Everett Maurice Uebel

September 8, 1923 - December 21, 2022

Everett "Marc" Uebel of Albany Oregon, passed away peacefully on the evening of the winter solstice, with his wife Betty by his side at their residence in Mennonite Village. He was 99 years old.

Marc was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Fred and Erma (Dalgas) Uebel. He grew up in Grand Island during the Great Depression with his sister Evelyn, helping his parents operate their small grocery store, hunting and fishing, and raising spaniels. His family moved to Glendale, Oregon in 1941. Following the early and unexpected death of his father, they relocated to Corvallis. Marc enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1943, serving as aircraft mechanic on Guam, repairing and servicing B-29 bombers to help end World War II.

He returned to Corvallis to live with his mother and sister while attending Oregon State University on the GI Bill. Marc graduated in 1950 as an engineer and worked briefly as a firefighter on the Willamette National Forest before moving to Seattle to begin work at Boeing Field in Seattle.

There he met his life mate Betty Moshier. They courted by walking the beaches, parks, and piers along the Puget Sound, soon marrying and buying a little house in West Seattle to begin raising their family. After the birth of their two sons, Marc and Betty briefly experimented with work and life in the New York city area; but they soon moved back west, settling for over 20 years in southern California (Long Beach, Los Alamitos, and Fountain Valley.) During this time Marc worked as a foundry engineer at Centrifugal Cast Parts.  He loved going outdoors camping, hiking, fishing, and swimming in the beautiful surrounding mountains, beaches, and deserts with his family.

Following the birth of their second daughter, Marc and Betty decided to leave the increasingly crowded urban area and return to the Pacific Northwest to his beloved Willamette Valley. In 1974, they settled in North Albany on a small farm with an orchard, barn, and pasture to allow the kids to raise and enjoy horses, chickens, and cows. He was very proud of their large vegetable garden and the orchard of Royal Ann cherries and many varieties of apples that they annually produced and marketed around Albany. During this time, he worked for Oremet (now ATI) as a foundry engineer for 15 years before retiring in1987. Marc and Betty relocated to a home in South Albany in 1992 to be near the public pool where he regularly swam, and then moved to Mennonite Village in 2019.

Marc thrived in a very long retirement. He avidly studied personal investing and managed their modest nest egg to last for many decades. He was very physically active enjoying daily walks, swimming, biking, gardening, canoeing, and camping. He loved music and was a skilled whistler, which he did for many hours every day as he worked in his shop and while gardening. He loved woodworking, producing many fine pieces of furniture, turned bowls, carvings and hand mirrors for family and friends. He volunteered as one of the early woodcarvers restoring the Albany Historic Carousel, helping create Sally the Swiss Brown Cow and other fantastical creatures to delight us all.

He had a special place in his heart for animals, particularly Siamese cats (last ones Casanova and Belle) and spaniels (he raised and trained springers and Brittany's- lastly Jingles and Tiffany). Marc was a quiet, hard-working man, and a dedicated, beloved father and husband. He is survived by his wife Betty; sons Jeff, Cliff and daughters Nancy and Sarah; their spouses Lesli, Tamie, Tom, Brett (respectively) and seven grandchildren: Carly, Nicky, Ethan, Josh, Anna, Trinity, and Ben. He will be deeply missed by his family.

A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at graveside at Old North Palestine Cemetery later this spring (date and time to be announced.) Memorial contributions may be made to the Albany Historic Carousel, OPB and/or The Nature Conservancy in care of the funeral home. Marc loved forests and trees, and the funeral home can arrange for planting a tree as a living tribute and reminder of him. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling arrangements ( https://www.aasum-dufour.com/ ).