April 11, 1931-January 29, 2021
On Friday, January 29 Shirley Mae O’Toole passed away peacefully of natural causes after a period of declining health. She was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1931 the fourth of five children born to the late Corah Margaret “Rubye” Ball O’Toole and Edward Lawrence O’Toole.
She was the youngest daughter and the special little companion to her daddy. Her fondest memories were of the time spent as a young child in Bergholz, Ohio in the late thirties. She began singing publicly at that time including performing at her oldest sister’s high school graduation. She treasured those times so deeply that she wrote a memoir at the age of 80 called 70 Some Years Ago. It’s a wonderful story told lovingly with vivid detail creating a keepsake for future generations.
April 11, 1931âJanuary 29, 2021
On Friday, Jan. 29 Shirley Mae OâToole passed away peacefully of natural causes after a period of declining health. She was born in Carnegie, Pa., on April 11, 1931 the fourth of five children born to the late Corah Margaret âRubyeâ Ball OâToole and Edward Lawrence OâToole. She was the youngest daughter and the special little companion to her daddy. Her fondest memories were of the time spent as a young child in Bergholz, Ohio in the late thirties. She began singing publicly at that time including performing at her oldest sisterâs high school graduation. She treasured those times so deeply that she wrote a memoir at the age of 80 called
Patricia Anne (Bogh) Howard 1935 - 2020
Patricia Anne (Bogh) Howard passed away Thanksgiving evening, November 26, 2020, in her home, surrounded by her cherished family, at the age 85. She bravely battled lung cancer for over nine months, defying the odds of her 3-6 month prognosis.
The fourth of eight children, Patti was born October 15, 1935, to Theodore and Helen Bogh in Donnelly, Minnesota. Soon after, the family made their trip out west together in one car with all their belongings, settling in McMinnville, Oregon. It was at McMinnville High School where Patti met Larry Howard, later marrying him on September 1, 1957. After moving to La Grande, Oregon, for Larry’s final year of college, the couple moved to Springfield, Oregon, and started their family. Together they welcomed their first daughter, Tamra Rogers in 1959, followed by Jennifer Lynn in 1962 and Suzanne Marie in 1965, who both tragically passed at the time of their births. Larry and Patti completed their family wit