Lolita May Stuthard

May Stuthard went to her true home

in Heaven, at the age of 79.

Lolita May Roberts was born on

September 10, 1938, in Kendrick, Idaho. Her parents,

Harold and Corrinah, raised Lolita and her four siblings

on a small farm in remote Northwestern Idaho, called

American Ridge.

After graduating from Kendrick High School in

1955, Lolita moved to Portland to attend Pacific Bible

College. She also worked at Montgomery Wards,

where she met a good looking guy named Richard, who

worked in the hardware department. She married the

love of her life, Richard Stuthard, on August 18, 1962.

In 1965, the newlyweds moved to Astoria, and soon

after were blessed with a daughter, Cynthia, and later

with a son, John.

Richard and Lolita moved their young family back

to Portland in 1968, where Lolita decided to pursue

her dream to become a teacher. She graduated from

Portland State University in 1978 with a Bachelor of

Science degree, and went on to earn her Master’s degree

in education in 1981. Lolita worked as a Title One

teacher at Alder Elementary School in the Reynolds

School District. She taught reading, writing, and math

to thousands of kids during her 24 year career, as well

as English to Japanese exchange students during the

summer. Every week, she faithfully taught Sunday

School at East Hill Church with Richard at her side.

After retiring, Lolita and Richard spent many happy

years enjoying time with their kids and grandkids, trips

to the Oregon Coast, and combining their passions with

serving others. Lolita loved gardening and served as

President of the Petal Pushers Garden Club, Director of

the Multnomah District of Garden Clubs, and Director

of the Junior Garden Club at Ventura Park School. She

was awarded a life membership in the Oregon State

Federation of Garden Clubs. Lolita continued to teach

Sunday school every week, and loved to serve as a

camp counselor at East Hill Church’s summer Bible

camps, where she was always a celebrity with the kids.

Lolita will be lovingly remembered by all of her

friends and family for her wonderful sense of humor,

her love of costumes, hilarious pranks, and her ability

to bring joy into every situation. She had a passion for

many things, but especially for her family, friends,

flowers, and most of all, her Christian faith. Lolita

loved to laugh, she loved her Lord and Savior, and she

loved the people that He put into her life. She lived her

life well, because she loved well.

On Monday, August 20, 2018, Lolita went to her

true home in Heaven, at the age of 79. She temporarily

leaves behind her husband of 56 years, Richard Stuthard

of Gresham; her daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and

Mike Wall of Sandy; her son and daughter-in-law,

John and Elisabeth Stuthard, and their three children,

Olivia, Quinncy and Lincoln, of Billings, Montana; her

brother and sister-in-law, Orville and Benita Roberts,

of Portland; and many beloved nephews and nieces.

A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be

held on Saturday, October 20th, at 1:00 p.m. at East

Hill Church in their “Kid City”, located next to the

main building: 701 N. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR

97030.

Memorial contributions to support East Hill’s

summer kids program may be made to East Hill Church