Obituaries for July 28

By Calvin Hall

The Gresham Outlook, Jul 28, 2010

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Raymond Joseph Allie

July 30, 1920-July 17, 2010

East Portland resident Raymond Joseph Allie, 89, died Saturday, July 17, at his home from leukemia.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 1015 S.E. 182nd Ave. Burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

Ray was born July 30, 1920, in St. Paul, Minn., the third of 13 children born to Paul and Vina Allie. During World War II, Ray and his oldest brother enlisted in the Marine Corps. He saw action at Guadalcanal, Rendova and Kolombangara islands in the Solomon Islands. He was a corporal.

After the war, Ray returned to St. Paul. He met Marion Wojcik on a blind date, and they married on Oct. 23, 1948.

Ray reenlisted in the military in 1948 and was sent to Pasadena, Calif., for the duration of the Korean War. The family moved to Portland in the 1950s. The family later moved to Edmonds, Wash., and then to Inglewood, Calif., before returning to Portland. Ray bought a house in Southeast Portland in 1962. In 2009, he and Marion moved to Summerplace in East Portland.

Ray worked for Budget Finance for a number of years and with other loan companies as a loan officer and manager for more than 30 years. After his retirement, he and Marion started a janitorial service. He finally retired at age 85.

Ray was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, singing in the choir with Marion. He volunteered with Loaves & Fishes. He often accompanied his sons in the car while they delivered newspapers for The Oregonian, no matter the weather.

Ray enjoyed taking his sons fishing on a jetty at the beach and then supervising their work, smoking an occasional cigar. He and Marion also went to the annual Veterans Day dance at the armory and danced to big band music.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Mark Allie of Fairview, Michael Allie of Damascus, David Allie of Hillsboro, Tom Allie of Portland and Dan Allie of Portland; siblings, Mary Bova of Overland Park, Kan., Father Bob Allie of St. Paul, Minn., Kathleen Ryan of Phoenix, Ariz., Yvonne Allie of St. Paul, Minn., and Joanne Mason of Salem; and six grandchildren.

Remembrances can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 9320 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Suite 40, Portland, 97219.

Gresham Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Leon I. “Red” Redfern

July 19, 1918-July 21, 2010

Longtime Gresham resident Leon I. “Red” Redfern, 92, died Wednesday, July 21.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, at Gresham Memorial Chapel, 257 S.E. Roberts Ave., followed by a reception.

Red was born July 19, 1918, in Blackburn, Ark., to John and Lottie (McGrath) Redfern. He moved to Oregon in the 1930s and eventually settled in Gresham. He served during World War II in the South Pacific from 1944 to 1946.

On Oct. 1, 1940, he married Syble Sutton in Vancouver, Wash.

Red worked as a carpenter and contractor in Gresham until 1972. He then went to work for the city of Gresham as a building inspector and was promoted to building official. He retired in 1983.

Red loved fishing with his sons and grandsons, watching Seattle Mariners games and enjoying retirement. He enjoyed his early morning bacon and toast while visiting with his friends at Cherry Park Plaza, where he and Syble resided for the last five years. He also looked forward to the mornings when his sons joined him for coffee, and they discussed the next construction job they were working on.

Red also loved to whistle and played a great game of poker. He was a big tease and always had one of his limericks to tell.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel in 1992, Mackie in 2006, Freda in 2006 and Gwen in 2004; and by his brother, Bud, in 2001.

Survivors include his wife; children, Lee Redfern of The Dalles, Larry Redfern of Gresham, Layton Redfern of Portland, Loran Redfern of Gresham, Lance Redfern of Gresham, Linda Mooers of Boring and Lexie Clinton of Portland; sisters, Mary Dominique of Cathlamet, Wash., and Nancy Redfern of Prineville; brother, John Moon of Turlock, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice Care of the Northwest, 1500 N.E. Irving St., Suite 200, Portland, 97232; or to the American Heart Association, 1200 N.W. Naito Parkway, Portland, 97209.

Gresham Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

June W. Stomps

March 1, 1930-July 23, 2010

Former Gresham resident June W. Stomps, 80, died Friday, July 23, in Portland.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, at St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 N.W. First St. Interment will be at the Portland Memorial Mausoleum.

June was born March 1, 1930, in Tillamook to Roy Bricker and Elice Eleason. She was raised in Milwaukie and graduated from Milwaukie High School.

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