Dona O. Newby Obituary (1927

Dona Orme Newby, 86, a long-time resident of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2014 in her home at Jennings-McCall in Forest Grove. Graveside services will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Fir Lawn Memorial Gardens, 1070 W Main Street in Hillsboro. Dona was born on May 6, 1927 in Wilford, ID. She was the third child of five born to Joseph Roy and Vivian (Hobbs) Orme. She had two older sisters and a younger sister and brother. She was raised in St Anthony, ID on an 80-acre potato farm, and received her education at public schools and Ricks College. She met her future husband, Darrell Newby, at a drug store soda fountain where Darrell was working and Dona was a customer. They soon began dating and were married on September 10, 1946. They made their home in Idaho until February of 1953 when they moved their growing family to Portland, OR. In 1962 they moved again to Hillsboro were they lived for almost 50 years until 2011 when they retired to Forest Grove. Dona was a devoted mother to her five children: Larry (65), Gregg (63), Rand (61), M'liss (57) and Marla (51). Besides being a full-time homemaker, Dona worked outside the home as an administrator for Washington County Migrant Education and Outdoor Education. She was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed sewing, painting, photography, interior decorating, providing service for her church, and traveling. She and Darrell served a mission together in Santiago, Chile. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed regular family vacations to their cabin on Mt Hood. She was a talented singer and piano player, and collected wolf memorabilia. She is preceded in death by her parents, an older sister Faye Stowell, a younger sister Marie Dunckley, and a younger brother Max Orme. She has a surviving older sister, Arva Potter. Survivors include her loving husband, Darrell (85), and five children and their spouses; Larry and Lorna Newby of Hillsboro, OR; Gregg and Hyun Hwa Newby of Glen Burnie, MD; Rand and Laurie Newby of Oregon City, OR; M'liss and Kevin Tolman of Orem, UT; Marla and Tom Witt of Rochester, WA, as well as eighteen grandchildren. The family suggests donations in Dona's name to the missionary fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.