James Robert Germann

James "Jim" Robert Germann passed away peacefully November 14th 2016 in the loving arms of his 3 devoted children. Jim started his life on a farm in northern Kentucky, the second youngest of eight children. His family bought a grocery store in Georgetown, Ohio where all of the children took turns working. After high school, he joined the Army and served a tour in Bremen, Germany in an infantry unit. After the war, he moved to Berkeley, California with his aunt Abbie Stuart for about a year before moving to Portland, Oregon to enjoy the great outdoors.It is there that he met and married the love of his life, Ann Catherine Repetto. They moved into their home in Sellwood/Moreland in 1958 and raised three children. He started working for Fred Meyer in 1956 and ended his long and successful career in the retail industry with his retirement in 1986. His real passions were hiking, camping, and working with flowers. He spent much of his retirement gardening, donating plants and dried flowers to the St Agatha Christmas Bazaar every year, and showcasing his vibrant yard which brought joy to the entire neighborhood. His greatest legacy was to devote his retirement to be of service to others. He was a member of the St. Agatha's parish, St. Vincent De Paul, and the Knights of Columbus, attending meetings and keeping minutes up until just a few months before his death. He worked to deliver emergency food boxes, serve dinners at Saint Francis Dining Hall, serve coffee and doughnuts to parishioners, drive parishioners to church, volunteer at the Down Town Men's Chapel, and was always there to lend a hand to whoever needed him. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Remembrances can be made to St Agatha's St Vincent de Paul and St Francis Dining Hall. Service Information