OBITUARIES
Evelyn Francis Teel
Jan 11, 2016
Evelyn "Bedo" Frances Teel Evelyn passed away on January 11, 2016 after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on October 8, 1929 to parents Reid and Hattie Inghram of Lapwai and Lewiston, Idaho. Evelyn grew up in the Lewiston Idaho area. She and her siblings worked hard when they were young helping their mother Hattie run the...
Vera Rose Bernt
Jan 10, 2016
Vera Rose (Kahut) Bernt traded her earthly home for her Heavenly home on January 10, 2016. She died at the age of 90 from natural causes in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 17, 1925 in Woodburn and for most of her life lived in the Woodburn/Gervais area other than a short time in Minneapolis...
David Jerome Jones
Jan 8, 2016
David Jerome Jones (1940 – 2016) David Jones was born in Seattle, WA on July 12, 1940. He was the first of four children born to Oliver and Winifred Jones. The young couple had tried for nearly six years to have a baby, and after the doctor put Ollie on a special diet, which included wheat germ and celery, David...
Maria Garcia Vasquez
Jan 7, 2016
Rosary Jan. 15, 2016 at 10:30 AM followed by Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church- Gervais.
Orville Robert Krebs
Jan 6, 2016
ORVILLE ROBERT KREBS Reverend Orville Robert Krebs, 89, died on January 6, 2016 at his home in Wilsonville, OR. Orville was born in Beatrice, Nebraska to Emil and Ella Krebs on June 9, 1926. The family values of self-reliance and hard work, balanced with humor and a general vigor for life were burnished as he matured through his life. His...
Royal "Roy" John Acker
Jan 5, 2016
Royal John Acker December 12, 1929 – January 5, 2016 Royal John Acker passed away January 5th, 2016, in Wilsonville, Oregon. He was 86 years old. He was born December 12, 1929 in Chicago, to Royal and Lillian Acker. He grew up on a farm in Kansas, saying many times that was the best time of his life. At age...
Edith B. Cole
Jan 2, 2016
Edith B. "Schatzi Cole Born January 25, 1931. Died January 2, 2016 Schatzi was born in the Bronx, NY to Fred and Clara Roegner. She and her family later moved to Brockton, MA while she was in middle school. While in high school, she and her family moved to Oak Park, IL where Schatzi graduated from Steinmezt High School. After...
Alfred Claude Musgrove
Jan 1, 2016
Alfred Claude Musgrove was born Jan. 10, 1920 in London, England. He was the only child of Frances May & Albert Musgrove. As a young man of 20 he enlisted into the Royal Air Force. His time in the RAF was spent training in Texas & England. His service included helping in the design & testing of VC10, traveling throughout...
Patricia Gail Berryman
Jan 1, 2016
Our loving wife, mother, and grandmother Patricia Gail Berryman, age 73, died at home in Woodburn on January 1, 2016 after a 6 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Pat was born to Fay and Phyllis Leemkuil on December 16th, 1942 in Denison, Iowa. Pat graduated from Denison High School in 1961 and went on to earn her nursing certificate. She...
Edwin Junior Ostrom
Dec 28, 2015
Ed Ostrom passed away on December 28, 2015 at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was 71. Ed was born on November 16, 1944 to Tom and Alice Ostrom in Woodburn, Oregon. He attended Pacific Lutheran College and the University of Oregon where he studied architecture. He received his license and worked as an architect for many years. He loved...
Irene Ann Hiller
Dec 24, 2015
Irene Ann Hiller January 6, 1911 – December 24, 2015 Mom was born in Alton, Iowa to John & Anna Schneider. The family moved to Mt. Angel in 1917, and later to their farm in St Paul. After her high school graduation, she worked in Portland until her marriage to Fred Hiller in 1936. She loved being a wife, mother,...
Alfred Richard Schimmel
Dec 23, 2015
A. Richard Schimmel, Jr. October 5, 1922 – December 23, 2015 Richard "Dick" Schimmel was born in Tulare, California to Minnie Josephine and Alfred Richard Schimmel, Sr., who owned and worked a family ranch. Dick had two sisters, Beth and Freda. The Schimmels moved to another ranch near Eugene, Oregon in 1931. When he was 18, Dick began working as...
Pauline Josephine Johnson
Dec 23, 2015
Pauline (Rodgers) Johnson, was born March 26, 1919, in Orchard, Nebraska, and died in Bend, Oregon on December 23, 2015 due to natural causes. She was the fourth child of Frank and Eva Rodgers' ten children and spent most of her early years on her parents' and grandfather's farms. After graduating from 8th grade, she went to live with a...
Ann Catherine Mckay
Dec 20, 2015
Ann Catherine McKay, 52, passed away on December 20, 2015 after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Ann was born in Salem, Oregon to Philip & Mary Ellen Wolf. She graduated from St. Paul High School in 1981. She married Dean McKay in 1986 and had three children, Kelly Marie, Daniel James, and Sarah Ann. She lived in St....
Janice Gayle Kirk
Dec 20, 2015
Janice G. Kirk, St. Paul, passed away December 20th at the age of 71. Janice was born in Joplin, MO to Rhoda and Earl Martin, on November 20, 1944. Janice was a stockbroker for Wells Fargo, devoted mother and wife. Jan loved to cook, go antiquing and entertain friends and family. Janice married Dick Kirk, St. Paul in 2001. Jan...
Edna Frieda Smith
Dec 14, 2015
Private Family Graveside at Finley Sunset Hills Cemetery- Portland Edna Frieda (Wentland) Smith was born in Stewart, Minnesota on February16, 1915 at the time World War I was raging. She was born into a time of turmoil and invention, and life in this United States has not changed much throughout the following 101 years of her life. She is quoted...
Helen Edna Miller
Dec 12, 2015
Helen Edna Miller died at the age of 91 on Dec. 12, 2015. Helen was born Jan. 1, 1924 at Silverton, OR to Edward and Augusta (Gerke) Dickman. Helen grew up in Silverton, graduating from high school and went on to Business School. She married Brentford Miller at Mt. Angel June 6, 1950. Helen was a member of Hope Lutheran...
Michael E. Mccarthy
Dec 9, 2015
Michael "Mick" Edward McCarthy September 17, 1953 – December 9, 2015 Michael was born September 17, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to Thomas and Patricia McCarthy. As a child, he moved with his family to Danville, California, where he graduated from San Ramon High School and attended Diablo Valley College. He met the love of his life, Annette Ball, while working...
Etta Maxine Wellman
Dec 4, 2015
ETTA MAXINE WELLMAN, 93 February 23, 1922 – December 4, 2015 Etta Maxine Wellman of Woodburn, OR died December 4th, 2015 with her family at her side. Maxine was born in Lead, So. Dakota to William and Charlotte Good on February 23, 1922. She was the 5th child of Charlotte and the only child of William. She had a wonderful...
Patrick Ian Mitcheltree
Dec 4, 2015
Rosary 12-10-2015 at 11:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorial Mass to follow.
