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Gerald ‘Jerry’ Halverson
AURORA — Gerald ‘Jerry’ Halverson of Aurora died
Feb. 7, 2005. He was 73.
A private service will be held.
He was born Dec. 24, 1931, in Newport.
He worked as a journeyman carpenter, both self-employed and on union jobs.
Jerry married Margaret Waldrop in 1951.
He moved back to Portland in 1970 after a short time out of state. He was a member of New Life Foursquare Church in Canby. His hobbies included woodworking.
He is survived by wife Margaret of Aurora; sons Gary of Mulino and Greg of Big Bear, Calif.; daughters Brenda Hail of Richland, Wash., Sandra Knight of West Linn and Gail Kraxberger of Canby; brother Roy of Portland; sister Phyllis Keck of Casper, Wyo.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
North Valley Funeral Alternatives is in care of arrangements.
Maxine A. Thomas
WOODBURN — Maxine A. Thomas (Taylor) of Woodburn died Feb. 5, 2005. She was 87.
A private service will be held.
Born Oct. 12, 1917, in Bay City, Mich., she had lived in California and Keizer, before moving to Woodburn one year ago.
She worked as a food server in a restaurant and was a member of the Catholic Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Keizer Elks Lodge.
Maxine Taylor married Quintan Thomas in 1948 in El Centro, Calif.
She is survived by sons Maurice Dilts of Chicago and Tommy Wilson of Woodburn; two grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Simon-Woodburn Funeral Chapel.
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T. ‘Ted’ Ben Basaraba
WILSONVILLE — Theodore “Ted” Ben Basaraba of Wilsonville died of a brain hemorrhage Feb. 7, 2005. He was 48.
A memorial Mass was held Feb. 11 at St. Cecila Catholic Church in Beaverton. Graveside service was at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
He was born Aug. 3, 1956, in Portland. He served in the U.S. Army. Ted married Beverly Priest on Aug. 27, 1994.
He worked as an information specialist for Home Depot. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, building and collecting model cars, star-gazing with his telescope and bird watching. He was an outdoorsman, he loved animals and music, and his family.
He is survived by wife B.J. Basaraba; son Zach; father Nicholas; brother Paul; and sister Sue Holt.
Remembrances may be made to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Oregon Humane Society and St. Cecila Church parish and school.
Young’s Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.
Fredrick ‘Fred’ H. Doty
CANBY — Fredrick H. Doty of Canby died Feb. 7, 2005, at a Canby care center. He was 84.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Bethany Evangelical Free Church. Burial will follow at Zion Memorial Cemetery in Canby.
He was born April 23, 1920, in Spokane, Wash., to Edwin and Beth Doty.
Fred attended Elwood Grade School and graduated from West Valley High School of Spokane Valley. He attended Simpson Bible School in 1942, and then took a home mission preaching post for a year on an island in Puget Sound near Port Townsend.
From 1945-50, he took an assignment with the American Sunday School Union and was a home missionary in the area around La Grande, taking care of visitation for Umatilla, Baker and Union counties.
Fred became acquainted with Eleanor Ellis at Canby Grove Bible Camp in 1953. The couple eventually married Oct. 22, 1954, at the Zoar Lutheran Church in Canby.
They lived in Spokane for two years after they were married. In 1956, they moved to Canby to take care of Eleanor’s mother. He worked on the farm in Canby also working for Montgomery Ward before he got work with the Canby Post Office. He was a U.S. postal carrier for many years in Canby, retiring in 1984.
He was a board member of the Portland Rescue Mission for 30 years. He also taught many Sunday School classes and served as a deacon and an elder for many years in the Bethany Evangelical Free Church.
He enjoyed gardening and was an avid pansy grower.
He is survived by wife Eleanor of Canby; sons Paul Doty of Sherwood, David Doty of Butteville and Jonathan Doty of Canby; and 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brother Robert Doty.
Canby Funeral Chapel is entrusted with his services.
H. Ronald Cutsforth
CANBY — H. Ronald Cutsforth of Canby, formerly of Gervais, died Feb. 7, 2005. he was 67.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn.
He was born June 6, 1937, in Woodburn.
He graduated from Gervais High School in 1956.
Ronald retired from working as a fabricator for Gem Equipment. He enjoyed fishing and cooking. He lived in Gervais most of his life, before moving to Canby in 1991.
Survivors include companion Pam Moffett of Canby; daughter Carrie McColly of Salem; son H. Ronald Cutsforth Jr. of Salem; stepchildren Jim Moffett of Hillsboro, Andrew Moffett of Woodburn and Brandy Hall of Canby; brother Jerald Cutsforth of Crescent City, Calif.; sister Betty Robinson of Aloha; and seven grandchildren.
Remembrances may be made to the Woodburn Eagles Lodge Heart Fund.
Cornwell Colonial Chapel in care of arrangements.
Nancy Pouliot Black
MOLALLA — Nancy “Bompy” Pouliot Black of Molalla died Feb. 9, 2005. She was 73.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Church of the Nazarene in Molalla.
She was born July 8, 1931, in Ogdensburg, N.Y. She grew up in New York and moved to Molalla in 1958.
Nancy married Bill Jones in New York. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy and Wallace Secretarial school in Ogdensburg, N.Y.
She married Wayne Black on July 5, 1984, in Molalla. She worked for the State Forestry Dept. in Molalla for 25 years before retiring in 1993.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and was an active volunteer with the Crossroads Christian Church in Molalla.
