Coffinberry, Wanda LaVerne

Coffinberry, Wanda LaVerne

Female 1922 - 2005  (83 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Coffinberry, Wanda LaVerne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 18 Mar 1922  Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1930  Halfway, Baker, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Halfway, Baker, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1940  Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1951  Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 27 Jul 2005  Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • the Meadow Brook Retirement Center
    Person ID I32192  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Coffinberry, Walter Burton,   b. 1 Nov 1895, Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Blakeslee, Verna D,   b. Abt 1901, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Apr 1921  Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F11963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gentry, John Keith,   b. 27 Jan 1921,   d. 19 Oct 1998, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1942  Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Children 
     1. Gentry, John  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F11964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Mar 1922 - Portland, Oregon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Apr 1942 - Multnomah, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 2005 - Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    1930 United States Federal Census
    1930 United States Federal Census
    1940 United States Federal Census
    1940 United States Federal Census
    US City Directories, 1822-1995 - John Keith Gentry
    US City Directories, 1822-1995 - John Keith Gentry

  • Notes 
    • Gentry, Wanda L. Coffinberry Mrs. - Obituary

      Wanda L. Gentry, 83, of Ontario, who with her husband established the Gentry Ford Sales dealership, died July 27, 2005, at her home in the Meadow Brook Retirement Center.
      Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Ontario. Ontario’s Lienkaemper Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

      Wanda was born on March 18, 1922, at Portland to Walter B. and Verna D. Coffinberry. The family lived at Portland until 1926 when they relocated to Hot Lake and subsequently moved to Halfway in 1928. Wanda was a 1940 Halfway High School graduate.

      She moved to Portland after high school to attend business school. Wanda married her high school sweetheart, Keith Gentry, on April 4, 1942. She continued to live and work in Portland during World War II while Keith was serving in the U.S. Navy.

      After Keith’s discharge, they moved to Baker City where they owned and operated the Third and B Market, a small grocery and convenience store. In 1949, Wanda and Keith moved to Pendleton where Keith got his start in the automobile business.
      In 1952, they purchased the Ford Dealership at Weiser, Idaho. In 1958, they purchased the Ford dealership in Ontario and established Gentry Ford Sales Inc. Wanda was very active and involved in the business operations of the dealership throughout her life.

      Wanda was a member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and PEO, Chapter AF. She was an avid golfer, fisherman and football fan. She had an opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world and truly enjoyed traveling with friends. Wanda’s favorite times were spent at the cabin in McCall.
      She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

      Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John and Alicia Gentry of Ontario; a granddaughter, Kelli, and her husband, Dennis Wright, of Baker City; a grandson, J.Ryan Gentry of Ontario; and three great-grandsons, Nathan, Eli and Jacob, all of Baker City.

      Memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church or the charity of one’s choice.

      Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, August 5, 2005
      Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

  • Sources 
    1. [S1285] Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for Wanda LaVerne Coffinberry

    2. [S142] Genealogy of the Coffinberry Family: Descendants of George Lewis Coffinberry (1760-1851) Revolutionary War Soldier, compiled by Mrs. Beatrice Berman Scott b. 1893, (Name: published 1927;), page 48.

    3. [S1258] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for J Keith Gentry
      US City Directories, 1822-1995 - John Keith Gentry
      US City Directories, 1822-1995 - John Keith Gentry


    4. [S1208] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Halfway, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T627_3352; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1-38.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    5. [S1209] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Halfway, Baker, Oregon; Roll: 1939; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0035; Image: 315.0; FHL microfilm: 2341673.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    6. [S1284] Obituary - Wanda Coffinberry, (Name: : Baker City Herald; Location: Baker City, Oregon; Date: , August 5, 2005;).