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Henry C. Holman
Hood River resident Henry “Chet” Holman died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at his residence. He was 84 years of age.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center in Hood River, Ore.
A graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Juniper Haven cemetery in Prineville, Ore.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center.
Henry “Chet” Holman was born March 8, 1918, in Prineville to Henry Chester and Agnes (Frison) Holman. Chet was raised by his foster mother, Ida Wilson in Prineville, and graduated from the Crook County High School. He worked various jobs in Prineville such as for the Civil Conservation Corps, he was a machinist for Alexander Yaukey Lumber Company, and was later a master mechanic for the Crook County Roads.
During World War II Chet served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant. He was part of the Air Transfer Command. Mr. Holman was an airplane mechanic and worked on two of our former Presidents’ aircrafts. Towards the end of Chet’s service in the military he went overseas and served in Okinawa. Mr. Holman was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1945.
After the war Mr. Holman returned to Prineville, and married
Ina Hardenbrook. Together Chet and his wife lived in Los Alamos, N.M., where he worked for the University of California in their science lab. In 1960 Mr. Holman and his wife moved from New Mexico to Bonneville, Ore. Once here in Oregon Chet worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. Chet put time in at both the Bonneville and The Dalles dams as a machinist. In 1965 Mr. Holman and his wife moved to Hood River, where they have lived ever since.
Chet enjoyed hunting and boating, but most of all he just loved to spend time with his family no matter what they were doing.
Mr. Holman is survived by his wife, Ina Holman, of Hood River, sons Phillip Holman of Washougal, Wash., and Richard and his wife, Vikki Long Holman, of Albuquerque, N.M., daughters Sheila Holman of Haines, Ore., and Juli and her husband, Ken Twidwell, of The Dalles, Ore., grandchildren Stephani and Ranay Twidwell, James, Erika, Christine, Sidney, Allison and Hannah Holman.
Mr. Holman was preceded in death by his son Sidney Holman.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Crook County Historical Society c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Vernon Momberg
Hood River resident Vernon Momberg died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, at the Mid Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. He was 92 years of age.
Vernon was born Dec. 30, 1909, to Gustav and Caroline (Winkler) Momberg in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Momberg was raised and educated in Burlingame, Calif. He was the first boy born in the Masonic grouping in Burlingame, and this is how he received his middle name.
After graduating from Burlingame High School, Vernon joined the United States Navy as a reservist, not knowing it was later to become his career. On Nov. 27, 1942, Vernon married
Emma Susan Erickson in Long Beach, Calif. He and his wife moved all over the United States to wherever he was stationed.
Mr. Momberg’s career as a Navy Electronics Technician allowed him to work in a wide range of fields. He taught electronics for the U.S. Navy in Millington, Tenn., for a while and worked on various projects assigned by the Navy. After retiring from the armed forces in 1970 Vernon and his wife moved from California to Hood River. Once here in the Valley Mr. Momberg owned and operated MEG Telecommunications. He worked on projects such as installing home fire alert systems in local residences, refurbishing the large antique clock at the First National Bank, and teaching electronics at the Hood River Valley High School.
Some of the things Vernon enjoyed were photography and orchids. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Burlingame, Calif., and in Hood River.
Mr. Momberg is survived by his wife Susan of Hood River, sons Knute Momberg of Stockton, Calif., and Keith Momberg of Portland, Ore., daughter Kristine Savoie of The Dalles, Ore. and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Veteran’s Home c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Wade Hampton
Wade Hampton, Jr., 72, of Portland, Ore., died June 21, 2002, at Gaston, N.C., Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, the son of the late Herman Wade Hampton Sr. and Nellie Roselle Sawyer Hampton.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at Crag Rats Hut.
Wade was a retired timber worker, and a member of Odell Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife of 44 years, Erin Charlene Hampton, of Portland, and three sons, Vern Hampton of Portland and wife Diane, Rod Phelan and his wife, Becky, of Cascade Locks, Ore., and Gary Phelan of Portland, and daughter, Connie Hampton, of Portland.
He is also survived by his brothers, Floyd Hampton and wife, Gladys; Bob Hampton and wife, Vernette; Calvin Hampton and wife, Virginia; Thomas Hampton and wife, Linda; Allen Hampton and Ted Hampton, and one sister, Irene Chesney, all of North Carolina, and Aunt Verdie Manley of North Carolina.
