Evelyn Zehntbauer Lundgren October 6, 1914 - July 3, 2015

Evelyn Zehntbauer Lundgren, age 100, passed away in Wilsonville on Friday, July 3.

She was born on October 6, 1914 in Portland. She attended Laurelhurst Grade School, St. Helens Hall, and University of Oregon.

At an early age Evelyn began piano lessons. Everywhere she lived, she always had a piano. She played regularly, taught and guided many of her grandchildren, accompanied students performing in Black Butte School, played during Sunday services at Chapel in the Pines. She also played in Sisters in the early years of the Church of the Transfiguration.

Evelyn traveled from a young age. Evelyn's father, John Zehntbauer, teamed up with Carl Jantzen to start a company that became the Jantzen Knitting Mills. "The suit that changed bathing to swimming" became a well-branded household name and Evelyn's parents John and Elizabeth traveled extensively establishing Jantzen as an international company. Evelyn traveled with her parents and would later travel the world with her own family.

As a child, Evelyn spent family vacations at Heisings Resort on the Metolius River in Camp Sherman. In the late 1920s, her father acquired part of the current House on Metolius property.

Evelyn met her husband Leonard Lundgren on a blind date in college. After some time, the couple married and started a family. During World War II, Leonard ran a dairy at the current House on Metolius property, where he and Evelyn raised their children. All the children attended Black Butte School, sometimes when there were only three to four other children in attendance. After many years together, the couple divorced and Evelyn spent her remaining years traveling and spending time with her children and their families.

Evelyn loved driving the dirt roads of Camp Sherman, clipping manzanita to decorate the house, dropping nuts and seeds down holes for chipmunks or walking along the beautiful Metolius River. Her favorite walk was from House on Metolius to the fish hatchery, and she walked it regularly.

Evelyn's long-term memory was remarkable, and she often reminisced about family history well into her final year. She could name distant relatives or friends with hardly a thought. She also loved literature and was always surrounded by books. On any given afternoon, she was almost always found reading.

She is survived by her five children, 19 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on October 10 at Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman.