Willetta "Billie" Mae Sehorn Obituary (1917

Willetta Mae "Billie" Sehorn, 100, a resident of the Forest Grove community passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at her home. Billie was born on May 13, 1917 in Bryant, SD. She was the oldest of three children born to Joseph and Anna (Hendrickson) Mulcrone. She was raised on the family farm during the great depression in Bryant. She attended school at Bryant High School graduating with the Class of 1935. She met her first husband, Virgil "Bud" Haubrich while attending a dance at Hatfield Hall in Hatfield, Minnesota. They soon began dating and were married in 1942 in Pipestone, Minnesota. They had five children; Thomas, Virginia, Patricia, Margaret and Jacquelyn and raised their family in Pipestone. Virgil passed away on April 24, 1961. Billie moved her family to Hillsboro, Oregon to be closer to her parents and sister. In 1964 she met Donald Kulseth at a dance, they courted for one year and were married in 1965. They made their home in Hillsboro. Donald passed away on March 1, 2001. In 2005 Billie moved to Forest Grove. She met James Sehorn at her retirement center in 2005, They soon began dating and were married in 2007 in Forest Grove. They made their home in Forest Grove until James' passing on March 11, 2013. Billie was a loving and devoted mother to her five children. She worked outside the home as a Dietician in Pipestone and then when she moved to Oregon at Providence of Portland. She was one of the original staff at the Forest Grove Hospital in Forest Grove and subsequently retired from the food service department of Tektronix in 1972. Having lived a whole century, Billie, saw a lot of changes; most notable were home appliances, and the automobile. She was a regular at the Pumpkin Ridge Grange hall where she enjoyed dancing. She was an accomplished pie and cake baker, she enjoyed sewing. bowling and playing cards. Billie and Don enjoyed wintering at Quartzsite AZ and traveling in their RV where they would often camp. She was an animal lover especially her dog, loved listening to Big Band music and she enjoyed reading. She is preceded in death by her three husbands, Virgil Haubrich, Donald Kulseth and James Sehorn; two children, Thomas Haubrich and Virginia Haubrich; her parents; a brother, Leo Mulcrone; and son-in-law, Gary Hewitt. She is survived by three daughters and a their spouses; Patricia and Morin Juncker of Hillsboro, Margaret Post of Tucson, AZ, Jacquelyn and Merlin Bernards of Hillsboro;a step-son, James and Jo Sehorn Jr. of Georgia; a sister, Patricia Soderquist of Tucson, AZ; eight grandchildren, William, Michael, Christopher, Deborah, Teresa, Christina, Crystal and Darla, twelve great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Kaiser Hospice. The family also wishes to express their thanks for the loving and compassionate care received by their mother from Kaiser Hospice and the staff of Jennings McCall.