Francis "Pete" Eugene Dunn

Francis Eugene "Pete" Dunn, 91, a resident of Bethany passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 from Parkinson's disease.
Services will be announced at a later date.
Entombment will be at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hillsboro.
Pete was born on February 1, 1927 in Sprague, WA. He was one of seven children born to Samuel and Bessie (Gerard) Dunn.  Pete's family moved to Portland when he was in grade school. He attended Rose City Park Elementary and Grant High School graduating with the Class of 1945. Pete attended University of Oregon and then finished his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Portland in 1950.
After completing high school Pete served in Army at the end of World War II in Panama and was honorably discharged in 1946.
Pete met his future wife, Alma "Jeanne" Boquist at the age of 15 through mutual friends. They soon began dating and they married on June 18, 1948 in Portland, OR. They made their home in Northeast Portland and had four children, Ellen, Jim, Peter and Bob. In 1992 they moved to Bethany. Jeanne passed away on September 10, 2005.
He  worked for United Finance in Portland, but soon built his own business with two partners, Custom Furniture Rental with outlets from Southern California to Vancouver, B.C. Pete was also co-owner of Lease Northwest and worked for Dalco Leasing.  Pete "retired" by working for the pro shop at Claremont Golf Course in Bethany.
He enjoyed playing golf, bridge, and being outdoors. He enjoyed travelling with his wife and had visited Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Pete enjoyed many family vacations at Neskowin Beach and Black Butte Ranch. He was an avid reader, enjoyed dancing to big band music and family gatherings. He was a volunteer for his church, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Northeast Portland. He delivered Meals-on-Wheels to local Bethany residents. Pete was currently a member of the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro. He was a former member of the Rotary Club of East Portland and Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Jeanne, his parents, his siblings and  a great granddaughter,Karma Vanasche-Berg.
He is survived by his four children and their spouses, Ellen and David Vanasche of Cornelius, Jim and Kelly Dunn of Prineville, Peter Dunn and Jane O'Brien of Portland, Bob Dunn of Nicaragua, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and his dear friend of many years, Angela Horniman.