Wilma "Willy" Louise (Buchheit) Walen

Born in Mt Angel June 6, 1926 to Edward & Mary Buchheit

Willy was the sixth of thirteen children, attended Mt Angel Academy, and resided on her family farm in the Mt Angel/Silverton area until her marriage to Alfred Walen, November 29, 1947 at the St Paul Catholic Church in Silverton where she was a lifetime member. Al and Willy then moved to Salem where they resided until the mid-1970's, then they moved back to the Silverton area

Willy and Al had four children, Karen (Bill) Putnam, Susan (Jim) Lowen, Debra

(Tim) French, and Mark Walen (deceased) (Michelle)

Willy is survived by her three daughters, 5 grandchildren (one step grandson is deceased) and eight great grandchildren

Willy enjoyed her family, gardening, the "country life", and her love for animals Willy passed away on June 6, 2023, on her 97th birthday at her home in the country near Silverton where she resided for nearly the last 50 years.

She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.