Over the years I have collected many obituaries from many different resources.  I either received them from family members, emails, letters or websites.

Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - October 16, 2001
Deceased Name: Betty Jean Shanahan
Betty Jean Shanahan died Sept. 28, 2001, at age 67.

Mrs. Shanahan was born Betty Jean Coan on Dec. 28, 1933, in Marion, Ind. She moved about 1987 from San Jose, Calif., to Portland, where she was a housekeeper for the Cameo Motel for the past 13 years. In 1979, she married John Shanahan; he died in 1987.

Survivors include her brother, Richard Coan; sister, Barbara Sroufe; companion, Ernest F. Hurner; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Her son, Highley E. Coan, died about 1997.

No service. Arrangements by Portland Funeral Service.
Copyright (c) 2001 Oregonian Publishing Co.

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