Wasco-Sherman-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Jordan, Arden Meredith October 25, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 16, 2006, 12:04 pm The Dalles Chronicle, October 27, 2005 Arden Meredith Jordan, 93, a former resident of Rufus, died at a care facility in The Dalles on Oct. 25, 2005. She was born on March 5, 1912 in Hood River, the younger of two children to Charles Horus and Anna (Eadelman) Stranahan. She married Ernest Leonard M. Jordan in Goldendale on Aug. 16, 1938. They made their home in The Dalles area until they moved to Rufus upon her husband’s retirement in 1960. She was a post master in Rufus until her retirement in the early 1970’s. She enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling and visiting family. She was a member of the Retired Post Master Association, National Association of Federal Employ Retirees, Home Extension of Sherman County and City of Rufus City Council. She is survived by a niece, Muriel Smith, Gresham; a nephew, Harrell Smith, Sacramento, Calif.; numerous great nieces and great nephews; and a close friend, Chuck Smith, The Dalles. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ernest L. Jordan and her sister Denelda “Dee” Smith. Viewing visitation will be held at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home on Friday, Oct. 28, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. until the service at 2 p.m. at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oregon Heart Association, 1425 NE Irving #100, Portland, OR 97232-4201. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/j/jordan1210gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb