Kenneth "Kenny" Richard Moffenbier

"Celebration of Life" Friday September 25, 2015 at 1:00PM Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes, 11667 SE Stevens Rd., Portland, Oregon 97086. Private Burial Chimes Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, rememberances may be made to the Oregon Food Bank. "The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same. Nor would you want to." From Darcy Gronvold, Kenneth Moffenbier's daughter Kenneth Richard Moffenbier-Born February 5th, 1931 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Ken moved with his family to Portland, Oregon as a little tike at the age of 5. Sacred Heart, the school that was lucky enough to have to have Ken Moffenbier walk the halls and attend classes until he moved on to Central Catholic High School, his stepping stone onto the campus of St. Martins College in Lacey, Washington. Leaving college (St Martins) with three bags one plate, we call home and my cannon. Very uncommon in the 50's when you'd see any team with a guy throwing in the low 90's constantly. Good ol' Kenny here had his cannon throwing out a consestant 98 mph fastball. Dagger to the heart of opposing team, whos' coach tentatively dragged himself to the ballpark for what he knew to be a guarantee loss for himself and his crew. Life after baseball: ( when a cannon is sidelined) A shoulder injury was Kens way of parting with professional baseball. Give it your all, or none at all. And that's how Ken played. A sad loss for his teammates and the coaching staff. And for the first time in quite a while clean up hitters around the league could breathe a sigh of relief and saw a newfound hope ahead. After his time playing for the Yankees organization Ken went to go work with is father Ben, who was a supervisor in the warehouse for United Grocers. Ken would find himself as the companies Foreman. A leader, now off the field, he was considered by those who worked for him and by those who had more time with the company, a solid character, firm when need be, but approachable and dependable. A no nonsense guy delegating other, but always found time and also any moment, when possible, to goof around, crack some jokes, high fives, nods, anything he could to make someone day fly by and have a little fun at work with still getting thing done. For forty two years Ken was exactly the kind of guy you hoped that you may work for or with. The mans man. He could truly balance his responsibilities and fun. Ken being Ken could take that a step further mixing the two, presenting it in such a way where it seemed normal to work hard while laughing and enjoying your time there at work. He would set many standards throught his life as he did at united grocers. It's as if Ken lived like he was still finishing St. Martins; Always happy to learn something new, made every aspect in his life and if you were with him at any point, your life, more fun with feelings of accomplishments that made a difference in life It almost seems as if Kenny here wore a soft smile constantly because he knew a little something about life that others didn't. And whether you knew it or not one way or another, Ken passed this little gift on to those in contact with him. When passionate about something Ken had the gift of being about as subtle as a shotgun and also as subtle as a warm quiet memory from long ago, softly seeping into thoughts you hadn't had in a while,which you now for what the reason may be a realization hit you about something important to you which is priceless when it comes to real wholeness about something within assuring to oneself and any who are connected to you or this seemingly random memory from nowhere that opens your eyes as well as your heart. A time where you feel and you know that things will always happen as they do, and it will still be okay from this view. If you understand and are even having a bit of this feeling going on right now, remember with just a smile this was Ken Moffenbiers more subtle way of being a friend to you,boss, co-worker or any other role played in life to make you and your day understand the value of hard work respect, freedom within, quiet laughter, comfort and a little mystery about the man wearing that smile, that’s Ken could illicet in other, by simply and truly being himself, was a blessing and a wonderful gift to experience. So subtle and quite, again, if you are experiencing that feeling of a memory as mentioned before, then you are one of the people who was and is always connected to him. Love and warm memories is the way Ken is still an example in your life. Maybe this is what Ken knew all along when he wore the "Ken Smile" We all show love and experience it differently. Maybe not extreme and loud Kens" gift was a strong steady and constant current of love for life, for oneself, for those most dear to us and to God who seeded this gift and given us all a hall pass and a temporary vesele to experience with one another. Enjoy it preciousness. Be true and live celebrating life and its mysterious treasures together as Ken Moffenbier strived for... Kenny is survived by his loving wife, Virginia; son Brad and wife Kathy; daughter Darcy; 3 grandchildren Angelica, Corbin and Kendall; and 2 great grandchildren Calvin and Reece. Service Information