Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituaries
Deborah Joan Donnelly Kollodge
James William Morgan
August 18, 1951 — July 25, 2020
September 4, 1928 – August 2, 2020
Deborah Joan Donnelly
Kollodge was born August
18, 1951 in Arlington,
Massachusetts. She passed
away July 25, 2020 at her
home in Lincoln City at the
age of 68 from cancer.
Deb was fourth in line
in an Irish family of seven
children 4 she had many
entertaining childhood sto-
ries from there, as one can
imagine! In her teen years
she got a job working as a
switchboard operator for
<Ma Bell= telephone com-
pany. After she met and mar-
ried the love of her life, Jerry
Kollodge, they made a move
to Boulder, Colorado. There
Deb took computer-related
courses and accepted a posi-
tion as a software support and
implementation specialist
with Small System Design.
Many ski trips and hunt-
ing adventures were experi-
enced in the beautiful Rocky
Mountains throughout their
time in Boulder. She gained
three stepchildren, and later
was <Grandma Deb= to five.
Deb and Jerry moved
to Sisters in 1993. She
loved the great outdoors
and nature. They took sev-
eral cross country trips in
their RV visiting family,
friends and attending sport
shows to showcase Jerry9s
personally designed fish-
ing rods. Deb was very
active in the community of
Sisters. She served on the
City Council, and her time
as acting Mayor was also a
big feather in her cap. Many
hours were dedicated to vol-
unteering at the Sisters Area
Chamber of Commerce, and
working with
the Community
Action Team of
Sisters (CATS).
Deb even rode
along in the city
garbage truck
pick-up routes to
figure out a more
logical and effi-
cient system.
When city
street lamps were needed,
Deb wrote grants and got it
done. She received the award
of Citizen of the Year, volun-
teered in the school9s com-
puter lab, and helped to fun-
draise for the Village Green
playground.
After Jerry passed away,
Deb volunteered as a Parks
Camp Host for a couple
seasons. In 2011 Deb and
her sister, Maureen, moved
to Lincoln City. Deborah
quickly became involved in
her new community. She was
a <volunteer extraordinaire=
at the Cultural Center, pro-
vided tax assistance for peo-
ple at the Community Center,
Senior Health Insurance
Benefits Assistance Program
advisor, was an officer 4
<Madame Treasurer= 4 at
the Eagles Lodge, wrote the
newsletter for the Walking
Group, and along with
Maureen started a Mahjong
group. Deb was sure to make
time for family gatherings,
playing games, fun trips and
cruises 3 all of which she
enjoyed immensely.
Deborah had a big heart
and generous spirit, and
she helped many people in
various ways. Listening and
empathizing were strong
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suits, and she was able to
give gentle, unsolicited
advice without a person even
being aware that she was
doing it. Deb was fun-loving
and funny 4 all loved hear-
ing her joyful laugh. She was
definitely not one to com-
plain. And as we all know 4
she was wicked smart! We
have all learned a lot from
Deb. She will be missed and
loved forever.
Deborah is survived by
her stepchildren Kristine
(Philippe) Rerat, Patrick
Kollodge, Bill (Mutsuko)
Kollodge; grandchildren
Rosita, Claire, Mack, Lily,
Sage; and sisters Maureen
Gallant and Catherine
Daniels, brother Terrance
Donnelly, as well as several
nieces and nephews.
Deborah was preceded in
death by her mother Frances,
father John, husband Jerry,
and siblings Maryellen, John
Jr., and Stephen.
A burial service was held
at the Camp Polk Cemetery.
Hospice care was given
in Lincoln City by Samaritan
Evergreen Hospice.
Memorial contributions
may be given to Samaritan
Evergreen Hospice, PO Box
945, Newport, OR 97365.
James William Morgan,
91, of Sisters passed away
August 2, 2020. Jim was
born to Walter and Floy
(Souden) Morgan in Mill
City, September 4, 1928. He
attended elementary school
in Silverton, graduating from
high school in Corvallis
in 1946. He enlisted in the
Army following his gradua-
tion and served as a part of
the Army Occupation Forces
in Japan during WWII.
After Jim9s discharge
from the Army, he worked
on a number of farms and
dairies in the Corvallis area.
He married Madge Schreiber
with whom he raised four
children. He was employed
by the Oregon Department
of Agriculture for 12 years as
a dairy sanitarian in Salem,
North Bend, Bend and
Albany. He left this position
to attend Multnomah School
of education in 1975. He
was employed by Oregon
State Accident Insurance
Fund, retiring as vice-pres-
ident and director of insur-
ance support in 1987.
He moved to the Sisters
area in 1990, continuing to
be active in church minis-
tries in both the Baptist and
the Community Church in
Sisters. He served for 15
years as a part of the rotat-
ing pastoral team at The
Chapel in the Pines in Camp
Sherman.
Following the death of
his wife Madge in 2000, he
married Karen Manbeck of
the Sisters area. They have
lived in the Buck Run area
of Sisters since that time.
Survivors include his
wife, Karen Morgan, Sisters;
children: James, Jr. <Bill=
(Colin) Morgan, Ashland;
Robin (Penny) Morgan,
Dallas; Wendy (Rockie)
Boxall, Keizer; and Kathy
Carey, Salem; along with
eight grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Private military grave-
side services were held
at Deschutes Memorial
Gardens, Bend. A public cel-
ebration of Jim9s life will be
held on Saturday, September
19, at 1 p.m., at Sisters
Community Church, 1300
McKenzie Hwy., Sisters.
Donations in Jim9s name
may be made to: Chapel in
the Pines in Camp Sherman.
Mail donations to Chapel
in the Pines, 300 W. Hood
Ave., Sisters, OR, 97759.
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