Fern Lettie LUFF

1912 - 1975  (62 years)

• Name	Fern Lettie LUFF
  Birth	15 Jul 1912	Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1912-02190
  Death	30 Jun 1975	London, England
  	Her death was registered as Fern Lettie Ross in Paddington District in July-Sept of 1975. Her last known residence was North Bend, Oregon.
  Burial	Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  	As Fern Lettie Ross. In the Masonic Garden.
  Notes	In the 1930 census, she was Fern L Luff, 17, living with her parents in International Falls, Minnesota. She was a typist for a paper company. Her father was a carpenter for a steam railroad. Both of Fern’s parents were born in Wisconsin. All four of her grandparents were born in Germany. According to Alison: Clarence met Fern in International Falls, Minnesota. Fern lived there with her parents. Clarence was traveling with a carnival. When the carnival left town, Clarence and Fern began writing letters to one another. Fern moved to St. Helens with her family in 1930. Fern and Clarence continued to write. Clarence sent Fern the money to come to Minnesota. Fern traveled to Minnesota and stayed with Clarence and his family. Fern became pregnant on Clarence's birthday in 1933. They were married in Detroit Lakes. In the 1940 census, she is Fern Thompson, a 27 year-old divorcee, living with her parents and son in St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon. She was the informant for the household in the census. Fern is a high-school graduate and works as a “machine girl” at a paper mill. She made $900 in 1939. At the time of the census, her father was unable to work so she was the only wage-earner in the household. In the 1950 census, she is Fern L Ross, 37, wife of Lawrence C, 35. The couple lives in Columbia City, Oregon, with Jay C, 15, and Larry L, 3. Lawrence is a mechanic, Fern is a machine girl at a paper mill. Both boys were born in Oregon. Fern died of coronary thrombosis. From her obit: She was associated with her husband in the Larry Ross Petroleum Products Co. of North Bend. She was a past president of the Coos Bay Area Soroptimists Club and a member of the North Bend Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, BPOE 1160, Ladies of the Elks, and was active in community youth affairs and a volunteer at Bay Area Hospital.
  Person ID	I1625	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles Fred LUFF,   b. Abt 1872, Wisconsin d. Unknown
  Mother	Eva Augusta CIBART,   b. Abt 1884, Wisconsin d. Unknown
  Marriage	24 Apr 1911	Grant County, South Dakota
  Family ID	F6051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clarence E THOMPSON,   b. 24 Sep 1905, Ward Twp, Todd County, Minnesota d. 16 Jul 2005, Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1933	Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota
  	Clay County #0029-225
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jay Carlton ROSS,   b. 26 Jun 1934, Oregon d. 9 Jun 2014, Oregon (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Laurence Clifford ROSS,   b. 3 May 1914, Oregon d. 22 Apr 1995, Coos County, Oregon (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F1170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart