Aug. 12, 1932 – Dec. 19, 2017
Mae Elliott, 85, of Lebanon passed away peacefully Tuesday at Lebanon Bridge Creek Memory Care surrounded by her family of caregivers and her sister Jacke of Sweet Home.
She was born in Manchester, N.H. to Jack Ferguson and Regina Margarita Blasco.
She will be remembered for her life of service, starting in 1950 when she joined the United States Army, serving as a student nurse in Tokyo, Japan during the Korean Conflict. She served until 1953. After raising her family, she served 40 years as a licensed LVN caregiver in Southern California.
After a stroke in 2007 she retired and traveled. In 2011 she moved to Foster and then to Lincoln City to be near her son and the ocean. She loved walking her dog along the Oregon coast at sunset.
Mae was a resident of Bridge Creek Memory Care since 2013. Because of her need to serve, she quickly offered assistance to her own caregivers helping them make beds “The Army Way,” folding clothes, pushing carts and caring for her fellow residents.
She is survived by her son Russell Elliott of Lincoln City; daughter Judy Fosbenner of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister Jacke Leo of Sweet Home; brother John and his wife Rita Ferguson of Bow, N.H.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and her best friend of over 50 years, Darlene Bolen of Ventura, Calif. She will be missed.
Mae was preceded in death by her mother, Regina Margarita Blasco; father Jack Ferguson; and many aunts and uncles in New Hampshire.
Her remains will be given to the sea at a later date.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.