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Kenneth Allen Hooley (Ken)

| January 8, 2014 5:00 AM

Kenneth Allen Hooley (Ken) passed away at his home in Molalla, OR. Surrounded by his loving family. He was a big hearted man with a big laugh that made you feel warm inside. He was a wonderful, father and husband and ultimately the best of friends to all of us.

Ken was born in Hot Springs, MT. in 1943 to John and Edna Hooley. He also had two brothers and two sisters. His family moved to Warden, WA. in the mid 50's. Ken graduated from Lind, WA in 1962.

Ken enlisted into the Navy in 1963 and served as a machinists mate during the Vietnam War. He also worked in the oil fields at Bakersfield, CA. and finally settled in Oregon where he worked as a production manager for Blaunt Beaverton Packing and Graphic Sciences. It is also where he met the love of his life, Dawn. Ken loved to be outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter.

Ken was preceded in death by his mother and father Edna and John also a older brother Eldon. He is survived by his wife Dawn, daughters Tere, Glaine, Jana, and Becky, sons Paul David and Brian one brother, Jack two sisters Mary and Kathy (a twin) and seventeen grandchildren.