Roberta Jeanne Beach July 8, 1918 - March 18, 2016

Roberta Jeanne Beach, beloved mother and mother-in-law, 97, passed from this life to eternal life on March 18, 2016, in Salem.

Roberta was born July 8, 1918, in Jackson, Michigan, to Fern Hammond Moore and John T. Moore. The family moved West and she attended schools in Washington and Oregon, graduating from Queen Anne High School in Seattle.

During a return visit to Jackson, she met the love of her life, the late Harold L. Beach, and they were married August 30, 1936, in Trinity Episcopal Church, a union that endured 68 years until his death in 2004. Three sons were born to them - Byron, the late Douglas, and Gerald.

The family's best memories are of those times they spent on the Metolius River in Camp Sherman beginning in the 1950s, when the five miles of road from Highway 20 to the river were unpaved red cinder. A mobile home at Black Butte Resort became the site of many family gatherings, with Roberta cooking for the family and Harold sharing his expertise at fly fishing.

She worked many years at Meier and Frank's wine and deli department in Portland, grew beautiful flowers and knitted, crocheted and sewed for family, for the Union Gospel Mission and many other organizations, especially those serving children. Reading her Bible was a daily and integral part of her life.

She is survived by sons Byron Beach (Lee) of Klamath Falls; Denise Beach of Goodyear, Arizona; and Gerald (Shirley) Beach of Ferndale, Wash.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Special thanks for the loving care provided by her caregiver team, including Georgia Litsey, Mike and Gwen, and Hospice, and to Assistance League, which through its program of delivering books to shut-ins, gave her many enjoyable hours of reading. A private family service will be held on the Metolius.

Any memorial in her name can be directed to Union Gospel Mission, 745 Commercial Street N.E., Salem, OR 97301.