OBITUARIES
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,...
Diana Coleman (Ruiz)
Dec 18, 2013
Diana Coleman passed away Dec. 18 in her home outside Salem in the company of family following a nearly two-year battle with cancer. She celebrated her 61st birthday one week prior to her death.Diana was the daughter of Julian and Basilia Ruiz, the fourth of the couple's nine children. Born Dec. 11, 1952 in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Diana was raised...
Ruth Marie Warring (Smith)
Dec 10, 2013
Ruth Marie Warring of Mt. Angel died December 10, 2013 at the age of 88. Ruth was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Charles and Irene Smith in 1925. She had three brothers; Thomas, Larry and Kenneth and a sister Margaret. She graduated class of 1944 from St. Paul H.S. in Minnesota and when Ruth was 18 years old the...
Matthew Chrystopher Washell
Dec 5, 2013
Matthew Chrystopher Washell"Gone too Soon"09/04/1996-12/05/2013Born and raised in Reno, Nevada and recently moved to Wilsonville, Oregon. He was born on September 4, 1996 and passed away unexpectedly on December 5, 2013.Matthew was a smart and handsome 17 year old high school student, who impacted many lives of his family and friends. Matthew loved music, playing sports, talking about everything, including...
Angela Connor (Ferschweiler)
Dec 5, 2013
Angela Marie Connor died at the age of 92 on November 30, 2013.Angela was born Aug. 11, 1921 at Portland, OR to Joseph and Mary Ellen (Hayes) Ferschweiler. She married Jerry Connor at St. Louis, OR in 1941.Angela worked for the US Postal Service as a mail clerk for St. Paul Post Office.She was a member of St. Paul Catholic...
