Elsie A, Drexel, 97, a former longtime resident of the North Plains community, late of Vancouver, Washington, died Saturday evening, April 15, 2023 at the Mary Care Home in Vancouver.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Edward Catholic Church 10990 N.W. 313th Avenue in North Plains with Bishop Kenneth Steiner and Fr. Michael Vuky, concelebrants. Rite of Christian Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 333 S.W. Skyline Blvd. in Portland. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following the church ceremony, to be held in the parish hall.
Elsie was born September 26, 1925, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of John and Adela Hudec. They moved to the Los Angeles area, California in 1935, when she was 10 years old. She attended Holy Family grade school and Glendale High School.
Henry J Drexel (Hank) joined the Navy in 1944 and was stationed in San Diego. He came to Glendale on leave with a friend. They visited a café where Elsie was working as a waitress. It was love at first sight. They were married three months later in Holy Family Church, before Henry was deployed to Hawaii for a year.
Hank and Elsie lived in the Glendale area until 1961, when Hank was transferred to San Francisco working for the Standard Oil Co. Elsie worked at Macy's for a while, then went to work as a teller at Bank of America. They were transferred to Honolulu by Standard Oil Co in 1967. She worked at Bank of Hawaii until 1971, when they were transferred once again to Portland, OR. She worked at Bank of California in Portland until they moved to Vernonia, OR in 1975.
Elsie loved singing and was in the choir in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church, in the North Plains Garden Club, in the Rebekah Lodge, was a member of Catholic daughters, and volunteered for a number of other organizations. She also loved to do various crafts.
Elsie and Hank loved square dancing. They danced with the 49ers in So. San Francisco, the Diamond Heads and Sides in Honolulu, and the Sunset Promenaders in Hillsboro, OR.
Elsie and Hank did a lot of traveling in their later years, after the 3 children were grown. They went to Europe a couple times, and did several cruises, which they loved. The highlight of all Elsie's trips was going to Medjugorje in October 2001, with the pilgrims from the Center for Peace West. Elsie climbed both Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain in Medjugorje. She could not have done this without the help of Chuck and Darlene Moore, who she called her "angels".
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, of 68 years, Hank, her parents, 2 brothers, Emil and Jess Hudec, 2 sisters, Lydia Browne and Alma MacDonald, and her son Mark Drexel.
She is survived by two daughters, Diana Strom of Danville, CA and Judy Jones of Vancouver, WA. Elsie has two sons-in -law, Eric Strom and Ward Jones, a daughter in law, Anita Bolin, six grandchildren: David, Peter and Samuel Jones, and Shauna Brooks, Mark Drexel ll, and Elizabeth Drexel, eight great grandchildren, and various nieces and nephews.
The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to St. Vincent Depaul, c/o St. Edward Parish, 10990 N.W. 313thh Avenue, North Plains, Oregon 97133, in her memory.
Source: Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Edward Catholic Church 10990 N.W. 313th Avenue in North Plains with Bishop Kenneth Steiner and Fr. Michael Vuky, concelebrants. Rite of Christian Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 333 S.W. Skyline Blvd. in Portland. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following the church ceremony, to be held in the parish hall.
Elsie was born September 26, 1925, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of John and Adela Hudec. They moved to the Los Angeles area, California in 1935, when she was 10 years old. She attended Holy Family grade school and Glendale High School.
Henry J Drexel (Hank) joined the Navy in 1944 and was stationed in San Diego. He came to Glendale on leave with a friend. They visited a café where Elsie was working as a waitress. It was love at first sight. They were married three months later in Holy Family Church, before Henry was deployed to Hawaii for a year.
Hank and Elsie lived in the Glendale area until 1961, when Hank was transferred to San Francisco working for the Standard Oil Co. Elsie worked at Macy's for a while, then went to work as a teller at Bank of America. They were transferred to Honolulu by Standard Oil Co in 1967. She worked at Bank of Hawaii until 1971, when they were transferred once again to Portland, OR. She worked at Bank of California in Portland until they moved to Vernonia, OR in 1975.
Elsie loved singing and was in the choir in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church, in the North Plains Garden Club, in the Rebekah Lodge, was a member of Catholic daughters, and volunteered for a number of other organizations. She also loved to do various crafts.
Elsie and Hank loved square dancing. They danced with the 49ers in So. San Francisco, the Diamond Heads and Sides in Honolulu, and the Sunset Promenaders in Hillsboro, OR.
Elsie and Hank did a lot of traveling in their later years, after the 3 children were grown. They went to Europe a couple times, and did several cruises, which they loved. The highlight of all Elsie's trips was going to Medjugorje in October 2001, with the pilgrims from the Center for Peace West. Elsie climbed both Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain in Medjugorje. She could not have done this without the help of Chuck and Darlene Moore, who she called her "angels".
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, of 68 years, Hank, her parents, 2 brothers, Emil and Jess Hudec, 2 sisters, Lydia Browne and Alma MacDonald, and her son Mark Drexel.
She is survived by two daughters, Diana Strom of Danville, CA and Judy Jones of Vancouver, WA. Elsie has two sons-in -law, Eric Strom and Ward Jones, a daughter in law, Anita Bolin, six grandchildren: David, Peter and Samuel Jones, and Shauna Brooks, Mark Drexel ll, and Elizabeth Drexel, eight great grandchildren, and various nieces and nephews.
The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to St. Vincent Depaul, c/o St. Edward Parish, 10990 N.W. 313thh Avenue, North Plains, Oregon 97133, in her memory.
