Cyrus & Clara Maloney

It is with heavy hearts, the children of Cyrus Garnet Maloney, 91, and his wife, Clara Louise (Ryals) (Haag) Maloney, 91, of Yamhill, OR announce the passing away of their parents at their residence.
Cyrus was born November 24, 1930 in Whitehall, Wisconsin and went to be with Jesus on Monday, February 7, 2022. After moving to Portland, OR as a young boy, Cyrus served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from Tektronix as a Machinist. In his spare time, he enjoyed farming, rock hounding, gold panning, fishing, fixing anything that broke, and building/operating his own saw mill.
Clara was born April 1, 1930 in Portland, OR and three days later she too went to be with Jesus on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Clara worked as a Nanny and a CNA at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, OR during High School and prior to getting married. She worked several other jobs after getting married, including working at Tektronix, teaching in a Christian School, and working as both an Activities Director and a CNA in the McMinnville area. She attended the Yamhill Christian Church, and in her spare time enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, painting, reading, and time spent with her family.
Cyrus and Clara were married in Portland, OR on June 10, 1950. After 71 years of marriage and not wishing to be parted by death, Cyrus was cremated and his remains were placed in the casket with Clara. They were buried in the North Yamhill Cemetery on Monday, Valentine's Day, February 14, 2022.
Cyrus and Clara are survived by their six children: Pat Maloney (Joy) of Bakersfield, CA, Kathy Kirby (Doug) of Sweet Home, OR, Tim Maloney (Rosemary) of McMinnville, OR, Carrie Highley (Allan) of Yamhill, OR, Janet Hatfield (Steve) of Middletown, IN, Matt Maloney of Salem, OR, twenty-four grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. They were preceded in death by two grandsons, David and Jonathan Kirby.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held Friday, June 10, 2022 (their 72nd Wedding Anniversary) at 1:00pm at the Yamhill Christian Church, Yamhill, OR.