Albert REMPEL

1912 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Albert REMPEL
  Born	3 May 1912	Meade, Meade, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	4 Jun 1933
  History	SSDI states card issued in Nebraska before 1951. Obituary - Madras resident Albert Rempel died March 4, 2007, at East Cascade Assisted Living at the age of 94. Mr. Rempel was born May 3, 1912, in Meade, Kansas to parents Jacob and Eva Rempel. He attended school through the eighth grade. He was raised in Kansas and Nebraska. On Dec. 4, 1938, he married Lola Fern Simmons in Nebraska. In 1943, they moved to Portland, where he worked in the Portland Shipyards and for Western Cooperage, then 25 years for Pacific Power and Light. He retired from PP&L in 1977 at age 65. In 2000, he moved with his daughter and son-in-law to Madras. He was a member of the Mennonite Church in Nebraska, Bethel Baptist and University Park Baptist in Portland, and Tigard First Baptist in Tigard. His interests included yard and flower and vegetable gardening, doing latch hook, making "scrubbies" and giving them away, church participation including building, singing in the choir and serving as a deacon and usher. He also liked traveling, eating out, and being with his family. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Lucille and Bob Harris of Metolius, Patricia and Gary Thompson of Portland, Alberta and Jerry Hedin of Portland; granddaughters, Karen Harris, Linda Bell, Betty Thompson, Michelle Hedin, Denise Vincent, all of Portland; great-granddaughters, Stephanie Bell, Ashley Bell of Portland; brothers, Henry and Harry Rempel of Mountain Lake, Minnesota; sisters, Frieda of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, Helen of Hillsboro, Kansas, Viola of Roca, Nebraska, and Marcella of Bella Vista, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife Lola, his parents, Jacob and Eva Rempel; brothers, Andrew, Abe and Frank; and sisters, Margaret and Alma. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., March 15, at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland. Burial will be at Skyline Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions have been suggested to Mountain View Hospital Hospice in Madras. Arrangements were under the direction of Skyline Memorial Gardens. Madras Pioneer (OR) - Sunday, March 11, 2007
  Occupation	Car Washer (1940), Pacific Power and Light
  Reference Number	199al
  Social Security Number	507-14-3095
  Died	4 Mar 2007	Madras, Jefferson, Oregon   [1, 3]
  Buried	15 Mar 2007	Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
  Person ID	I22924	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Jacob A. REMPEL,   b. 26 Jun 1889, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska ,   d. 14 Aug 1983, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Eva SAWATZKY,   b. 6 Oct 1889, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska ,   d. 4 Apr 1977, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1907	Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska   [4]
  	Married at Ebenezer Church by Rev. Peter J. Fast.
  Headstones		Rempel, Jacob A.-1889 & Eva-1889 (HS)
  Family ID	F15275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lola Fern SIMMONS,   b. 2 Jul 1915, Munden, Republic, Kansas ,   d. 8 Jul 1996, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon  (Age 81 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1938
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Headstones		Rempel, Albert-1912 & Lola F.-1915 (HS)
  Family ID	F15730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 May 1912 - Meade, Meade, Kansas Died - 4 Mar 2007 - Madras, Jefferson, Oregon Buried - 15 Mar 2007 - Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Rempel, Albert-1912 Taken in June 1983.

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] Social Security Death Index (SSDI). [S241] United States Federal Census, Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska; Enumeration District #48-14, Pg. 2B. [S452] Oregon Death Index. [S126] Carson Mennonite Brethren Church Records, Pg. 104.