UPDATED:
May's cremated remains were scattered by her family at some of their mom's favorite vacationing locations around Oregon. Upon the death of her husband, Jim, May has been buried alongside him at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
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N. May (Jones) Riback of Molalla, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away of unanticipated health complications on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon.
May was born on June 28, 1927, the fourth of five children of James M. and Florence May Jones and grew up in the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. She and her brothers and sisters attended Rigler Elementary School, and she graduated from Grant High School in 1946. Her favorite memories of her childhood that she loved to share were being given a dime to ride the trolley car to high school with Eve, opting out of the ride home and spending half their money on ice cream while walking miles home from Grant High with her sister. Growing up during war time, she often mentioned the hardships of food rationing, sharing a small bed with two sisters, making her own underwear in home economics class from scratchy flour sacks, and hosting servicemen from the Rose Festival fleet in their home. From the age of 12, May was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW). After high school graduation, she enjoyed telling how thrilled she was to finally have her very own room (and bed) sharing a small apartment with her sister Eve while working at Meier & Frank and at a bakery in downtown Portland.
It was Eve who introduced her to future husband Jim Riback on a blind date that they shared with one of Jim's close friends Dave Wilson; spending the day at Wagon Wheel Park in Molalla. May, however, wasn't convinced that it was time to get married as she wanted to see the world; traveling to the United Kingdom and spending time on the east coast. But when she returned, Jim was there, attending college on the G.I. bill and waiting to build a life for them together. She waited for him to complete his teaching certification, and they were married one week before his birthday on September 25, 1953, moving to Molalla to teach. May and Jim celebrated their 25th, 30th, and finally their 50th wedding anniversary in 2003 with family and friends—cherishing each one as it arrived.
May's activities almost always involved her husband and her three daughters René, Shelly & Becky. Even before her first child was born, May joined the Camp Fire Girls program as a leader in 1954 working with many girls in her groups, in addition to her own, throughout the years. May and Jim spent more than 25 years each as leaders, volunteers, board, and camp committee members as well as many, many hours teaching the girls outdoor cooking, nature identification, and campcraft skills at Camp Onahlee with other parent volunteers from all over Clackamas County. Even after her girls had grown out of the program, she still loved to run the annual candy sale depot in Molalla. She received the Ernest Thompson Seton and Hiiteni Camp Fire volunteer awards from the Clackamas County Camp Fire Council, and in 1979, both May and Jim were recognized for their service to Camp Fire in their national magazine. She was active in Molalla Grade School PTA for many years, proud that she had donated several gallons of blood to the American Red Cross, and made over 100 lap quilts shipped to the Juneau Pioneers of Alaska. She was looking forward to this summer for her last grand-daughter to graduate from middle school, her first grand-daughter graduating from college, and her birthday celebration at the beach—all happening in June.
May loved her flowers and her garden, and sharing her yard with family and anyone who dropped by on the 4th of July to watch the Main Street Parade—her parade theme of "Country Roots & Cowboy Boots" was selected in 1996, and she was proud to ride in the parade as part of that choice with her grandchildren. She and Jim spent many summer days on Detroit, Suttle and Billy Chinook Lakes fishing and teaching waterskiing to their daughter's friends, and camping with her family all over the Pacific Northwest including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and on the AL-CAN highway to Juneau, AK. In early July, you could always find her picking and selling blueberries, canning fruit, and making jelly. She loved good chocolate and pastry with hot coffee, flowers (her favorite was bearded iris), family picnics, and seafood (especially salmon and crab).
May is survived by her loving husband for over 55 years, James E. (Jim) Riback, her three daughters René Riback, Shelly Thompson and Becky McCall, and three adored grandchildren Ashley Thompson, Trevor Thompson, and Lauren Riback, and son-in-laws Guy Thompson and Mike McCall. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Florence Jones, brother Leonard, sister Sadie, brother Dallas, sister Eve, nephew Terry Howell and John Howell (D2019).
The family welcomes anyone who would like to join them in a memorial service on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Molalla United Methodist Church, 111 South Mathias Road, (503) 829-8076. May's last wish was cremation, so no interment will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in their mother's name to Guide Dogs for the Blind/Boring Center, Attention: Development Department, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200 or www.guidedogs.com.
