Obituary: Gwenith Earlene (Lemka) Hannah, The Dalles

On Monday, June 6, 2022, Gwenith Earlene (Lemka) Hannah loving mother of four passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.

Gwenith was born August 15, 1934, in Tulsa, OK to Earl and Grace Lemka. She met and married her husband Paul P. Hannah when she was fifteen years old on February 5, 1950, they were married for forty-nine years until Paul’s passing.

Gwenith was the queen of hospitality and loved to entertain in her home. She had a very generous spirit. Gwenith was very active in church until her health would not allow her to do so. She was the best cook and enjoyed cooking for others. She was a wonderful loving wife, mother, and grandmother who was loved by many.

Gwenith was preceded in death by her husband Paul Hannah, her father, Earl and her mother, Grace Lemka, and her brother, Carl Lemka.

She is survived by her children Pauletta Hannah, Sheree (Brian) Dudley, Adrian (Karen) Hannah, Angela (Alon) Ropp, seventeen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren. We will always carry her memory in our hearts.

a graveside service will be held at IOOF Cherry Heights Cemetery on 18th St. in The Dalles, OR on June 23, 2022, at 11:00 am. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.