Ailsa Andrea Bloodworth

Ailsa Andrea Bynon Bloodworth was born at home in Salem, Oregon, May 7, 1926. Her mother, Florence Hofer Bynon and father Allan Alfred Bynon were happy to add such a beautiful baby girl to their home to be a little sister to Allan Alfred Bynon Jr. Her grandparents were Col. Ernst Hofer and Winona McKinnie Hofer on her mother's side and Frederick Silas Bynon and Estelle "Nan" Laureta Mitchell Bynon on her father's side. Mrs. Bloodworth was preceded in death by both parents, her brother Bud, and her husband Robert Lloyd Bloodworth. Two daughters, Lloyde Mari Bloodworth Newman, living in Olympia, Washington and Alice "Abbe" Abigail Bloodworth Blauser living in Round Rock, Texas carry on her love of animals and the Oregon coast. Laura Hofer Kahler, Julianne Kahler, Robb and Rachelle Hofer are beloved family members. Mrs. Bloodworth was blessed to have one granddaughter Katharine Abigail Wells Ashton of New Zealand and a great-granddaughter Ashlan Nadine Wells-Curran of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ailsa Bloodworth was a person who took life head on, and delighted in each joy and challenge. As a little girl she rode her beloved horse Babe through the woods of Dunthorpe, Oregon. Summers at Agate Beach, Oregon were spent in happy pursuits of sand castle building, swimming in the ocean and bonfires at night where her cousins, aunts and uncles. Ailsa graduated from the Riverdale School, matriculating to St. Helen's Hall (Oregon Episcopal Schools) and graduating from Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. While attending high school she was active in cheer leading as team captain and competitive dressage with her favorite horse Gypsy. Upon graduation from Lincoln High School Mrs. Bloodworth enrolled at the University of Oregon to study Asian Art and Interior Design. Ailsa was elected president of her sorority, Delta Gamma. She met her future husband Robert "Bob" Bloodworth while attending the University of Oregon. Ailsa married August 12, 1948, and turned in her textbooks for cookbooks. The couple lived in Eugene, Oregon until Bob graduated with a degree in Architecture under the G.I. bill. While living in Eugene the couple ran a successful sandwich delivery shop to University of Oregon students. Delivering delicious hot roast beef s or humble bologna and cheese sandwiches was so successful Bob and Ailsa had offers to buy the Pink Poodle sandwich shop before they moved back to the Portland area. Ailsa and Bob decided to start their family in Lake Oswego, Oregon and bought a mid-century rambler that housed their growing family. Ailsa became involved in her husband's architectural business specializing in marketing, and interior design. Mrs. Bloodworth traveled to Alaska with her husband for arbitration services for the American Institute of Architects. While living in Lake Oswego, Ailsa was active in the Lake Oswego Garden Club, Girl Scouts, countless piano lessons for Lloyde, and horseback and skating lessons for Abbe. Life was full and joyful. Ailsa was a docent for the Portland Art Museum and helped bring the Monet "Waterlilies" oil painting to its new home in Portland. She was also active in designing and planning the Portland Japanese Garden working with the gardeners from Japan and acting as hostess and trusted friend while designing an urban space that people deeply enjoy even today. Mrs. Bloodworth was also active in the Junior League of Portland volunteering her time and leadership to many community projects that bettered many people. Ailsa was an Ikebana teacher from 3 different schools, and was called upon to judge the flower arrangements at the Oregon State Fair for many years. Ailsa loved to travel and frequently visited Mt. Hood, Eastern Oregon and Newport. A picnic was never complete unless a bough of a tree, leaves or rhododendron flowers were gathered for a future Ikebana arrangement. Trips to Hawaii were glorious times when the couple would spend 3 weeks enjoying a break from Oregon drizzle. Showing dachshunds at dog shows became a large passion of Ailsa's life upon the death of her husband in 1990. At one point, her dog Nicholas was the #3 dachshund in the nation. She went on the circuit of showing her two outstanding dogs with their sweet spirit from Canada to California. In 1999, Ailsa made a lifetime decision to move to Agate Beach, Oregon living on her great-grandfather's property for the remainder of her life. As she moved into the home it became apparent that some remodeling needed to be done to update the house for livability. She retained the services of Robin Comstock, owner of Comstock Construction to bring her dreams to life. Mr. Comstock remodeled the beloved home "Madinore", making it even more beautiful. Ailsa was very pleased with Robin's work and engaged him for more projects throughout the property. Soon the couple became friends having many mutual likes and a hearty desire for adventure. The couple became life partners in 2000 and enjoyed 17 years together. Robin and Ailsa enjoyed dancing, traveling to Hawaii several times, and visiting Mukilteo, Washington every June. Ailsa's favorite song to dance to was the "Stray Cat Strut" and was a genius dancing the twist. Many afternoons and weekends you would find Robin and Ailsa at the Ollala Valley Golf Course. Robin content in golfing with his companion by his side, Ailsa would collect mosses, branches and flowers for future flower arrangements. It was a sweet life. Ailsa Bloodworth passed away April 13, 2017 at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital. Services were held in Ailsa's memory on April 15, 2017 in Yaquina Bay State Park. Donations in Ailsa's memory can be made to the Central Coast Humane Society www.centralcoasthumanesociety.com or to the Lake Oswego Hunt Club where Ailsa competitively jumped her horse Gypsy at www.lakeoswegohunt.com It is an impossible task to completely encapture this woman in words; she was more than any sentence or thought, or musical phrase. Look to Ailsa's life as an example of great joy, devotion to family and an artist who walked among God's creation in content.

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Ailsa Andrea Bloodworth

May 7, 1926 - April 13, 2017