"What is the tie that binds us, friends of the long, long years? We have shared the weather, we have slumbered side by side, and friends who have camped together will never again divide." (Camp Fire Girls poem)
May's cremated remains were scattered by her family at some of their mom's favorite vacationing locations around Oregon. Upon the death of her husband, Jim, May has been buried alongside him at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
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N. May (Jones) Riback of Molalla, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away of unanticipated health complications on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon.
May was born on June 28, 1927, the fourth of five children of James M. and Florence May Jones and grew up in the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. She and her brothers and sisters attended Rigler Elementary School, and she graduated from Grant High School in 1946. Her favorite memories of her childhood that she loved to share were being given a dime to ride the trolley car to high school with Eve, opting out of the ride home and spending half their money on ice cream while walking miles home from Grant High with her sister. Growing up during war time, she often mentioned the hardships of food rationing, sharing a small bed with two sisters, making her own underwear in home economics class from scratchy flour sacks, and hosting servicemen from the Rose Festival fleet in their home. From the age of 12, May was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW). After high school graduation, she enjoyed telling how thrilled she was to finally have her very own room (and bed) sharing a small apartment with her sister Eve while working at Meier & Frank and at a bakery in downtown Portland.
It was Eve who introduced her to future husband Jim Riback on a blind date that they shared with one of Jim's close friends Dave Wilson; spending the day at Wagon Wheel Park in Molalla. May, however, wasn't convinced that it was time to get married as she wanted to see the world; traveling to the United Kingdom and spending time on the east coast. But when she returned, Jim was there, attending college on the G.I. bill and waiting to build a life for them together. She waited for him to complete his teaching certification, and they were married one week before his birthday on September 25, 1953, moving to Molalla to teach. May and Jim celebrated their 25th, 30th, and finally their 50th wedding anniversary in 2003 with family and friends—cherishing each one as it arrived.
May's activities almost always involved her husband and her three daughters René, Shelly & Becky. Even before her first child was born, May joined the Camp Fire Girls program as a leader in 1954 working with many girls in her groups, in addition to her own, throughout the years. May and Jim spent more than 25 years each as leaders, volunteers, board, and camp committee members as well as many, many hours teaching the girls outdoor cooking, nature identification, and campcraft skills at Camp Onahlee with other parent volunteers from all over Clackamas County. Even after her girls had grown out of the program, she still loved to run the annual candy sale depot in Molalla. She received the Ernest Thompson Seton and Hiiteni Camp Fire volunteer awards from the Clackamas County Camp Fire Council, and in 1979, both May and Jim were recognized for their service to Camp Fire in their national magazine. She was active in Molalla Grade School PTA for many years, proud that she had donated several gallons of blood to the American Red Cross, and made over 100 lap quilts shipped to the Juneau Pioneers of Alaska. She was looking forward to this summer for her last grand-daughter to graduate from middle school, her first grand-daughter graduating from college, and her birthday celebration at the beach—all happening in June.
May loved her flowers and her garden, and sharing her yard with family and anyone who dropped by on the 4th of July to watch the Main Street Parade—her parade theme of "Country Roots & Cowboy Boots" was selected in 1996, and she was proud to ride in the parade as part of that choice with her grandchildren. She and Jim spent many summer days on Detroit, Suttle and Billy Chinook Lakes fishing and teaching waterskiing to their daughter's friends, and camping with her family all over the Pacific Northwest including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and on the AL-CAN highway to Juneau, AK. In early July, you could always find her picking and selling blueberries, canning fruit, and making jelly. She loved good chocolate and pastry with hot coffee, flowers (her favorite was bearded iris), family picnics, and seafood (especially salmon and crab).
May is survived by her loving husband for over 55 years, James E. (Jim) Riback, her three daughters René Riback, Shelly Thompson and Becky McCall, and three adored grandchildren Ashley Thompson, Trevor Thompson, and Lauren Riback, and son-in-laws Guy Thompson and Mike McCall. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Florence Jones, brother Leonard, sister Sadie, brother Dallas, sister Eve, nephew Terry Howell and John Howell (D2019).
The family welcomes anyone who would like to join them in a memorial service on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Molalla United Methodist Church, 111 South Mathias Road, (503) 829-8076. May's last wish was cremation, so no interment will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in their mother's name to Guide Dogs for the Blind/Boring Center, Attention: Development Department, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200 or www.guidedogs.com.
