Erlene Mary Ogg

ERLENE MARY OGG May 2, 1926 ~ February 20, 2016 "Angel to All" Erlene Mary Ogg, 89, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2016, in Vancouver, Washington due to late stage dementia. She received excellent and compassionate care from her caregivers at Sequoia Heights Family Home and the Hospice Southwest PeaceHealth Team. Erlene was born on May 2, 1926 in Isabel, South Dakota to Earl and Mrytle Woodcock where she lived until she was 16 years old. She moved out to the Pacific Northwest to live with her sister Doris, to be able to access more education and employment opportunities. She attended business classes, and worked in the payroll department at Alcoa. Erlene was married to Donald Ogg in 1947, and they were happily married for 60 years. She was a homemaker, and the most wonderful mother, and dedicated grandmother and Grandma Great. Grandma and Grandpa rarely missed any of Jeff, Marc and Caitie's football, basketball or baseball games, dance performances, scouting events, or any of their activities. Erlene was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and she served as a Eucharist Minister and gave communion to patients at PeaceHealth SW hospital for more than ten years. After Donald passed away, Erlene lived at Glenwood Senior Living, and she loved all of the people, and enthusiastically participated in all of the activities provided. She especially loved music and dancing at any opportunity, and she could be seen dancing and creating her own little dance party at the Six to Sunset Concerts at Esther Short Park. Most importantly, Erlene loved everyone she encountered unconditionally and brought light and love into any room she entered. Erlene is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Deschner and her husband Peter, their daughter Caitlin, great-grandson, Skylar Deschner; and granddaughter-in-love, Kimberly Lopez and family (Ruben, Gabriel, Emmanuel and Isabella); and many wonderful cousins, nephews, and nieces, in Vancouver and across the country. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ogg; her grandsons, Jeffrey Deschner, Marc Deschner; parents, Earl and Myrtle Woodcock; and her brothers and sisters, Doris, Deloris, Jimmy, Woodie, and Earl. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 400 South Andresen Road, Vancouver, on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Parish Hall at 12:00 noon, and the burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Southwest PeaceHealth, PO Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668 or YWCA Clark County, 3609 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98663. Condolences may be left on Erlene Ogg's online guest book at: www.columbian.com/obits.

Erlene Mary Ogg

May 2, 1926 - February 20, 2016