Opal Maxine Ong
Jan. 28, 1918 ~ June 3, 2008
DINOSAUR — Opal Maxine Ong of Parachute, Colo., passed away in Rifle June 3, 2008. She was 90 years old.
Opal was born in Moline Kansas on Jan. 28, 1918, to Hindrix and Ruth (Bonny) Martin. She married Martin L. Ong April 5, 1936, in Las Animas, Colo., and worked as a bookkeeper. She was a member of the Friends (Quaker) Church and Epsilon Sigma Alpha-Past state president.
Opal is preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 1986. She is survived by her son Fredrick L. Ong of Kingman, Ariz.; daughters Georgia L. Knight of Parachute; and L. Harline McQuarrie of Dinosaur, Colo.; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at a later date. Farnum Holt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.