OBITUARIES
Lois Gertrude Wengenroth (Seely)
Feb 12, 2014
Lois Gertrude Wengenroth died at the age of 97 on Feb. 12, 2014Lois was born Mar. 22, 1916 at Woodburn, OR to Ralph and Ada (Hughes) Seely.She grew up in Woodburn, graduating from Woodburn High School and attended Mt Angel College receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree. Lois taughtat Union School for 30 years before retiring from the public school...
Ruth Evelyn Thomson (Smith)
Feb 8, 2014
Ruth Evelyn Smith Thomson, age 95, of Woodburn, Oregon, died on February 8, 2014 at Country Meadows Assisted Living in Woodburn. She was born in New Egypt, New Jersey on June 8, 1918 to Asa Mordecai Smith and Emily Parker Ewan Smith. Due to her mother's illness, she was sent at the age of 22 months to be raised by...
Helen Kennedy
Feb 6, 2014
On February 6, 2014 Helen Kennedy was released from her mortal body and was received by her savior and our Lord Jesus Christ. Helen Kennedy was born on March 28, 1942 in Mesa, AZ into a family that included 3 sisters and one younger brother. Helen graduated from Mesa High School in 1960 and Arizona State University in 1964 with...
Troy Shawn David
Feb 5, 2014
Troy Shawn David, 44, passed away February 5th in Portland, OR. He grew up and attended schools in Grants Pass, OR. He loved the outdoors and spending time with his children. He was a truck driver for many years. He was currently a full time student at Portland Community College studying aviation mechanics. He is survived by his four daughters,...
Max Anderson Jr
Jan 27, 2014
Max was born to Jessie and Max, Sr. in Merced, California and raised in Watsonville. A bay area Golden Gloves heavyweight champ at 18, Max then attended Hartnell J.C. where he met Dolores de L'Etanche with whom the 6'3" interior lineman later graduated from U.C. Berkeley. Max and Dolores were wed in 1959 and remained married until his passing. Max...
Ralph Douglas Mcdowell
Jan 19, 2014
Ralph Douglas (Doug) McDowell was born on August 17, 1942 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Ralph Dixon and Agnes E. McDowell. He graduated in 1960 from Pittsfield High School and from the University of Massachusetts in 1965 with a Civil Engineering degree. He then served in the United States Air Force at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona and Shu Lin Kou...
Veda Joan Mcallister (Jackson)
Jan 12, 2014
Veda Joan McAllister died at the age of 80 on Jan. 12, 2014.Veda was born Mar. 6, 1933 at Rock Springs, Wyoming toVirgil Joel & Minnie (Melvina) Jackson.She was a graduate of Ontario High School in Ontario,OR. She received her Bachelor of Art degree in music education and Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene . Veda was a member...
Wesley William Bauer
Jan 10, 2014
Wes Bauer, 91, of Woodburn, died Jan. 10, 2014.He was born on a prairie homestead in Ritzville to second generation Americans William Fredrick Bauer and Marie M. (Schafer), whose parents were Vogel Germans.Wes graduated from Ritzville High School in 1941 where he was active in sports and music.In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis (Haight), while in the...
Robert Lincoln Hurst
Jan 7, 2014
Robert Lincoln Hurst died at the age of 93 on Jan. 7, 2014.Robert was born Feb. 12, 1920 at Aurora, OR to Ezra and Amy(Will) Hurst.He was born in the OX Barn which is now the Oregon Historical Outlet for the Aurora Colony Society. He spent his childhood days in Aurora. There is lots of Ancestry in Aurora, including his...
Richard Stanley Niquette
Jan 4, 2014
Richard passed away peacefully in the early dawn of Saturday January 4th; to his daughters he was "Papa", his family called him "Dick", & it was with his Army comrades that he became known as "Nick". Born in Covina, CA to Leo and Bessie (Betty) Nequette; and yes somewhere along his life's path the spelling of his name changed to...
Clyde Cornelius Bauman
Dec 31, 2013
Clyde Bauman passed away in the farmhouse where he was born and lived his entire life. He always joked that he'd never gotten far in life. Measured in miles, that was true, but he made a lot of friends beyond the family farm.Clyde grew up on the farm originally purchased by his Grandmother Elizabeth Bauman in 1895. He enjoyed being...
Betty Jane Cook
Dec 30, 2013
"If you knew her smile; you knew Betty."Betty Jane Rice Cook was born in Portland, Oregon on May 31, 1943. This started her life long love affair with Oregon. She attended Riverdale Grade School, Lincoln High School, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelors Degree in Education and from Western Washington University with a Masters Degree in...
David Lee Curtis
Dec 28, 2013
David passed away on December 28, 2013 from pancreatic cancer with his loving wife Janice by his side. He was born at US Army Hospital, Fort Lawton Washington to Dr. Eugene and Marjorie Curtis on September 14, 1954. He has three siblings, Sandy, Jerry, and Gary. In 1977 David graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Building...
Velma Maxine Yoder (Wimer)
Dec 23, 2013
Velma Maxine Yoder died at the age of 90 on Dec. 23, 2013.Velma was born Dec. 29, 1922 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska to George and Hattie Wimer. Velma was the 9th of 10 children. All 6 brothers and 3 sisters preceded her in death.Velma came to Oregon, settling in the Woodburn-Canby area in 1941. She married LorinYoder in Vancouver Oct. 10,...
