Rosemarie Hubley

Rosemarie Lerra Hubley passed away on the morning of Jan. 11 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. Born in East Boston on March 23, 1956, to Mary and Thomas Lerra, Rosemarie grew up a city girl but learned to love the natural beauty of the Northwest. Rosemarie is survived by her husband, Timothy Hubley, and her daughter, Nickelle Hubley, both of Corvallis; her brothers Tom Lerra of Boston and Andrew Lerra of Florida. She is preceded in death by her beloved son, Marco Hubley, in 2006. A most beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, Rosemarie delighted all of those around her by entertaining, eating red licorice, watching sappy chick flicks, lending her ears for good conversation and taking long walks through inspiring Northwest vistas. She dedicated her life to her family’s development through roles as room-parent, den mother, team-parent, neighborhood association’s officer, travel-buddy, family counselor and finance director. Rosemarie had a deep passion for helping others succeed as demonstrated by her dedication to teaching and education. She began her journey as an educator with an associate degree from Massachusetts Bay Community College in 1976, followed by a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, 1978, culminating in a Master in Adult Education and Work Force Training from Oregon State University in the spring of 2000. She worked as a Business Tech Lab Assistant for the Benton Center, and after achieving her master’s, became a full-time instructor at Linn-Benton Community College in 2004. At LBCC she found her great joy in inspiring eager learners’ development and achievement of new and higher expectations. In 2007, Rosemarie became the program coordinator in the LBCC Business Technology lab in Lebanon until health issues forced a scaling back. Rosemarie’s grace and style warmed and comforted us. Her fierce loyalty and compassion guarded and protected us. She will be greatly missed and forever cherished. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be sent to the Linn-Benton Community College Business Technology Scholarship fund. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at Linn-Benton Community College in the Russell Tripp Performance Center in Takena Hall.

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Rosemarie Hubley

March 23, 1956 - January 11, 2009