In Loving Memory of Molly Elaine Rodway (née Fleetwood)

 Molly Elaine Fleetwood Rodway, 6/5/1942 - 1/19/2021 Things I loved about mom.... (this is a tiny sample, the list is too long to ever type...) * Her long flowing hair - she never had any sort of trendy hairdo, just a natural wavy mane, feminine and low-maintenance, she did not see hairdressers but always looked nice. * Her beautiful sparkling green eyes * Her infectious, free, enthusiastic laughter * Her love for all animals, wild or tame, big or small, always attentive and curious and caring and always so gentle - no animal was ever punished in our home, only rewarded for good behavior. * Her love and skill in cooking and baking - fresh healthy food every day. So many beautiful cookies at Christmas. * Her musical training. Mom taught piano and also knew all the classics, and had wonderful taste. There was always music playing in the house, every day, and it was always high quality, from Beethoven or Copeland to John Williams or medieval dulcimer recordings, folk or jazz, she even...

Molly's memorial celebration and Legacy Bench dedication will be on Sunday, June 5th, please email her daughter Sarah if you would like to join, all are welcome who knew and loved Molly. Google Calendar link:  https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nm12aGtrZTBwbmQ4MnN2Ymdkb25jYXM1ZWMgc2FyYWhqdXJnZW5zZW5AbQ&tmsrc=sarahjurgensen%40gmail.com  

 This week payment was processed for a Legacy Bench in honor of Molly Rodway in Wilshire Park, in NE Portland. I basically grew up in this park, we lived half a block from it and visited almost daily for two decades. In Molly's last years of life, we visited this park every week. Somehow every time I picked her up from her memory care facility, the skies would clear and the sun would peek out, even all winter long this happened, each time we arrived at the park to walk. And we would sit at the bench on the walking path and she would exclaim, "It's a beautiful day!" It took me until last week to take down my Christmas tree this year. She was still alive when I put it up, and mom loved Christmas. So it was hard to take it down. When I did, I came across this little photo album of old Christmas photos, including some really sweet shots of mom, so I thought I would share them, here.  We will have a Celebration of Life and memorial bench dedication party for mom at Wilshir...

 Molly's obituary went live today, it can be found here:  Molly Elaine (Fleetwood) Rodway obituary    https://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=molly-elaine-rodway-fleetwood&pid=197680145 In lieu of flowers, we chose local animal shelter Pixie Project for donations in Molly's memory: pixieproject.org/donate   Pixie Project not only shelters all animals regardless of their needs, but also helps underserved communities and low income pet owners care for their pets. Molly loved animals, we think this is a beautiful way to honor her memory. A Memorial dedication/celebration in honor of Molly will take place this coming summer 2021 in Wilshire Park, in Portland - I will update this website with information when we are able to plan and set a date for this event. Hopefully I can find a way to stream some of it online for those who can't attend in person. Check back here for details or email Sarah anytime: serafaery@yahoo.com or mollyerodway@gma...

Molly Elaine Rodway (née Fleetwood) passed away peacefully, January 19th 2021 at 4:45pm, surrounded in love. Her two children, Shawn and Sarah Jurgensen were present. We were with her for her last 24 hours, holding hands, embracing, sharing stories and blessings and prayers, and listening to music while she so gently faded.  Please email MollyERodway@gmail.com for an invitation to an online Celebration of Life in February and for info about a memorial service at Wilshire Park in the spring, and for donation options in the coming weeks. We would love to hear your stories and experiences, and anything you would like to share with us about your memories of our beloved Molly.   Thank you. We are all made of stars. ❤                                       ~Sarah sarahjurgensen@gmail.com 503-720-5486

Molly was an accomplished pianist, a talented singer, and also played the flute. She sang in church choirs for as long as I can remember. Church was a huge part of her life, and her faith was extremely strong. I was baptized Lutheran, but we also attended Presbyterian, Methodist, and non-Denominational churches over the years, as well as visiting the Grotto Mass on occasion.  She loved to sing, play piano, and decorate for church holidays and events, often staying up for hours sewing Advent or Easter banners or creating elaborate oversized floral arrangements for the chancel and sanctuary.   Mom also was a bit of a health nut and cooked most of our meals from scratch, as well as baking and gardening beautiful vegetables, fruit, trees, and flowers.  Molly loved all creatures great and small, and had many many animals over the years, all of them loved to the fullest. Our house growing up always had multiple cats and dogs, and sometimes other small animals like iguanas ...