Notes:
FTDNA Kit# = M-30
Data compiled by Udo Momma. (deceased)
Data contributed by Frederick Roberts Reenstjerna. (deceased)
Frederick Roberts Reenstjerna
Sept. 30, 1948 — Jan. 16, 2007
Frederick Roberts Reenstjerna died suddenly on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, in Corvallis, Oregon. He was 58. Fred was born on September 30, 1948, in Lexington, South Carolina, to Swannee (Roberts) and the Rev Otto F. Reenstjerna. On June 12, 1971, he married Hope Shields, who he had met in graduate school at the University of Maryland.
Fred attended Lexington High School in Lexington, South Carolina. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1969 from The College of Charleston in South Carolina, a Master of Library Science in 1971 from the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., a M.Ad. (Human Resources) in 1983 from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a Doctor of Education (Higher Education Administration) in 1991 from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Fred had been the finance/operations officer at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath, Oregon, since August 2005. Previously he had been at the Douglas County Library and the Douglas County Museum in Roseburg, Oregon. In Huntington, West Virginia, he had been an assistant professor, an assistant manager of housing, and the business manager at the Autism Training Center, all at Marshall University. In Virginia, he served as the head of reference at the Roanoke County Public Library and the director of the Franklin County Library. He started his career as a special recruit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., interning in all departments and continued there as a reference specialist in the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service for four years. One memorable assignment was when he served as reference support for the Watergate hearings.
Fred saw his diverse employment history as having the uniting theme of putting people together with the information they needed. He thrived in learning new skills and knowledge. Fred enjoyed working with his bonsai tree collection, tide pooling at the coast, and most of all entertaining his four-year-old granddaughter, Adrian who, by design, lived three blocks away from Grandpa, Fred in Corvallis. Fred is survived by his wife of 35 years, Hope; daughter and son-in-law, Elisabeth and Len Cerny; granddaughter, Adrian Cerny and grandson, Benjamin Cerny. All who knew him will miss him.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Corvallis, with the Rev. Gretchen Woods officiating. Arrangements are by DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Fred’s name to the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, Oregon, 97365.