"What is the tie that binds us, friends of the long, long years? We have shared the weather, we have slumbered side by side, and friends who have camped together will never again divide." (Camp Fire Girls poem)
UPDATED:
May's cremated remains were scattered by her family at some of their mom's favorite vacationing locations around Oregon. Upon the death of her husband, Jim, May has been buried alongside him at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
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N. May (Jones) Riback of Molalla, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away of unanticipated health complications on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon.
May was born on June 28, 1927, the fourth of five children of James M. and Florence May Jones and grew up in the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. She and her brothers and sisters attended Rigler Elementary School, and she graduated from Grant High School in 1946. Her favorite memories of her childhood that she loved to share were being given a dime to ride the trolley car to high school with Eve, opting out of the ride home and spending half their money on ice cream while walking miles home from Grant High with her sister. Growing up during war time, she often mentioned the hardships of food rationing, sharing a small bed with two sisters, making her own underwear in home economics class from scratchy flour sacks, and hosting servicemen from the Rose Festival fleet in their home. From the age of 12, May was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW). After high school graduation, she enjoyed telling how thrilled she was to finally have her very own room (and bed) sharing a small apartment with her sister Eve while working at Meier & Frank and at a bakery in downtown Portland.
It was Eve who introduced her to future husband Jim Riback on a blind date that they shared with one of Jim's close friends Dave Wilson; spending the day at Wagon Wheel Park in Molalla. May, however, wasn't convinced that it was time to get married as she wanted to see the world; traveling to the United Kingdom and spending time on the east coast. But when she returned, Jim was there, attending college on the G.I. bill and waiting to build a life for them together. She waited for him to complete his teaching certification, and they were married one week before his birthday on September 25, 1953, moving to Molalla to teach. May and Jim celebrated their 25th, 30th, and finally their 50th wedding anniversary in 2003 with family and friends—cherishing each one as it arrived.
May's activities almost always involved her husband and her three daughters René, Shelly & Becky. Even before her first child was born, May joined the Camp Fire Girls program as a leader in 1954 working with many girls in her groups, in addition to her own, throughout the years. May and Jim spent more than 25 years each as leaders, volunteers, board, and camp committee members as well as many, many hours teaching the girls outdoor cooking, nature identification, and campcraft skills at Camp Onahlee with other parent volunteers from all over Clackamas County. Even after her girls had grown out of the program, she still loved to run the annual candy sale depot in Molalla. She received the Ernest Thompson Seton and Hiiteni Camp Fire volunteer awards from the Clackamas County Camp Fire Council, and in 1979, both May and Jim were recognized for their service to Camp Fire in their national magazine. She was active in Molalla Grade School PTA for many years, proud that she had donated several gallons of blood to the American Red Cross, and made over 100 lap quilts shipped to the Juneau Pioneers of Alaska. She was looking forward to this summer for her last grand-daughter to graduate from middle school, her first grand-daughter graduating from college, and her birthday celebration at the beach—all happening in June.
May loved her flowers and her garden, and sharing her yard with family and anyone who dropped by on the 4th of July to watch the Main Street Parade—her parade theme of "Country Roots & Cowboy Boots" was selected in 1996, and she was proud to ride in the parade as part of that choice with her grandchildren. She and Jim spent many summer days on Detroit, Suttle and Billy Chinook Lakes fishing and teaching waterskiing to their daughter's friends, and camping with her family all over the Pacific Northwest including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and on the AL-CAN highway to Juneau, AK. In early July, you could always find her picking and selling blueberries, canning fruit, and making jelly. She loved good chocolate and pastry with hot coffee, flowers (her favorite was bearded iris), family picnics, and seafood (especially salmon and crab).
May is survived by her loving husband for over 55 years, James E. (Jim) Riback, her three daughters René Riback, Shelly Thompson and Becky McCall, and three adored grandchildren Ashley Thompson, Trevor Thompson, and Lauren Riback, and son-in-laws Guy Thompson and Mike McCall. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Florence Jones, brother Leonard, sister Sadie, brother Dallas, sister Eve, nephew Terry Howell and John Howell (D2019).
The family welcomes anyone who would like to join them in a memorial service on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Molalla United Methodist Church, 111 South Mathias Road, (503) 829-8076. May's last wish was cremation, so no interment will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in their mother's name to Guide Dogs for the Blind/Boring Center, Attention: Development Department, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200 or www.guidedogs.com.
