Our members come and go. Sometimes members move away and continue their interest in genealogy. Sadly, sometimes their days simply run out. This collects some of those departures. Mostly going from newer to older communications:
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| Michael & Carole Dindinger |
I was somewhat at odds on how to describe the adventures of Michael Dindinger, his wife Carole and our past president Anna. Instead of trying to summarize it myself, it seemed better to simply include excerpts from some emails. These follow below, including one from earlier this week.
Going from newest to oldest:
On 20 March 2024, Michael Dindinger wrote: "Sent from my iPhone Will this pic work for you? ... We are still unpacking but hope to soon be working family history."
On 28 February 2024, Michael Dindinger wrote: "We move tomorrow. Once settled I will share some material with you. Sent from my iPhone"
On 3 February 2024, Michael Dindinger wrote: "We will be moving as well at the end of February from Pennsylvania. ...we are going to move to Northern Florida. We have rented a place in a rural area close to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. We will have just under four acres and will have a garden, etc. Our future landlord is having fiber installed which will give us 1 gig of speed when we arrive." and in the same email: "Anna is heavily involved with fun canning. She has also been doing research on our family history but in a different approach to than I use which has given us a lot of information."
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| Carrie Cartwright Bergquist with Elizabeth & Michael Turner |
From our Facebook Page: At RootsTech.org. Michael Turner & Elizabeth Turner with Carrie Cartwright Bergquist. For newcomers to North Beach Genealogical, Michael & Elizabeth directed the Ocean Shores FamilySearch Center up until late February 2024 when Steve & Annette Johnson took up the directorship there. They will be much missed and we look forward to occasional reports from them in their new mission in Nauvoo, Illinois.
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| Turners in Nauvoo wearing period clothes |
One of the stalwarts of NBGS, Don Westfall passed on 30 September
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| Don Westfall, Conducting a North Beach Zoom Meeting |
Phil Lohrenz, past President of NBGS - October 2023
In 1967 Phil married Linda Nelson. The couple lived in Corvallis, Oregon, and had one daughter. They divorced in 1976.
In 1977, Phil married Mary Jo Conibear. The couple relocated to Lincoln City, Oregon, where they opened a daycare. There, Phil was a man-of-all-work, constructing playground equipment, painting classrooms, repairing the roof, and teaching children how to tie their shoes by "chasing the rabbit around the tree." Eventually, Phil and Mary had two children of their own. Phil pursued many hobbies, among them tracing his family history, hunting and fishing, and breeding rabbits for show.
Mary Jo received a job offer in 1992, and the family moved to Herlong, California. Phil often described with fondness the international tour that followed, as Mary Jo's career with the US military took the Lohrenz family around the world. At each new location, Phil found work that suited his skills and interests-an English teacher, a veterinary technician, a home improvement consultant, a volunteer set builder for the local theater. He eased into retirement with the mastery of one who had puttered devotedly for his entire life. Phil loved to make things, filling his garage with Stuff That Might Be Useful Someday, and particularly enjoyed woodworking.
In 2016, Phil and Mary Jo moved to Ocean Shores, Washington, where Phil enjoyed fishing on Duck Lake. He was survived by his children, Kristin, Amelia, and Lucy, his wife, Mary Jo, and his sisters, Greta and Janet.
Diane Beckley - posted in 2023
Diane Beckley passed away in March 2023. It is reported in the Daily World. She moved to Battle Ground around 2021, but stayed around our area as well.She was a major resource for our society, having joined around 2004. After her passing, Diane donated many materials to NBGS
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| Arnold Samuels from SOS Washington |
RIP Arnold. We'll miss you!
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