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The Tigard Times, Tigard, OR., October 16, 1997, page A17

 

WILMA M. ELMER
Feb. 9, 1911  -- Sept. 30, 1997

 

            Native Oregonian Wilma M. Elmer died Sept. 30 in Tigard at the age of 86. 
            Mrs. Elmer was born Feb. 19, 1911, in Sheridan.  She moved to Oak Park, Ill. in 1918 at the age of seven, and returned to Oregon in 1929.  She married Richard P. Elmer on April 29, 1933, in Portland and they moved to Tualatin in 1951. 
            Mrs. Elmer was very active in the Eastern Star for 25 years and active in the Tigardville Rebekah  Lodge No. 220.  She was also an American Red Cross volunteer. 
            Mrs. Elmer is survived by her husband Richard of Tualatin; daughter of Joyce Hyland of Milwaukee; son Richard of Bend; daughters Barbara Borlan, Beverly Meyer and Rebecca Arnold all of Bend; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren of Oregon, Washington, California, and Colorado. 
            A memorial service was held Sunday at Young’s Funeral Home.  A private family interment preceded the service. 
            Remembrances may be made to the American Red Cross.