Rosella Halford

A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in Farnstrom-Gable Funeral Home for Rosella Halford, who died Jan. 22 at age 83. Rosella McDonald was born Jan. 19, 1925, in Barnsdall, Okla. She moved in 1943 to Portland to work as a welder for the shipyards during World War II. Later, she was a bus driver for TriMet for about 20 years. Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Halford and son-in law Randy Klomparens; son, Jesse; sister, Kathryn Patton; Kathryn Patton; grandchild