Hector John Munn Jr.
Newberg, Oregon
Feb. 7, 1930 – May 6, 2015
Hector John Munn Jr. passed away on May 6, 2015 in Newberg, Oregon, at the age of 85. He was born in Index, Washington on Feb. 7, 1930 and raised in Quilcene, Washington.
He married Verna Francis Rice on June 12, 1953 in Seattle, Washington. They raised two sons, James Hector and Bruce Stewart.
From 1953 to 1956, Munn served in the National Security Agency during the Korean War as a Private First Class. He received a Ph.D in chemistry from Oregon State University in 1964, and was a professor and registrar at George Fox University in Newberg before he retired there. Munn was a member of the American Chemical Society and the West Chehalem Friends Church, and, along with his wife, was a Kigali Missionary in Rwanda in the 1990s.
He loved his farm in Leland and wrote several published books on family history.
Munn is survived by wife, Verna; and sons, James and Bruce.
A funeral is scheduled at West Chehalem Friends Church in Newberg at 2 p.m. on May 23.
A graveside ceremony will be held at Quilcene Cemetery at 2 p.m. on May 25. Reception to follow at Quilcene Bible Church, 295643 Hwy 101.
Memorial contributions may be sent to George Fox University.
