Obituary of Oradell Jean Major

Oradell Jean (Seiffert) Major was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 5th, 1928. She was the fourth child born to Albert Walther Seiffert and Wilhelmina (Tolke). Oradell attended Woodstock Elementary school, and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1946. She attended Midland College for two years in Nebraska before returning home to Portland. She married Gerald Keith Major on December 21st, 1951; they had two daughters, Karen Marie & Kristy DeVee. Oradell worked as a keypunch operator for US Bank for 30 years, and retired in 1986, moving to Lincoln City, Oregon, in 1989. Oradell loved geneaology, and she and Jerry spent many years of their retirement traveling the country in their motorhome, visiting relatives, libraries, and gravesites, discovering their heritage from many, many generations past. They moved to Beaverton in 2011 to be closer to family, and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 21st, 2011. Oradell moved to the Edgewood Arbor Memory Care in February of 2012. She died on April 1st, 2012, of suspected lung cancer, surrounded by her family. Oradell was buried in the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery in Hillsboro, Oregon, near her parents, and next to her sister, Ellen. She was preceded in death by her brother Walter, her sister Ellen, and her grandson Daniel, and is survived by her brother James, her husband, her daughters, 3 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on April 14th, at 2pm, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, on SE Powell Blvd. at 54th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Odyssey Foundation at 8625 SW Cascade Ave Suite 500, Beaverton, Oregon, 97008 (please note "in memory of Oradell Major" on your check). Service Information