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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
Obituaries
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Andrew Thomas Niebergall, Jr.
May 12, 1932 — August 17, 2021
On August 17, Tom
joined his beloved wife,
Molly, in Heaven. Tom was
the only child to Andrew
Thomas Niebergall, Sr. and
Violet Veronica Kelsey of
Bend.
His happy childhood
included his love of play-
ing sports, especially foot-
ball. Tom enjoyed hiking
and camping in the Central
Oregon mountains. He par-
ticipated in the Boy Scouts,
where he eventually earned
the rank of Eagle Scout and
three Palms. Tom graduated
from Bend High School in
1950.
He attended Oregon
State College (now OSU),
where he majored in busi-
ness administration.
Demonstrating his leadership
skills, Tom became student
body vice president, a mem-
ber of Sigma Phi Epsilon fra-
ternity, and earned national
honors before graduating in
1954. During his sophomore
year, he met the love of his
life, Molly O9Connor. Soon
after graduation, Tom and
Molly married and began
their journey. This journey
was a true love story of a
devoted marriage which
endured the next 66 years,
before Molly preceded him
in death in February this
year.
They spent their first
eight years together with
Tom serving in the U.S.
Air Force; throughout these
years, they traveled 17,248
miles and moved 11 times!
During this time, Bridget
was born in Tampa, Florida,
and two years later Tom was
born in Fairbanks, Alaska.
They then moved to Seattle,
Washington where Tom
completed his master9s in
business at the University of
Washington while flipping
burgers during the night shift
at Dick9s Drive-In.
The growing family
moved to Salem, Oregon,
a n d To m e n r o l l e d a t
Willamette Law School, and
Molly babysat during the
day and worked nights filing
at a local bank. Their third
child, John, was born here.
Upon completion of Tom9s
law degree, they moved
to Lake Oswego and built
a home, where they wel-
comed Pete, their youngest
son. Here, Tom and
Molly raised their
children and lived
for the next 55
years. Tom began
his nearly 40-year
legal career at
Portland law firm
K i n g , M i l l e r,
Nash and Yerkey.
Later, he worked
in corporate law
at Georgia-Pacific
and at Nike, Inc.
Remembered for
his strong educational and
teamwork skills, Tom9s
attention to detail, integrity,
and expertise helped guide
Nike in protecting its swoosh
trademark.
Tom always demonstrated
an unwavering devotion to
family, a commitment to
lifelong friendships, as well
as a caring and kind attitude
toward others. In 1999, Tom
retired, which freed up more
time to spend with Molly, his
children, and his grandchil-
dren. As a lifelong learner
and an avid reader, Tom was
a passionate supporter of the
OSU Valley Library. Tom9s
many interests included
model railroading, stamp col-
lecting, gardening, and being
surrounded by his beloved
family. Tom is survived by
his children: Bridget Munson
(Dave), Tom (Dolores), John
(Renee), and Pete (Sonia).
He also leaves behind eight
grandchildren and one great-
granddaughter. The fam-
ily would like to thank The
Springs at Sherwood for
their loving and compassion-
ate care.
Service and reception will
be at Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church in Lake
Oswego on October 2, at 1
p.m. We ask all who attend
the service and reception to
be vaccinated and wear a
mask.
The service will be
livestreamed at OLLparish.
com. Select button that says
<Watch Livestream Mass=
then select <Stream Spot=
window. Livestream starts
five minutes before start
time.
Friends and family are
encouraged to sign the online
guest book at www.Tributes.
com. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in
Tom9s name to Oregon State
University Valley Library,
www.fororegonstate.org
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