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Yvonne Adra McKenny Light

19 Jun 1928 – 4 Apr 2007

Birth	19 Jun 1928
Death	4 Apr 2007
Cemetery	Redmond Memorial Cemetery Redmond , Deschutes County , Oregon , USA
Added by	Lisa on 29 Jul 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55613312

Bio

Daughter of Michael McKenney, living in Kansas in the 1930 census, with her father, Michael, mother, Nettie, sister, Nadine and George Apperson, who was listed as a lodger in the home. June 19, 1928 - April 4, 2007 A. Yvonne Light, of Redmond, died Wednesday. She was 78. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Redmond. A committal service will follow at Redmond Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Light was born June 19, 1928, in Molene, Ill., to George and Nettie (Hale) Apperson. She married Leslie Light on Dec. 10, 1969, in Hood River. Mrs. Light worked as a bookkeeper and was the first woman to work for the Redmond Police Department. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels for many years and founded the St. Vincent de Paul in Redmond. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, and she enjoyed oil painting, gardening and spending time with her dogs. Survivors include her husband; two sons, a daughter, two sisters, Audrey Miller, of St. John, Kan., and Nadine Griffith, of Visalia, Calif.; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Thomas Catholic Church building fund. Redmond Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Contributor: LEMendy (47686843)

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Family

Parents

• Michael Downey McKenny 1900–1969
• Nettie Christine Hale Apperson 1906–1997

Spouse

• Michael Dean Baker 1927–2011
• Klair Edward Mendenhall 1935–2023
• Leslie Gene Light 1936–2012

Siblings

• Marvin Albert Apperson 1933–1958
• Donald Raymond "Skip" McKenny 1938–2011

Children

• Jerry George Baker 1946–2012
• Kelly Melinda Mendenhall Plautz 1957–2019
• Matthew H Mendenhall 1961–1961

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