Cornelia Fern Fergus
April 27, 1919 - August 19, 2017
Cornelia Fern Kirkendall was born in Peoples Twp; Boone County, Iowa on 4/27/1919, to Henry C. Kirkendall and Elva Elizabeth (Van Pelt) Kirkendall. Fern died on Sat., 8/19/17 in Newberg, at the Brookdale Senior Living center, at the age of 98. She was married to Marion Fergus on 4/23/1947, at Coeur d’Alene, in the county of Kootenai, in the state of Idaho. They were later married in the Idaho Falls temple in 1963. They were married for 53 years, at which time Marion passed away in May 2000. She grew up and attended school in Iowa. She and her husband and 2 sons moved to Oregon in the 1950’s. She worked and retired from Tektronix in Beaverton. Surviving are her sons, Terry (Marilyn) Fergus of Newberg and Audie (Lillie) Fergus of Silverton; sister-in-law Vaudis Cutler of Mesa AZ; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. One grandchild preceded her in death.
Cornelia Fern Kirkendall was born in Peoples Twp; Boone County, Iowa on 4/27/1919, to Henry C. Kirkendall and Elva Elizabeth (Van Pelt) Kirkendall. Fern died on Sat., 8/19/17 in Newberg, at the Brookdale Senior Living center, at the age of 98. She... View Obituary & Service Information