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Ione Liden
Ione Alma Liden, 80, of Newport, died in Newport on Dec. 20, 1997.
She was born in Brainerd, Minn., on July 21, 1917, to Ernest and Sylvia Warren Persson. She had been a resident of Newport since 1942.
She married Hawkon “Slim” Liden in Platte Lake, Minn. on Oct. 22, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1995. For most of her life, Mrs. Liden was a homemaker.
She is survived by her brother, Dan Persson of Logsden; sisters Verna Mitchell of Brainerd, Ardelle Phillips of Milwaukie, and Zula Corning of Seattle, Wash., and nine nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bateman Funeral Home in Newport. Burial will be in Eureka Cemetery.
Robert Thomas Sr.
Robert Marshall Thomas Sr., 83, died Jan. 2, 1998 in Lincoln City.
He was born Sept. 2, 1914 in Port Townsend, Wash. to Earl and Laura Thomas.
He is survived by his son, Robert M. Thomas Jr. of Lincoln City; his second wife, Josephine Thomas; and his three stepchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Geraldine Thomas, the mother of Robert Jr., who died in 1972.
Mr. Thomas attended one year at Queen Ann High School in Seattle and three years at Moran High School in California. He also attended three years at the University of Washington.
He married Geraldine W. Martin in Seattle, Wash., in September 1937. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and served until 1946, and obtained the rank of SSG.
He was self-employed throughout his life as a loan broker and commodities trader.
Mr. Thomas was a native of the Puget Sound area, but lived the past four years with his son in Lincoln City. He could frequently be seen throughout Lincoln City driving his 1976 gold Cadillac with its vinyl top. He loved Cadillacs.
One of his favorite pastimes was spending two or three hours daily at the Hilltop Restaurant.
He also loved the outdoors and the waters of the San Juans. He enjoyed spending time on his sailboat and on the private, 12-square-mile island he once owned in the San Juans.
A private interment was held Tuesday at Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery in Seattle. Memorial services will be held at the Evangelical Church in Lincoln City at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Evangelical Church, 4406 SE Highway 101, Lincoln City 97367. These offerings will be forwarded to his stepdaughters’ M.S. Rehabilitation Fund in Seattle.
Pacific View Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Smith
Robert Bigger Smith, 80, fourth of the nine children of Lewis C. and Ada May Smith, all of whom were graduates of Newport grade and high schools, died on Dec. 26, 1997 in Springfield. Death was from complications of prostate cancer.
He was preceded in death by his father, L.C. Smith, in 1945; his mother, Ada May Smith, in 1972; and his sister, Sally Holbrook in 1987, all of whom are interred at Eureka Cemetery in Newport.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta, of Eugene; sisters Mary of Seattle, Rachel of Portland, Evelyn of Springfield, and Margaret of Newport; and brothers L.C. Jr. of Springfield, Sam of Milwaukie, and Palmer of Lake Oswego.
Mr. Smith graduated from Newport High School in 1936. Among his classmates were Frank Jacobson, Frank Fogarty, Bob Boone, and the elder Sheffield boy. He and his classmates played football at Newport High School for Coach Willard Bear, whose first year at NHS was the 1935-36 academic year. A local journalist referred to that team as Coach Baer and His Cubs. Newport High athletic teams have been called the Cubs since that day.
Mr. Smith was an accomplished trumpet player and played in a local band named the Sons of the Beaches, along with Postmaster Frank Paden, bakery operator Charlie Boddy and shoe shop proprietor Hans Wiener. The Sons of the Beaches were crowd favorites at Crab Festivals prior to and immediately after, World War II.
Between graduation and enlistment in the Marine Corps in May 1941, Mr. Smith attended the University of Oregon off and on. He also drove a log truck for his father in 1939 and 1940.
He served in the Marine Corps from May 1941 until October 1945, when he was honorably discharged as a first sergeant. He served 30 months in the Pacific Theater, and 24 months on Midway Island with a Marine fighter group. He married his wife, Loretta, in 1944 in San Diego after returning from overseas duty.
Upon his return from military service, Bob continued his education at the University of Oregon. He eventually earned a master’s degree in English. He lived in Springfield until his death.
Bernice Worman
Bernice Ollie Worman, 90, of Toledo, died at her home on Jan. 2, 1998
She was born in Rozel, Kansas on March 2, 1907 to Taylor and Melissa E. Boyd. She had been a resident of Lincoln County since 1957.
She married William C. Worman Sr. in Kinsley, Kansas in 1924. He preceded her in death in 1967. They owned and operated a restaurant in Meade, Kansas until 1946, when they moved to Springfield. In 1957, they moved to Newport and started Worman’s Cafe, which they operated for 25 years. She retired in 1972.
Mrs. Worman enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing and craft work. She loved traveling, and traveled extensively throughout the United States and Mexico.
She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Eileen, and her son, William C. Worman Jr.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Norma Worman of Siletz; grandchildren Rodney Worman of Toledo, Sheila Bayya, Nikki Nelson and Casondra Fortin, all of Siletz, and Misti Reeves of Corvallis; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests donations be made to the American Lung Association.
Graveside memorial services will be held at Eureka Cemetery in Newport at 2 p.m. Friday. Bateman Funeral home is in charge of the arrangements.
Stella Bienhoff
Stella Gerry Bienhoff, 97, of Newport, died Jan. 4, 1998.
She was born May 15, 1900, in St. Paul, Minn. and was the daughter of Samuel and Annie Gillbard.
Raised and educated in St. Paul, Stella attended local schools prior to working at the phone company from 1918 to 1920. From 1922 to 1926, she worked for the St. Paul Public Library.
She married Arthur E. Bienhoff on June 30, 1926 in St. Paul. She worked at home and loved to write and sew, and was a member of the Corvallis First Baptist Church, and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
In 1950, the family moved to Corvallis, and in 1996, she moved to Newport to be near her daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband and son, Milton.
Mrs. Bienhoff is survived by her daughter, Faith Cole of Newport; sons James of Orlando, Calif., and David of St. Paul, Minn.; a sister, Mary Mooney of St. Paul; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Johnston-Peterson Funeral Home in St. Paul, Minn. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul. Memorial contributions may be sent to Pacific Communities Hospital in care of the McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW Fifth St., Corvallis 97330
Tessa Knabb
Tessa A. Knabb, 61, of South Beach, died Jan. 2, 1998 at Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport after a long illness.
She was born in London, England, and emigrated to the United States when she was 20 years old. She worked as a typesetter at newspapers and printing companies. Her work and family led her to live in New England and Maryland.
Her children’s education was a priority for her, and she moved to neighborhoods that afforded them the best schools.
She moved to Portland in 1977 and worked at several companies, including Word Works and Adcrafters, before moving to the Oregon coast to retire five years ago.
She kept her connection to England through correspondence with her siblings, through assisting an elderly English widow, and through her love of gardening and knitting.
Surviving are her husband, Verlyn Knabb of Newport; a brother and sister, Barry Tibbles and Yvonne Roberts of England; her children, Dawn Pavitt of Seal Rock and Mark Pavitt of Brunswick, Maine, and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held later this winter.