He is also survived by grandchildren Ryan Hampton of Portland, Braun Phelan, Aaron Phelan, Shauna Phelan, Monique Phelan, Casey Kastrup, James Webb and Trevin Webb, and great grandchildren Brent Webb, Ethan Webb, Austin Webb, Chris Kastrup, Nick Kastrup, Cassidy Powell, and Hunter Richards.
A potluck luncheon immediately follows Saturday’s service. If you wish to attend, please bring a dish, all are welcome.
Memorial donations can be donated to FISH Food Bank.
William Runckel
William Justin Runckel died of lung cancer on Sept. 17, 2002, at the age of 84.
He was born in San Francisco, Calif., and earned his Master’s of Science degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State University in 1942. He married
Joan Wright in June 1943, and they lived in Hood River for a number of years. He lived in Portland for the past 34 years. He worked as a consultant in the lumber industry.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, and sons Robert, Daniel, Douglas, and Christopher, and daughter Annette. His son James preceded him in death. He is also survived by nine grandchildren.
Remembrances can be made to Hopewell House Hospice in Portland. Arrangements were made by Hennessey, Goetsch and McGee of Portland. No services are planned.
Gregory Mendick
Gregory Mendick, 42, of Hood River, died Sept. 17, 2002, as the result of a traffic accident on Sept. 16, in Sacramento, Calif.
He worked at Hood River Ford as a sales representative, and he was also working in Sacramento in car financing. He moved to Hood River in 2001.
He attended Asbury Methodist Church in Hood River.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Mendick, of Hood River, and by his daughter, Rachel Bohnen of Atlanta, Ga., his mother, Doris Nelson of Seaside, Ore., and stepfather Mario Padilla of Placentia, Calif.
Also surviving are his brother Rodney and his wife, Lizzie, of Texas, nephew Waldo Mendick of Texas and sisters Lisa Mendick of Portland, Ore., Debbie Mendick of Seaside, Ore., Michelle Krynski of California, and Melody Lansky of Rogue River. Nieces Amanda of California, Nadia of Portland, Ore., nephews Jevon and Rodney of Seaside also survive.
He is also survived by his great-aunt Charlotte Wertgen of Hood River, cousins Matt and Mary Thomas of Parkdale, Ore., and their sons Derek and Billy, cousins Lori and Tony Martinez of Portland and his second-cousins Andy and Annika of Portland.
He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Betty Breidel of Washington and his brother-in-law, Jeff Paxton and his wife, Penny, of Washington, nieces Ricki Jean and Jessica, of Washington and his dogs, Boo and Hannah.
A service is planned in California.
Cynthia Henry
Cynthia Lee “Cindy” Henry, a former Hood River, Ore., resident died May 26, 2003 at her Vancouver, Wash., residence. She was 54 years of age.
Services were held on Friday, May 30 at Anderson’s Tribute Center. A reception followed.
Cindy was born June 2, 1948, in Denver, Colo., to Raymond and Shirley (Currier) Wilhite. In 1956 she moved with her family to LaHabra, Calif., where she graduated from LaHabra High School. She later attended Cal State in Fullerton, Calif.
In 1969 she and Les Henry were married
. They resided in Southern California until 1977 when they moved to Hood River, Ore. The Hood River School District employed Cindy as a teacher. She commuted to Marylhurst College for several years to acquire her bachelor’s and two masters’ degrees by 1994. During this time she moved to Vancouver, Wash., and shortly thereafter became employed with the Head Start Program. Cindy worked in the Vancouver area and later was employed as the Director of the Gresham Early Head Start Program.
She was a wonderful caring mother and grandmother. Cindy loved music, gardening, learning, traveling to the beach with family and attending all family activities.
She is survived by her sons, Clint and Brian Henry of Portland, Ore., and Jeff Henry of Seattle, Wash..
She is also survived by her parents, Ray and Shirley Wilhite of Hood River; partner Monique Merseth of Vancouver, Wash.; brothers Mike Wilhite of Portland and Bruce Wilhite of Hood River, and sister Karen Davis of Mosier, Ore. Two grandsons, Jason and Isaak Henry of Portland, and six nieces also survive.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Wendy, in November 1964.
Memorial contributions may be made to a Hospice or Head Start Program of your choice c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Robert Hendrix
Robert H. Hendrix of Mt. Hood, Ore., died May 31, 2003, at his residence. He was 81 years of age.
