2016 Daughter Dixie Mae Jaeger Olson died on January 30. An obituary states, [1]
Dixie May (Jaeger) Olson
May 7, 1952 ~ January 30, 2016 (age 63)
Dixie M. Olson, longtime Umatilla, Oregon resident, was born on May 7, 1952 in Heppner, Oregon to parents, William and Annabelle Lofton Jaeger. She died on January 30, 2016 at home in Condon, Oregon at the age of 63 years. Dixie was raised and attended school in Condon, Oregon. She graduated from Condon High School in the class of 1970 and then attended Blue Mountain Community College for a time. Dixie was united in marriage to Eldon L. Olson on March 20, 1975 in Winnemucca, Nevada and they moved to Umatilla, Oregon. She worked for Lamb Weston as a quality assurance technician when she retired in 2015 after 40 years with the company. Dixie moved to Condon, Oregon in 2015 where she has lived since. She enjoyed horses, packing into the Eagle Caps, fishing, hunting, Nascar, football, sewing, and crocheting. Dixie cherished time with her family, especially her grandchildren.She is survived by her daughters: Nina Parks, Sacramento, CA, Ginger Patton, Enterprise, OR, Katrina Steinman, Hermiston, OR, & Angela Jaeger, Condon, OR; son: Eric Olson, Grass Valley, CA; parents: Bill and Annabelle Jaeger, Condon, OR; sisters: Judy Thomsen, Condon, OR & Catherine Zollner, Woodburn, OR; brother: Robert Jaeger, Condon, OR; 10 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Dixie was preceded in death by her husband, Eldon Olson in 2011.
A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermiston, Oregon.
Those who wish may make contributions in Dixie’s memory to the American Cancer Society at 7325 W. Deschutes Ave., Suite A, Kennewick, WA 99336.
Please sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements.
2018 William Gustav Jaeger died on February 6. An obituary states, [2]
William Jaeger Obituary
William Gustav “Bill” Jaeger was born on June 25, 1927, the second son to Arthur and Catherine “Kitty” Quinn Jaeger. They had lost a baby just the year before in January and Kitty, his mother said she was so glad to hear him cry when he was born but then he cried for a year as he was a very colicky baby. He was raised on the ranch that Art and Kitty purchased in 1926. He attended the Brown School, Condon Grade School and Gilliam County High School. After graduation in 1945, he attended Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon for two years.He met Annabelle L. Lofton at the Mikkalo Grange and on June 16, 1951 they were married and made their first home in Antone, Oregon. Their first child, Dixie May, was born while they lived in Antone. Art and Kitty sold that property and Bill and Annabelle moved to the mouth of Willow Creek near Arlington where they grew hay for the cattle on the home place. Bill would fly back and forth in order to help on both places. Their second daughter, Judy, was born while living at Willow Creek.
They moved to the home place and shortly thereafter Art and Kitty retired to Woodburn, Oregon and Bill took over running the farm, while at the Condon ranch, another daughter Catherine Jean and a son Robert Henry were born.
From then until he retired in 1992 he ranched on the “Home Place” that is about 4 miles north of Condon, Oregon. Bill was very busy over the years volunteering with the St. John Catholic Church, the Grange, the Elks Lodge (serving as exalted ruler twice), the Oregon Wheat League, the Columbia Basin Electric Board, the Bank of Eastern Oregon as a Board of Director and the Oregon Wheat Commission.
