Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger, 88
12/07/1921 11/03/2010
Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger died in Portland of natural causes. She was 88.
She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Portland to William Lewithwaite Ormandy and Birdie Corabell Griswold. Her father's family, the Ormandy's, hailed from Chippenham, County Wiltshire, England; a market town, about 90 miles west of London. Patricia was educated in Portland Public Schools, and then at the school of art at the Portland Art Museum. She married Walter Pearson, Jack Gay, Stuart Seeley, and finally, Clifford Role Bittinger, with whom she remained married until his death in February 1997.
She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Naomi Ormandy Neal of Portland, and Esther Grace Ormandy Berberick of Oregon; children, Duke C. Pearson, Candace C. Pearson, Volney P. Gay, Victoria Gay Caravello, and Intiana (M'Liss Gay); grandchildren, Cameron Campbell, Nicholas Naylor, Elizabeth Gay, Laura Gay, Eden Sky, Matthew Ernst, and Sarah Lopez; and great-grandchildren, Merlin Sky, Samantha Ernst, Caleb Anderson, and Noah Lopez. She was predeceased by her brothers, James Griswold Ormandy, William Lewithwaite Ormandy, Donald Harrison Ormandy and Robert Mosier Ormandy; and sister, Margaret Mary Ormandy.
Patricia was fiercely intellectual, a lover of music, books, ideas, and opinions. She lived an intense life, sometimes of struggle, often of great happiness, and always of involvement and passion. Following a divorce at 27, she had five children under 5 years of age. In these circumstances her extended family stepped in to help carry her through. Through both difficult and happy periods the music of Chopin sounded through the house, Rembrandt remained a topic of conversation, and political debates-ranging from a spirited defense of Richard Nixon to Patricia's lonely advocacy of Barry Goldwater-bounced around the dinner table. The family is grateful to everyone associated with Providence ElderPlace services. They provided Patricia kind and skilled care in her final years and final hours. Viewing will begin at 2 p.m. followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Ross Hollywood Chapel, 4733 N.E. Thompson St., Portland. Private burial will be in River View Cemetery.
Published in The Oregonian
on November 5, 2010
12/07/1921 11/03/2010
Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger died in Portland of natural causes. She was 88.
She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Portland to William Lewithwaite Ormandy and Birdie Corabell Griswold. Her father's family, the Ormandy's, hailed from Chippenham, County Wiltshire, England; a market town, about 90 miles west of London. Patricia was educated in Portland Public Schools, and then at the school of art at the Portland Art Museum. She married Walter Pearson, Jack Gay, Stuart Seeley, and finally, Clifford Role Bittinger, with whom she remained married until his death in February 1997.
She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Naomi Ormandy Neal of Portland, and Esther Grace Ormandy Berberick of Oregon; children, Duke C. Pearson, Candace C. Pearson, Volney P. Gay, Victoria Gay Caravello, and Intiana (M'Liss Gay); grandchildren, Cameron Campbell, Nicholas Naylor, Elizabeth Gay, Laura Gay, Eden Sky, Matthew Ernst, and Sarah Lopez; and great-grandchildren, Merlin Sky, Samantha Ernst, Caleb Anderson, and Noah Lopez. She was predeceased by her brothers, James Griswold Ormandy, William Lewithwaite Ormandy, Donald Harrison Ormandy and Robert Mosier Ormandy; and sister, Margaret Mary Ormandy.
Patricia was fiercely intellectual, a lover of music, books, ideas, and opinions. She lived an intense life, sometimes of struggle, often of great happiness, and always of involvement and passion. Following a divorce at 27, she had five children under 5 years of age. In these circumstances her extended family stepped in to help carry her through. Through both difficult and happy periods the music of Chopin sounded through the house, Rembrandt remained a topic of conversation, and political debates-ranging from a spirited defense of Richard Nixon to Patricia's lonely advocacy of Barry Goldwater-bounced around the dinner table. The family is grateful to everyone associated with Providence ElderPlace services. They provided Patricia kind and skilled care in her final years and final hours. Viewing will begin at 2 p.m. followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Ross Hollywood Chapel, 4733 N.E. Thompson St., Portland. Private burial will be in River View Cemetery.
