Churby Janice Densley Stanciu, 78, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, died June 10, 2008, at Coeur d’ Alene.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Richland Seventh-day Adventist Church. Interment will be at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Eagle Valley Grange Hall after the committal service.
Mrs. Stanciu was born on Feb. 6, 1930, at Richland to John and Belva Densley. She grew up in the Richland area, and was a 1948 Eagle Valley High School graduate.
She married Lorin Stanciu on Oct. 20, 1948. They made their home on the Stanciu family ranch near Richland.
In 1963 Lorin and Churby purchased a motel on the beach near Newport. In 1969, they sold the motel and moved to Walla Walla, Wash.
While living at Walla Walla, Churby worked as a cook at a nursing home and Lorin worked for the City of Walla Walla. In 1971, they moved back to Richland and purchased a ranch along the Powder River.
In 1979, they sold their ranch and moved to town. Her husband, Lorin, died in 2001.
Mrs. Stanciu was a loving mother and enjoyed her family immensely. She was an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and looked forward to a life in heaven with her loved ones, her family said.
Survivors include a brother, David Densley of Baker City; sister, Jean Connall of Coos Bay; daughter, Marion Ross and her husband, Joe, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho; son, John Stanciu, and his wife, Mary, of College Place, Wash.; grandchildren, Lora and John Scott of Winterset, Iowa, Joe and Linda Ross of Cameron Park, New South Wales, Australia, Eli and Jenny Stanciu of Liberty Lake, Wash., Katie and Maggie Gladden of College Place, Wash., and Jeremy and Callie Hayes of Seattle, Wash.; great-grandchildren, Andrew Scott of Winterset, Iowa, Densley and Katie Ross of Cameron Park, South Wales, and Eli and Austin Stanciu of Liberty Lake, Wash.
Mrs. Stanciu was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lorin; two sisters, Belva and Alice; and a brother, John.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagle Valley Ambulance fund or 3ABN through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, June 13, 2008
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
