Velma Cosler, 101, of Albany, passed away Feb. 26, 2023, at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House.
Velma was born Jan. 17, 1922, to William and Zella Vitek in Stillwater, Okla. In 1930 Velma, her brother, mother, and father left Stillwater and bought a property on Brush Creek, in Crawsfordsville.
After graduating from Sweet Home High School in 1939 Velma attended business school in Portland and then began a secretarial career, spending the majority of her time…