News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Saturday, October 30, 1999
Marjorie Field of McMinnville died Oct. 28, 1999, in her home. She was 87. A service will be held at a later date.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Needham, Mass., the daughter of Joseph A. and Emily Hope Rice Puffer. She moved to Berlin, Mass., when she was 3. She graduated from Hudson High School.
She and Harris Goodwin Field were married Sept. 19, 1931, in Berlin.
She was town clerk for Berlin and later worked as assistant town clerk for 23 years, in an office in her home. She moved to West Newbury, Mass., in 1968. In 1982, she moved first to Corvallis and then to McMinnville.
Mrs. Field enjoyed embroidery, sewing and crocheting. She had made more than 30 hooked rugs since 1945, using the old-fashioned method of hand-hooking wool strips through burlap. In 1985 she published a story of her grandparents' life, titled "Our Heritage, Willis and Susie Rice."
Survivors include two sons, Jonathon Field of Englewood, Colo., and Richard Field of Corvallis; two sisters, Ruth Puffer of McMinnville and Evelyn Knowlton of Medford, N.J.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; a son, Robert Field; a brother, Stanwood Puffer; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
Marjorie Field of McMinnville died Oct. 28, 1999, in her home. She was 87. A service will be held at a later date.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Needham, Mass., the daughter of Joseph A. and Emily Hope Rice Puffer. She moved to Berlin, Mass., when she was 3. She graduated from Hudson High School.
She and Harris Goodwin Field were married Sept. 19, 1931, in Berlin.
She was town clerk for Berlin and later worked as assistant town clerk for 23 years, in an office in her home. She moved to West Newbury, Mass., in 1968. In 1982, she moved first to Corvallis and then to McMinnville.
Mrs. Field enjoyed embroidery, sewing and crocheting. She had made more than 30 hooked rugs since 1945, using the old-fashioned method of hand-hooking wool strips through burlap. In 1985 she published a story of her grandparents' life, titled "Our Heritage, Willis and Susie Rice."
Survivors include two sons, Jonathon Field of Englewood, Colo., and Richard Field of Corvallis; two sisters, Ruth Puffer of McMinnville and Evelyn Knowlton of Medford, N.J.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; a son, Robert Field; a brother, Stanwood Puffer; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Saturday, October 30, 1999
Marjorie Field of McMinnville died Oct. 28, 1999, in her home. She was 87. A service will be held at a later date.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Needham, Mass., the daughter of Joseph A. and Emily Hope Rice Puffer. She moved to Berlin, Mass., when she was 3. She graduated from Hudson High School.
She and Harris Goodwin Field were married Sept. 19, 1931, in Berlin.
She was town clerk for Berlin and later worked as assistant town clerk for 23 years, in an office in her home. She moved to West Newbury, Mass., in 1968. In 1982, she moved first to Corvallis and then to McMinnville.
Mrs. Field enjoyed embroidery, sewing and crocheting. She had made more than 30 hooked rugs since 1945, using the old-fashioned method of hand-hooking wool strips through burlap. In 1985 she published a story of her grandparents' life, titled "Our Heritage, Willis and Susie Rice."
Survivors include two sons, Jonathon Field of Englewood, Colo., and Richard Field of Corvallis; two sisters, Ruth Puffer of McMinnville and Evelyn Knowlton of Medford, N.J.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; a son, Robert Field; a brother, Stanwood Puffer; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
Marjorie Field of McMinnville died Oct. 28, 1999, in her home. She was 87. A service will be held at a later date.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Needham, Mass., the daughter of Joseph A. and Emily Hope Rice Puffer. She moved to Berlin, Mass., when she was 3. She graduated from Hudson High School.
She and Harris Goodwin Field were married Sept. 19, 1931, in Berlin.
She was town clerk for Berlin and later worked as assistant town clerk for 23 years, in an office in her home. She moved to West Newbury, Mass., in 1968. In 1982, she moved first to Corvallis and then to McMinnville.
Mrs. Field enjoyed embroidery, sewing and crocheting. She had made more than 30 hooked rugs since 1945, using the old-fashioned method of hand-hooking wool strips through burlap. In 1985 she published a story of her grandparents' life, titled "Our Heritage, Willis and Susie Rice."
Survivors include two sons, Jonathon Field of Englewood, Colo., and Richard Field of Corvallis; two sisters, Ruth Puffer of McMinnville and Evelyn Knowlton of Medford, N.J.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; a son, Robert Field; a brother, Stanwood Puffer; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
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