He married Audrey Kaylene Helgerson on June 27th, 1949, and they celebrated 74 years of marriage.
As a young man he spent two years in the Navy on the USS Jaquar and was honorably discharged in 1945, then completed four years of apprenticeship and worked as a journeyman carpenter his entire life until he retired in 1985. He believed in and was proud to be a Union man.
Harland was an avid fisherman, hunter, outdoorsman, horseshoe player, coach of his son’s baseball teams, excellent at pool, enjoyed golf and square dancing, singing in choirs and barbershop, and winning at poker. In his seventies he started biking ten miles a day around north Portland and on his 80th birthday about forty of his clan rode with him. And if a grandchild was playing sports, you’d find him and Audrey in the grandstands.
Harland is survived by wife Audrey; children Deborah, Harland Ralph Jr. (Peggy); Constance Cunnington (Richard); Rebecca Smith (Bruce); David; Karl (Debra); Jon (Lisa); Grandchildren: Brie , Julian, Megan, Brian, Kate, Jeff, Richie, Rachel, Carmen, Candace, Joseph, Lindsey, Halee, Karee, Jacob, Ian, Nathan, Marena, Mary, Nolan; Great Grandchildren: Hana, Sandra, Zach, Alyssa, Emma, Sibyl, Dash, Ansel, Sydney, Cierra, Jordan, Emily, Jace, Jackson, Henry, Ellie, Kellen, John, Audrey, Taryn, Zerric; Great Great Grandchildren: DJ; and his sister Barbara Mineau.
He was preceded in death by his parents Helge and Ruth Helgerson, his siblings Arthur Helgerson, Nora Croft Zampaneli, Constance Granander, Paul Helgerson, Margaret Waite, his infant son Joseph, his granddaughter Teisha Helgerson.
A Memorial service will be Sunday May 5, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at Peace Lutheran Church, with Rev. Berry Scruggs officiating. His is buried at Skyline Memorial Gardens.
Audrey requests donations to Teisha’s Place in lieu of flowers or coach a kid doing something fun.
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