Individual Details

The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, March 15, 1999: Deceased Name: Florence Pennell. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 1999, in St. Frederick Catholic Church in St. Helens for Florence Pennell, who died March 11 at age 84. Mrs. Pennell was born Nov. 27, 1914, in Pullman, Wash. Her maiden name was Getchell. She moved in 1934 to St. Helens, where she operated a coffee shop and an antique business and worked as a physical therapist at Columbia County Hospital until retiring and moving to Mesa, Ariz., in 1978. She moved to Tigard in 1993. She became a Life Master bridge player in 1997 and was a member of the St. Helens church. She married Leland "Lee" in 1936. Survivors include her husband; son, Bill of West Linn; and two grandchildren. Disposition was by cremation. The family suggests remembrances to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by Omega Funeral & Cremation Service.

Birth	27 Nov 1914	Pullman, Whitman Co., Washington
Marriage	11 Jul 1936	Columbia Co., Oregon - Leland "Lee" Lyman Pennell
Death	11 Mar 1999	Portland, Washington Co., Oregon
Burial		Cremated, Columbia Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Scappoose, Columbia Co., Oregon

Spouse	Leland "Lee" Lyman Pennell (1907 - 2002)
Child	Bill Pennell ( - )

Father	Walter Scott Getchell (1876 - 1956)
Mother	Elsie Elizabeth Swall (1880 - 1963)
Sibling	Chester L. Getchell (1903 - 1984)
Sibling	Mayda Cecelia Getchell (1906 - 1976)
Sibling	Walter E. Getchell (1910 - 1974)
Sibling	Scott Gene "Scotty" Getchell (1912 - 1966)