Capt. Loretta Schaefer
(1912-2008)

 

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1. Col. Wade Darragh Killen

Capt. Loretta Schaefer

  • Born: 1 Apr 1912 1
  • Marriage (1): Col. Wade Darragh Killen
  • Died: 3 May 2008, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States at age 96 1
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• Obituary: The Register-Pajaronian, 6 May 2008, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States. 2

Loretta S. Killen

Loretta Killen died after a brief illness Saturday, May 3, 2008, in Tacoma, Wash. She was 96.

Mrs. Killen attended schools in rural Nebraska and Iowa and entered training to become a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Chicago. She worked for the Veteran's Administration and was the operating room supervisor at the Salt Lake City Veteran's Hospital from 1935 to 1942.

During World War II, she served in the Army Nurse Corps on the United States Army hospital ships, St. Olaf and Mercy, in both the European and Pacific areas.

After the birth of her children, Susan and Michael, Loretta returned to her nursing profession, working in San Jose and Santa Cruz. Ultimately she opened the Pajaro Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville as a partner and administrator. She was a fellow in the American College of Health Care Administrators. She retired in 1978.

Mrs. Killen was a member of many community organizations, which included more than 66 years as a volunteer for the American Red Cross, the Watsonville Women's Club, and the Association of Watsonville Area Seniors, the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, the VFW and VFW Auxiliary, and YLI. She was a charter member of the Women in Military Service Association. Mrs. Killen received many awards and was the 1997 recipient of the Edward T. Rountree Award from the American Red Cross.

Mrs. Killen is survived by her son, Michael (Cheryl) Killen; daughter, Susan Killen of Seattle; a sister, Matilda Decker of Dover, Del.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial mass will take place at Our Lady Help of Christians Church on East Lake Avenue in Watsonville on Friday at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross.


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Loretta married Col. Wade Darragh Killen. (Col. Wade Darragh Killen was born on 8 Nov 1894 in Colorado, United States 3 4 5 and died on 9 Jan 1976 in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States 3 4 5.)


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Sources


1 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Loretta Schaefer Killen
Last Residence: 98498 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
BORN: 1 Apr 1912
Died: 3 May 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1954).

2 <i>(Watsonville)</i> <i>The Register-Pajaronian</i>, 6 May 2008.

3 <i>U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006</i> (National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.),

Name: Wade D Killen
Service Info.: COL US ARMY WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1894
Death Date: 9 Jan 1976
Service Start Date: 5 Jun 1918
Interment Date: 14 Jan 1976
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 11800 SE MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266
Buried At: Section A Site 2441.

4 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Wade Killen
SSN: 562-58-2195
Last Residence: 95076 Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, USA
BORN: 8 Nov 1894
Died: Jan 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1959).

5 "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 29 Mar 2019);

Name: Wade D Killen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Jan 1976
Event Place: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Birth Date: 08 Nov 1894
Birthplace: Colorado
Gender: Male
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:


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