Services will held Thursday, June 5, at 11 a.m. at the Parkdale Community Church.
Bob was the fourth child of Gilbert and Beulah Hays Hendrix and was born Dec. 26, 1921, in southeast Nebraska, near Humboldt. He grew up on a farm and attended a rural school in Pawnee County for seven years, the same school his mother had attended in the early 1900s. At Humboldt High School he enjoyed two years of football and graduated in 1939.
He volunteered for service in the U.S. Army in 1945. Trained as a truck driver in Camp Wolters, Texas, he was sent into the Pacific Theater to Okinawa in July of that year. As a member of the 27th Division, he served in the Supply Company until he was shipped to Muramatsu, Japan in late September 1945. During the winter he was sent to Tokyo in the Headquarters Division where he worked in dependent housing. In November 1946 he was honorably discharged from the service.
During his adulthood, Bob worked as a carpenter, farmer, welder, contractor and computer operator. In June 1958, he married
Dorothy Jean Steiner. They were blessed with two sons, David born March 29, 1959, and Daniel, born Jan. 5, 1961. Their first home was in Lincoln, Neb. They later moved to Lawrence, Kans., and to Juneau, Alaska, and upon retirement to the Hood River Valley. During his retirement years, Bob enjoyed farming his small acreage until renal failure caused him to slow down.
Bob had many hobbies, including woodworking, hiking, travelling, reading, drawing, visiting with friends and relatives and being outdoors. He always enjoyed a good joke and understood and loved children of all ages.
Bob was a member of the Parkdale Community Church where he served as elder and trustee.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hendrix of Mt. Hood; sons David Hendrix and Daniel Hendrix of Medford, Ore.; Jim Hendrix of Atwater, Ohio; Lee Hendrix of Omaha, Neb.; sisters Helen Glathar of Humbolt, Neb.; Marie Holt of Tulare, Calif., and Eunice Fass of Auburn, Neb.
Also surviving are four grandchildren, Will and Sarah Pollock and Grant and Carsen Hendrix and two great-grandchildren; Brennan and Gabriel Meier also survive.
Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkdale Community Church or the Ray T. Yasui Dialysis Center c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031
Dick Hollenbeck
Richard Owen “Dick” Hollenbeck, 70, of Silverdale, Wash., died May 28, 2003, at his home. He was born Sept. 1, 1932, in Hood River, Ore., to Hazel (Sandman) Hollenbeck. He married
Mary Anne Foster on June 12, 1954, in Roseburg, Ore., graduating from the University of Oregon the next day.
Mr. Hollenbeck was employed with J.C. Penney Co. for 39 years, beginning his career in Roseburg, and at the Eastport Plaza in Portland, Ore. He was assistant manager of stores in Boise, Idaho, Stockton, Calif., and Seattle, Wash. He went on to manage J.C. Penney stores in West Seattle, Linda, Calif., Bremerton, Wash. and Silverdale. He retired in 1993.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mike of Mountlake Terrace and Bob (Sue) of Shoreline, Wash.; three daughters, Anne (Carey) Chaplin of Seattle, Karen (Paul) Chapman of San Diego and Mary K. Hollenbeck of Stockton; a daughter-in-law, Paula Hollenbeck of Fayetteville, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Kirby, of Athena, Ore.
A son, David, preceded him in death.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bremerton, Wash.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Kitsap County, P.O. Box 3416, Silverdale, WA 98383-3416, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Josephine Fader
Josephine “Josie” Fader, 75, a resident of Odell, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at her home.
She was born Nov. 6, 1927, in Lumber Port, W.V., to Phillip and Thelma (Loretta) Calisti and grew up in West Virginia, later moving to Michigan and finally to California, where she lived for 30 years before moving to Odell in 1992 to be near family.
She enjoyed bowling and needlework projects such as cross-stitch and embroidery.
Survivors include two sons, Donald and Phillip Fader of Hood River and Turlock, Calif.; three brothers, Al Calisti of Warren, Mich., Lou Calisti of Anaheim, Calif., and Cal Calisti of Arlington, Va., and a sister, Mary Calisti of Odell. Also surviving are six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph Calisti.
At her request, no public services will be held. The family will observe private ceremonies of remembrance in conjunction with the placement of her ashes. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, 13th and May Streets in Hood River. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation and Burial.
