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Maria Farwig
Hood River resident Maria Antonia Farwig died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at the Hood River Care Center. She was 98 years old. A funeral for Mrs. Farwig will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, at Anderson’s Tribute Center at 11 a.m.
Leonard Wonsyld
Graveside services with vault interment for Leonard Wonsyld were held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at Pine Grove cemetery.
Leonard passed away in his home, surrounded by his friends and family, Sept. 25. He was a fighter until the very end, refusing to give up, until the choice was no longer his.
Leonard was born March 18, 1924, in Yacolt, Wash., to Tony and Lois (Wilson) Wonsyld. He grew up among the logging camps of the Pacific Northwest, where his father worked as a logger. Many of his childhood days were also spent with his treasured grandparents, Jens and Kirstine Wonsyld, Danish immigrants to the U.S. who settled on a farm in Yacolt.
Leonard joined the Navy at age 17 on May 19, 1943, in Portland Ore. He was discharged Oct. 29, 1943, with an honorable medical discharge due to a back injury. He then spent time in the Merchant Marines, starting service Oct. 26, 1945, and ending service Feb. 13, 1946, eventually working in the shipyards in Vancouver, Wash., where he met his wife of 57 years.
Leonard married
Mary Reynolds-Barns on May 15, 1946, in Vancouver, where they also celebrated the birth of their first daughter. They eventually moved to the community of Dee at the old Dee Mill where they lived as they welcomed their second and third daughters into the world. They then moved up onto the Flat where they raised their family and Leonard worked in the logging industry, eventually driving his own log truck.
In 1976 Leonard suffered a stroke and retired early, but never stopped working. He could be found in his shop creating jewelry from the rocks he collected on trips to Arizona, in his garden tending his crop, or keeping his lawn manicured to perfection.
Leonard enjoyed many hobbies including camping, fishing and hunting. He enjoyed anything that would take him into the forests in which he had spent so many hours since childhood.
Surviving Leonard are: wife, Mary, of Hood River; children: Rae and Gary Whiting, Beaverton, Ore.; Kary and Dan Betz, Hood River; Beverly and Frank Garner, Troutdale, Ore. Also surviving are grandchildren: Rachell and Chad Lindley, Jeffrey Whiting, Seth and Kimberly Garner, Angela Gray, Russ Gray, and Jonny Betz.
He is also survived by his great-grandchildren; Alexa Lindley, Savannah Garner, Paige Lindley, Ryan Gray, and Chloe Garner, and brother Ralph and Patricia Wonsyld of Hood River, sister Louanna and Melvin Sparks of Parkdale, brother Riley 'Butch' Moore of Washington, sister-in-law Jane and Bud Arrowsmith of Tennessee, sister-in-law June and Chuck Anderson of Washington, and brother-in-law Guy and Kathy Barnes of California.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Tony Wonsyld and Lois Babcock, stepfather Riley Moore, father and mother-in-law Guy and Bonnie Barnes, cousin Donald Wonsyld and beloved friends Harold and Peggy Brower.
He was loved and respected by many, and will be greatly missed; yet his spirit and strength will live on forever in all that have known him.
Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital's cancer and chemotherapy units and Hospice of the Gorge, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Floyd Hausinger
Floyd William Hausinger, a former resident of Hood River, died Sept. 24, 2003, at his home in Vancouver, Wash. He was 82 years of age.
Floyd was born June 21, 1921, in Kelso, Wash. He was raised in Hood River and then moved to Los Angeles, where he was married
. The couple moved to Vancouver, where they have lived for 61 years. He worked for Moore Dry Kiln in Portland and retired in 1977.
Floyd was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Eagles #2158, and the Vancouver CB Radio Club. His hobbies were camping and flower gardening. He loved to dance with his lovely wife of 62 years, and his family was very important to him.
