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Patricia Sue – Born June 9, 1944
Patty was 17 years old when she married Raymond Louis Kaurer on May 5, 1962. They divorced shortly
thereafter.
Out of wedlock Patty had a daughter – Dana Maria born July 15, 1967. Dana married a man with the last name of Raja and they had a son. Dana remarried Phillip “Wayne” Grismore of Winter Haven, on June 7, 1996. They are no longer married. He lives in Florida and she lives in Lake Stevens, Washington. Dana works as a Home Care Aide at Sunrise Services, Inc. in Lake Stevens.
Out of wedlock Patty had another daughter, Kristi Ann, on March 27, 1973. Kristi married Wayne R. Wilbanks on December 19, 1992 and they divorced January 25, 1995. The did not have any children. Kristi married Daniel E. Shildt on June 25, 1999 and they are now divorced. Kristi studied nursing at Everett Community College. She lives in Lake Stevens, Washington, with her son Kyle Brian. (Kyle graduated from high school in 2017).
Patty married Byron L. Brian (his DOB 6/20/1946) on October 25, 1974. Byron adopted Dana and Kristi. Patty and Byron had a daughter Angela Sue, born September 6, 1976. Angela married Shawn L. Bullis on May 31, 1996. I don’t have any other information on her except that she lives in Bothell, Washington.
Patty and Byron moved from Indiana to Lakeland, Florida, then a job opportunity took them to Seattle in the mid to late 1990’s and they have remained in Washington state. They currently live in Marysville, Washington.
Uncle Newt was 70 years old when he died of Cardiac Arrest (he had a permanent pacemaker and had severe choric pulmonary disease) on April 3, 1973.
Aunt Mildred married widower Howard E. Bowerman on February 17, 1979. She was 61 and he was 65. Aunt Mildred and Uncle Howard adored each other, and they had a very happy life together. They moved to Lakeland to be close to Daddy and Ruth and they were a very important part of our family.
Aunt Mildred was 81 years old when she died December 19, 1998. After her death Uncle Howard eventually went back to Indiana to live with his daughter-in-law in Georgetown. Uncle Howard was 93 when he died of prostate cancer April 3, 2007.
Howard is buried next to his first wife Ann and Aunt Mildred’s headstone is at the foot of their gravesite in Wolfe Cemetery in Georgetown, Indiana.
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In the 1930 census taken April 29, 1930, Colmore and Lora lived in Watson/Utica in a rented home with their daughter Mildred, age 12; and grandchildren Edward, age 10; Virginia, age 8; Ralph, age 5 and George, age 3. Colmore’s granddaughter Helen Sparks, age 26, also lived with them. Aunt Charlotte was 13 years old and living in Lockwood, Ohio with Aunt Eva.
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