We Remember
1944 JOAN C. MORRIS Born to Wilson B. and Marjorie (Campbell) Coffey
in Eugene, Oregon, Joan was raised in Portland, Oregon and attended St. Helen’s Hall, Lincoln High School, and Oregon State University. She married Dr. David A. Morris III in March of 1946 in Eugene, Oregon and spent 16 years in Cottage Grove where Joan was active in the community and created a very successful Christmas store for the Episcopal Church. In 1966, Joan and David moved their family to Carmel Valley, California where David opened a medical office and Joan was active with Little League, sailing, and volunteered in numerous community organizations. She appreciated the many adventures and the extensive world travels she shared with family and friends. In 1978, Joan started her own business, The Holly Berry in The Barnyard, a well-known Christmas shop with loyal patrons from all over the world. Settling in Pacific Grove in 1980, Joan loved her community and worked civically to improve her city. For years she volunteered her creative talents to Operation Yellow Ribbon, making hundreds of cards included in the care packages for American troops overseas. Joan was a long-time, active member of Monterey Bay Republican Women Federated.
1945 PATRICIA WALKER ACKERMAN Patricia Walker Ackerman passed
away peacefully at her home on January 15, 2015. Patty (or Pat) was born May 17, 1928 in Corvallis, Oregon. After graduating from St. Helen’s Hall in 1945, she moved to Seattle to attend
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the University of Washington. She joined the Tri-Delta sorority house where she met Wally Ackerman, the live-in houseboy. Patty and Wally were married on August 8, 1948. They had two sons, Mark born in 1954 and Scott in 1957. Sadly, Scott Paul succumbed to cancer in 1962. Heidi was adopted in 1963. Patty was very supportive of Wally when he decided to open his own photography studio in 1953. She helped him part-time while raising their children, then more full-time before they both retired in 1992. Patty was involved in the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Guild, UW and Tri-Delta Alumnae associations, Seattle Yacht Club, and St. Stephens Parish. After their retirement Patty and Wally spent time traveling and going on road rallies in Wally’s Fiat Spyder.
1951 GERALDINE LEE SCHWAB Geraldine “Geri”
Lee Schwab was born May 27, 1934, and passed away March 17, 2014. Geri was a caring Christian woman who loved the Lord and held fast to her morals and values. She was always kind to those less fortunate and quick to help those in need. Geri attended Roosevelt High School from 1948 to 1950 and graduated from St. Helen’s Hall the following year. In June 1953, she married Charles Schwab, who preceded her in death in 2002. Geri was baptized on March 15, 2005. She was a homemaker the majority of her life and is survived by her children, Charles Schwab Jr., Cynthia Tutt, Theresa Rodriguez, and Joseph Schwab; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
1956 MARCIA MONETTE OLSEN KINYON Marcia was born
August 1, 1938, in Goldendale, Washington, the second daughter of Natalie Lawler and Gordon Olsen. She spent her earliest years there, later moving to Portland, where she was raised by her grandparents, George and Nell Lawler. She attended school at St. Helen’s Hall, and then went on to Portland State University where she met her husband of 55 years, John Kinyon. They were married in 1959 and resided in Portland, where they raised their five children. Marcia worked for both the Legacy and Providence health care systems. Marcia is survived by her husband, John; sister, Georgia Woods; daughters, Jodie Rhinevault and Wendy Porterfield (Loren); sons, David (Patty) and Russell (Kristina); and grandchildren, Sawyer and Gillian Rhinevault and Austin and Eli Porterfield. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Darcie; and grandson, Samuel.
1962 JANICE LYNN (PARKER) BARNETTE Janice Lynn
(Parker) Barnette of Riverside, CA, passed away November 20, 2014, of complications from cancer. She conquered breast cancer 21 years ago and continued the fight for the last five years. Janice was born January 20, 1944 in Newport, Oregon to Gladys V. and Frank O. Parker. She spent her childhood in Newport until she left to go to high school at St. Helen’s Hall in Portland. Janice married her husband Phillip, also of Newport, while attending Oregon State University. She left school to take care of her husband and young son. Her husband’s career took
them from Washington to Cressona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and finally to Rowland Heights, California. In 2000 they moved to Riverside to be closer to family. She actively cooked, crafted, scrapbooked, and explored her genealogy. Janice was also very active in P.E.O. in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and California. Janice was preceded in death by her brother, parents, and husband Phil. She is survived by son, Phil, and his wife Janet, and grandchildren Molly, Toby, and Ian of Utah; daughter, Lynne, and husband Scott, and grandchildren Rebecca, Ryan, and Sam of Riverside.
FACULTY DOROTHY JANE NESTELLE Dorothy Jane Nestelle, 93,
passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014. She was born December 23, 1920, to the late Claude and Ellen Lilly in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Grant High School and received her college degree from Oregon State University in 1943, where she met her true love, Frederick H. Nestelle. They married on May 20, 1944 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma where Fred was stationed with the Army. Dorothy taught school at St. Helens Hall and later at Providence Montessori School until her retirement in 1979. She was passionate about making a difference in the lives of her students and kept in contact with many of them after her retirement. She was an active member of the Enophelets Club from the Telephone Company, where she had previously worked and where she developed lifelong friends. Dorothy is survived by her three daughters, Claudia Scott, Laurie Gardner (Terry), Oregon, and Maradee Strong (Don). She is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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