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Nadine Towner-Lengle

Central Oregonian (Prineville, OR)  |  29 December 2003

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Former Prineville resident, Nadine Towner-Lengele currently of Redmond, passed away at her home Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 of natural causes. She was 75 years old.

At her request there will be no service.

Mrs. Lengele was born in Prineville May 21, 1928 to Ruby and Selby Towner. She married Frank Lengele in 1948 in her mother’s home in Prineville.

She retired from Prineville Title Company in 1975.

Mrs. Lengele enjoyed knitting, sewing, all kinds of needle work and her cats.

Survivors include her husband and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother and sister.

Donations may be made to the Redmond Humane Society Animal Shelter, 925 SE Sisters Ave., Redmond, OR 97756.

There will be a drop-in gathering on Jan. 1, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the home of Earl Towner. Anyone wishing to attend may call 541-389-8671.

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United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

Ruby T. Davis, 206 S. Ewen, died Monday at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She was 76.
Mrs. Davis was born May 18, 1906 at Buena Vista. She came to Central Oregon in 1907 with her parents, Jacob and Louise Becker. She and her first husband, Shelby Towner, established the Redmond Airport with a business associate. They also operated the Cinnabar Mine at Mallory Mountain and owned and operated the Towner Motor Co. in Prineville.
In 1966, she married Thomas Davis. They lived at the Cinnabar Mine for a time before returning to Prineville.
Survivors include: her husband, Thomas, a son, Shelby Towner Jr. of Mollala; two daughters, Nadine Lengele and Geraldine Jeannette Neal both of Prineville; a brother Alvin Becker of Red Bluff, Calif,; and two sisters, Sophia Gibson of Bend and Alice Hoffelmeir of LaGrande. She also leaves six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. at Juniper Haven Cemetery with Pastor Phill Yonkers of our Savior’s Lutheran Church officiating. Arrangements were by the Prineville Funeral Home.