Source: Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory
Elsie A, Drexel, 97, a former longtime resident of the North Plains community, late of Vancouver, Washington, died Saturday evening, April 15, 2023 at the Mary Care Home in Vancouver.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Edward Catholic Church 10990 N.W. 313th Avenue in North Plains with Bishop Kenneth Steiner and Fr. Michael Vuky, concelebrants. Rite of Christian Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 333 S.W. Skyline Blvd. in Portland. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following the church ceremony, to be held in the parish hall.
Elsie was born September 26, 1925, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of John and Adela Hudec. They moved to the Los Angeles area, California in 1935, when she was 10 years old. She attended Holy Family grade school and Glendale High School.
Henry J Drexel (Hank) joined the Navy in 1944 and was stationed in San Diego. He came to Glendale on leave with a friend. They visited a café where Elsie was working as a waitress. It was love at first sight. They were married three months later in Holy Family Church, before Henry was deployed to Hawaii for a year.
Hank and Elsie lived in the Glendale area until 1961, when Hank was transferred to San Francisco working for the Standard Oil Co. Elsie worked at Macy's for a while, then went to work as a teller at Bank of America. They were transferred to Honolulu by Standard Oil Co in 1967. She worked at Bank of Hawaii until 1971, when they were transferred once again to Portland, OR. She worked at Bank of California in Portland until they moved to Vernonia, OR in 1975.
Elsie loved singing and was in the choir in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church, in the North Plains Garden Club, in the Rebekah Lodge, was a member of Catholic daughters, and volunteered for a number of other organizations. She also loved to do various crafts.
Elsie and Hank loved square dancing. They danced with the 49ers in So. San Francisco, the Diamond Heads and Sides in Honolulu, and the Sunset Promenaders in Hillsboro, OR.
Elsie and Hank did a lot of traveling in their later years, after the 3 children were grown. They went to Europe a couple times, and did several cruises, which they loved. The highlight of all Elsie's trips was going to Medjugorje in October 2001, with the pilgrims from the Center for Peace West. Elsie climbed both Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain in Medjugorje. She could not have done this without the help of Chuck and Darlene Moore, who she called her "angels".
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, of 68 years, Hank, her parents, 2 brothers, Emil and Jess Hudec, 2 sisters, Lydia Browne and Alma MacDonald, and her son Mark Drexel.
She is survived by two daughters, Diana Strom of Danville, CA and Judy Jones of Vancouver, WA. Elsie has two sons-in -law, Eric Strom and Ward Jones, a daughter in law, Anita Bolin, six grandchildren: David, Peter and Samuel Jones, and Shauna Brooks, Mark Drexel ll, and Elizabeth Drexel, eight great grandchildren, and various nieces and nephews.
The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to St. Vincent Depaul, c/o St. Edward Parish, 10990 N.W. 313thh Avenue, North Plains, Oregon 97133, in her memory.
Source: Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Edward Catholic Church 10990 N.W. 313th Avenue in North Plains with Bishop Kenneth Steiner and Fr. Michael Vuky, concelebrants. Rite of Christian Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 333 S.W. Skyline Blvd. in Portland. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following the church ceremony, to be held in the parish hall.
Elsie was born September 26, 1925, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of John and Adela Hudec. They moved to the Los Angeles area, California in 1935, when she was 10 years old. She attended Holy Family grade school and Glendale High School.
Henry J Drexel (Hank) joined the Navy in 1944 and was stationed in San Diego. He came to Glendale on leave with a friend. They visited a café where Elsie was working as a waitress. It was love at first sight. They were married three months later in Holy Family Church, before Henry was deployed to Hawaii for a year.
Hank and Elsie lived in the Glendale area until 1961, when Hank was transferred to San Francisco working for the Standard Oil Co. Elsie worked at Macy's for a while, then went to work as a teller at Bank of America. They were transferred to Honolulu by Standard Oil Co in 1967. She worked at Bank of Hawaii until 1971, when they were transferred once again to Portland, OR. She worked at Bank of California in Portland until they moved to Vernonia, OR in 1975.
Elsie loved singing and was in the choir in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church in all parishes she lived in, since age 10.
She was active in the Altar Society at church, in the North Plains Garden Club, in the Rebekah Lodge, was a member of Catholic daughters, and volunteered for a number of other organizations. She also loved to do various crafts.
Elsie and Hank loved square dancing. They danced with the 49ers in So. San Francisco, the Diamond Heads and Sides in Honolulu, and the Sunset Promenaders in Hillsboro, OR.
Elsie and Hank did a lot of traveling in their later years, after the 3 children were grown. They went to Europe a couple times, and did several cruises, which they loved. The highlight of all Elsie's trips was going to Medjugorje in October 2001, with the pilgrims from the Center for Peace West. Elsie climbed both Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain in Medjugorje. She could not have done this without the help of Chuck and Darlene Moore, who she called her "angels".
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, of 68 years, Hank, her parents, 2 brothers, Emil and Jess Hudec, 2 sisters, Lydia Browne and Alma MacDonald, and her son Mark Drexel.
She is survived by two daughters, Diana Strom of Danville, CA and Judy Jones of Vancouver, WA. Elsie has two sons-in -law, Eric Strom and Ward Jones, a daughter in law, Anita Bolin, six grandchildren: David, Peter and Samuel Jones, and Shauna Brooks, Mark Drexel ll, and Elizabeth Drexel, eight great grandchildren, and various nieces and nephews.
The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to St. Vincent Depaul, c/o St. Edward Parish, 10990 N.W. 313thh Avenue, North Plains, Oregon 97133, in her memory.
Source: Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory
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