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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Carol Fay Elder
December 21, 1942 — January 17, 2019
Carol Fay (Lash) Elder,
Age 76, passed on January 17
at home with family after a
long road with cancer.
Carol was born December
21, 1942, to Mike (Sr.) and
Lula Mae Lash in Aberdeen,
WA. She married the love of
her life, William H. Elder, on
June 10, 1961, in Neilton,
Washington. Bill and Carol
then made their home in
Quinault, WA where they
raised their family. They
retired to Sisters in 1995.
Carol was an avid quilter
and loved all of the quilting
groups she was involved in.
Carol was preceded in
death by her parents, Mike
(Sr.) and Lula Mae Lash;
her brothers Mike Lash, Jr.,
and Billie Lash of Hoquiam,
Washington.
Carol is survived by
her husband of 57-1/2
years, William Elder; her
daughter, Sarah Elder;
and adopted son, Kaiden;
grandsons, Casey Elder of
Quinault, Washington, and
James Mullins of Brady,
Washington; two great-
grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A private service and
Celebration of Life will be
held in Quinault, Washington,
at a later date when the
John L. McLaren, Jr.
April 21, 1943 — January 24, 2019
weather is better.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Cancer Society and/or Hero
Quilters of Sisters.
Terry Brotherton Terhune
March 14, 1941 — January 31, 2019
Terry Brotherton Terhune,
age 77, passed peacefully on
January 31, 2019, at OHSU
Hospital with her family sur-
rounding her.
Born on March 14, 1941
in Walla Walla, Washington.
Married to Charles Terhune.
Educated in Walla Walla and
at Northwestern University
with graduate work at
Stanford University, and
Oregon State University.
L i v e d p r i m a r i l y i n
Oregon, including Corvallis
and Sisters. Loved to travel
and teach. Converted to
Catholicism after many years
of visiting Mt. Angel Abbey
and established a trust to sup-
port Mt. Angel seminarians in
their education. Found resil-
ience in her faith and family.
Survived by husband,
Charles Terhune; chil-
dren Chip, Elizabeth, and
Catherine Terhune; grand-
children Ben and Grete
Feldman and Morgan and
Cole Terhune. Predeceased
by brother William <Biff=
Brotherton.
The service will be pri-
vate and for family only.
Donations in Terry9s mem-
ory may be made to Fossil
Educational Foundation,
P.O. Box 206, Fossil, Oregon
97830. The family expresses
their deep gratitude to the
dedication and thoughtful-
ness of the OHSU caregivers.
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John was born in
Portland, Oregon the son
of Jack and Dona McLaren
(deceased). He grew up in
Beaverton and graduated
from Beaverton High School
in 1961.
After completing his mil-
itary service he met and mar-
ried Kay (Shoop) in 1966.
They recently celebrated
53 years of marriage. They
moved to Sisters, Oregon in
1978, where they continued
to reside for over 25 years.
During this period they
owned and operated Sisters
Mercantile.
John was a perfectionist
in every sense of the word:
A talented woodworker and
finish carpenter. His lawns
were legendary...perfectly
manicured with straight edg-
ing. He liked nothing bet-
ter than to mow, start the
sprinklers, open a cold beer
and watch his grass grow
so that he could mow once
again.
He was a car enthusiast
and owned many 4 always
spotless and in good work-
ing order. He loved to golf
and play cards and always
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His former employment
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He will be truly missed
by his wife; daughters
Cori Wunderle (Andreas),
Shelley Lindsey (Kevin);
seven grandchildren; his
sister, Connie Sheeley;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
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Portland on March 8 at 11
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