Lonnie R. St. Dennis

Oct. 16, 1941 — Sept. 25, 2015

Death Notice: ADH, Sept. 28, 2015

LON St. DENNIS, 74, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Albany, died Friday at Sherman House Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix.  No local service plans have been announced at this time.

Lon was born on Oct. 16, 1941, in North Bend, Oregon to Louis W. and Beatrice (Kingsford) St. Dennis.  He attended Marshfield High School in Coos Bay before coming to Albany Union High School in his senior year (1959-60).  According to the 1959-60 Albany City Directories, Lonnie R. St. Dennis was a student at AUHS who lived at 1430 Hill Street with his parents Louis W. and Beatrice St. Dennis.  His father was a Road Master Clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad.  No other siblings were listed.

Lon was in the military and stationed in Wisconsin where he met his wife.  Lon and Kay Hopefl were married on June 4, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI.  Lon is survived by his son, Dan St. Dennis and daughter Dawn (St. Dennis) Mabrey and four grandchildren. 

Lon owned his own business in Salem for many years called PS Enterprises, which was a promotional company.  He facilitated home shows in Albany, Salem, Bend and other places in Oregon. 

Lon took a big part in the planning of our class reunions.  He was always available with suggestions and contacts, and several times he was our emcee.  He had a restored 1937 Ford coupe which he enjoyed driving on sunny days.  He transported the car to Phoenix where he was active in one of their local car clubs.  He was planning to take the coupe to “Midnight at the Oasis” in Yuma, AZ in the spring of 2016.

After Kay’s death, Lon moved to Phoenix to be near his daughter Dawn, and because he love the very hot climate.  In Phoenix he met a widowed lady of our age, Arlene Casale.  They lived together for four years and enjoyed traveling.  Lon was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2013 and spent a lot of time in the hospital.  He made one last trip to Albany in 2014 and was planning on attending our 55^th Reunion in August of 2015.  Arlene was devoted to Lon and was at his bedside every day.

Service information will be announced at a later date.