Obituaries » Nora Mae Stengrim (Carrithers)
Nora Mae Stengrim (Carrithers)
February 27, 1950 - December 4, 2024
Celebration of life potluck will be at Noon Saturday, December 14th at Sweet Home VFW, 580 Main Street. Donations can be made in her honor to Family Assistance and Resource Center Group (FAC) 1450 24th Ave. Sweet Home, OR 97386 or give.breastcancer.org Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com.
Nora Mae Stengrim
February 27, 1950 – December 4, 2024
Nora Mae Stengrim, 74, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2024. She was born February 27, 1950 in Lewiston, Idaho to Betty Jean (Hewett) and Leo Burrel Carrithers.
Nora has lived in many places in her life: Lewiston, Idaho (1950-1952), McCall, Idaho (1952-1954) Parkdale (1954-1959) Hood River (1959-1968). She attended Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, then moved to Baker City in 1976 where she remained until the summer of 1993 when she moved to Sweet Home.
She spent many years as a bartender in Baker notably Stockman’s, Cattle Kates, Elks Lodge, Stirrup Room, and Scotty’s (which she owned for a brief time) and Sweet Home at the Bohemian Club.
Her recent work and passion was with FAC working with the homeless community doing outreach. She truly found her passion helping with the homeless. She was also involved with the VFW Auxiliary. Nora enjoyed camping, color apps on her phone, VW buses and vintage trailers and most recent a love of painting.
Nora is survived by her husband, Chris Stengrim; Daughters: Amy (Craig) Davis, Catrina (Zachary) Bullock; five grandchildren: Andrew, Kyra, and Joslyn Davis, Noah Turner and Leo Bullock; brothers: Ralph (Karletta) Carrithers and Dan (Kari) Carrithers. She was preceded in death by her parents Leo (2007) and Betty (2015)
Celebration of life potluck will be at Noon Saturday, December 14th at Sweet Home VFW, 580 Main Street. Donations can be made in her honor to Family Assistance and Resource Center Group (FAC) 1450 24th Ave. Sweet Home, OR 97386 or give.breastcancer.org.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com.