Paul V. Ribali

Paul V. Ribali Paul V. Ribali, of Woodburn, Oregon ran into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Saturday, August 8th, 2015. He passed peacefully at Life Care Center in McMinnville. He was 77. Paul was born January 26, 1938 in Walsenburg, Colorado. He attended University of Northern Colorado and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Educational Media. In 1962 he married Bonnie Bowles and they had two children, Denise and Jon D. Ribali. They divorced in 1989. Paul worked most of his life as an administrator in the public school system and was dedicated to education and literacy. Paul retired in 2003 and moved to Woodburn, Oregon to be closer to his family. His grandchildren brought him great joy and he was known for sending copious amounts of adorable pictures to everyone on his email list. Paul is survived by his sister Lucy Martinez; his brother Joe Ribali; his daughter Denise Manley and her children, J’enae and Erica Braden and Austin Manley, and by his son and daughter-in-law Jon D. and Kristina Ribali and their children, Nicholas and Reagan Ribali.He spent the remainder of his life serving others. A devoted Christian, Paul will be remembered for making time for anyone who needed a hand, a ride, a meal or just someone to pray with. He loved to travel and was a dedicated volunteer for Camp Furthest Out (CFO). He will be greatly missed by everyone who ever had the privilege to spend time with him. There will be a service celebrating his life on Monday, August 17th at 1:00pm at Mid-Valley Community Church, located at 591 Gatch St, Woodburn, OR 97071. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Paul’s name to Mid-Valley Community Church. We are confident he would be happy to know those who loved him gave in order to fulfill the work of reaching others for Christ.