Ernest Ray Looney

Ernest was born March 4, 1930 in Lebanon,Oregon to Giles “George” P. Looney and Gladys V. Looney. He was the youngest of 8 children. While growing up Ernest worked many jobs such as; picking hops and helped build the trail at Cape Lookout State Park in 1948 up to the plane crash and to the cape point. He graduated in 1948 from Salem High School. He met Norma Jean Weaver at a basketball game and they married on April 4, 1952. Ernest worked at Star Foods Cannery for 20 years and then moved on to work at the U.S. Postal Service and retired from there after 19 years in 1986. He had also served as president of the Mail Handlers Union. His hobbies included; coin collecting, gardening, hunting, fishing and camping with family. He enjoyed feeding and watching his hummingbirds too. His wife Norma preceded him in death July 22, 2017. Graveside Service, Friday May 18, 2018 at 11:00 am at Zion Memorial Park Cemetery.