Harriet Messenger

Harriet Messenger

A celebration of life for Harriet Messenger will be held at Buell Chapel, 320 Sixth Street, Springfield at 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 20th.  Harriet died on March 16 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.  She was 90 years old.

Harriet Adel Reynolds was born on May 30, 1919 in Union, Washington, which became part of Chehalis.  She was one of five children of Homer Reynolds sand Carrie Guier Reynolds.  Harriet’s ancestors arrived in Oregon on wagon trains prior to 1872.

Harriet attended Centralia High School in Washington.  She loved going to her high school reunions over the decades.

She married Donald Jones in 1936, and had a daughter by him, Sally Donna, in 1942.  Harriet married Si Messenger in 1947.  Si died in Springfield in 1987.

Harriet was a meatcutter by trade.  She worked for Irish-McBroom Packing Company and Mohawk Meatpacking.  She had an exemplary work ethic and friendliness with her co-workers.

Survivors include a sister, Hazel, of Westby, Wisconsin, and her daughter, Sally, of Ashland.

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Posted by Obituaries on March 17, 2010     3 Comments

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  1. Linda Irrthum on March 18th, 2010 2:33 pm

    Dear Sally and Ben – Our sincere condolences – - we are thinking of you. We will sure miss Aunt Harriet. She’ll always be with us in our hearts and in our happy memories. We love you, -Linda, John, Marcus, and Clint

  2. Len and Gayle Nothwang on March 19th, 2010 11:27 am

    When Chuck (Nothwang) intoduced his friend Harriet to us so many years ago, we liked her right away. She became part of our family too. Harriet was always interested in what we where up to and how the kids were doing. Harriet always had a zest for living and an independent spirit. We learned a lot from her and have enjoyed knowing her. She will be greatly missed.

  3. Jean Hilton Landers on May 4th, 2010 9:29 am

    Harriet and my mother Henrietta Hilton were
    very close friends for many years and we spent
    much enjoyable time as a family with Uncle Si
    and Aunt Harriet. Unfortunately I lost contact
    with Harriet a number of years ago
    after my parent’s passing.

    My sincere condolences especially to Sally
    and her aunt. I have nothing but fond memories
    of a lovely lady.

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