Laila Viola Ulvila and John Irwin Ellefson
JOHN IRWIN ELLEFSON, son of EDNA MAE SYLVESTER and HAROLD JOHN ELLEFSON, was born September 7, 1916 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon,4532 and died October 27, 1978 in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon.876, 11380 He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon.456
He married LAILA VIOLA ULVILA on August 1, 1942 in First Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.11382 She was born March 3, 1920 in Redwood Valley, Mendocino, California,11381 and died January 2, 1999 in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon.11381 She is buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon.456
Personal Information
Laila V. Ulvila
- graduated from Ukiah High School, Mendocino County, California, 193811383
- was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church, North Bend, Coos, Oregon. 11381
John I. Ellefson
- was a US Navy Veteran of World War II11380
Marriage Announcements and News
Redwood Journal, August 3, 194211382
Wedding Vows Are Taken in City by Laila Ulvila
Attractive in a blue suit of lightweight wool worn with hat to match, Miss Laila Ulvila of Redwood Valley took the wedding vows Saturday, August 1, that changed her name to Mrs. John I. Ellefson. Her bridal costume was smartly completed with a shoulder corsage of white begonias and with modish bag and shoes of alligator in on of the new wine tones.
The wedding was quietly solemnized at 7 o'clock Saturday evening in the First Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church in San Francisco by Major James C. Peterson, chaplain of the United States Army.
Attendants were Miss Verna Talso of Redwood Valley who resides in San Francisco and Dan Fletcher of Lakeland, Florida, a fellow radioman of the bridegroom in the United States Navy. Guests were the bride's sister, Mrs Norman Furman of Ukiah, and Mrs. Peterson, wife of the chaplain.
The bride, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ulvila of Redwood Valley, was born and reared there. Her husband, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Ellefson, is from Oak Grove, Oregon. He is in the United States Navy and at present is studying at the Radio Material School on Treasure Island.
Because of the indefiniteness of Mr. Ellefson's orders, no plans for the future have been made by the newlyweds.
Obituaries
World, October 28, 197811380
John Irwin Ellefson
Services for John I. Ellefson, 62, North Bend, will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Faith Lutheran Church, North Bend, with the Rev. Stephen Torkko officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
Arrangements are under the direction of the North Bend Chapel of Campbell-Watkins Funeral Homes.
Mr. Ellefson was born Sept. 7, 1916 in Eugene and died Oct. 27 in Coos Bay.
He was North Bend resident for some 23 years and was retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1975, after 40 years of federal service. He was stationed at the North Bend flight service station for 23 years and was a World War II Navy veteran and served in the Pacific.
Survivors include his widow, Laila of North Bend; daughters, Pauline Kay Koch of Portland, and Sandra Abercombie of Eugene; brother, Harold of Portland; sister, Phyllis Wilson of Portland; grandchildren, David and Linda Abercrombie of Eugene, and John and Carolyn Koch of Portland; nieces, Linda Lautonschlager and Jenine Parrish.
Mr. Ellefson was preceded in death by a son, David J., in Vietnam in 1970.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church memorial fund.
World, January 7, 199911381
Laila Viola Ellefson
Memorial services for Laila Viola Ellefson, 78, of North Bend, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Faith Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Susan L. Kyllo will officiate.
Mrs. Ellefson was born March 3, 1920, in Redwood Valley, Calif. She died Jan. 2, 1999 in Coos Bay of natural causes.
Following high school she worked for the phone company in San Francisco.
In 1942, she married Jack Ellefson in San Francisco. They remained married for more than 36 years until his death in 1978.
Mrs. Ellefson resided in North Bend for 44 years. As a child she attended Sunday school with her dog, Buster. She made her church home at Faith Lutheran Church.
She loved gardening and followed local and national sports. She was a great Blazer fan.
Mrs. Ellefson is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Pauline and Carl Koch of Vancouver, Wash. and Sandra Abercrombie of Arlington, Va.; sister, Sylvia Furman of San Francisco; brother, Paul Ulvila of Lakeport, Calif.; grandchildren, Vila Lu of Los Angeles, John Koch of Puyallup, Wash., Linda Smith of Medford, and Carolyn Hanson of Renton, Wash.; and great-grandchildren, Samuel, Zachary, Joshua and Timothy, all of Medford, and Jessica Straling of Tacoma, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her son, David J., in Vietnam in 1970; grandson, David M. Abercrombie Jr., in 1994; brothers, John Benhard, Arvo and Ame; and sister Ailie.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Faith Lutheran Church, 1741 Sherman Ave., North Bend, Ore. 97459.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| January 7, 1920902 | Portland, Multnomah, Oregon |
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| April 9, 19307168 | Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon |
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| April 6, 19405212 | Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon |
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