CONSTANCE REDLIN
Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 27, 2010
A funeral for east county resident, Constance "Connie" Redlin will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 17405 N.E. Glisan St., Portland. A reception will follow the service at the church. There will be a private interment in Willamette National Cemetery. Those who wish may view from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Gresham Memorial Chapel. Connie died Jan. 27, 2010, in Portland, at the age of 86. Constance Clo Reed was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Silverton, the daughter of James and Stella (Griffith) Reed. Constance grew up in Silverton and worked picking hops and other produce to buy school clothes during the Great Depression. She graduated from Silverton High School in 1941. Constance then attended Willamette University for two years. Connie also became a welder at Swan Island shipyards where she helped build "Victory Ships" while earning money to enter the School of Nursing at the University of Oregon Medical School. Upon entry she joined the Cadet Nurse Program. She worked at Multnomah County Hospital, Oregon School of the Blind, Portland Tuberculosis Hospital and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Connie became a registered nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in 1947. In 1948 she met Richard "Dick" Redlin who was a veteran and working for his degree in education. They married in 1950, and settled in East county. After working for seven years as a nursing supervisor and instructor at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, she gave up her job to have a son and daughter. While a homemaker, she was active in PTA, Cub Scouts, Campfire and Girl Scouts. She returned to part-time work as an RN in the 1970s into the 1980s, and then retired permanently. As the years passed, Connie was active in the Association of University Women, OHSU School of Nursing Alumni Association, was a member of Precinct Committee Women, the Republican Women's Club and League of Women Voters. She was also a longtime member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Connie loved reading books and doing the crossword puzzles in ink in the daily newspapers. Connie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren when she wasn't out traveling the world with her husband. Dick preceded her in death in 2009. She also was preceded in death by her three brothers and three sisters, James Reed, Faye Costabile, George Reed, Frankie Davis, Irene Blauvelt and Fred Reed. Connie is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Cooper of Portland; son, Michael J. Redlin of Wood Village; and grandchildren, Gabriel and Shane Cooper. Contributions may be made to OHSU Foundation School of Nursing Excellence Fund.
Published in The Oregonian on February 3, 2010
Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 27, 2010
A funeral for east county resident, Constance "Connie" Redlin will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 17405 N.E. Glisan St., Portland. A reception will follow the service at the church. There will be a private interment in Willamette National Cemetery. Those who wish may view from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Gresham Memorial Chapel. Connie died Jan. 27, 2010, in Portland, at the age of 86. Constance Clo Reed was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Silverton, the daughter of James and Stella (Griffith) Reed. Constance grew up in Silverton and worked picking hops and other produce to buy school clothes during the Great Depression. She graduated from Silverton High School in 1941. Constance then attended Willamette University for two years. Connie also became a welder at Swan Island shipyards where she helped build "Victory Ships" while earning money to enter the School of Nursing at the University of Oregon Medical School. Upon entry she joined the Cadet Nurse Program. She worked at Multnomah County Hospital, Oregon School of the Blind, Portland Tuberculosis Hospital and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Connie became a registered nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in 1947. In 1948 she met Richard "Dick" Redlin who was a veteran and working for his degree in education. They married in 1950, and settled in East county. After working for seven years as a nursing supervisor and instructor at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, she gave up her job to have a son and daughter. While a homemaker, she was active in PTA, Cub Scouts, Campfire and Girl Scouts. She returned to part-time work as an RN in the 1970s into the 1980s, and then retired permanently. As the years passed, Connie was active in the Association of University Women, OHSU School of Nursing Alumni Association, was a member of Precinct Committee Women, the Republican Women's Club and League of Women Voters. She was also a longtime member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Connie loved reading books and doing the crossword puzzles in ink in the daily newspapers. Connie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren when she wasn't out traveling the world with her husband. Dick preceded her in death in 2009. She also was preceded in death by her three brothers and three sisters, James Reed, Faye Costabile, George Reed, Frankie Davis, Irene Blauvelt and Fred Reed. Connie is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Cooper of Portland; son, Michael J. Redlin of Wood Village; and grandchildren, Gabriel and Shane Cooper. Contributions may be made to OHSU Foundation School of Nursing Excellence Fund.
