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Paul Charles Raffensperger, 80, passed away at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House on May 15, 2017. Paul was born September 6, 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Leonard and Leone (Wiggins) Raffensperger. He was raised in Iowa and graduated from the University Of Iowa School Of Pharmacy. Paul married Janet N. Bryan on November 5, 1960. Their honeymoon was a trip from Charles City, Iowa to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where Paul was stationed in the US Army and worked as a pharmacist at the Army base dispensary. Their first child, Parke, was born while they were in Pittsburg. Paul then moved his family to Newport where their daughter, Kristen, was born. While in Newport, Paul worked in retail pharmacy. Paul and his family moved to Corvallis in 1964 where he became the chief of pharmacy at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He held this position for 27 years until his retirement in 1991. He continued to work part time in various pharmacies until 1999. Paul enjoyed spending time with his seven grandchildren and reading with children through the SMART program at Lincoln and Mountain View elementary schools. He also volunteered to teach non English speaking adults to read and write English. Paul and his wife Janet loved to travel. Some of the places they were able to visit together were Spain, Germany, Portugal, Turkey, Prague, Paris, Ireland and the British Isles. He also loved to ride his bike and managed to work this in to some of their travels. Paul was a veracious reader who loved history. He and his wife Janet also loved spending time at their house on the Oregon Coast where Paul enjoyed walking on the beach, volunteering with Oregon Coast Watch and doing puzzles. Paul also had a great sense of humor that he shared often with friends and family. Paul is survived by his wife Janet Raffensperger; children and their spouses Parke and (Corrie) Raffensperger of Salem, Kristen and (Greg) Rondeau of Corvallis; grandchildren Drew, Lindsay, Matthew, Bridget and Claire Raffensperger and Hannah and Henry Rondeau; younger brother John and (Sharon) Raffensperger of Iowa city Iowa, older brother Gene and (Mary) Raffensperger of Cedar Falls Iowa; and brother-in-law Gerry Bryan of Lamoine, Maine. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House or Linn Benton Food Share. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at McHenry Funeral Home. There will be an open house following the memorial 11:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. at 5635 SW Donovan Place.

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Paul Charles Raffensperger

September 6, 1936 - May 15, 2017