Thelma

Thelma was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1927 and lived most of her life in Southern California - in San Diego and in the small town of Alpine. She retired to Oregon in 1975 with her husband, Frank. Sadly, Frank died in 1985 and Thelma was a widow for 13 years. Miraculously, she was reunited with Mace, her high school sweetheart, and they were married in June of 1998.

Her family has grown through marriage and she has 3 sons and 3 daughters, 6 in all --- 13 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and 1 new one, born August 8, 2006 - a boy, and they have named him Mace.