1920
Joseph
2018
Joseph Alan Mahaney
March 16, 1920 — February 6, 2018
Joseph Alan Mahaney
Born: March 16, 1920 in Winnebago, Nebraska to Thomas James Mahaney and Veronica (Vera) Ruth Gatzmeyer.
Predeceased by his Brothers Patrick, Thomas, Martin and his Sister Phyllis Gill. He is survived by one brother, Donald; a Son, Roger and a Daughter, Linda Schroetke, as well as 6 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. His wife, Velma passed away in 2003 after 61 years of marriage.
Al was in the Army Air Force from Jan. 20, 1944 until his discharge on May 7, 1946. He was an airplane and engine mechanic and had 6 weeks aviation cadet training. Al received the American Service Medal: World War 2 Victory Medal and gualified as a Pistol Marksman, and he was awarded The Good Conduct Medal.
Al was raised on a farm in Walthill, Nebraska. After the war, he moved to Oregon and worked as a carpenter. He built a home for his family in Lake Grove, OR after they survived the Vanport flood in 1948.
He worked as manager of the dept building the organ consoles for Rodgers Organ Co. in Hillsboro, OR until his retirement in 1984.
In 1970 he had a home built near Cornelius, OR and lived there until moving into a house in Hillsboro, OR in 2005. From there, he moved into assisted living in 2012.
Al enjoyed dancing, bowling, camping, fishing, and hunting deer and elk. He floated the Yukon River in Alaska when he as 75. At age 77 he, along with his daughter and son-in-law rode the mules to the bottom of the Grand Canyon; where they spent the night before riding back out the next day. He remembered that trip as one of the highlights of his life. He also made many great fishing trips with friends and his son, Roger.
Al and his wife enjoyed traveling with their RV's and went on many memorable trips with friends to Baja, CA; Florida, New Orleans and also to the Southwest U.S. as snowbirds during the winter.
Al was a perfectionist and had very few gray areas in his thinking. It was either black or white; no inbetween. However, he was a man of moderation in all things. He had standards and principles and expected the same of others.
A month spent writing this would not complete the story of this man's life. These are just the hightlights.
He was so loved and will truly be missed by all who knew him.
Born: March 16, 1920 in Winnebago, Nebraska to Thomas James Mahaney and Veronica (Vera) Ruth Gatzmeyer.
Predeceased by his Brothers Patrick, Thomas, Martin and his Sister Phyllis Gill. He is survived by one brother, Donald; a Son, Roger and a Daughter, Linda Schroetke, as well as 6 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. His wife, Velma passed away in 2003 after 61 years of marriage.
Al was in the Army Air Force from Jan. 20, 1944 until his discharge on May 7, 1946. He was an airplane and engine mechanic and had 6 weeks aviation cadet training. Al received the American Service Medal: World War 2 Victory Medal and gualified as a Pistol Marksman, and he was awarded The Good Conduct Medal.
Al was raised on a farm in Walthill, Nebraska. After the war, he moved to Oregon and worked as a carpenter. He built a home for his family in Lake Grove, OR after they survived the Vanport flood in 1948.
He worked as manager of the dept building the organ consoles for Rodgers Organ Co. in Hillsboro, OR until his retirement in 1984.
In 1970 he had a home built near Cornelius, OR and lived there until moving into a house in Hillsboro, OR in 2005. From there, he moved into assisted living in 2012.
Al enjoyed dancing, bowling, camping, fishing, and hunting deer and elk. He floated the Yukon River in Alaska when he as 75. At age 77 he, along with his daughter and son-in-law rode the mules to the bottom of the Grand Canyon; where they spent the night before riding back out the next day. He remembered that trip as one of the highlights of his life. He also made many great fishing trips with friends and his son, Roger.
Al and his wife enjoyed traveling with their RV's and went on many memorable trips with friends to Baja, CA; Florida, New Orleans and also to the Southwest U.S. as snowbirds during the winter.
Al was a perfectionist and had very few gray areas in his thinking. It was either black or white; no inbetween. However, he was a man of moderation in all things. He had standards and principles and expected the same of others.
A month spent writing this would not complete the story of this man's life. These are just the hightlights.
He was so loved and will truly be missed by all who knew him.
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