Virginia E. Noel, 89, went into the loving arms of Jesus Aug. 14, 2009 with her family by her side.
She was born June 29, 1920 in Burr Oak, Kan. to Everett and Ida (Thornton) Ogle-vie.
She grew up in Superior, Neb., moving to Portland in 1941.
Mrs. Noel was a telephone switchboard operator in the 1930s. Her first husband was killed in World War II.
She met her second husband, Vern, while they were…