Dorothy Legall

Dorothy May (Karns) LeGall passed away quietly on June 25, 2014 in
Beaverton, Oregon at the age of 93.
Dorothy is the fifth child of Vernon Dale Karns and Charlotte Orpha (Jones)
Karns. She was born on 3 November 1920 in Sheridan,Colorado.
She was proceeded in death by her husband and love of her life, Eugene
Jerome LeGall and a daughter, Dorothy Jeanne LeGall. Surviving family
members are a son, Raymond Victor LeGall of Vancouver, Washington
and daughter, Judith Clare (LeGall) Morse and son-in-law Mike Morse of
Beaverton, Oregon. She has 8 grandchildren, David and Debbie (Kirk)
Morse, Christina (Morse) and Curtis Garrett, Daniel and Jenna (Isaacs)
Morse, Samuel and Brandi (Pellegrin) Morse, and Steven and Devon
(Morris) Morse, Jennifer (LeGall) and Thad Eakins, Rebecca (LeGall) and
Ian Royce, Scott LeGall. Dorothy's great grandchildren are: Sierra (Morse)
and Blaze Jeppesen; Elder Broderick Morse serving a mission for the
LDS Church in Australia; Rogan Morse, Hunter Morse, Amberli Morse,
Audri Morse, Triston Morse, Dmitri Morse, Tyler Zielinski, Jackson Ray,
Cole Garrett, Tayler Morse, Daemon Morse, Karlie Morse, Piper
Morse, McKenzie Morse, Ashley Morse, Madelyn Morse, Jalen Morris,
Chelssea (Eakins) and Tim Eyler, Elder Kyle Eakins serving a mission
for the LDS Church in New Mexico, Sarah Eakins, Hannah Eakins, Emily
Eakins, JayLynn Royce and Penelope Royce. Dorothy also has one Great/
great grandson, Riot Paul Jeppesen.
Dorothy lived for many years in North Portland and moved to Hillsboro
in 1963 to a home that Gene built. She felt that after being the best wife
possible to Gene, her next greatest job was to be a Grandmother. Dorothy
spent her life serving others, whether it be her family or her friends and
neighbors. Her home was always the place that her grandchildren loved
to be. The cookie jar was always filled with Grandma's famous chocolate
chip cookies. Everyone tried to stop by Grandma's on Halloween so they
could feast on her special donuts. No one wanted to miss the New Year's
Eve party with so many treats. Everyone tried so hard to stay awake
until midnight. Then, of course, there was breakfast with those special
pancakes. In fact, everything that Grandma cooked was yummy good.
Just before her husband Gene retired, they purchased a small cabin at
Rockaway Beach, Oregon where they would spend a lot of their time in
the summer. All of the grandchildren cherished the time they were able
to spend with their grandparents at the beach - playing in the ocean,
searching for hidden treasures in the surf, running up the sand hill at Bar
View or just walking on the beach. Grandma made every day special. In addition to being a wonderful cook, Dorothy loved gardening and sewing
- especially quilting. She worked hard to have a special baby quilt ready
for each new grandchild as well as making quilts for her grandchildren as
they got older. These are cherished mementos reminding each one how
much their Grandma loved them. Grandma always loved having her family
near.
The past 10 years have been spent at Clare Bridge of Beaverton, a
memory care facility. We are grateful for the kindness and love shared by
her caregivers.