WILLIAMS Family History, Part IV
- Part I - 1st Generation: Joseph Williams1 (1786-1837)
• and 2nd Generation: Joseph M. Williams2 (1823-1883) - Part II - 3rd Generation: Ira T. Williams3 (1847-1916)
- Part III - 4th Generation: Al Williams4 (1874-1940)
- Part IV - 5th Generation
- Part V - 6th Generation
Bette Ann (WILLIAMS) SOEKLAND (1932-2003)
141D11. Bette Ann Williams was born on May 23, 1932, in Oakland, Alameda County, California. She married Donald Lee Soekland, Sr. on April 23, 1950, and had three children while living in Montebello, Los Angeles County, California.
| 141D111. | Patti Joyce Soekland | 10 Oct 1951 | 13 May 2005 | (53) |
| 141D112. | Gordon Soekland | -- | -- | -- |
| 141D113. | Donald Soekland, Jr. | -- | -- | -- |
In 1959 the Soekland family moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, where they owned a restaurant off of Old Redwood Highway called the "Chuck Away Cafe". Don worked for OCLI as a production planner for 27 years before retiring to Brookings, Oregon.[Obit 2006]
In 2003 Bette and Don returned to Santa Rosa to be closer to family and to better manage their health concerns.[Obit 2006]
Bette Ann (Williams) Soekland died on June 2, 2003, in Santa Rosa, at the age of 71 years. She was buried on June 10 in Santa Rosa Memorial Park.[Grave]
Bette Ann's daughter, Patti Joyce (Soekland Graves) Weir died two years later after a struggle with cancer and seven months later Donald Lee Soekland, Sr. passed away at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital on New Years Day, 2006. Don was buried with Bette Ann on January 6.[Obit 2006, Grave]
- Cen 1950: 20 Apr 1950 Census, Petrified Forest Road, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California
- Obit 2006: Press Democrat, 5 Jan 2006
- Grave: Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, Find A Grave <http://www.findagrave.com>