S moke S ignals
august 15, 2014
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Walking On...
Jordan and Amanda Mercier are pleased
to announce the birth of their first child,
Ila Valencia Mercier. Ila was born June
29th, 2014, and weighed 8 pounds and
7 ounces. Ila was named in honor of her
Auntie, Ila Hudson Dowd. On her father’s
side, she is granddaughter of Michael
and Tammy Mercier and the great-grand-
daughter of Vincent and Catherine
Mercier. Ila also has grandparents on
her mother’s side in Oregon, Roger and
Jeanette Leece, and in Florida, David and
Jacki Eisenberg. Jordan and Amanda look
forward to raising Ila with strong ties to
her Grand Ronde family, culture and Tribe.
Kenneth Edward Lafferty
Nov. 20, 1938 – June 6, 2014
Tribal Elder Kenneth E. Lafferty,
75, of Grand Ronde, Ore., walked on on
Friday, June 6, 2014.
Kenneth was born and raised in
Grand Ronde to Elizabeth (Leno) and
Paul Lafferty. He was one of eight
children; five of his siblings preceded
him in passing over. He has two liv-
ing sisters, Margaret M. McAbee and
Juanita Lee.
Kenneth married Darlene Joyce
Sheker in 1958 and they were married
56 years. He later moved away with his
little family.
Kenneth has four children: his eldest preceded him in passing over:
Penny Zimmer, Kenny Lafferty, William Lafferty and Margie Laf-
ferty-Fechtner, no less than 10 grandchildren and many great-grand-
children.
Ken was a hard worker all his life. He started working at a saw mill
in Grand Ronde, then he worked at a restaurant in Portland and then
as a freight truck mechanic, freight truck driver, logging truck driver
and also as a volunteer firefighter.
In 1999, he and Darlene moved back to Grand Ronde to live out the
rest of their days. Kenneth worked at the Tribe as a security officer and
later as a forest ranger. He retired in 2012 because of medical reasons,
but that never stopped him from staying active with working on cars
and trucks, spending more time with his two sons and daughter, and
playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be
missed by many and loved by all.
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