Published in The Oregonian on February 3, 2010
CONSTANCE REDLIN
Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 27, 2010
A funeral for east county resident, Constance "Connie" Redlin will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 17405 N.E. Glisan St., Portland. A reception will follow the service at the church. There will be a private interment in Willamette National Cemetery. Those who wish may view from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Gresham Memorial Chapel. Connie died Jan. 27, 2010, in Portland, at the age of 86. Constance Clo Reed was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Silverton, the daughter of James and Stella (Griffith) Reed. Constance grew up in Silverton and worked picking hops and other produce to buy school clothes during the Great Depression. She graduated from Silverton High School in 1941. Constance then attended Willamette University for two years. Connie also became a welder at Swan Island shipyards where she helped build "Victory Ships" while earning money to enter the School of Nursing at the University of Oregon Medical School. Upon entry she joined the Cadet Nurse Program. She worked at Multnomah County Hospital, Oregon School of the Blind, Portland Tuberculosis Hospital and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Connie became a registered nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in 1947. In 1948 she met Richard "Dick" Redlin who was a veteran and working for his degree in education. They married in 1950, and settled in East county. After working for seven years as a nursing supervisor and instructor at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, she gave up her job to have a son and daughter. While a homemaker, she was active in PTA, Cub Scouts, Campfire and Girl Scouts. She returned to part-time work as an RN in the 1970s into the 1980s, and then retired permanently. As the years passed, Connie was active in the Association of University Women, OHSU School of Nursing Alumni Association, was a member of Precinct Committee Women, the Republican Women's Club and League of Women Voters. She was also a longtime member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Connie loved reading books and doing the crossword puzzles in ink in the daily newspapers. Connie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren when she wasn't out traveling the world with her husband. Dick preceded her in death in 2009. She also was preceded in death by her three brothers and three sisters, James Reed, Faye Costabile, George Reed, Frankie Davis, Irene Blauvelt and Fred Reed. Connie is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Cooper of Portland; son, Michael J. Redlin of Wood Village; and grandchildren, Gabriel and Shane Cooper. Contributions may be made to OHSU Foundation School of Nursing Excellence Fund.
Published in The Oregonian on February 3, 2010
Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 27, 2010
A funeral for east county resident, Constance "Connie" Redlin will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 17405 N.E. Glisan St., Portland. A reception will follow the service at the church. There will be a private interment in Willamette National Cemetery. Those who wish may view from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Gresham Memorial Chapel. Connie died Jan. 27, 2010, in Portland, at the age of 86. Constance Clo Reed was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Silverton, the daughter of James and Stella (Griffith) Reed. Constance grew up in Silverton and worked picking hops and other produce to buy school clothes during the Great Depression. She graduated from Silverton High School in 1941. Constance then attended Willamette University for two years. Connie also became a welder at Swan Island shipyards where she helped build "Victory Ships" while earning money to enter the School of Nursing at the University of Oregon Medical School. Upon entry she joined the Cadet Nurse Program. She worked at Multnomah County Hospital, Oregon School of the Blind, Portland Tuberculosis Hospital and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Connie became a registered nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in 1947. In 1948 she met Richard "Dick" Redlin who was a veteran and working for his degree in education. They married in 1950, and settled in East county. After working for seven years as a nursing supervisor and instructor at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, she gave up her job to have a son and daughter. While a homemaker, she was active in PTA, Cub Scouts, Campfire and Girl Scouts. She returned to part-time work as an RN in the 1970s into the 1980s, and then retired permanently. As the years passed, Connie was active in the Association of University Women, OHSU School of Nursing Alumni Association, was a member of Precinct Committee Women, the Republican Women's Club and League of Women Voters. She was also a longtime member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Connie loved reading books and doing the crossword puzzles in ink in the daily newspapers. Connie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren when she wasn't out traveling the world with her husband. Dick preceded her in death in 2009. She also was preceded in death by her three brothers and three sisters, James Reed, Faye Costabile, George Reed, Frankie Davis, Irene Blauvelt and Fred Reed. Connie is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Cooper of Portland; son, Michael J. Redlin of Wood Village; and grandchildren, Gabriel and Shane Cooper. Contributions may be made to OHSU Foundation School of Nursing Excellence Fund.
Published in The Oregonian on February 3, 2010
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