Ida B. Backman, 88, of Tigard, Oregon died Sunday, October 11, 2020, in the comfort of her home surrounded by loved ones. A private memorial service and entombment will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Finley Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Portland. The service will be live-streamed here: https://www.facebook.com/FinleySunsetHills/ due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a larger celebration of life being held at a later date and time when larger gatherings are permitted.
Ida was born July 22, 1932, in Mammoth, Utah, to Leonard and Vida Gonnuscio and raised in Centerville, Utah.
In 1949 she married her high school sweetheart, Samuel A. Backman, in Centerville and was married for 59 years until his passing in 2008. Together they raised three daughters and three sons. The family moved to Oregon, where she worked at the Wigwam, Intel, and Backman Insurance. They lived in the Beaverton-Hillsboro area for 35 years and retired in Ione in 1991. After her husband passed away, she moved back to the Tigard area in 2009.
Her favorite place on earth was the Oregon Coast where she could watch God's handiwork in the majestic waves and sunsets. She enjoyed family gatherings, gardening, reading, writing, poetry, baking, crossword puzzles, music, camping, fishing and hunting but was most passionate about her Christian faith, leaving her family an amazing legacy.
She is survived by daughters Cathy Roberts, Lori Fisher, Jennifer Martyn; sons Michael, Wally and Paul Backman; brothers Sonny, James, and Jerry Gonnuscio; sister Vida Del Rean Gonnuscio; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and her faithful companion "Sammy".
Her children and grandchildren were the "apple of her eye" and her pride and joy. She had a heart after God and loved giving to a variety of charitable organizations.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
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