September 19, 1925 – February 3, 2021
Laura Margaret Morse, a longtime resident of Corvallis, passed away peacefully on February 3 at the age of 95 at Willamette Springs Memory Care in Corvallis.
Laura was born in Junction City, the third eldest of Edgar and Nettie Moffit Kelso’s five children. She graduated from Junction City high school in 1943.
It was during her senior year of high school that she had a disagreement with one of her teachers and she quit school. She was working at the movie theatre in Junction City where she met her future husband Forrest Morse, but he said he would not marry her until she finished school. So she patched things up and was able to graduate with her class. Her spunkiness served her well throughout her life. Her husband Forrest, along with brothers Joe and Bill were the founders of Morse Bros. Inc. which eventually grew to be the largest construction company in Oregon. They sold to Knife River in 1998.
Laura enjoyed many sports throughout her life. She would join Forrest on fly fishing trips to Montana or Quesnel Lake in British Columbia where the family continues to keep a cabin.
She also liked to go salmon fishing and crabbing out of Newport or Astoria with family and friends. But her real passion was for golf.
She and Forrest bought a home in Borrego Springs, Ca. In 1980 and began to spend winters there. She became a club champion of the Borrego DeAnza Country Club a number of times.
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