Bill was a reader and a leader of the Way of the Cross at the St. John church for many years. He was a caller of square dance at the Mikkalo Grange and served as master of the Grange. His contribution to the B.P.O.E. in Condon spread over many years. He served as the Exalted Ruler 2 times and would always fill in for the other chairs when someone might be missing. He also was District Deputy for the Oregon Northeast District. He served the Oregon Wheat league for several years which included President, Vice President and Past President. You could find him at the Columbia Basin Electric Meeting each year and he would entertain the crowd with a story or joke. He would remember when the Bank of Eastern Oregon was the Gilliam County Bank and he contributed to its growth by serving on the board of directors for many years when it was the Bank of Eastern Oregon. He was proud of the reputation of the bank. While serving as a Commissioner on the Oregon Wheat Commission, he made a trip around the world to work on relations for the wheat industry. He made an enormous contribution to the church, to his community, and to the wheat industry. Bill passed away on February 6, 2018 in Woodburn, Oregon at Emerald Gardens where he had lived for the past 19 months.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Annabelle Jaeger. Granddaughter Angela Jaeger and her children Matt (Tiffany) and their children William (named after Bill) and Gus (named after Bill). Daughter Judy Thomsen (Ted) and children Jason Jaeger (Tory), their children Maddy and Liam (named after Bill) and Amber Gilbert (Tim), their children James and Addy. Daughter Catherine Zollner (Bernie) and children Nathan Zollner (Lisa) their children Shelby, Melanie, John and presently 2 foster children, and Jacque Kelly (Lewie) their children Rachael and Todd, and Katie Myzak (Mike) their children Kaitlyn and McKayla Smalley. Son Robert Jaeger (Misty) and children Will (named after Bill), Jennifer Day (Levi) and Jessica Barnett (Aaron) their children Camren and Carter, and Derek (Sam) Urbach, children Blake and Jude, and Micha Urbach, their children Jaxon, Rylee and Gracie, and Tyler Urach. He was preceded in death by his daughter Dixie May Olson and his parents Art and Kitty Jaeger.
The Rosary will be said at 7 p.m., Friday February 16, at St. John Catholic Church in Condon and Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018. His favorite color was red so please wear something red. Concluding service and burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Condon. A potluck luncheon will follow the service at the cemetery as a time to visit and enjoy one another’s company.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Catholic Church, PO Box 485, Condon, OR 97823 or to Condon Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 385, Condon, OR 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in care of arrangements.
2019 Annabelle Lee Lofton Jaeger died on December 3. [3]
Woodburn
July 11, 1932 — December 3, 2019Annabelle Lee Lofton Jaeger, 87, died peacefully at Emerald Gardens in Woodburn, Oregon, on December 3, 2019, just 22 months after her beloved husband, Bill.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be said on December 13, 2019, at 7 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Condon. Funeral Mass will be December 14, 2019, at 11 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church. Graveside service will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Condon. There will be a potluck luncheon and a time to visit and enjoy one another’s company.
Annabelle Lee Lofton Jaeger was born on July 11, 1932, the fifth child of Bert and Alta (Born) Lofton. They lived in Fox Valley and she went to school there and then Mount Vernon and to Rock Creek School, finally graduating from Gilliam County High School in 1951.
She met William (Bill) Gustav Jaeger at the Mikkalo Grange and on June 16, 1951, they were married and made their first home in Antone, Oregon. This union lasted 66 years. Their first child, Dixie May, was born while they lived in Antone. Art and Kitty sold that property and so Bill and Annabelle moved to the mouth of Willow Creek near Arlington where they grew hay for the cattle on the home place. Their second daughter, Judy, was born while they were living at the mouth of Willow Creek.
They moved to the home place and shortly thereafter Art and Kitty retired to Woodburn, Oregon, and Bill took over running the farm. Annabelle kept the books. While at the Condon ranch, another daughter, Catherine, and a son, Robert, were born.
She was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, St. John Altar Society, Mikkalo Grange, The Sorority, the Gilliam County Historical Society, the Wheat League and the Lady Elks.
She is survived by a daughter, Judy Thomsen (Ted) of Condon, daughter Catherine Zollner (Bernie) of Woodburn, and son Robert Jaeger (Misty) of Condon. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Jaeger, a daughter, Dixie May Olson (Eldon), and her parents Bert and Alta Lofton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Condon Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 385, Condon, OR 97823 or St. John Church, P.O. Box 485, Condon, OR 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeneymortuary.com.
[1] Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, Obituary, [URL].
[2] Sweeney Mortuary Obituary of Condon, Oregon, [URL].
[3] East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon, December 9, 2019, [URL].