Lois Elaine Logue

Lois Elaine Logue



August 15, 1923 to January 27, 2019



Lois succumbed to congestive heart failure and died peacefully at home in her sleep.  She had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2015.  She is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Edwin Dwight Logue.



She is survived by her son, Ken and his wife Teresa, granddaughter Katie and her husband Rob Marreel with great grandchildren Ethan and Anna, grandson Eric, granddaughter Chrissy Brennan with great grandchildren Logan and Zachary. Her daughter Diane and her husband Charles Byles, grandson Travis and his wife Ashley with great granddaughters Isabelle, Hadassah and Aliannah, granddaughter Beth. Her son Don and his wife Debbie, grandchildren Brian and Kelsey. Her daughter Anita and her husband Dean Huggins, grandson Kevin and his wife Leah, granddaughter Sonia and her husband Steve Monks, granddaughter Natalie. Her daughter Barbara and her husband Bob Kahl, granddaughter Heather and her husband Matthew Curtis with great grandsons Gabriel and Logan, grandson Scott and his wife Brittany with great granddaughter Zoey. She excitedly anticipated the arrival of three more great grandchildren this spring and the marriage of grandson Eric to Suzie.



Lois was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Lester H. and Emma Marie (Young) Epperson.  After divorcing, Emma brought her young daughter to Portland, Oregon where they lived with their extended family in southeast Portland.  She remained very close to her mother and aunts.



Lois graduated from Washington High School in 1941 and worked as an usherette during those years at the local movie theater.  She attended the University of Oregon and enjoyed Duck football.  She trained as a weather forecaster and learned Morse code in Seattle, Washington where upon she relocated to Redmond, Oregon where she held a position transmitting weather information to pilots from the Ontario Naval pilot training school.  She worked as a teller for The Benj. Franklin Savings and Loan where she was instrumental in catching a fellow teller who was embezzling funds.



The 1948 Vanport flood brought Ed and Lois together when the Portland Airport operations were transferred to the much smaller Troutdale airport where Lois worked for the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the communications department. They married on October 15, 1948.  They lived in an apartment behind her childhood home in southeast Portland.  They purchased their first home in Oak Grove, Oregon then moved to Hillsboro, Oregon in 1964.  Lois was a homemaker, neighborhood babysitter, Girl Scouts volunteer and had a part-time job as a playground aid at Peter Boscow Elementary School in Hillsboro.  She joined her husband in his career as an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Group until their retirement in 1987. She enjoyed supporting her grandchildren in their many activities.



She enjoyed outdoor activities including camping, walks and bike riding especially at the Oregon coast.  She braved the family sailboat adventures by staying below deck in the cabin.  Her Aunt Helen introduced her to horseback riding at the Frank Estates and later went on to support her daughters’ horse hobby.



As Ed’s health declined due to Alzheimer’s disease, they sold their family home and moved to Rock Creek Retirement Community in Hillsboro, Jennings McCall Assisted Living in Forest Grove, Marquis Vintage Suites Assisted Living in Forest Grove and then to her daughter, Anita’s home in Aloha, Oregon.



Lois accepted Jesus as her Savior when she was six and was baptized with her mother. Lois was a member of Hillsboro Christian Church, Somerset Christian Church, Cornelius Christian Church and Harvest Community Church. She attended Calvary Chapel Worship Center with family when she was feeling well enough.



Lois dearly loved her family and was fondly referred to as their “Network Central”. If there was a news or weather event in proximity to a family member, she would immediately phone to get an update to make sure everyone was safe.  One granddaughter said, “I really only need to let Grandma know what is going on and by the end of the day the whole family will know.” The family says “Mom lived her life for her family. Dad and Mom never had a lot of money to spend on us kids but we were always wealthy with love.”