Former Sandy resident, Merna Sones died Friday, October 14, 2011 in Gresham. She was 90.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Private inurnment will be at Willamette National Cemetery.
Merna Elizabeth Meckler was born November 27, 1920 in Lodi, California to Anton and Alice (Fleck) Meckler. She was raised in California. She married Harold Kelley June 14, 1942. They lived in Portland, Oregon until he passed away on February 19, 1967. She worked at the Adventist Hospital in the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s in housekeeping and did various other jobs following. Several years later she married Lawrence “Bud” Sones. They made their home in Estacada. He passed away on March 23, 1990. She then moved to Sandy in which she made her home.
She loved cooking, sewing, being with people and especially being with her family. She was a member of the Estacada and Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Churches.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Elmendorf; Peggy Eichner; sons, Richard Kelley; David Sones (step son); 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Jim Kelley in 1965 and daughter Terry Maulding in 2011.