Annamae Layton was born on Aug. 5, 1933 to William and Ludwina Brinkman in Farming, Minnesota Township.
She had three sisters, Loretta, Gloria, and Eileen, and three brothers, Eugene, Ronald, and Stanley. When she was 16, they moved to Mount Angel, Oregon to join family.
At 19, she married Ronald Sprauer in May of 1953. They had five children: a child who passed shortly after birth, then James, Joan, Jeffrey and Jon. They lived in various locations around Oregon. The couple divorced in 1981.
Annamae then met Joseph Layton, who worked at the Benedictine Nursing Home. They were married in March of 1984. He passed away in 2016.
Annamae worked at Benedictine Nursing Home from 1960 to 2004. She was very proud of being a CNA, LPN, and then studying for her RN degree in 1979.
She loved painting, singing, crocheting, gardening, and fishing. She and Joe traveled in their motorhome, fishing and camping. She loved taking pictures of their adventures, hoping to paint their memories.
She is survived by her four children, 13 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
