Joseph Ferrara, 69, Resident of Forest Grove

Forest Grove, OR. Funeral services were held Monday morning for Joseph
"Joe" Ferrara, 69, a resident of Forest Grove. Mr. Ferrara died July 1,
1992 at Tuality Forest Grove Hospital after a long illness.

Paston Harold Maycumber of the Hillside Bible Church officiated at
Monday's services at Fuiten-Rose Mortuary Chapel. Interment followed in
Hillside Cemetery in Forest Grove, with a flag honor presentation by Ron
Creel and Doug Martin of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Martin J. Ryan
Post 2666 in Hillsboro.

Mr. Ferrara was born June 10, 1923 in Kingston, N.Y. the son of Louis
and Belle Hinkley Ferrara. He was raised and educated there. He served in
the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and remained in the service
until Sept. 3, 1963 when he was discharged with the rank of staff 
sergeant. 

On January 6, 1945, he married Phyllis L. Nickel in Las Vegas, Nev. They
lived in Las Vegas until 1961, when they moved to the Roy/Banks area.
They had lived in Forest Grove since 1967.

Mr. Ferrara worked in the Carnation Pet Foods in Hillsboro, the Banks
School District and the Unified Sewrage Agency in Hillsboro before 
retiring in 1985 due to ill health.

He was a charter member of Forest Graove Elks Lodge 2440 and Veterans
of Foreign Wars Martin J. Ryan Post 2666 in Hillsboro. He enjoyed hunting,
fishing and traveling.

Survivors include his wife, Phyllis L. Ferrara, Forest Grove; a son and
daughter-in-law James E. and Linda Ferrara Nickel, Hillsboro; and two
daughters and sons-in-law Linda J. and Jim Parks, Cornelius and Lila J.
and Scott Goodin, Aloha.

Also surviving are nine grandchildren and their spouses, Ronda and Randy
Wall and Jason Parks, all of Cornelius, Ronald and Mary Vandehey, Tony
and Cindy Nickel, and Dana Gooding all of Aloha, Ryan and Becky Vandehey,
Cordova, Alaska, and Richard and Brenda May and Michelle and Bob
Griffiths, all of Hillsboro; three step-children, Adam Parks and Sherry 
Delano, both of Portland and Sharyl Rley, Vancover, Wash; six great
grandchildren; one niece and three nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, June Stopczynske of Kingston, N.Y.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes
Association, P.O. Box 15233, Portland, OR 97215; to the American Heart
Association, Oregon Affiliate, Inc., 1425 NE Irving, No 100, Portland
97232-4201, or to the St. Vincent Dialysis Center, 9205 SW Barnes Road,
Portland, 97225.

Fuiten-Rose Morturary Chapel of Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements.

On behalf of the Pipkin Family Association, the editor extends our deepest
sympathy to our Secretery-Treasurer Phyllis and her family Joe had suffered
a long time and in the final months those three weekly trips to Portland
for dialysis were hard on him and the family. Phyllis summed it up in her
last letter, "It's so hard to have lost him, but it was harder to see him
suffer for so long and for me to feel so helpless and frustrated." May
God's richest blessings be on Phyllis and her family at this time of 
sorrow. William Philip Pipkin