JANUARY 1, 2016
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Geneva M. (Haller) Handsaker
Dec. 20, 1921 – Dec. 8, 2015
Tribal Elder Geneva M. (Haller)
Handsaker, 93, of Aumsville, Ore.,
was born Dec. 20, 1921, and passed
over on Dec. 8, 2015. She was the
daughter of Wilbur Dan and Abeline
Menard Haller and the eldest of 16
brothers and sisters. She will be
missed.
Geneva was a good cook. As a mat-
ter of fact, she made the Thanksgiving
meal just a day before she became ill.
She also loved animals of all kinds;
the more, the better. Because she was
the oldest, she had many family stories to tell. She had a good, long
life. So, now, sis, rest in peace.
Geneva’s siblings are sisters, Marion West (who preceded her in
death), Betty Garrett and Hazel Porter Haller of Shasta Lake City,
Calif., Phyllis Cureton (who preceded her in death), and Delores
(Odie) Knight and Carol Gleason of Grand Ronde, Ore.; and brothers,
Wilbur (Son) Haller of Pasco, Wash., Harold (Bubby) Haller (who
preceded her in death), Edward (Ronnie) Haller, Robert (Bob) Haller
and Kenneth Haller of Willamina, Ore., Daniel Haller (who preceded
her in death), Donald Haller of San Diego, Calif., Harvey Haller of
Redding, Calif., and Charles Haller (who preceded her in death).
Her children are Grace Chandler of Salem, Ore., Leroy Chandler
of New Mexico, Dennis Chandler, who preceded her in death, and
Joyce Chandler of Redding, Calif.
Her husband of many years, Dave Handsaker, preceded her in
death.
She also had three adopted children, Renae, Sandy and Delbert,
and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Thursday, Dec. 17, at Lone Oak
Cemetery in Stayton. Arrangements were entrusted to Weddle
Funeral Services.
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