Allan B. Westphal

Toledo resident Allan B. Westphal, aged 95, passed away in his sleep at Sunshine Home in Lincoln Beach on Dec. 20, 2015. He had been lovingly cared for there by Ana Imes and the other angels since May 1. He was born in Wylie, Minn., on March 28, 1920, to Frederick Karl and O'Tillie Keller Westphal. He joined brothers Merold, Vernon and Sheldon and sisters Luella, Grace, Pearl, Violet and Blossom. Allan was a child of the Depression, moving with his family to Ridgefield, Wash., when his father died in 1923. He graduated from Vancouver High School in 1939 and then began work at Boeing in Seattle. He married Wanda Nadine Stumbaugh in Seattle and soon both of them went off to serve in the U. S. Navy in WWII. Allan served in the Pacific Theatre on the U.S.S. Montpelier, participating in all major engagements and earning 13 battle stars. Allan E. was born to the couple in 1947. The couple later divorced and he married Roberta Fantz in Newport in1961. They were blessed with daughter Denise Gayle in 1962. They were later divorced. He was a Lincoln County resident since the 1950's in Logsden, Newport and Toledo. He married Frances Huffman in 1969. A man of varied experiences and interests, he was a teacher, coach, square and round dancer, outdoorsman, community volunteer and leader. Allan was a 65- year member of Masonic lodges -- Occident Lodge 99 in Ilwaco, Wash., and Newport Lodge 85 (formerly Lincoln Lodge in Toledo, where he was past master several times, district deputy for five years and Hiram award recipient). He was past president of the Oregon Federation of Square and Round Dance Clubs, Randall Award recipient, past Goodwill Ambassador, past delegate and past president of Lincoln-Tillamook area council, Yaquina Squares and Toledo 49'rs. In addition, he was twice past president and Yuma Festival chairman in Arizona. He served in the local Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he was past Flotilla Commander and held several other positions. In addition, he volunteered in both the Newport and Toledo Fire Departments and on the Toledo Rural Fire District board of directors (past president). For several years, he was assistant chief and training officer in the Toledo department. In a related position, he was one of the founders and the primary instructor for the Georgia-Pacific plant emergency organization during its early years. After the war Al worked in the oyster industry and built a home at Nahcotta, WA. He later worked as a logger and heavy equipment operator in Springfield, Valsetz, the Siletz Gorge and South Tract. He retired in 1982 from Georgia-Pacific, Toledo Div., as a millwright. He was a member of the Toledo Elks, the Masonic lodges, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the American Legion, and a very special writing group. Surviving are his wife, Fran Huffman Westphal of Toledo, son Allan E. (Grace) Westphal, of Colorado Springs, daughter Denise (David) McMillan of Hillsboro, and grandchildren Christine (Adrian) Manzanares, Randall Westphal and Janet Westphal, of Ft. Collins, Colo., Amanda Wruble of Pleasant Hill, Calif., and Kylie Wruble of Bend. Also surviving are great-grandchildren, Xavier and Jaeson Manzanares, Emian, Dallana, Lanelle, and Kali Westphal, and their grandmother, Pu Yong Westphal, all of Ft. Collins. Allan was preceded in death by his parents and brothers and sisters and by nephews Donovan Jahnke and Richard D. Westphal. Surviving nephews and nieces are Shirley Jahnke of Vancouver, Jerry Westphal, Carol Heffler, and Ronald Westphal, of the Portland area, Merold Westphal, of Nanuet, New York, Beth Kroll, of Norfolk, Virginia, Marcy Casey of Hoopa, Calif. and Sandy Williamson of Eureka, Calif. A celebration of Allan's life will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Toledo, 383 N.E. Beech Street. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Allan Westphal memorial fund, care of the church, P.O. Box 447, Toledo, OR 97391 or to a charity of your choice.

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Allan B. Westphal

March 28, 1920 - December 20, 2015