Roberta Mae Parks

Roberta Mae Parks, 81, passed away Jan. 28, 2018, at Avamere Bethany Memory Care in Portland, Oregon.

She was born on June 18, 1936, in Kalispell, Montana, to John Edward Stahl and Ida Mae (Boyd) Stahl. As a small child, the family moved to their dairy farm in Cut Bank, Montana, where Roberta enjoyed farm life with her horse, Jo.

At age 12. the family moved to Payette, Idaho, for a year, where the family heard the gospel. Her faith was utmost in her life.

In 1949 a final move was made to Hillsboro, Oregon, where Roberta graduated from Hilhi in 1954. She held various secretarial positions in the area until 1958, when she returned to Montana as a missionary. She returned to Oregon in 1959, and worked for Bonneville Power Administration until she was united in marriage to Glen William Parks on July 29, 1961.

The couple celebrated 55 years of marriage prior to his passing away of heart failure in 2016. They made their home in Astoria, later retiring and moving to Aldercreek Village in Warrenton, Oregon. A daughter, Rachel, was born in 1963 and a son, Malcolm, in 1965.

Roberta held a variety of secretarial positions for Clatsop County Assessment & Taxation, mental health clinic, and city of Astoria utilities. After retirement, she worked for Compleat Photographer. She enjoyed music, gardening and photography. While she was at Avamere, she enjoyed visits with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen; her parents, John and Ida Stahl; a brother, Robert Stahl; a sister, Mary Lee Brunick; and two nephews, Joseph Stahl and Edwin Willis.

Survivors include a daughter, Rachel Olson (Ken) of Rockyford, Alberta, Canada; a son, Malcolm Parks (Yvonne) of Soap Lake, Washington; sisters Jackie Willis (Robert) of Tillamook and Jill McDonald (Lyle) of Hillsboro; grandsons Paul and Matthew Olson of Alberta and Brandon Parks of Tigard, Oregon; granddaughters Ashlee Parks and Brandy Parks; great-grandson Ethan Parks; and 14 nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave. in Astoria, Oregon.