OBITUARIES
John Newton Howard
Mar 28, 2016
John Newton Howard 05-14-1934 ---- 03-28-2016 Born in Hyssop Alabama, to James Howard and Bessie Bryant Howard, John graduated from Coosa County High School in Alabama, honorably served in the U.S. Army 371st Armored Infantry Battalion, in Nuremberg, Germany 1954-1956. Previously married to Lolet Pitchford until 1986. John then married Jean Cookman April 7th 1990 to whom he was widowed...
Donna Mae Crabtree
Mar 25, 2016
Donna Mae Crabtree (Hollenbeck) August 26, 1935 - March 25, 2016 Donna was born in Coos Bay, Oregon to Melvin and Helen Hollenbeck where she met the love of her life, Tom Crabtree. Tom and Donna were married June 30th, 1954 and enjoyed 62 years of blissful marriage. Donna was deeply devoted to her family. She cared for her Husband,...
John Paul Gernhardt
Mar 24, 2016
John Paul Gernhardt 3/17/1927 – 3/24/2016. John P. Gernhardt, 89, passed away on March 24 from natural causes in Tualatin surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 17, 1927 in Hettinger, North Dakota, then moved with his family to Williston, ND, Dickenson, ND, Nyssa, OR, and finally to LaGrande, OR where he attended Eastern Oregon College. It was...
Gene Edward Hopkins
Mar 23, 2016
Gene Edward Hopkins died at the age of 73 on Mar. 23, 2016 at a local hospital. Gene was born Feb. 24, 1943 at Woodburn, OR to Delmar and Catherine (Koutney) Hopkins. Gene married Barbara Smith in Reno, NV on June 24, 1974. Gene worked for a steel pipe mfg. for 40 years, retiring in 2006. Gene is survived by...
Lyman Everett Seely
Mar 22, 2016
Lyman was born on a farm in Woodburn, Oregon on December 15, 1917, and died on March 22, 2016 at his home at The Springs in Wilsonville, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Louise Wengenroth Seely, three children, Charlotte Seely Sharp of Beaverton, Douglas Seely (Ruthann) of West Linn, and Marilyn Seely Harris (Bobby) of Milwaukie, eight grandchildren, thirteen...
Roland Charles Schott
Mar 20, 2016
Roland Charles Schott 82, passed away at Salem Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Born in Condon, Oregon in 1933. Roland moved to the Willamette Valley at the age of three. He attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and Gervais High School in Gervais. It was at Sacred Heart Elementary where he met his future wife, Donna Manning. They married in 1954....
Robert Benjamin Pokorny
Mar 14, 2016
Robert was born on April 16, 1927, to Frank and Anna Pokorny, of Woodburn. He married the love of his life, Jean M. Mack, on Oct. 10, 1959. He spent three years in the United States Army during World War II. He then spent many years growing hops in St. Paul, and then worked for John I. Hass, retiring in...
Janice Justice
Mar 12, 2016
Janice Justice, 62, January 13, 1954 - March 12, 2016 Birthplace: ?Mankato, Minnesota Predeceased: Parents, David Thorn and Jeanette Gustafson and sisters Karen Elizabeth Olsen and Alison Thorn Survived by Nieces: Melissa Olsen and Shannon Olsen Education: BS in Microbiology, Doctor of Chiropractic Janice, a former professor at University of Western States, and practicing Chiropractor, lived in Portland since 1989....
Eva Marie Halter
Mar 11, 2016
Eva Marie Halter died at the age 99 on March 11, 2016 at her residence. Eva was born October 22, 1916 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada to Barbara and Peter Borschowa. She came to the states in 1955. Eva graduated from Mt Angel High School and attended beauty school. She married Anton John Halter at Woodburn OR February 14, 1939. She...
Donald Willard Kellis
Mar 10, 2016
Donald was born in Silverton, Oregon to Willard and Katherine Kellis. He lived in Copco, California during his early youth and graduated from Yreka High School in 1939. After graduation he attended Sacramento Jr. College and later, a Trade School for Aeronautics in Eugene, Oregon. He started his career with Lockheed Aircraft in Los Angeles, California, working in the tail...