Survivors include husband Wayne Black of Molalla; sons Jim Jones of Pittsburg, Pa. and Jerry Jones of Lebanon; daughters Janice Conover of Woodburn and Julie Wilberg of Molalla; step-sons Dave Black of Lebanon and Larry Black of Corvallis; step-daughter Nancy Black of Centralia, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by stepson Ron Black in 1978.
Evonne N. Cunningham
GERVAIS — Evonne N. Cunningham (Cochran) of Gervais died Feb. 6, 2005, of cancer. She was 66.
A funeral service was held Feb. 11 at Brooks Assembly Church of God.
Interment followed at Belle Passi Cemetery.
Born Nov. 17, 1938 in Plainsville, Kan., she was a homemaker and lived in the St. Louis area west of Gervais since 1965. She enjoyed crafts, church and children. She belonged to the Red Hat Society, Church Missionary Association and was a church school teacher.
Evonne Cochran married Algie Raymond “Ray” Cunningham in 1956.
She is survived by husband Ray; mother Nina Rose Mills; daughters Eileen Rubino of Salem, Cindy Ahern of Mount Angel, and Sherry Durbin of North Plains; sons William Cunningham of Salem and Ray Cunningham Jr. of Gervais; brother Lyle Cochran; sisters Marlene Askland, Wanda Baker, Opal Mason, Rita Wiederman, Ellen DeSalems, Nancy Weaver, Lee Ila, Phyllis Gomez, and Debbie Troup; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by son Raymond Westley Cunningham, brother Daryl Cochran, and sister Twilla Brattan.
Arrangements are by Simon-Woodburn Funeral Chapel.
Contributions may be made to the Brooks Assembly Church of God.
Jesus Lopez
GERVAIS — Jesus Lopez of Gervais died Feb. 8, 2005. He was 93.
He was born Dec. 23, 1911, in Laredo, Texas.
Jesus married Nieves Ruiz in 1943 in Natchez, Miss., and they made their home in Texas.
They moved to St. Paul in 1956, to Gervais in 1970, to California in 1991, then back to Gervais in 2000.
He had worked all his life in agricultural farming.
He was a member of the Catholic Church and enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by his children, Lucia Bustamante of Gervais, Ernestina Lopez of San Jose, Calif., Jesus Lopez of Gervais; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
His wife, Nieves, preceded him in death on June 21, 2004.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Colonial Chapel.
Zouri ‘Dixie’ P. Brandt
MOLALLA — Zouri “Dixie” P. Brandt of Molalla, formerly of Woodburn, died Feb. 3, 2005. She was 78.
A private family memorial service will be held.
She was born March 24, 1926, in Halstead, Kan., the third of six children.
In 1944, she moved to Hubbard. She worked at the Oregon shipyards as a welder. She also worked at Woolworth’s and at the Birdseye Cannery in Woodburn.
Dixie married Robert “Bob” C. Brandt in 1947.
The couple owned and operated the Zoo Auto Park in Hubbard. In 1950, they moved to Woodburn.
In 1963, she began working at North Marion Grade School as a teacher’s aide, where she worked until 1989. She then retired, living in Woodburn until she suffered a stroke in 1999.
She enjoyed bowling, golfing, pinochle and trips with her loving husband. Her greatest joy was the time spent with her family.
Dixie will be remembered always for her loyalty, generosity, loving kindness, hospitality and strength of character, family and friends say.
She is survived by husband Bob; daughter Lynnette Zimmer of Canby; sons Steven Brandt of Cornelius and Jeffrey Brandt of Woodburn; sister Laura Jackson of Woodburn; brother Lee Lewis of Taft; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Remembrances may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice.
Arrangements by Springer and Son Aloha Funeral Home and Crematory.
Laverne Shelhamer
LA PINE — Laverne Shelhamer of La Pine, formerly a longtime Canby resident, died Feb. 11, 2005.
Services will be held Monday, Feb. 14.
For more details, call Canby Funeral Chapel at 503-266-1144.
Irene E. Byrum
HUBBARD — Irene E. Byrum of Hubbard died April 3, 2005. She was 75.
Services will be private.
Born July 21, 1929, in Vancouver, Wash., she lived most of her life in Washington. She also lived in Arizona and California before moving to Hubbard one year ago.
She had worked as a school bus driver for several years before retiring. She enjoyed gardening and farming.
Irene married Hayes Byrum. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sister Ida Gratreak of Hubbard; several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Colonial Chapel.
Eleanor M. Rosera
MOUNT ANGEL — Eleanor M. Rosera (Zach) of Mt. Angel died April 2, 2005. She was 89.
A funeral Mass was held April 7 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mt. Angel. A Rosary was held April 6 at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn.
Born Feb. 5, 1916, in Scotts Bluff, Neb., she was a homemaker and lived in Mount Angel for 43 years.
Eleanor married Fred F. Rosera on Aug. 9, 1936, in Mount Angel.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Catholic Foresters and Catholic Daughters of America.
She enjoyed music and played the piano and accordion. She also enjoyed poetry and baking.
She is survived by her sons Charles Rosera of Woodburn, and Ed Rosera of Molalla; daughter Helen Scymanky of Salem; brothers Lawrence Zach of Silverton, and Fr. Adolf Placidus Zach of Mount Angel; sisters Lucy Zach of Anchorage, Alaska, Agnes Meyerhofer of Oregon City, and Angela LoPiccolo of Boston; eight grandchildren; and four great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick Rosera in 1984; sons Donald F. Rosera and George S. Rosera; sisters Theresa Peters, Emma Mize, and Clara West; and brother Ed Zach.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Colonial Chapel.
Contributions may be made to the Orchard House c/o Benedictine Care Center in Mount Angel.