"What is the tie that binds us, friends of the long, long years? We have shared the weather, we have slumbered side by side, and friends who have camped together will never again divide." (Camp Fire Girls poem)
May's cremated remains were scattered by her family at some of their mom's favorite vacationing locations around Oregon. Upon the death of her husband, Jim, May has been buried alongside him at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
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N. May (Jones) Riback of Molalla, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away of unanticipated health complications on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon.
May was born on June 28, 1927, the fourth of five children of James M. and Florence May Jones and grew up in the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. She and her brothers and sisters attended Rigler Elementary School, and she graduated from Grant High School in 1946. Her favorite memories of her childhood that she loved to share were being given a dime to ride the trolley car to high school with Eve, opting out of the ride home and spending half their money on ice cream while walking miles home from Grant High with her sister. Growing up during war time, she often mentioned the hardships of food rationing, sharing a small bed with two sisters, making her own underwear in home economics class from scratchy flour sacks, and hosting servicemen from the Rose Festival fleet in their home. From the age of 12, May was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW). After high school graduation, she enjoyed telling how thrilled she was to finally have her very own room (and bed) sharing a small apartment with her sister Eve while working at Meier & Frank and at a bakery in downtown Portland.
It was Eve who introduced her to future husband Jim Riback on a blind date that they shared with one of Jim's close friends Dave Wilson; spending the day at Wagon Wheel Park in Molalla. May, however, wasn't convinced that it was time to get married as she wanted to see the world; traveling to the United Kingdom and spending time on the east coast. But when she returned, Jim was there, attending college on the G.I. bill and waiting to build a life for them together. She waited for him to complete his teaching certification, and they were married one week before his birthday on September 25, 1953, moving to Molalla to teach. May and Jim celebrated their 25th, 30th, and finally their 50th wedding anniversary in 2003 with family and friends—cherishing each one as it arrived.
May's activities almost always involved her husband and her three daughters René, Shelly & Becky. Even before her first child was born, May joined the Camp Fire Girls program as a leader in 1954 working with many girls in her groups, in addition to her own, throughout the years. May and Jim spent more than 25 years each as leaders, volunteers, board, and camp committee members as well as many, many hours teaching the girls outdoor cooking, nature identification, and campcraft skills at Camp Onahlee with other parent volunteers from all over Clackamas County. Even after her girls had grown out of the program, she still loved to run the annual candy sale depot in Molalla. She received the Ernest Thompson Seton and Hiiteni Camp Fire volunteer awards from the Clackamas County Camp Fire Council, and in 1979, both May and Jim were recognized for their service to Camp Fire in their national magazine. She was active in Molalla Grade School PTA for many years, proud that she had donated several gallons of blood to the American Red Cross, and made over 100 lap quilts shipped to the Juneau Pioneers of Alaska. She was looking forward to this summer for her last grand-daughter to graduate from middle school, her first grand-daughter graduating from college, and her birthday celebration at the beach—all happening in June.
May loved her flowers and her garden, and sharing her yard with family and anyone who dropped by on the 4th of July to watch the Main Street Parade—her parade theme of "Country Roots & Cowboy Boots" was selected in 1996, and she was proud to ride in the parade as part of that choice with her grandchildren. She and Jim spent many summer days on Detroit, Suttle and Billy Chinook Lakes fishing and teaching waterskiing to their daughter's friends, and camping with her family all over the Pacific Northwest including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and on the AL-CAN highway to Juneau, AK. In early July, you could always find her picking and selling blueberries, canning fruit, and making jelly. She loved good chocolate and pastry with hot coffee, flowers (her favorite was bearded iris), family picnics, and seafood (especially salmon and crab).
May is survived by her loving husband for over 55 years, James E. (Jim) Riback, her three daughters René Riback, Shelly Thompson and Becky McCall, and three adored grandchildren Ashley Thompson, Trevor Thompson, and Lauren Riback, and son-in-laws Guy Thompson and Mike McCall. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Florence Jones, brother Leonard, sister Sadie, brother Dallas, sister Eve, nephew Terry Howell and John Howell (D2019).
The family welcomes anyone who would like to join them in a memorial service on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Molalla United Methodist Church, 111 South Mathias Road, (503) 829-8076. May's last wish was cremation, so no interment will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in their mother's name to Guide Dogs for the Blind/Boring Center, Attention: Development Department, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200 or www.guidedogs.com.
"What is the tie that binds us, friends of the long, long years? We have shared the weather, we have slumbered side by side, and friends who have camped together will never again divide." (Camp Fire Girls poem)
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