[or-roots] Junction City Cemetery

barbc barbc at bmi.net
Sun Apr 1 13:29:48 PDT 2012


 

Thanks Linda for responding. She lived in Eugene and I've checked
with the cemetery in Springfield where her sister is buried. Will
contact the nursing home and also Eugene cemeteries. Her death
certificate shows that she was cremated. 

Thanks again. 

Barb 

On
01.04.2012 13:17, LinLouVan at aol.com wrote: 

> In a message dated
4/1/2012 12:45:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, barbhg1221 at comcast.net
writes: 
> 
>> Her name is Grace M. Romey, and she died 15 August 1977.
She was not a long time resident there and was in a nursing home.
> 
>
I've been off line, proofreading yet another Junction City History book
while you've been trying to get me to respond. 
> 
> I've just checked
"Index of persons listed in Cemetery Books Located in the Library of
Oregon Genealogical Society", published in 2004 by OGS. And, I've
checked "Rest Lawn Memorial Park", also published by OGS in 2006. Grace
M. Romey is not listed in either publication. 
> 
> You say she was only
in Junction City for a short time. Where had she lived before that? Many
times people will be "taken home" for burial. 
> 
> And, I've not
thought of this before as a research source, but do you suppose the
nursing home keeps any records of final arrangements? That would have
been Grandview Manor Care Center. It is now called 
> Avamere Rehab of
Junction City 
> 530 Birch St. 
> Junction City, OR 97448 541-998-2395

> 
> Same facility at the same place, with new owners. You might give
that a try and let us all know how your request is received by a nursing
home facility. 
> 
> Linda VanOrden, President 
> Junction City
Historical Society

 
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