Wilma “Willy” Louise (Buchheit) Walen was born in Mount Angel June 6, 1926 to Edward and Mary Buchheit. Willy was the sixth of 13 children, attended Mt. Angel Academy, and resided on her family farm in the Mount Angel/Silverton area until her marriage to Alfred Walen on Nov. 29, 1947 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton where she was a lifetime member.
Al and Willy moved to Salem where they resided until the mid-1970s, then they moved back to the Silverton area
Willy and Al had four children, Karen (Bill) Putnam, Susan (Jim) Lowen, Debra(Tim) French, and Mark Walen (deceased) (Michelle). Willy is survived by her three daughters, five grandchildren (one step-grandson is deceased) and eight great grandchildren.
Willy enjoyed her family, gardening, the “country life,” and her love for animals.
Willy passed away on June 6, 2023, on her 97th birthday at her home in the country near Silverton where she resided for nearly the last 50 years.
She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel – Silverton.
