Obituary - Fern (Gilbert) Wilson
photo credit to Mary Taylor (posted on Find a Grave)
The News Times,Newport, OR 97365
Feb 28th, 2013
Fern G Wilson
Fern G Wilson, 91, passed away Feb. 24, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical
Center.
She was born Aug. 30, 1921, in Bend, Ore., where she attended school,
graduating from Bend High School.
In 1945, she married Jason E. Ramberg Sr., in Astoria Ore., and later
married Boyd Wilson on June 8, 2003, in Newport, Ore. They moved to Los
Altos, Calif., where they resided for seven years until Boyd passed away due
to cancer.
Fern was self-employed at a novelty gift shop on the bayfront in Newport.
She was president of the Chamber of Commerce and on the Lincoln County
Planning Commission. She was named Woman of the Year in Newport and was also
the recipient of the Dr. J.R. Bailey Award in the community.
Fern enjoyed attending all of the sporting events her children and
grandchildren participated in over the years.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Jason Ramberg Sr., and Boyd
Wilson; brother, Frank Gilbert; sister, Thelma Williams; and son, Dick
Allen.
Fern is survived by her son, Richard Wilson and his partner Brian Beneat, of
North Hollywood Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay and Melvin Clark,
of Logsden, Ore.; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Julie Ramberg, of
Columbia Falls; son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Patti Hill, of Kodiak,
Alaska; and son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Ellie Hill, of Newport;
grandchildren, Adam Clark, Kelly Clark and Kim Lynch of Logsden, Chase
Ramberg of Columbia Falls, Toni Marshall and Linda Allen of Shelton, Wash.,
Tricia Krug and Tiffany Williamson of Kodiak, Josh Hill of Portland, and
Angie Ohmann of Vancouver, Wash.; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. March 6 at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Newport. Burial will take place in Eureka Cemetery in Newport.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Newport Fire
Department, 245 NW 10th St, Newport, OR 97365.