Alan Emanuel Anderson Obituary (1915

Alan E. Anderson, 93, a resident of the Forest Grove community died Monday evening, June 15, 2009 Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Visitation Catholic Church; 4285 NW Visitation Rd in Verboort. Rite of Christian Burial and Vault interment will follow the Funeral Mass celebration to be held at the St Francis Catholic Cemetery in Roy. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception following the Burial Rites to be held at the Visitation Parish Hall in Verboort. Alan was born on September 13, 1915 in Inverness, Montana. He was one of two children born to Carl and Esther (Pearson) Anderson. He moved with his family as a young child to Portland, Oregon and attended Kennedy Grade School. .He also attended Jefferson High School and was a graduate from the Class of 1933. He served our country as a mechanic in the US Army Air Corps prior to WWII. He served his country for two years and was honorably discharged in 1936. In 1938 Alan met his future wife, Eleanor Eppich while working at MGM Studio's in California. After a three year courtship they were married in April of 1943. Following their marriage they made their home in Los Angeles until 1947 when they moved to Gresham, OR. In 1971 they moved to the Cornelius. Eleanor died in 1987. Alan met and started "seeing" Berniece Poitras and after several years of courtship they were married on August 31, 1996. Following their marriage they made their home in Forest Grove, OR. Alan was a carpenter all of his life. During WWII he served his country as an airplane assembler for Douglas and Vultee Aircraft in California. He had worked for MGM as a set builder. When Alan moved to Portland he started a career in commercial construction as a carpenter were he quickly moved into a project supervisor position. He supervised some notable landmarks throughout the Northwest including; The Georgia Pacific Building, Tanasbourne Mall, Mt Hood Hospital, The Forestry Center, Bank of California Building, The fish ladders at Eagle Point just to name a few. He retired in 1978. Following retirement Alan became involved with his son-in-law's dairy farm in Roy, Oregon and also volunteering as a driver for Meals on Wheels at the Forest Grove Senior Center. Some of his hobbies include woodworking, model airplanes and winemaking. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling. He was well read, always learning something new and was a good cook. Lessons forever learned during the Great Depression price and function were always a factor in his purchases. He played billiards, shot skeet at the North Plains Gun Club, loved to garden and took bi-weekly trips to Grande Rhonde. In his youth he was a sea scout and was active in sports. He is preceded in death by a brother; Irwin Anderson and a great grandson; Joseph Duyck Survivors include his wife of 12 years; Berniece of the family home, two children and their spouses; Ryan and Jody Anderson of Springfield, OR, Sue and Ralph Duyck of Roy, OR, four step-children and their spouses; Tom and Liz Poitras of Shoreline, WA, Bob Poitras of Beaverton, OR, Kathryn Albere of Seattle, WA, Susan and Jess Avertte of Bend, OR, ten grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. The family suggests donations in Alan's name to Forest Grove Senior Center