Geyne -
surrounded by siblings Mildred, Lon and Dixie
Geyne and Bill Ruhl
Geyne 1937
Geyne and Howard - Meridian
Geyne and Pete
Geyne, Paul - Adak - 1957
Howard, Bill Ruhl,
Geyne, Morris, Dixie, Helen, Mildred, Lonnie, George, Dick - Meredian -
Morris and Dixie's 50th anniversary
Morris, Dixie, Geyne, Mildred, George - Niagara Falls
Geyne and Paul Rohay Easter 1946
Family gathering in
Idaho - October 2006
Morris, Dixie, Mildred,
George, Lonnie, Geyne, Bill Ruhl, Pat, Larry
It was a spur of the moment thing. Pat and I
decided to spend a few days in Idaho and then Lonnie drove in and Geyne and
Bill came in from Portland. That was a real surprise. It was to be Bill's
last trip.
William Joseph Ruhl
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Lents
Baptist Church in Portland for William Joseph "Bill" Ruhl, who died
Jan. 29 of leukemia at age 88.
Mr. Ruhl was born Jan. 19, 1919, in Tekoa, Wash. During World War II,
he served in the Army Air Corps in South Africa and Europe.
After the war, he moved to Portland, where he owned Oregon Rubber Mats
and then Ruhl Bee Supplies for 16 years. He also was a beekeeper, raised
and sold queen bees and sold honey. He taught beekeeping in Indonesia and
in Clackamas and Portland community colleges.
He was a member of the church. In 1942, he married Wilma Kent; she died
in 1989. He married Geyne Crouch in 1991.
Survivors include his wife; daughter, Kathleen Matsunaga; son, Bill
Jr.;stepson, Paul Rohay; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Remembrances to the mission fund of his church. Arrangements by
Farnstrom-Gable.
Portland Oregonian
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