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Margaret Lee
Margaret Vietta Lee, 88, of Lebanon died June 15, 2001.
She was born in Eugene on Dec. 24, 1912 to Charles and Beatrice Willcutt Chappelle.
She married Anton Hoel. They owned a fish buying business in Reedsport. He preceded her in death.
She married Melvin George Lee in Newport on Jan. 22, 1971. They lived in Newport until 1979, when the moved to the Lebanon and Waterloo area.
She owned and managed properties in Reedsport, Newport and Portland. She also owned Margaret's Marine Way and fishing boat repair shop.
She was a member of the Lebanon Assembly of God and the Reedsport Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and cooking, canning and baking.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin, of Waterloo; a sister, Irene Rosier of Coos Bay; grandchildren Shirley Dickensen and David Walker; great-grandchildren Rochelle, David and Angie; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, David Walker; sisters Katherine Gutlefsen and Beatrice Halladay; and brothers Gerald Chappelle, Maurice Chappelle and Saul Chappelle.
Funeral services were held Thursday in the Lebanon Assembly of God Church. Interment followed in the Liberty Cemetery in Sweet Home. Memorials are suggested to a charity of choice. The Workman and Steckly Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Darrell "Bones" Wilkins
Darrell Lee Roy "Bones" Wilkins, 66, died at his home in Newport on Dec. 21, 2001.
He was born in Corvallis on April 22, 1935, to Stanley Wilkins and Muriel Hagen.
He served in the Navy from 1952 to 1958, and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He was an albacore fisherman out of Santa Barbara, Calif., and was also a Newport fisherman. He also worked at Jack's Seafood in Newport for 20 years.
Survivors include his son, Diel Wilkins, his daughter-in-law, Alura, and his granddaughter Kiona, all of Newport; two brothers, Wayne Wilkins and Bud Wilkins of Florence; a sister and brother-in-law, Eldora and Jack Gesik of Newport; and many nieces and nephews.
No service is planned. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 4, 2002 at the Barge Inn on the Newport Bayfront.
Nina "Carrie" Coll
Nina "Carrie" (Hele) Coll, 77, of Toledo died April 1, 2002.
She was born in Petersborough, Ontario, Canada on April 13, 1924.
She married Joseph M. Coll in St. Louis, Mo., in 1954. He preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1993.
She had worked as a nightclub singer and meal site manager. She was a member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her daughter, Penelope "Pene" Coll of Toledo; and a brother, Lawrence Hele of Petersborough, Ontario, Canada.
Services will be held April 24 at 2 p.m. at Waldport Masonic Temple.
Janenne Abbas
Janenne Elizabeth Abbas, 61, of Siletz died May 29, 2002 in Newport.
She was born Jan. 7, 1941 in Waldport.
She was a homemaker for most of her life.
She was a member of the Siletz Gospel Tabernacle Assembly of God Church, and the National Rifle Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle Abbas, in November 1967, and her son, Abbey, in August 1993.
Survivors include three sons, Wade Abbas of Siletz, Lyle Abbas of Redmond, and Ron Vaughn of Bremerton, Wash.; a sister, Janette Gray of Siletz; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Friday) at Eureka Cemetery in Newport. Interment will also be at Eureka Cemetery.
Nancy Brown
Nancy R. Hahn Brown, 54, of Waldport died Oct. 11, 2002 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis.
She was born June 28, 1948 in Chicago, Ill., to Charlotte and George Hahn.
She moved to Phoenix, Ariz. at a young age, and graduated from North Phoenix High School. She attended Arizona State University.
She worked for the Governor of Arizona as a special assistant for vocational education, and then worked in Washington, D.C., as a grant writer for vocational education.
She later returned to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she owned and operated a secretarial service.
She then joined the U.S. Postal Service, where she worked until her retirement in 1991.
She moved to Waldport in 1996, where she and her husband, Rick, built a home in Sandpiper Village.
She was a member of the Moose Lodge No. 396, where she most recently served as chaplain.
Survivors include her husband, Rick; her father, George; brothers Larry and Warren; a sister, Carol Graham; and a nephew, Ian. She was preceded in death by her mother, Charlotte, in 1971.
A memorial celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Waldport Moose Lodge. McHenry Funeral Home of Corvallis is handling the arrangements.
Bernice Light
Bernice Evelyn Light, 92, of Seal Rock died Dec. 10, 2002 in Newport of natural causes.
She was born Oct. 13, 1910 in Nestasha, Kansas.
She was raised in San Francisco, Calif.
She married Cecil B. Light on May 27, 1929. He preceded her in death in 1991.
They moved to Steubenville, Ohio. In 1984, they moved to East Point, Fla. to live near their son.
After her husband's death, she moved to Seal Rock to live with her daughter.
Following a brief hospitalization, she had resided at the Newport Rehabilitation Center for the past few months.
She enjoyed cooking and baking, travel, and shopping.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, June and William Raymond of Seal Rock; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Ann Light of East Point, Fla.; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Dec. 14 at Bateman Funeral Home. Interment will be at East Point, Fla., next to her husband.
