Geneva Doris "Val" Gauen

Birth date: Sep 28, 1922 Death date: Oct 11, 2016

Geneva Doris “Val” Gauen September 28, 1922 ~ October 11, 2016 Geneva Doris “Val” Gauen of Portland, Oregon died October 11, 2016 at age 94. She was born in Rose Hill, Ramsey County, Minnesota on September 28, 1922 to Fred and Jo Read Obituary

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Marilyn Brinster

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I met Val in 1981 when my family moved to St. Helens and we started attending Plymouth Church. I sat near or next to her in the alto row for about 17 years. Thank heavens for me, as she had such a lovely singing voice and she helped me to be a better singer. In the midst of singing though, we always had time to "horse around" a bit and have fun. She grew up maybe a couple miles from where I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We didn't know each other then, but I understood the ways of the good, strong Milwaukee women and we got along very well. She will be missed.

Kathleen Dinwiddie