Lillian Louise "Lynn" Smith

1938 - 2011  (73 years)

• Name	Lillian Louise "Lynn" Smith
  Birth	16 Sep 1938	Grande Ronde, OR
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Dec 2011	Vancouver, Clark, WA
  	LILLIAN "LYNN" LOUISE BERRAY September 16, 1938 ~ December 29, 2011 Lillian "Lynn" Louise Berray, 73, a resident of Vancouver, WA, died Thurs., Dec. 29, 2011. She was born on Sept. 16, 1938 in Grand Ronde, the daughter of John H. and Celia Sorenson Smith. She attended elementary school in Grand Ronde and graduated from high school in Denver, Colorado. Lynn married Wayne Druliner and they had three children. On June 28, 1986, she married Edward Berray in Vancouver, WA. Lynn worked for the News Register Newspaper for 18 years in McMinnville and retired from the State Oregon with DEQ in Portland. She was very creative and owned her own business "St. Nick Nack's by Nana" making Santa's of all kinds. Lynn loved to quilt and embroider for family and friends. She had many gatherings of family and friends which she loved to have in her home. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Retreat House, Catholic Daughters of America and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Lynn is survived by her husband, Ed Berray of Vancouver, WA; daughters, Debbie Shaw of Albany, OR and Pam Druliner of Boise, ID; son, Steven Druliner of Silverton, OR; along with eight grandsons and four great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass will begin at 1:00 p.m., Wed., Jan. 4th in the St. Michael Catholic Church in Grand Ronde. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Southwest at PO Box 1600 Vancouver, WA 98663. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is handling the arrangements. To leave an on-line condolence for the family go to www.dallastribute.com or www.columbian.com/obits. Published in The Columbian on January 1, 2012
  Person ID	I23035	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	PVT Duward Wayne Druliner,   b. 11 Jun 1935, Coquille, Coos, OR d. 24 May 1998, Clackamas, Clackamas, OR (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Druliner + 2. Steven Wayne Druliner   3. Pamela Lynette "Pam" Druliner
  Family ID	F7932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Sep 1938 - Grande Ronde, OR Death - 29 Dec 2011 - Vancouver, Clark, WA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Oregon, Marriage Indexes Name: Lillian Druliner Spouse's Name: Loren Baker Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1969 County: Marion Husband: Edward "Eddie" Raymond Berray, 83, a resident of Vancouver, Washington, died on Friday, March 8, 2019. He was born on August 5, 1935 in Hillsborough, Florida, the son of Edward W. and Ruth E. Tritt Berray. Eddie lived in Clearwater Beach, Florida until moving to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He moved to McMinnville, Oregon where he graduated from high school. Eddie has lived in Vancouver, Washington for more than 50 years. Eddie served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in June of 1962. He owned and operated his house painting business "Berray Painting" until he retired in 2017. On June 30, 1984, he married Lillian "Lynn" Louise Smith Druliner in Vancouver. He was an avid balsa wood plane enthusiast. He volunteered with the Vancouver High School Science Olympics, building planes with the students. He competed in balsa wood plane competitions at the Kibbie Dome in Boise. He enjoyed go-carts, motorcycles and hot rods. He loved to visit with his friends over a cup of coffee and tell jokes. He was always very supportive of his wife and her hobbies and having the grandchildren involved with the balsa planes. Eddie is survived by his step-children, Deborah L. Shaw of Albany, Steven W. Druliner of Silverton and Pam L. Druliner of Boise, Idaho; along with eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and his cousin, Donna Raatz in Winneconne, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Berray on December 29, 2011. A graveside service will begin at 1:00p.m., Friday, April 19th in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery in Grand Ronde, Oregon. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. To leave a memory or message for the family please go to www.dallastribute.com and www.columbian.com/obits. Published in The Columbian on Apr. 7, 2019