Floyd is survived by his wife, Agnes R.; daughters, Judy A. Cook, Rosezelia A. Hoisington, Linda D. Corzine, and Cecilia D. Wanke, all of Vancouver; son, William J. Hausinger of Salem; sister, Delores Schmid of Vancouver; brothers, Richard and Raymond Hausinger, both of Vancouver; 15 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was held Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church in Vancouver, Wash. Remembrances may be made to St. John's Catholic Church Building Fund, 8701 NE 119th Street, Vancouver, WA 98662. Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Douglas Walton
Douglas K. 'Doug' Walton, a former resident of Hood River, died Sept. 26, 2003, at his home in Irrigon. He was 73 years of age.
Doug was born Jan. 2, 1930, in Winter, S. D., to Barney and Anita VanScoy Rulo. His family moved to Oregon when he was a child, living in Tillamook and moving to Hood River in the early 1940s. Doug was united in marriage to Jeanne Hooper on June 3, 1950, in Stevenson, Wash. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea as a sergeant.
After serving his country he returned to Hood River where he worked for the telephone company for 20 years. He moved to Estacada in 1978 and worked for the phone company for 17 1/2 years before retiring in 1995. He then moved to Irrigon where he has lived since. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working, and fixing things.
Doug is survived by his wife, Jeanne, of Irrigon; brothers, Donald and Robert Walton, both of The Dalles, Dick Walton, of White Salmon, Wash., and Michael Walton of Umatilla; sisters, Barbara Summers of Hood River, Virginia Patchett of The Dalles, Carol Holmes and Linda Bond, of Irrigon, and Margaret Free of Lexington, Ore.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and stepfather, Wesley Walton.
At his request no service will be held. Those who wish may make contributions in Doug's memory to the American Cancer Society, c/o Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838, which is in charge of arrangements.
Pearl Wicklund
One of Hood River's orchard owners, Pearl Wicklund, died Sept. 27, 2003. She was 89 years of age.
Pearl was born Sept. 16, 1914, in Kandiyohi County, Minn. She graduated from Raymond High School in Raymond, Minn. She came to Oregon during World War II and worked in the shipyards, where she met a Hood River man, Clyde Wicklund. They married
in Stevenson, Wash.
Pearl owned the Red Apple Market on Columbia Boulevard in Portland for years. After her husband died in 1971 she moved to Hood River to run the orchard that they owned on Highway 35, now called 'Pearl's Place.' She was known in the valley as the 'Cat Lady, ' and did love cats and her farm.
Pearl is survived by three sisters, Arlene England of Willmar, Minn., Gladys Saulsburg of Spicer, Minn, and Margie Stanton of Stillwater, Minn.; a nephew, Michael Billiar, whom she called her son, and wife, Patsy, of Independence, Ore.; great-nephew Mark Billiar and wife, Tammy, and their sons, Joel and Michael, of Wash.; great-niece Barbara Freem and husband, Dean, of Portland; and many nieces and nephews in Minnesota.
James Carrigan
Hood River resident Jim Carrigan died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, at Hawks Ridge Assisted Living Community. He was 80 years of age.
A celebration of life service was held Sept. 29 at Anderson's Tribute Center.
Jim was born Aug. 15, 1923, in Fargo, N.D. Shortly after his schooling he joined the U.S. Navy and then served for over 20 years with the U.S. Air Force as a radio operator. Jim lived in many different cities throughout the United States during all of his transfers.
Mr. Carrigan enjoyed fishing and computers. Jim is survived by his sons Mike Carrigan of California, David Carrigan of Mosier, Ore., and Donald Carrigan of Hood River, Ore., daughters Bonnie Mae Foley of Portland, Ore., Patricia Carrigan of The Dalles, Ore., and Mary Carrigan, sister Jackie of California, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Ted Klapprich
Ted Klapprich, of Cascade Locks, died Oct. 1, 2003, at Sunnyside Hospital in Clackamas of acute myloid leukemia. He was 69 years of age.
