Wallace "Wally" Joseph Wortman Obituary (1925

Wallace "Wally" Joseph Wortman, 84, of Forest Grove passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his home. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Visitation Catholic Church in Verboort, OR. Rosary will be held thirty minutes before mass at the Visitation Catholic Church 4285 NW Visitation Road Verboort, OR. Wally was born at home on December 10, 1925 in Isabel, SD. Weighing less than three pounds, he was kept warm in a shoe box on the open oven door. He was the third of six children born to Frank and Marietta (Morris) Wortman. He was raised on the family farm where they grew grains and raised livestock. He attended both grammar and high school in Isabel, SD. Wally met his wife Kathleen in 1954 at a dance in Glencross, SD. After a two year courtship they were married on June 2, 1956 in Glencross. Following their marriage they made their home in Redfield, SD where they worked for the State of South Dakota. They then moved to Timber Lake, SD, where Wally owned and operated a Ford dealership. In 1966 they moved "Out West" to Hillsboro, Oregon where they lived until moving to Forest Grove in 1992. Wally enlisted in the US Army in 1951 during the Korean Conflict and was deployed to both Korea and Japan. After his honorable discharge, Wally worked for Homestake Mining in the Black Hills, then as a Machinist for Tektronix in Beaverton where he worked for 20 years, retiring in 1986. His interests included hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He enjoyed woodworking, photography and garage sales. He was a member and supporter of AA wherever he went. He is preceded in death by his parents and two siblings: Lyle and Maurice Wortman. Survivors include his loving wife; Kathleen, a son and daughter-in-law; Emmett and Andrea Wortman of Gaston, OR, a granddaughter; Kate Renee Wortman of Portland, OR, three siblings; Eileen Becker of Hillsboro, OR, Madonna (Maurice) Alley of Isabel, SD, Jim (Ruth Ann) Wortman of Cibolo, TX and many nieces and nephews. Memorials in Wally's name may be sent to any Veterans Benefit Association.