Could someone look up an obit for a Francis Irene Gaynor Born in Hawaii February 5 1918. I only know her last residence was in Lane county Oregon. Can not find a Soc. Sec. death listing
Thanks.
BeckyT70

Hi Becky,
You couldn't find her social security death info because Gaynor was her maiden name. She married twice which I found out on a family tree posted on www.ancestry.com by a Ben S. I sent him a request to contact you. He might be a cousin!

An Irene B. West b. 4 Sept. 1918, Last Residence=Eugene, Lane Co. 97405 died 26 Jan 1989. Her soc. sec. # was assigned in California in 1962. Source: Social Security Death Index, www.ancestry.com.

An Irene Bonynge West b. 4 Sept. 1918 died 26 Jan 1989, Lane Co. Spouse=Jack. Source: Oregon Death Index 1903-98, www.ancestry.com.

You can request a copy of her obituary from the Oregon Genealogical Society and Research Library, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orlncogs/ogsinfo.htm

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Contact the Oregon Library System, www.oregonlibraries.net/ and ask them which library in Lane Co. provides an obituary service

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Contact the University of Oregon, http://libweb.uoregon.edu/general/gethelp.html . Successful Searching!

The 1920 Census for Berkeley, Alameda County, CA, enumerated 9 Jan 1920.
-William F. Gaynor, age 34, born in New York to both parents born in Connecticut, Broker/Building Material
-May P. Wife, 34, born in Pennsylvania to both parents born in PA
-Mary J, 5, Born in Hawaii (circa 1914/1915)
-William T? 3 3/12, HI. (based on census enumeration date was born about September 1916).
-Francis I (transcribed as J), age 1 4/12, HI (born about Sep 1918)
-Mary M. Thomas, Mother-in-law, age 64, widow, born in PA

She married Charles William Bonynge in Beverly Hills, LA County on 20 June 1941. He died on 2 Nov 1954, in Los Angeles.
She married John Roland West in San Diego, CA on 31 Mar 1974. He died 16 June 1996 in Eugene, Lane County, OR.
"Charlene5357" has a family tree that has several photo's of Francis, and her siblings.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11962768/person/-347550299?ss...=
Paternal family back to Francis' Great Grandparents of Gaynor and further back with Thomas, Fitzgerald, Davies, etc.
If you have an ancestry.com membership you can access the tree at the above link. If not, your local library might have it available for use (at the library) using your library card.
I sent a message to this person to read this thread and help if possible.

For the obituary, the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has three volunteers in Lane County. Nicole does do obituaries. READ the guidelines first: http://www.raogk.org/oregon3.htm

Ron Bestrom