Ted was born Nov. 5, 1933, in Cottonwood, Idaho, to Elizabeth and Harry Klapprich. He grew up in Cottonwood and married
Jo Ann Byers on Feb. 26, 1954. They had three children and lived in Cascade Locks from 1960 until his death. He worked for the City of Cascade Locks for 20 years as a lineman and ran an appliance repair shop on the side before and after he retired from the City.
Ted is survived by his wife, Jo Ann; two daughters, Myra Walker and her husband Bobby, and Donna Mohr and her husband Todd, all of Cascade Locks; a son, Nick Klapprich and his wife Karen, of Cascade Locks; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister.
Memorial services will be held Oct. 4 at Cascade Locks City Hall. His ashes will be scattered at his hunting grounds on Mt. Emily.
Remembrances may be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 820 Davis Street, Suite 420, Evanston, IL 60201, 888-558-5385.
Edna Mae Shotwell
Parkdale resident Edna Mae Shotwell died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at her home. She was 61 years of age.
A memorial tribute service will be held on Monday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Hood River Church of Christ, 1512 Tucker Rd.
Edna Mae was born March 29, 1942, to Ira and Fern (Stroup) Pirtle in Phoenix, Ariz. Her parents moved to Vancouver, Wash., during World War II where her father worked in the shipyards. They lived in Hockinson, and on the heights in Vancouver, and later moved to the Fruit Valley area. Edna Mae attended elementary and junior high school in Vancouver and also worked at the Valley Farms Store in Fruit Valley. She later attended Columbia Christian High School in Portland.
She graduated from Wy'East High School in Odell, Ore., in 1960. At Wy'East she was active in chorus and German Club. She was also a young home-maker and she and her husband lived on Leasure Road in the Mt. Hood community.
On Aug. 23, 1959, she had married
Silas Shotwell in Vancouver. As a young ministry couple they served the Mt. Hood Church of Christ. They were married
for 44 years. That entire time was spent in Christian ministry.
After her graduation from high school, the Shotwells moved to Texas where her husband finished his undergraduate degree. She also attended college at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and Abilene Christian University in Abilene. In 1962 the Shotwells returned to the Mid-Columbia area and served the Church of Christ in The Dalles.
In subsequent years they would serve churches in California, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. They served two different times in Wenatchee, Wash., and returned to the Hood River Valley in 1994 to work with the Hood River Church of Christ.
Edna Mae had been battling cancer for nine years and during her last months had been treated professionally and lovingly by the staff of the Celilo Center at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. Edna Mae loved to read, cook, sew, and travel. The Shotwells loved rodeo and annually attended the Pendleton Round-Up, Reno Rodeo, and National Finals Rodeo.
She loved her family and always put them first in her life. She delighted in her own children, and grand-children, and made baby blankets and quilts for the children of family and friends. She was an active member of the Machine Embroiderers of Oregon and Washington (M.E.O.W) and won blue ribbons regularly at the Hood River County Fair and the quilt show at the Mt. Hood School. Her quilt, Bumblebee Cottage, won the special award for 'best quilt by an adult' at this summer's Hood River County Fair.
She also loved to sing and sang with Sweet Adelines. She helped with elections and also assisted her daughters' school teachers in any way she could at Parkdale Elementary and Horizon Christian School. She and Silas bowled in the Senior Bowling League.
She was a devout Christian. In addition to working with her husband in church ministry, they counseled ministers and missionaries in a program called Safety Net and operated a retreat center in Parkdale named 'Higher Ground.' In years past, they were also a 'presenting couple' in Marriage Encounter and touched the lives of hundreds of married
couples.
She authored articles for Christian magazines and was a regular speaker at retreats and lectureships.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Silas Shotwell of Parkdale, five children: Suzanne Parker of Los Angeles, Calif., Nathan Shotwell of Los Angeles, Jeff Shotwell of Decatur, Texas, Sarah Croy of Salem, Ore., and Meagan Shotwell of Parkdale. She has seven grandchildren.
