Noel Flynn (’43) – Celebration of Life
1920 – November 28, 2018
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:30am, Saturday, December 8, 2018, at
Sunset Hill Chapel
6801 SW Sunset Highway
Portland, OR 97225
Viewing will be from 10 to 11am.
Please sign the guest book at OregonLive.com/obits
Noel Flynn, Pay Less exec, beloved pharmacist, OSU alumni, icon and friend, dies at 98. Noel Brosnan Flynn, devoted father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, community leader, role model and wonderful friend to many, died in his sleep Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Born in 1920 on a sheep ranch in Lakeview, OR, Noel received a degree in Pharmacy at Oregon State University. In 1947, he opened Pay Less Drug Store in Klamath Falls. Later, he came to Portland where he managed the company’s 175 pharmacies.
Loved by family, friends, colleagues, and customers alike, he was active in the Klamath Falls United Fund Chamber of Commerce; First Presbyterian Church, OSU College of Pharmacy, and Multnomah Athletic Club.
He was predeceased by his wife, Cornelia in 2014; his brother, Millis in 2013; and his parents, John M. Flynn, an Irish immigrant from County Cork; and Dola Flynn.
He is survived by his companion, Janice Swanson of Ashland; his son, Richard (Judy) of Tucson; and son, James of Portland. He is also survived by grandchildren, Erin Flynn of San Francisco whose children are Oliver and Elliot; Garrett Flynn (Shannon) of Highland Park, Ill., and children Kily and Sadie; Jason Flynn (Trisha) of Boulder, CO., and children Keira, Hayden, Campbell, and Jack Flynn; Erin Bryner (Jay) and Addison and August; and Colin (Laura) Runkle and Harper Mae, Brooklyn and Henry.
