Mary Elizabeth COLLVER 1
- Born: 1 January 1915, Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA 2 3
- Marriage (1): John Louis SANDOZ on 1 July 1938 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 1
- Died: 6 September 2000, Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA at age 85 4
- Buried: 2000, Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA
Other names for Mary were May E. COLLVER 2 3 and Mary E. SANDOZ.5
General Notes
When Mary Elizabeth was still young, the family moved to Portland where she attended school. She graduated from Franklin High School in Portland and then attended Pacific College (now George Fox University) in Newberg, Oregon, majoring in education. Following her graduation from Pacific College, Mary taught for one year at Colton High School in Portland.
Mary and John "Louis" Sandoz were married in 1938 and spent the first year of their marriage in Seattle, directing their energy toward helping troubled children in a youth group home. During the early years of raising their four children, Mary worked in an insurance office in Portland and, in 1952, the family moved to Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon.
Mary spent the early 1950's teaching Release Time Christian Education in the Newberg Public Schools and, in 1958, she went to work for George Fox College (now University) in the Public Relations and Alumni Offices. She returned to the public schools in 1970 as an Assistant Librarian at Newberg High School, retiring in 1980.
— bio courtesy of Ernie Matlock
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Burial Notes
Valley View Memorial Park (also known as Hillcrest Cemetery)
Recorded Events in Her Life
- She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 14 January 1920 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. 2
Lloyd M Collver 27 Cora Ida Collver 27 May E Collver 5 Ray C Collver 29
![1930 census OR-Multnomah-Portland (Lloyd Collver) (15100 KB) 1930 Llyod M. Collver household (Click on Picture to View Full Size) picture](./Media/1930_census_OR-Multnomah-Portland-Dist_204_(Lloyd_Collver).jpg)
- She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 2 April 1930 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. 3
Collver, Llyod M. Head 37 Oregon Oregon Oregon door patcher / door factory -------, Cora Ida Wife 37 California Illinois North Carolina none -------, Mary E Daughter 15 Oregon Oregon California none -------, L. Maxwell Son 9 Oregon Oregon California none -------, Pearl Adopted Daughter 10 Minnesota U.S. U.S. none
![Mary Elizabeth Sandoz grave marker at Valley View Memorial Park (12656 KB) Photo from FindAGrave; Added by: Bill Myers, 11/25/2013 (Click on Picture to View Full Size) picture](./Media/GS_Sandoz-MaryElizabeth_1915-2000_ValleyViewMemPk-Newberg_fromFAG_120820087_138542982106.jpg)
- She was buried at the Valley View Memorial Park (also known as Hillcrest Cemetery) in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA in 2000.
- She resided at 13580 NE Tangen Road in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA before 6 September 2000. 5 zip code 97132
- Gallery: Sandoz family grave markers at Valley View Memorial Park, in 2013, in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA.
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