Issac M. “Ike” Risseeuw

Posted by chris

October 4, 2008

1928-2008

Services for Isaac M. “Ike” Risseeuw of Grand Ronde will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Sheridan Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Todd Bramhall will officiate. Interment will be held at Green Crest Memorial Park in Sheridan.

Ike is Tracy’s Grandfather and I considered him mine too.

Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville. The funeral home will be open for visitation from 1 to 7 p.m. today and Friday.

Mr. Risseeuw died at home on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. He was 80.

Born in Todd County, S.D., on May 19, 1928, he was the son of William Abraham and Winnie Nellie (Schryvers) Risseeuw.

In 1937, his family settled in the Grand Ronde area. He attended schools in Grand Ronde and Willamina.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1947, then spent five years in the Naval Reserves.

He married Mabel Darlene Shaul in Vale on May 13, 1950.

Mr. Risseeuw worked in logging all his life. He owned his own logging company and drove trucks for Littlejohn Logging.

He served 30 years on the Grand Ronde Water Board. He also served on Grand Ronde School Board.

A member of the Grand Ronde Church of the Nazarene since 1956, he was very active in church activities. He enjoyed tending his lawn, his garden and his roses.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Sandra Sims of Willamina and Rhonda Ardell Stackhouse of Grand Ronde; five sons, David Wayne Risseeuw of Willamina, Donald Risseeuw of Sheridan and Kenneth Allen Risseeuw, Charles Keith Risseeuw and Russell Roy Risseeuw of Grand Ronde; a foster son, Steve Palanuk of Grand Ronde; two sisters, Jane Buswell of Dallas and Vivian St. Germain of Springfield; four brothers, Butch Risseeuw of Willamina, Lonnie Risseeuw of Roseburg and Vern and Bob Risseeuw of La Pine; 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy, and a sister, Marie.

Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at the Grand Ronde Nazarene Church, care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.

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