Lorene Ellen Remmers

Age 101

Lorene was born August 3, 1915 at Pine City, WA, being the 3rd of 4 children to Flora (Wright) Rufer and Jacob Rufer. Her early years were spent in a logging camp near Hillsburo, Ore. Her father was killed in a logging accident when she was 11; early in life the lessons of hard work were taught. She attended high school in Scapoose for three years, then graduated from Silverton, Ore. in 1932. She lived with her Aunt Ardo while attending Eastern Washington College of Education, graduating in 1935. Lorene started her teaching career in a one-room school house, Whitman School (Pine Grove), then Logan in the Espanola area, Clarkston, then Seattle during WWII. June 8, 1946 she and O. Wayne Remmers married and started farming and dairying on the family farm. She worked alongside Bud, driving CAT, driving truck during harvest, and milking cows. While her girls were in school, she transported them to swimming lessons, Sunday School, and supported all school activities at Reardan. She was active in PTA, a 75 year member of Spring Hill Grange, and a member of WAWG.

35 winters were spent traveling to warmer parts of the country, which usually found them fishing for stripers or tuna. After turning over the farming to their son-in-law, she found more time for oil-painting, painting many beautiful pictures, and crocheting dozens of afghans for Wishing Star. Health issues prompted them to move to town in 2010. Bud passed in 2011 after celebrating 63 years of marriage. Lorene was also preceded in death by siblings Jacob M Rufer, Rosina Fairbanks, and Irene Rufer. She is survived by daughters Buddi Williams and Lorri Williams (Paul), Grandchildren Ricky Williams (Sally), and Traci Magers (Mark), and Great-grandchildren Savanah Reagle, Jasmine Drapeau (Aaron), Lacey Williams, Evan Magers, Jessica Richardson (Josh), and Carlee Magers. There will be a private burial at Fairmont Memorial Park. The Celebration of Life service will be held at 2pm, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Reardan. Memorials can be made to the Union Gospel Mission, PO Box 4066, Spokane, Wa. 99202, or a charity of your choice.