Edna R. Roberts

Edna Rebecca Rhodes was born on May 10. 1902 to John and Letticia Rhodes, homesteaders in Carbon County, Montana. She attended a country school through eighth grade, and drove a horse drawn buggy to high school in Bridger.

She married Russell J. Roberts in 1921. They had two daughters, Hazel Dawn and Dorothy Fern. The family moved to Colton Oregon in 1935 .

At the onset of WWII they moved to Portland, were Russell joined the U.S. Coast Guard and Edna became a welder at the Oregon Shipyards.

After the war Edna went to Beauty School and upon graduation they moved to The Dallas, where she opened her own shop.

The Roberts moved several times over the years to the coast and back to Portland where Russell died in 1970. During the 1970’s Edna cared for her parents and then moved to the Vancouver Pythian Home in 1980, she lived there for 15 years. During this time she traveled to Hawaii, China, Japan, Israel, France and many places in the United States.

In the 1990’s she moved to a small cottage next door to her daughter Dorothy (Dee) and son-in-law Doug Moe, where she enjoyed her family and her flowers. She lived there until she was 107 years old, when she moved to the Lockehaven Adult Family Care Home.

Her final move took place March 27, 2011 when she moved to heaven. She is survived by daughters Hazel Clark, and (Dee) Dorothy (Doug) Moe, 9 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held Saturday April 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Vancouver First Church of God, 3300 N.E> 78th St. Vancouver, Wa. 98665.

Remembrances may be made to the Vancouver First Church of God Missions Department.