January 30, 1952 – September 28, 2021
Inez Josephine Locken, 69, of Lostine, OR died September 28, 2021, at a local care facility after fighting breast cancer for eight years.
A grave side service will be held October 16 at 11 a.m. at the Lostine Cemetery.
Inez was born January 30, 1952 in McIntosh to Ernest Block and Frances (Vetter) Block. She resided in McIntosh, Provo and Spearfish, SD and in Island City and Lostine, OR. She graduated from McIntosh High School, where she was an active track runner, cheerleader and diver.
Inez married Robert Locken of Isabel. He was killed in a vehicle accident in 1975. She later married Larry Langerman and they divorced.
Inez worked as a grocery clerk, at Parks Bronze Foundry in Enterprise, OR and as a USPS rural carrier. She enjoyed crocheting, collecting heartshaped rocks, taking care of her yard and flower beds, and attending her grandchildren’s sports games. She was an active member of the Lostine Grange.
Survivors include her partner, Deane Henderson of Lostine; children and their partners, Toby Locken and Jamie Shirley of Wallowa, OR Jason Locken of Portland, OR, Tara and Tom Hafer of Wallowa, and Shane and Brooke Langerman of
Joseph, OR; sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy and Harold Koch of Sioux Falls, Patricia and Wayne Mollman of Wallowa, and Georgia and Richard Makens of Wallowa; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Frances Block; sister Bessie Bell; brothers Jerry “Buddy” Block, Ernest “Smokey” Block, Nick Block and Jackson Block; and husband, Robert Locken.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lostine Grange, 618 Elizabeth St., Lostine, OR 97857.