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Frances Eleanor “Fran” Hodgetts Chaney

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Birth	:	22 Jan 1927 Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Death	:	16 Apr 2019 Camas, Clark County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Park Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.6264000, -122.6061020
Description	:	FRANCES E. CHANEY January 22, 1927 - April 16, 2019 Frances Eleanor Chaney, age 92, passed on April 16, 2019 in Camas, Washington. She was born in Seattle, Washington to Helen and Frank Hodgetts. Her family moved to Vancouver, Washington during World War II. During the war, Fran worked at the Vancouver Kaiser Shipyard as a riveter, building the war era ‘Victory Ships’. She was a real life ‘Rosie the Riveter’ as depicted in the 1940s wartime posters. After the war, Fran married Lester Chaney upon his return home from fighting in the Pacific Theater.... Read More	FRANCES E. CHANEY January 22, 1927 - April 16, 2019 Frances Eleanor Chaney, age 92, passed on April 16, 2019 in Camas, Washington. She was born in Seattle, Washington to Helen and Frank Hodgetts. Her family moved to Vancouver, Washington during World War II. During the war, Fran worked at the Vancouver Kaiser Shipyard as a riveter, building the war era ‘Victory Ships’. She was a real life ‘Rosie the Riveter’ as depicted in the 1940s wartime posters. After the war, Fran married Lester Chaney upon his return home from fighting in the Pacific Theater. They started a family, eventually growing to five children by the mid-1950s. She welcomed her children’s friends unconditionally as part of her own family. Lester worked at ALCOA, while Fran helped make ends meet working as the first bookkeeper for Clark County ‘Head Start’. Among many other accomplishments, Fran, with her best friend Pat Newton, became the first female Little League coaches for the Sifton baseball program in the mid-1950s. Frances is survived by her sister, Joan Sargis; sons, Don Chaney (Linda), Steve Chaney (Carolyn), Dick Chaney (Mary); daughter, Barbara; 9 grandchildren, Brenda, David, Amanda, Nick, Skye, Frank, Kyla, Robbie, and Jackie; and 11 great-grandchildren. Her husband Lester and second born son, Frank, preceded her in death. Graveside services were held on April 22, 2019 at Park Hill Cemetery (Sec P) in Vancouver, Washington, Followed by a memorial service at LaCamas Lodge, 227 NE Lake Road, Camas, Washington. All who knew Fran were welcome to attend and celebrate her life with family and friends. Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on April 20, 2019

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Frances Eleanor “Fran” Hodgetts Chaney death on 16 Apr 2019 in Camas, Clark County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 45.6264000
Longitude: -122.6061020

Family Members:

Parent

Francis Walter “Frank” Hodgetts

(1898 - 1951)

Helen M. Hodgetts

(1896 - 1970)

Spouse

Lester C Chaney

(1921 - 2001)

Children

Francis Albert “Frank” Chaney

(1949 - 1967)

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Coordinate: 45.6264000, -122.6061020

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8. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Wall
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Coordinate: 45.7043991, -122.6603012

22. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7043991, -122.6616974

23. Salmon Creek Pioneer Cemetery
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24. Brush Prairie Cemetery
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