She is also survived by her father, Ira Pirtle of Vancouver, a brother Rosco Pirtle of Vancouver, and two sisters, Sandra Reagan and Nancy Pierce, both of Vancouver.
She has a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends around the world. Memorial contributions in her name may be given to National Church Growth and sent to Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Rd., Hood River, OR 97031.
Opal Barclay
Opal Barclay, of Macomb, Ill., died Aug. 17, 2003, at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb. She was 96 years of age. Opal was born April 29, 1907, in Pike County, Ill., to George and Nina (Powell) Orebaugh. She married
Ralph Barclay, Sr., Oct. 29, 1928, in Macomb. He died Oct. 18, 1958.
Opal was a graduate of McKendree College and was a teacher for 25 years. She was a member of Macomb Beautiful, McDonough District Hospital Auxiliary, Macomb Women's Club and First Presbyterian Church of Macomb.
She is survived by three sons, Ralph Barclay Jr., of Wayne, Neb., Roger L. Barclay of Macomb, and Doug Barclay of Bourbonnais; one daughter, Patricia Williams, of Orange Park, Fla.; one sister, Bernice Seaborn, of Beardstown; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and one sister, Georgila Stearns.
Memorials may be made to her church. Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home in Macomb is coordinating the arrangements.
Willis Hawkins
Willis Spruce Hawkins, of Portland, died Sept. 26, 2003. He was 84 years of age.
Willis was born Jan. 1, 1919, in Portland, Ore. He was a veteran of World War II and a talented metal and wood worker. He worked as a Temple worker at Seattle and Portland Temples for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He lived in Portland for 30 years.
Willis is survived by his wife, Theona Pauline Hawkins; sons Jim Hawkins and Thomas Brown Hawkins; daughters Carol Solomon, Louise Gibson and Edith Phillips; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death in 2001 by his previous wife, Thelma Brown Hawkins. Cornwell Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth M. Davies
Kenneth M. Davies, a Hood River, Ore., resident, died Oct. 6, 2003, at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Ore. He was 82 years of age.
Arrangements are pending at Anderson's Tribute Center. Please call 541-386-1000 for information.
Kimiko Yamashita
Hood River resident Kimiko 'Kim' Yamashita died at her home Monday, Sept. 15, 2003. She was 52 years of age.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church (9th and Eugene).
Kimiko Yamashita was born Feb. 19, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kiyomaru and Haruko (Sakahara) Hori. She was raised and educated in Adrian, Ore. She then attended school at Treasure Valley Community College. Kim then received a Bachelor's degree at Oregon State University and then a Master's degree at Lewis and Clark College, all in Elementary Education.
On June 8, 1974, in Nyssa, Ore., Kimiko married
Ronald Yamashita, with whom she shared 29 wonderful years of marriage. Together they moved to Hood River, Ore., shortly after their marriage. Mrs. Yamashita taught at May Street Elementary School (1st Grade), Frankton Elementary School (2nd Grade) and Westside Elemetary School (Kindergarten).
She was a member of the OEA/HREA teachers organization and the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church of Hood River. Kim was a great supporter of Relay For Life, Hearts Of Hope, Holt Adoptions and Boys and Girls Aide Society.
She loved to make postcards with stamps and spend time with children. Kim was always working on her piano and keyboard skills and was an avid computer person.
She is survived by her husband, Ron Yamashita, of Hood River, son Brent Yamashita of Gresham, Ore., daughter Tennille Yamashita of Hood River, sisters Suzuko Young of Bend, Ore., Kiyoko Loffer of Grants Pass, Ore., and Matsuko Bortz of Kyla, Mont., and brothers Kats Hori of Silver Springs, Nev., and Sachio Hori of Escondido, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kimiko Yamashita Memorial Fund, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