Published in The Oregonian
on November 5, 2010
Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger, 88
12/07/1921 11/03/2010
Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger died in Portland of natural causes. She was 88.
She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Portland to William Lewithwaite Ormandy and Birdie Corabell Griswold. Her father's family, the Ormandy's, hailed from Chippenham, County Wiltshire, England; a market town, about 90 miles west of London. Patricia was educated in Portland Public Schools, and then at the school of art at the Portland Art Museum. She married Walter Pearson, Jack Gay, Stuart Seeley, and finally, Clifford Role Bittinger, with whom she remained married until his death in February 1997.
She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Naomi Ormandy Neal of Portland, and Esther Grace Ormandy Berberick of Oregon; children, Duke C. Pearson, Candace C. Pearson, Volney P. Gay, Victoria Gay Caravello, and Intiana (M'Liss Gay); grandchildren, Cameron Campbell, Nicholas Naylor, Elizabeth Gay, Laura Gay, Eden Sky, Matthew Ernst, and Sarah Lopez; and great-grandchildren, Merlin Sky, Samantha Ernst, Caleb Anderson, and Noah Lopez. She was predeceased by her brothers, James Griswold Ormandy, William Lewithwaite Ormandy, Donald Harrison Ormandy and Robert Mosier Ormandy; and sister, Margaret Mary Ormandy.
Patricia was fiercely intellectual, a lover of music, books, ideas, and opinions. She lived an intense life, sometimes of struggle, often of great happiness, and always of involvement and passion. Following a divorce at 27, she had five children under 5 years of age. In these circumstances her extended family stepped in to help carry her through. Through both difficult and happy periods the music of Chopin sounded through the house, Rembrandt remained a topic of conversation, and political debates-ranging from a spirited defense of Richard Nixon to Patricia's lonely advocacy of Barry Goldwater-bounced around the dinner table. The family is grateful to everyone associated with Providence ElderPlace services. They provided Patricia kind and skilled care in her final years and final hours. Viewing will begin at 2 p.m. followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Ross Hollywood Chapel, 4733 N.E. Thompson St., Portland. Private burial will be in River View Cemetery.
Published in The Oregonian
on November 5, 2010
12/07/1921 11/03/2010
Phyllis Patricia Ormandy Bittinger died in Portland of natural causes. She was 88.
She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Portland to William Lewithwaite Ormandy and Birdie Corabell Griswold. Her father's family, the Ormandy's, hailed from Chippenham, County Wiltshire, England; a market town, about 90 miles west of London. Patricia was educated in Portland Public Schools, and then at the school of art at the Portland Art Museum. She married Walter Pearson, Jack Gay, Stuart Seeley, and finally, Clifford Role Bittinger, with whom she remained married until his death in February 1997.
She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Naomi Ormandy Neal of Portland, and Esther Grace Ormandy Berberick of Oregon; children, Duke C. Pearson, Candace C. Pearson, Volney P. Gay, Victoria Gay Caravello, and Intiana (M'Liss Gay); grandchildren, Cameron Campbell, Nicholas Naylor, Elizabeth Gay, Laura Gay, Eden Sky, Matthew Ernst, and Sarah Lopez; and great-grandchildren, Merlin Sky, Samantha Ernst, Caleb Anderson, and Noah Lopez. She was predeceased by her brothers, James Griswold Ormandy, William Lewithwaite Ormandy, Donald Harrison Ormandy and Robert Mosier Ormandy; and sister, Margaret Mary Ormandy.
Patricia was fiercely intellectual, a lover of music, books, ideas, and opinions. She lived an intense life, sometimes of struggle, often of great happiness, and always of involvement and passion. Following a divorce at 27, she had five children under 5 years of age. In these circumstances her extended family stepped in to help carry her through. Through both difficult and happy periods the music of Chopin sounded through the house, Rembrandt remained a topic of conversation, and political debates-ranging from a spirited defense of Richard Nixon to Patricia's lonely advocacy of Barry Goldwater-bounced around the dinner table. The family is grateful to everyone associated with Providence ElderPlace services. They provided Patricia kind and skilled care in her final years and final hours. Viewing will begin at 2 p.m. followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Ross Hollywood Chapel, 4733 N.E. Thompson St., Portland. Private burial will be in River View Cemetery.
Published in The Oregonian
on November 5, 2010
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