Salem - Marion Adele (Heartt) Hekkala, 81, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at home in the SalemTowne community in Salem, Oregon, after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
Marion was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar and Mary Heartt; and sister, Helena Heartt.
She leaves her husband of 56 years, Steve Hekkala; three sons: John, Eric and Darin Hekkala; daughter-in-law, Terry Hekkala; granddaughter, Claire; and many close friends.
Born on June 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edgar and Mary (Fryrear) Heartt, she moved to Portland as a young girl, attended Holy Child Academy, and graduated from Grant High School in 1954. She subsequently attended the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1957.
Thus began a 40-year career as a registered nurse, primarily in critical care. Marion worked at Holladay Park Hospital in Portland and later transferred to Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham. During this time she lived in southeast Portland and raised three sons. She finished her nursing career at Tillamook Regional Medical Center after moving to Rockaway Beach in 1990.
Upon retiring from nursing, she and her husband enjoyed volunteering and traveling, and spent many winters in Yuma, Arizona, to escape the cold and wet northwest weather.
After 15 years living at the Oregon coast, Marion and her husband moved back to the Willamette Valley in 2005 and settled in the SalemTowne community in Salem, where she continued her volunteer work, was active in her local church, and enjoyed playing cards in the evening with her many friends.
A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Salem, OR, at 11:00 am on January 5.
Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice at 1015 3rd St NW, Salem, OR 97304 (www.wvh.org), or to Peace Lutheran Church, 1525 Glen Creek Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304.
Published in StatesmanJournal on Dec. 22, 2017
Marion was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar and Mary Heartt; and sister, Helena Heartt.
She leaves her husband of 56 years, Steve Hekkala; three sons: John, Eric and Darin Hekkala; daughter-in-law, Terry Hekkala; granddaughter, Claire; and many close friends.
Born on June 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edgar and Mary (Fryrear) Heartt, she moved to Portland as a young girl, attended Holy Child Academy, and graduated from Grant High School in 1954. She subsequently attended the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1957.
Thus began a 40-year career as a registered nurse, primarily in critical care. Marion worked at Holladay Park Hospital in Portland and later transferred to Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham. During this time she lived in southeast Portland and raised three sons. She finished her nursing career at Tillamook Regional Medical Center after moving to Rockaway Beach in 1990.
Upon retiring from nursing, she and her husband enjoyed volunteering and traveling, and spent many winters in Yuma, Arizona, to escape the cold and wet northwest weather.
After 15 years living at the Oregon coast, Marion and her husband moved back to the Willamette Valley in 2005 and settled in the SalemTowne community in Salem, where she continued her volunteer work, was active in her local church, and enjoyed playing cards in the evening with her many friends.
A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Salem, OR, at 11:00 am on January 5.
Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice at 1015 3rd St NW, Salem, OR 97304 (www.wvh.org), or to Peace Lutheran Church, 1525 Glen Creek Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304.
Published in StatesmanJournal on Dec. 22, 2017
Salem - Marion Adele (Heartt) Hekkala, 81, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at home in the SalemTowne community in Salem, Oregon, after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
Marion was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar and Mary Heartt; and sister, Helena Heartt.
She leaves her husband of 56 years, Steve Hekkala; three sons: John, Eric and Darin Hekkala; daughter-in-law, Terry Hekkala; granddaughter, Claire; and many close friends.
Born on June 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edgar and Mary (Fryrear) Heartt, she moved to Portland as a young girl, attended Holy Child Academy, and graduated from Grant High School in 1954. She subsequently attended the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1957.
Thus began a 40-year career as a registered nurse, primarily in critical care. Marion worked at Holladay Park Hospital in Portland and later transferred to Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham. During this time she lived in southeast Portland and raised three sons. She finished her nursing career at Tillamook Regional Medical Center after moving to Rockaway Beach in 1990.
Upon retiring from nursing, she and her husband enjoyed volunteering and traveling, and spent many winters in Yuma, Arizona, to escape the cold and wet northwest weather.
After 15 years living at the Oregon coast, Marion and her husband moved back to the Willamette Valley in 2005 and settled in the SalemTowne community in Salem, where she continued her volunteer work, was active in her local church, and enjoyed playing cards in the evening with her many friends.
A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Salem, OR, at 11:00 am on January 5.
Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice at 1015 3rd St NW, Salem, OR 97304 (www.wvh.org), or to Peace Lutheran Church, 1525 Glen Creek Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304.
Published in StatesmanJournal on Dec. 22, 2017
Marion was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar and Mary Heartt; and sister, Helena Heartt.
She leaves her husband of 56 years, Steve Hekkala; three sons: John, Eric and Darin Hekkala; daughter-in-law, Terry Hekkala; granddaughter, Claire; and many close friends.
Born on June 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edgar and Mary (Fryrear) Heartt, she moved to Portland as a young girl, attended Holy Child Academy, and graduated from Grant High School in 1954. She subsequently attended the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1957.
Thus began a 40-year career as a registered nurse, primarily in critical care. Marion worked at Holladay Park Hospital in Portland and later transferred to Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham. During this time she lived in southeast Portland and raised three sons. She finished her nursing career at Tillamook Regional Medical Center after moving to Rockaway Beach in 1990.
Upon retiring from nursing, she and her husband enjoyed volunteering and traveling, and spent many winters in Yuma, Arizona, to escape the cold and wet northwest weather.
After 15 years living at the Oregon coast, Marion and her husband moved back to the Willamette Valley in 2005 and settled in the SalemTowne community in Salem, where she continued her volunteer work, was active in her local church, and enjoyed playing cards in the evening with her many friends.
A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Salem, OR, at 11:00 am on January 5.
Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice at 1015 3rd St NW, Salem, OR 97304 (www.wvh.org), or to Peace Lutheran Church, 1525 Glen Creek Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304.
Published in StatesmanJournal on Dec. 22, 2017
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