Coburn Layer Grabenhorst, Sr.

1917 - 1999  (81 years)

• Name	Coburn Layer Grabenhorst
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 May 1917	Salem, Marion, Oregon   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Feb 1999	Salem, Marion, Oregon   [1, 2]
  Burial	Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon   [2]
  Person ID	I77043	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	George Henry Grabenhorst, Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1887, Dayton, Webster, Iowa d. 18 Sep 1966, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Caroline Abigail Coburn,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Palouse, Whitman, Washington d. 28 Oct 1972, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1910	Salem, Marion, Oregon   [1]
  Family ID	F35667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Jean Morrison,   b. 2 Jun 1917, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington d. 23 Oct 2003, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1942  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Geoffrey Lee Grabenhorst,   b. 4 Dec 1946, Salem, Marion, Oregon d. 23 Mar 1992, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F15402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Salem Oregon Statesman Journal March 3, 1999 Coburn L. Grabenhorst May 27, 1917 - Feb. 28, 1999 Coburn Grabenhorst, 81, of Salem died Sunday. He was born in Salem and graduated from the University of Washington. He served in the Navy during World War II, earned a Bronze Star and was a rear admiral at the time of his retirement in 1959. He formed several real estate companies, was an innovator in the real estate community and led efforts to restore historical buildings in downtown Salem. He was founder and director of Western Security Bank and board member of Northwest Natural Gas. He was Salem Realtor and Oregon Realtor of the Year and earned several distinguished service awards. His memberships included Goodwill Industries, Salem Hospital, Salem Rotary Club, Historic Elsinore Theatre and Mission Mill Museum. Survivors include his wife, Jean (Morrison) whom he married in 1942 and son, Coburn Jr. of Salem.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43161] Stephany Smith, RootsWeb.com, The Grabenhorst Surname in America, (extracted June 2011). [S11248] Cemetery index, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, (Find-a-Grave).