There will be a viewing open to the public for family and friends to pay their respects from 5 – 8pm Thursday Oct 9 at Fishers Funeral Home in Albany. Fishers is at the corner of 3rd and Wahsington in downtown Albany.
The obituary should be published in the Thursday paper in Albany, but probably not until Friday in Salem. For those not in the area it should soon show up on the Fisher Funeral Home website (fisherfuneralhome.com). They have a obit section at the website where you should be able to read the obit as well as sign the electronic memory book either later today or early tomorrow.
The funeral is at 2pm at South Albany Community Church. The address of the church is 2418 Geary Street. Here is a link for directions to the Church when coming from the north (starting point Salem) http://www.mapquest.com/mq/1-ZPqsacOl5ccHdJ_F*VhC. Here is a link for directions to the Church when coming from the south (starting point Eugene) http://www.mapquest.com/mq/10-l4PmMl8m. For those from out of town and with a lengthy memory this is the same place Barbi and I got married.
Given the time of day we must procede to the burial after the service. Burial is at the Shedd Cemetary. All are welcome to attend the grave side service and burial. We suggest people car pool not just to save gas, but to conserve parking area. The cemetary is just south of Shedd off of 99E on Shedd Cemetary Drive. We anticipate the grave side service to start between 3:30 & 4:00.
We will have a get together and food back at Mom & Dad’s house following the burial. Everyone is welcome to join us, however, because there is limited room we’re asking that mainly family members and close friends attend this, but we won’t turn anyone away, so if you feel like coming you are more than welcome. We’re not planning anything fancy, just a time to get together and visit, remember mom, share memories, and eat. I don’t anticipate us being back to the house until 5:30 – 6:00. Mom and Dad’s address is 79 Ankeny Hill Road SE in Jefferson. Here is a link for directions how to get there starting at the church http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-cDVNOpUQXIErLU71pZYL. If you haven’t been there before it’s a little tricky to actually find the house (most people drive right by it the first time). Try to follow someone who know’s where they are going. I listed mine and Brett’s cell phone numbers in an earlier entry from yesterday, so feel free to call us if you get lost.
