Trudie M. Rigdon
Born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland on Jun. 17, 1915
Departed on Nov. 2, 2011 and resided in St. Helens, OR.
Service: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Cemetery: Bethany Memorial Cemetery
Trudie Margrete Baumann Crawford Rigdon
June 17, 1915 - November 2, 2011
A funeral will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 1 2:30 PM at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Trudie passed away in Gresham, Oregon, November 2nd. She was 96 years of age.
Trudie was born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland as the only child of her parents, Karl and Marie Baumann.
After spending a year in Canada, the family emigrated to Burns, Oregon in 1926. Trudie learned the English language and graduated from Umatilla High School in 1935 as Class Valedictorian.
The family later moved to Deer Island, Oregon. There she met and married Harley W. Crawford. They were married just after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 24, 1941 while Harley was serving in the U.S. Navy. Together they had three daughters, Barbara, Janice and Judy. Barbara died as an infant in 1946. Harley passed away in 1962.
Trudie then attended business school and worked at Western Bank in St. Helens for 20 years.
In 1968 Trudie married Charles Rigdon. Charlie passed away in 1990.
Trudie is survived by her daughters Janice Crawford
(Larry) White of Salt Lake City, Utah and Judy Crawford
(Rod) Evans of Sandy, Oregon. She is also survived by step-children Chuck Rigdon, Wayne Rigdon and Linda Chubski.
She leaves 9 wonderful adult grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Everyone who knew her will remember Trudie as a hard working, kind and caring person who was devoted to her family. She had a love for cats and was an avid U of O Ducks football fan. She also strongly identified with her native country of Switzerland which she visited with members of her family several times where she renewed acquaintanceship with her Swiss cousins. She loved to travel and greatly enjoyed trips to other European countries as well as Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Please make any donations in her memory to the Oregon Humane Society or to Community Meals at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens.
Hers was a life well lived.
Born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland on Jun. 17, 1915
Departed on Nov. 2, 2011 and resided in St. Helens, OR.
Service: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Cemetery: Bethany Memorial Cemetery
Trudie Margrete Baumann Crawford Rigdon
June 17, 1915 - November 2, 2011
A funeral will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 1 2:30 PM at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Trudie passed away in Gresham, Oregon, November 2nd. She was 96 years of age.
Trudie was born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland as the only child of her parents, Karl and Marie Baumann.
After spending a year in Canada, the family emigrated to Burns, Oregon in 1926. Trudie learned the English language and graduated from Umatilla High School in 1935 as Class Valedictorian.
The family later moved to Deer Island, Oregon. There she met and married Harley W. Crawford. They were married just after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 24, 1941 while Harley was serving in the U.S. Navy. Together they had three daughters, Barbara, Janice and Judy. Barbara died as an infant in 1946. Harley passed away in 1962.
Trudie then attended business school and worked at Western Bank in St. Helens for 20 years.
In 1968 Trudie married Charles Rigdon. Charlie passed away in 1990.
Trudie is survived by her daughters Janice Crawford
(Larry) White of Salt Lake City, Utah and Judy Crawford
(Rod) Evans of Sandy, Oregon. She is also survived by step-children Chuck Rigdon, Wayne Rigdon and Linda Chubski.
She leaves 9 wonderful adult grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Everyone who knew her will remember Trudie as a hard working, kind and caring person who was devoted to her family. She had a love for cats and was an avid U of O Ducks football fan. She also strongly identified with her native country of Switzerland which she visited with members of her family several times where she renewed acquaintanceship with her Swiss cousins. She loved to travel and greatly enjoyed trips to other European countries as well as Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Please make any donations in her memory to the Oregon Humane Society or to Community Meals at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens.
Hers was a life well lived.
Trudie M. Rigdon
Born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland on Jun. 17, 1915
Departed on Nov. 2, 2011 and resided in St. Helens, OR.
Service: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Cemetery: Bethany Memorial Cemetery
Trudie Margrete Baumann Crawford Rigdon
June 17, 1915 - November 2, 2011
A funeral will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 1 2:30 PM at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Trudie passed away in Gresham, Oregon, November 2nd. She was 96 years of age.
Trudie was born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland as the only child of her parents, Karl and Marie Baumann.
After spending a year in Canada, the family emigrated to Burns, Oregon in 1926. Trudie learned the English language and graduated from Umatilla High School in 1935 as Class Valedictorian.
The family later moved to Deer Island, Oregon. There she met and married Harley W. Crawford. They were married just after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 24, 1941 while Harley was serving in the U.S. Navy. Together they had three daughters, Barbara, Janice and Judy. Barbara died as an infant in 1946. Harley passed away in 1962.
Trudie then attended business school and worked at Western Bank in St. Helens for 20 years.
In 1968 Trudie married Charles Rigdon. Charlie passed away in 1990.
Trudie is survived by her daughters Janice Crawford
(Larry) White of Salt Lake City, Utah and Judy Crawford
(Rod) Evans of Sandy, Oregon. She is also survived by step-children Chuck Rigdon, Wayne Rigdon and Linda Chubski.
She leaves 9 wonderful adult grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Everyone who knew her will remember Trudie as a hard working, kind and caring person who was devoted to her family. She had a love for cats and was an avid U of O Ducks football fan. She also strongly identified with her native country of Switzerland which she visited with members of her family several times where she renewed acquaintanceship with her Swiss cousins. She loved to travel and greatly enjoyed trips to other European countries as well as Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Please make any donations in her memory to the Oregon Humane Society or to Community Meals at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens.
Hers was a life well lived.
Born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland on Jun. 17, 1915
Departed on Nov. 2, 2011 and resided in St. Helens, OR.
Service: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Cemetery: Bethany Memorial Cemetery
Trudie Margrete Baumann Crawford Rigdon
June 17, 1915 - November 2, 2011
A funeral will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 1 2:30 PM at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Trudie passed away in Gresham, Oregon, November 2nd. She was 96 years of age.
Trudie was born in Seftigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland as the only child of her parents, Karl and Marie Baumann.
After spending a year in Canada, the family emigrated to Burns, Oregon in 1926. Trudie learned the English language and graduated from Umatilla High School in 1935 as Class Valedictorian.
The family later moved to Deer Island, Oregon. There she met and married Harley W. Crawford. They were married just after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 24, 1941 while Harley was serving in the U.S. Navy. Together they had three daughters, Barbara, Janice and Judy. Barbara died as an infant in 1946. Harley passed away in 1962.
Trudie then attended business school and worked at Western Bank in St. Helens for 20 years.
In 1968 Trudie married Charles Rigdon. Charlie passed away in 1990.
Trudie is survived by her daughters Janice Crawford
(Larry) White of Salt Lake City, Utah and Judy Crawford
(Rod) Evans of Sandy, Oregon. She is also survived by step-children Chuck Rigdon, Wayne Rigdon and Linda Chubski.
She leaves 9 wonderful adult grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Everyone who knew her will remember Trudie as a hard working, kind and caring person who was devoted to her family. She had a love for cats and was an avid U of O Ducks football fan. She also strongly identified with her native country of Switzerland which she visited with members of her family several times where she renewed acquaintanceship with her Swiss cousins. She loved to travel and greatly enjoyed trips to other European countries as well as Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Please make any donations in her memory to the Oregon Humane Society or to Community Meals at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens.
Hers was a life well lived.
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