Veronica Marie Nufer

Veronica Marie Nufer was born on December 7th, 1967 in Lebanon, Oregon and passed away on November 24th, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in and around Beaverton, Oregon. At 16, she got a job and paid for her own schooling at Faith Bible High School until she graduated. After high school, she took a job as a cabinet maker and served for a short time as a Navy corpsman before she moved to Alaska. There, she worked at OSI where she met her husband and lifelong love, Bob Nufer. Within a few short years they had two kids, Robert and Brandon. They would adopt Dakota, originally her great nephew, in 2007. Despite the challenge of raising two infants, Veronica earned an associate’s degree from the University of Alaska with her focus set on drama. In 1998, she and her family moved to her Uncle Gary and Aunt Miriam LaRue’s farm in Yamhill, Oregon which became her forever home. Gary and Miriam shared their vision to start a business on the farm, and together they founded Misty Mountain Mushrooms which remains in operation today. Eventually, she was able to play a smaller role in the business and organized and directed plays for various churches, schools, and events. She also filmed many of her children’s school events and joined the local cable community as a camera operator. Eventually, she was asked to take over as host of the political show News and Views. She later changed the name to Eleventh Hour Politics and opened a gift shop named Eleventh Hour Productions and Gift Shoppe that doubled as her own studio. She also sold mushrooms and unique tea blends she developed at the McMinnville and Newberg farmer’s markets for several years. In addition, she also loved hiking, biking, exploring nature, and especially foraging for mushrooms in the forest with her husband. She remained active in all these activities throughout her life and was well known in the community when she passed. She was preceded in death by her father Victor Lidgren, mother Janis Lane, sister Kelly Fawn, and Uncle Gary Larue. She is survived by her husband Bob, sons Robert, Brandon and Dakota, her grandson David, her half-sisters Sarita Lemons and Ella Folsom, her Aunt Miriam, her dog Kenai, and several cousins, nephews, and nieces, all of whom she loved dearly. A memorial service will be held for her at RockPoint Community Church in Newberg, Oregon on December 11th at 1:00pm. If you can not attend in person, you can watch the service via live stream at https://fb.me/e/2LSR6rShx

Veronica Marie Nufer

December 7, 1967 - November 24, 2021