Alda Eunice Hartfiel (1914 - 2012)
OBITUARY
Born on February 4, 1914, at Elgarose, Oregon to Theodore and Emelia (Swanson) Anderson. She attended Roseburg High School and the University of Southern California College of Dentistry in Los Angeles, California, majoring in Dental Hygiene. She was thereafter employed at Vanassen-Allen Dental Clinic in San Diego for approximately ten years. On April 8, 1946, she married Roseburg attorney and Justice of the Peace Thomas (Tommy) Hartfiel, in Eugene, Oregon, and they made their home together in Roseburg until Tommy passed away on October 14, 1982. Alda was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, and an active member of the Calapooia Ladies Club in Sutherlin. She was also a past member of the Roseburg Lady Lions and the Pythian Sisters. She enjoyed traveling; cruises; winters in Yuma, Arizona; working and gardening in her yard; quilting; crafts; and reading. She died on January 18, 2012, in Roseburg. Alda was preceded in death by her brother Leonard Anderson. Survivors include her brother Leland R. Anderson of Yuba City, California, Leonard's widow Violet Anderson of Florence, six nieces and nephews, and numerous dear friends. Alda was a generous charitable benefactor, and in order to remember her, it was her request that relatives and friends make donations to their favorite charities. Her kindness and friendship will be greatly missed.