Darlene Petrasy worked for TKWM as a spooler in 1954, along with her father Steven.
Darlene Mae Petrasy was born 1 Nov 1937 in Salem, OR to Steven J. and Sylvia A. [Van Woert] Petrasy. She was one of three daughters born to the couple. The family lived at 1446 Saginaw St. Darlene attended public school in Salem. Her parents divorced in 1952. She went to work as a spooler at TKWM in 1954 at age 16.
She married William Laurence on 15 Dec 1955 in Vancouver, WA. She was 18 and the groom was 21. They would be the parents of two daughters, Cherie and Donna. Her husband Bill worked for Alcoa his entire career and the family lived in Vancouver.
Darlene’s husband Bill died in 2003, Darlene followed on 13 Jan 2011 in Vancouver, WA. They were both cremated. At the time of this research, no burial location had been identified.
Name
Salem City Directories
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Census Records
1940 Darlene M. Petrasky [Petrasy] Age: 2. Birth Year: abt 1938 in Oregon. Single, daughter to HOH. Home in 1940: 1446 Saginaw, Salem, Marion, OR. Additional household members: Stephen J. Petrasky [Petrasy] age 36 (father), Sylvia A. Petrasky [Petrasy] age 32 (mother), Mary E. Petrasky [Petrasy] age 10 (sister), Adrienne Petrasky [Petrasy] age 8 (sister).
1950 Darlene M. Petrasy Age: 12. Birth Date: abt 1938 in Oregon. Single, daughter to HOH. Home in 1950: 1635 N. 19th, Salem, Marion, OR. Additional household members: Steven J. Petrasy, age 45 (father), Sylvia A. Petrasy, age 42 (mother).
Marriage Record
17 Dec 1955. William L. Laurence and Darlene M. Petrasy of Clark County, Washington.
Washington Death Index
Darlene M. Laurence. Age: 73. Birth Date: abt 1938. Residence Place: Clark, WA. Death Date: 13 Jan 2011. Death Place: Clark [County], Washington
Find-a-Grave
Unable to locate
Digital Newspapers
Oregon Statesman 10 Nov 1937, p. 5 – Birth Announcement
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) 15 Dec 1955, p. 1 – Marriage License
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) 20 Nov 2003, p. 20 – Obituary (William)
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) 17 Jan 2011, p. 17 – Death Notice (Darlene)
