Obituary of Linda Marie Camp

Linda Marie Camp Oct. 7, 1942 - Dec. 18, 2013 Linda Marie Camp, loving Mother, GraLndmother, Great-grandmother, Wife and friend passed away peacefully in her home, while sleeping, Dec. 18, 2013 at the age of 71. Born to the late Christina and Kenneth Patton, Oct. 7, 1942 in Portland, Ore., she married the late John Droden in 1964 and lived on a farm in North Plains, Ore., where she enjoyed volunteering as a 4-H Leader and raised five daughters. A mail order business allowed the move to Lake Havasu City in 1991. She was self-employed with Utilities Unlimited, which invented "Emplant", later used by Disney. She was widowed in 1993 and found love again with Hershel Camp. As a retired couple they enjoyed traveling. Widowed again in 1996, she found love one more time with Lowell Bruenig. Even though she grew up in Oregon, her home was Lake Havasu City. Linda loved the sunshine and social activities in Havasu, was a member of the Moose Lodge, Eagles, Elks, American Legion and VFW and enjoyed dominos with friends on Tuesdays. Linda is survived by her husband, Lowell Bruenig; three brothers, Donald Patton, Richard and Jeffery Smith; five daughters, Kathy Schaeffer, Lake Havasu City; Christa Thompson, Scappoose, Ore., Michelle Potter, Forest Grove, Ore., Annette Knapp, Forest Grove, Ore. and Jennifer Collard, Forest Grove, Ore.; eleven grandchildren, Keeley and Joey King, Andrew Jones, Daniel and Steven Thompson, Lindsay and Bailey Parret, Kristina, Cole and Halli Kuykendale, and Sidney Collard; seven great-grandchildren, Desiree, Caiden, Lilly, Joey, Evangeline, Madison and Morgan and her beloved pet dog, "Cleo". Linda suffered from COPD, Congestive Heart Failure and Anemia. She chose to selflessly donate her body for research. There will be a potluck gathering to remember and celebrate her life at the ELKS Lodge, 3532 McCulloch, Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. with an additional service in Forest Grove, Ore., Jan. 25. A special thanks to Lietz Funeral Home for their services and care. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Linda's family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.