Emma Jossy

Emma Jossy, 92 a resident of the Forest Grove community died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at her home.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday December 19, 2009 at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church (Old Scotch Church); 30685 Northwest Scotch Church Road in Hillsboro.

Family and friends are invited to attend a reception following the Ceremony to be held in the Fellowship room at the Church.

Private family interment will take place at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery earlier that day.

Mrs. Jossy was born March 16, 1917 in Toledo, Oregon to Knut and Hilda (Leganger) Langhei. She grew up on a farm near Toledo attending grade and high school there. She graduated from Oregon State College in 1941.

After college Emma taught high school in Tillamook, Oregon. She married Don Jossy in December 1941 and they made their home in Astoria where she worked until starting a family. She was a member of the Astoria Regatta Club.

In 1956, she and Don bought a 50-acre hazelnut farm near North Plains. Emma helped with the farm work and tended a productive garden. Emma led 4-H sewing and cooking clubs for her daughters and their friends starting in Astoria and continuing after the move to North Plains.

Emma was an active member of the Old Scotch church, served as an elder and deacon, and participated in the Women's service guild. She was a long time member of AAUW and PEO.

She was preceded in death by Don in March 2004.

Survivors include son Bob and wife April, Hillsboro and daughters Phyllis and

Gabriel Berg of Portland, Carol and Jack Whitney of Brush Prairie, WA, Janet of Salem, grandchildren Ryan Whitney, Marta and Hannah Berg, Maegan and Amy Jossy, Stuart Peterson, grandchildren and spouses Sean and Christine Whitney, Michael and Shannon Peterson and Danielle and Sam Gregg, and six great grandchildren.

Remembrances may go to the Old Scotch Church