Ann M. Goldberg

Ann was born in Portland, Oregon, October 10, 1939, to Mabel and Douglas Lowell. Raised in Portland, Oregon, she attended Holy Child Academy in Portland and Stanford University. After graduating she spent two years in Hong Kong, as an editor for "Asia Magazine." She returned to New York City where she met her first husband, Ted Allen, eventually moving to Seattle with their sons Tim and Rick. The family moved to Bellingham where she worked with the local television station producing video documentaries about the forest industry in Washington. She participated in many civic activities, including working as a volunteer resettling refugee families. Her red, white and blue patchwork quilt was displayed in the state capitol for the Bicentennial celebration. In 1976 Ann and her family moved to the Washington, D.C. area where she worked for AAUW and the American Logistics Association. At ALA she was the liaison between the Pentagon, national suppliers to the military commissaries and Congress. During this time she volunteered with a program that assisted military wives to earn their GEDs while their spouses were deployed overseas. Together with three womens societies and other educators, Ann helped to facilitate the founding of The Washington School for Girls in 1997. WSG has become a model of success in educating girls to become strong leaders in their community. She started an adaptive clothing company, Ann McTavish, in an effort to make fashionable adaptive clothing available to the elderly, in honor of her mother, Mabel Lowell. In 1998 she married Mort Goldberg. After his death in 2000 she moved to Bend, Oregon. Anns joy was her family and friends, bringing people together to make new professional, volunteer and social bonds. Ann is survived by her sons Timothy and Richard Allen of Maryland, brother Richard Lowell (Chris) of Bend, Or, sister Elizabeth Lowell Brunkow of Portland, OR, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Mass will be celebrated at Holy Cross Church in Portland at 1 pm on July 6th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Washington School for Girls in Washington, D.C. or Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center in Bend, Oregon. Funeral Home: Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home 105 NW Irving Ave Bend, OR US 97701

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Ann M. Goldberg

October 10, 1939 - May 7, 2018