garden dedicated to veterans.
Located in Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Memorial Gardens was established in 1865. Roseburg is located near the world famous Umpqua River and the Diamond Lake Resort, Oregon's Gem of the Cascades.
Love this quote posted by Robert Isom by a photo of Phyllistene Lawson: May these blessings go with you (on her retirement from the military, Air Force)
" And I said to the woman who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown." And she replied, "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
This memorial is lovingly created for Irene Mabel Keith, born on Feb. 16, 1903 in Novinger, Missouri.
She married my Grandfather, Harold Oscar Hillaker on Dec. 2, 1942 just two months after he became a widower. They were married in Cleveland, Oklahoma, a distance of 4 hours 31 minutes by auto (305 miles).
It is not known how or when Harold and Irene met as my Grandmother passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 160 miles from Novinger.
Irene became the only mother that my Mom and Uncle Harl knew. Harold sent my Uncle Tommy to live with his father (from Lucille's first marriage) and baby Alan Austin was given up for adoption in a private case to Mr.& Mrs. Ole Patterson of Kansas City, MO at the time of Lucille's death. His name was changed to Maechel Ole Patterson at the time of his adoption. Irene raised my mother and Uncle Harl as a single parent, living on a teacher's salary while they lived in Idaho and finally in Roseburg, Oregon. Harold was never seen by this family unit after 1945. When asked about the details of his leaving, Irene would tell Joyce and Harl "It's best that you don't ask". Uncle Harl would later inherit Irene's Bible and personal documents.
This separation of the four siblings last 55 years and ended with a much-anticipated sibling reunion in Oklahoma held in Madill, Oklahoma in 1995!
Irene married again when my mother was a young girl to a man named William A. Clark on June 3, 1950 in Fremont, Idaho.
Irene passed away in Los Angeles, California while in a hotel where she and William Clark were residing. Her remains were returned to Roseburg, Oregon and burial was arranged by Uncle Harl and Aunt Phyllis Clark.
Her funeral was handled by the Wilson Chapel of the Roses, burial was in the Old Mason Section of the Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Data located on the site of:
Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon
Douglas County Oregon Cemetery Index
Surnames - Chi to Cly
Last Updated 5/2/12
Clark, Irene Kathryn 1903 1962 Old Roseburg Masonic**
Masonic (Old Roseburg)
DG123
aka: Chinese, Douglas County, Early IOOF, Early Masonic
GNIS: 431325N 1232125W Roseburg East
WGS-84 Datum: N43 13.4061 W123 21.4862
UTM:
DD.DDDD:
1 acre
1859
T/R: T27S R5W section 19
Status:
List:
Photo:
Roseburg Memorial Gardens has spectacular mountain scenery with Ponderosa Pine, Blue Spruce and Douglas Fir trees that range in medium size to very large. Elegant rolling green hills throughout the 23 acres of the cemetery accentuate the tranquil environment. The beautiful statue of Jesus and his lambs against the background of our lush green grass is breathtaking.
We offer traditional burial, cremation niches, mausoleums and lawn crypts with a special garden dedicated to veterans.
Located in Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Memorial Gardens was established in 1865. Roseburg is located near the world famous Umpqua River and the Diamond Lake Resort, Oregon's Gem of the Cascades.
Love this quote posted by Robert Isom by a photo of Phyllistene Lawson: May these blessings go with you (on her retirement from the military, Air Force)
" And I said to the woman who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown." And she replied, "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
She married my Grandfather, Harold Oscar Hillaker on Dec. 2, 1942 just two months after he became a widower. They were married in Cleveland, Oklahoma, a distance of 4 hours 31 minutes by auto (305 miles).
It is not known how or when Harold and Irene met as my Grandmother passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 160 miles from Novinger.
Irene became the only mother that my Mom and Uncle Harl knew. Harold sent my Uncle Tommy to live with his father (from Lucille's first marriage) and baby Alan Austin was given up for adoption in a private case to Mr.& Mrs. Ole Patterson of Kansas City, MO at the time of Lucille's death. His name was changed to Maechel Ole Patterson at the time of his adoption. Irene raised my mother and Uncle Harl as a single parent, living on a teacher's salary while they lived in Idaho and finally in Roseburg, Oregon. Harold was never seen by this family unit after 1945. When asked about the details of his leaving, Irene would tell Joyce and Harl "It's best that you don't ask". Uncle Harl would later inherit Irene's Bible and personal documents.
This separation of the four siblings last 55 years and ended with a much-anticipated sibling reunion in Oklahoma held in Madill, Oklahoma in 1995!
Irene married again when my mother was a young girl to a man named William A. Clark on June 3, 1950 in Fremont, Idaho.
Irene passed away in Los Angeles, California while in a hotel where she and William Clark were residing. Her remains were returned to Roseburg, Oregon and burial was arranged by Uncle Harl and Aunt Phyllis Clark.
Her funeral was handled by the Wilson Chapel of the Roses, burial was in the Old Mason Section of the Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Data located on the site of:
Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon
Douglas County Oregon Cemetery Index
Surnames - Chi to Cly
Last Updated 5/2/12
Clark, Irene Kathryn 1903 1962 Old Roseburg Masonic**
Masonic (Old Roseburg)
DG123
aka: Chinese, Douglas County, Early IOOF, Early Masonic
GNIS: 431325N 1232125W Roseburg East
WGS-84 Datum: N43 13.4061 W123 21.4862
UTM:
DD.DDDD:
1 acre
1859
T/R: T27S R5W section 19
Status:
List:
Photo:
Roseburg Memorial Gardens has spectacular mountain scenery with Ponderosa Pine, Blue Spruce and Douglas Fir trees that range in medium size to very large. Elegant rolling green hills throughout the 23 acres of the cemetery accentuate the tranquil environment. The beautiful statue of Jesus and his lambs against the background of our lush green grass is breathtaking.
We offer traditional burial, cremation niches, mausoleums and lawn crypts with a special garden dedicated to veterans.
Located in Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Memorial Gardens was established in 1865. Roseburg is located near the world famous Umpqua River and the Diamond Lake Resort, Oregon's Gem of the Cascades.
Love this quote posted by Robert Isom by a photo of Phyllistene Lawson: May these blessings go with you (on her retirement from the military, Air Force)
" And I said to the woman who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown." And she replied, "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
Gravesite Details
Irene is noted in the Old Masonic Section of the Roseburg Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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