Much loved Sandy resident, Edna Mae Altman died on February 6, 2015 at Avamere at Sandy. She was 92. A Celebration of Life will be held at Aims Community Church on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 pm.
Edna “Eddie” Mae Altman was born in Goodland, Kansas on March 10, 1922 to Roy and Nellie Wilson. Eddie attended elementary school in a one room school house in Goodland, and high school in St. Francis, Kansas. After graduating, she got a ride with her sister to Portland, Oregon where she got a job as a waitress, but later worked in the shipyard during WWII.
In 1947, Eddie was working at a berry farm in Sandy when she met Arthur Altman, a WWII veteran at a restaurant in Sandy. They soon married in Portland on July 21, 1947. Together they moved a lot, spending about 12 years in the Corbett area until settling in Oregon City in 1971. In November of 2009 they moved to Avamere at Sandy permanently.
Eddie loved quilting, knitting and crocheting. She was an avid reader and enjoyed attending her family members’ sporting events. She was a regular attendee and member of Aims Community Church and was a Den Mother for her sons’ Cub Scout troop.
She is survived by her sons; Roy (Janet) Altman of Redmond and Gerry Altman of Redland. She also leaves behind four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, five sisters and one brother.
Contributions can be made to Aims Community Church or the charity of your choice.