Florene Fern Greta Corder

March 17, 1927 - February 14, 2020

Florene Fern Greta Corder March 17, 1927 - February 14, 2020 Florene was born March 17, 1927 in Burdette, Colorado to Jacob and Katherine (Gemaehlich) Dressel. The youngest of nine. She passed away on February 14, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. When she was 18 months old, during the great depression, the family moved to Newberg, Oregon. She attended Newberg schools, graduating in 1945. She married Prince Corder on May 25, 1946, raising two children. Working 8 years at the local JCPenneys store, then 24 years at Tektronix as an mechanical assembler in Beaverton, Oregon. She was a lifelong confirmed member of Zion Lutheran Church, where she worshiped and volunteered for multiple tasks especially after she retired. She also enjoyed traveling with a local tour group as well as driving trips with the family (to Virginia, Nashville and Alaska). Florene continued to live in Newberg until her 2014 move to a retirement lodge in Gresham to live closer to her daughter. Then spending the last 9 months living in Tigard with a granddaughter and her family, during that time she enjoyed much family love and adventures. In the last couple decades she really enjoyed playing BINGO and satisfying her sweet tooth. She is survived by her son, Douglas (Debbie) Corder of Greeley, Colorado and her daughter, Phyllis Churchill of Portland, Oregon; 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. And many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Prince Corder and granddaughter, Debbie Hoffner. A Memorial Service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Newberg on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church. Burial at Mountainside Cemetery in Scholls, Oregon