Laveta Louise Bizon
Mar 9, 2016
LaVeta Louise Bizon June 7, 1928 – March 9, 2016. LaVeta Louise Bizon, of Hubbard, died March 9, 2016. She was born June 7, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Ambrose and Katherine Young. She grew up in Kansas City. After high school she enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving during the Korean War from 1951-1952. She met Leonard Bizon...
Carroll E. Maxwell
Mar 7, 2016
Carroll Ellis Maxwell May 16, 1925 – March 7, 2016 Carroll was born in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. He served in the Navy in WWII. Married Marjorie Grammer in 1951. He retired from Sherwin-Williams Paint Co after 42 years. Marjorie and he traveled the world together. He loved backpacking and photographing wildflowers and Alaska. Carroll is survived by his sister, 3...
Florence Tonette (Hall) Short
Mar 5, 2016
Florence Tonette Short died at the age of 87 on Mar. 5, 2016. Florence was born Sept. 23, 1928 in Barron County, Wisconsin to Frederick Richard Robert and Johanna (Pederson) Hall. Florence graduated from Woodburn High School, and married Bruce Short of Gervais in Woodburn on Sept. 2, 1950. She was a member of Zoar Lutheran Church in Canby, OR....
Eleanor Olga Nelson
Mar 1, 2016
Eleanor O. Nelson passed away in Mount Angel, Oregon following a brief illness. Just a month earlier, she hosted a party at her home for some 50 relatives and friends to celebrate her 96th birthday. Eleanor was the eldest of four children of Ed and Olga Schwantes. She was born in Ridgefield, Washington and graduated from high school in Sandy,...
Marrylee Leona Grady
Mar 1, 2016
Marrylee Leona Grady died at the age of 87 on Mar. 1, 2016. Marrylee was born Feb. 21, 1929 at Molalla, OR to Jesse James and Ida (Woolworth) Davis She grew up in Canby, OR along with her 4 brothers & 1 sister. Marrylee met the love of her life and married Mar. 2, 1949, a total of 67 years...
Marian N. Bell
Feb 29, 2016
Marian Nina Bell died at the age of 89 on Feb. 29, 2016. Marian was born Mar. 8, 1926 at Portland, OR to William A. and Nina Edna (Manegre) Brown. She graduated from Hubbard High School and attended business college. Marian worked as a legal secretary and owned a mortgage company. Marian was a member of St. Luke Parish and...
Robert Michael Galvin
Feb 25, 2016
Robert Michael Galvin died at the age of 91 on Feb. 25, 2016 at a local hospital. Robert was born Mar. 2, 1924 at La Grande, OR to Joseph M. and Anna (Dickson)Galvin. After graduation he enlisted with the Army serving in WWII from 1943-1946. He married Martha Hazel Saladin Aug. 12, 1950 in Pomeroy, WA. Robert was a member...
James Sawin Thompson
Feb 23, 2016
Reverend James S. Thompson, born May 25, 1920 in Washington, D.C. was called home February 23, 2016. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He served in Army Intelligence during WWII and married Eloise Nafziger in 1943. Jim graduated from Florida Southern University and earned his Master's of Divinity degree from Emory University in 1953. Jim led...
David Alger Fitch
Feb 17, 2016
Well dad, you never failed to be the first to arrive at any party or gathering. Though it pains us to say so, it makes perfect sense that even to Heaven, God found it His perfect timing for you to arrive when the rest of us felt it a little too early. David Alger Fitch passed into glory on Wednesday,...
Dorothy Evelyn Himmelberg
Feb 15, 2016
Dorothy Evelyn Himmelberg (nee Antrim) died peacefully on February 15 in Sherwood, Oregon at the age of 90. Dorothy is survived by her children, Claudia Himmelberg Worl McCarter and Jerome Himmelberg, Jr. along with their respective spouses Brian McCarter and Barbara Taylor Himmelberg; her siblings Thelma Hamilton, Lillian Cook, George Antrim, and Carl Antrim; her grand children by her daughter...
