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Sylvia Overlund Obituary

Sylvia Adrene Overlund

July 20, 1924 - October 26, 2014

Sylvia Adrene (Moe) Overlund, was born on 07/20/24, in Tioga, North Dakota, and after a short illness, died on 10/26/14, in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of Carl A. Moe and Mabel Dagny (Olson) Moe.

In the mid 1940's, Sylvia went to Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated as an R.N. She then attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Issaquah, WA, where she met Ervin Overlund. They were married on November 25, 1954, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sylvia worked in various hospitals and nursing homes across Minnesota and North Dakota. She also faithfully served the church in many capacities as a pastor's wife. In addition to working, cooking, cleaning, and caring for her children, Sylvia enjoyed gardening, quilting, and reading. She also enjoyed playing cards, Scrabble, and Clue. In 1997, she and Ervin moved from North Dakota to Beaverton, Oregon. After Ervin's passing in 2012, she moved to Russellville Park, a retirement home in SE Portland.

Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband of 57 years. She is survived by her children: Ruth (Bob) Gorham, Rancho Santa Margarita, California; Mary (David) Sluke, Grafton, North Dakota; Timothy (Hanna Petros) Overlund, Seattle, Washington; Joel (Theresa) Overlund, Beaverton, Oregon; and Rachel (Cully) Waggoner, of Miami, Florida. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, Kari (Ryan) Edmondson, Jenn Sluke, Lori (Elliot) Steinbrink, Oscar Overlund, Sakke Overlund, Rebecca (David) Caldwell, James Moore, Thomas Overlund, and Kenneth Waggoner; and eight great grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings, Adeline Kvam, Lillian Huston, Melvin Moe, Caroline Felber, Lester Moe, and Ilene Hove Cooke.

Services will be held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, in Beaverton, Oregon, on November 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., and inurnment will be at Valley View Cemetery in Silverton, Oregon. Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton, Oregon, is in charge of the arrangements.

In lieu of gifts or flowers, memorial gifts can be made to Lutheran World Relief, P.O. Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 or the ELCA World Hunger Appeal, ELCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009.

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Published by The Statesman Journal on Oct. 29, 2014.

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Joa Walker

November 1, 2014

I am very sorry for your loss. Ervin was a ccusin of mine, and I would see both him and Sylvia at the Norsee Lodge from time to time. I did not know them well, but appreciated getting acquainted late in our lives. Sincerely, Joan (Higgins) Walker

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