Previous 40 year Hood River, Ore., resident Mary "Josie" Roberts passed away Dec. 6, 2020, in Vancouver Wash. Josie was born on March 31, 1931, and was 89 years of age at the time of her passing. Josie was born in Gonzales Ranch, N.M., and moved to Idaho when she was 5 years old. Josie was the oldest of nine children and grew up primarily in Gooding, Idaho. Josie graduated from Shoshone High School in 1950 and shortly after enlisted in the Woman's Army Corps (WAC). For a period of time, she was stationed in Germany and achieved the rank of Sergeant. While serving, she earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal Germany. She was honorably discharged on Oct. 16, 1953, and moved to Portland, Ore., where she met and ultimately married Don Roberts in 1958. While in Portland, she worked as an office manager for the U.S. Forest Service.