December 2011
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 7
Kathryn Ann Kaser Dodge 1937-2011
OBITUARY
Kathryn Ann Kaser Dodge, 74,
died peacefully on November 15,
2011. She was born, raised, and
lived her entire life in Portland,
Oregon. She will be greatly missed
by her family and many friends in
the community.
Kay was educated at Beaumont
Elementary School and she gradu-
ated from Grant High School. She
attended Oregon State University
and received a bachelor’s degree in
Home Economics.
Kay received her teacher certifica-
tion from Lewis and Clark College.
She was also an active member of
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority and
Delta Kappa Gamma Educators
Society.
Since retiring from teaching in the
Portland Public School District, Kay
was an active community patron.
She was a member of Portland
Art Museum Asian Art Council,
the Literary Arts and Lecture series,
Portland Symphony, Portland Op-
era, Portland Contemporary Arts
Guild, Mazamas, Friends of the
Columbia River Gorge, Friends of
Timberline Lodge and many other
civic organizations.
Kay graciously supported the
many school activities of her great
nephews and nieces. She never said
no to fundraising activities, and she
frequently attended their school
performances, sports tournaments,
science fairs and band concerts.
Kay was a wonderful friend to
many in Portland, joining them
for classes, events, or going out
to lunch. Kay enjoyed her folk
dancing lessons, bible study and
book group, alumnae societies and
Balalaika music lessons.
She is survived by her husband,
Nick Dodge; her sister, Carolyn Kas-
er Fairman; and her cousin, Dolores
Harris. Kay will be greatly missed
by her six nieces and nephews, and
her nine great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service is planned
for Saturday, December 3 at 1 pm
at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in
Portland. In lieu of flowers, the
family has asked that donations be
given to the Friends of the Colum-
bia River Gorge and the Friends of
Timberline Lodge.
Editor’s Note: According to her
niece Kay loved shopping and dining
in Multnomah Village.
Riversgate Church purchases building in the Village
Riversgate Church has purchased the
property at 7634 SW Capitol Hwy. in
Multnomah Village.
The congregation currently rents the
Multnomah Center on Sundays, and
houses their office at 3612 SW Troy St.
They have been meeting in Multnomah
since 2002.
Rivergate’s involvement in the
Multnomah community has included
free summer basketball camps, free
meals, a transitional home for men,
midweek youth meetings, as well as
outreaches to the homeless in down-
town Portland. The church also sup-
ports mission efforts in Chile, Uganda,
and Mexico.
Formerly a carpentry shop, the build-
ing on Capitol Highway will allow Riv-
ersgate to further establish itself in this
community and provide opportunities
for expanded ministries and commu-
nity outreach.
The remodel plan after structural up-
grades is for a large meeting area along
with children’s classrooms, offices and
a kitchen.
The building front will blend with
neighboring structures and will en-
(photo courtesy Carol Reid, Riversgate Church)
hance that section of Capitol Highway.
The completion date is tentatively
scheduled for October 2012.
Pastor Rob Anthony says, “Rivers-
gate is what I think of as a ‘community
church.’ I see the people I worship with
on Sunday walking through the village
during the week, or eating at Fat City.
Our kids see each other not just on Sun-
day but at school all week too.”
“So it’s really true when we say as a
church we care about this community
because so many of us live here and are
a part of it.’’
“That’s a big reason why we are so
happy to have the opportunity to put
down deeper roots right in the heart of
the village and in the process redeem
an old building that has been here since
1928.”
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