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Jacqueline Farris
Jacqueline Farris, 78, of Hood River, Ore., died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at her residence at Down Manor.
A funeral will be held Saturday, April 16, 2005, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. with concluding services to follow at Idlewild cemetery.
Jacqueline was born Sept. 30, 1926, in Portland, Ore. She spent her childhood in Texas, Corvallis and Hood River. Once married
in 1948 she and her husband, Mark, settled in Portland. Following their retirement Jacqueline and her husband moved to Hood River, where they have resided ever since. She was a member of the Odell Garden Club and Alpha Phi.
Jacqueline is survived by her daughter, Marti Farris, sons John Farris and Thomas Farris, sister, Joyce Ricker, and grandchildren Matthew, Kevin and Maia Farris.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge or the Hood River Garden Club, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals - Receptions - Cremations), 1401 Belmont Rd., Hood River, OR 97031.
Derald Mockler
A Celebration of Life Service for Derald Mockler will be held Monday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at Anderson's Tribute Center with a reception to follow. Interment will follow the events at the Tribute Center at Idlewild cemetery.
Friends wishing to pay respects and visit with the family are invited to a visitation at Anderson's Tribute Center on Sunday, May 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Born and raised in Hood River, Derald Mockler never left until graduating in 1948. He served in the Korean War as a United States Army First Sergeant in charge of Supply. Upon his return to Hood River, he drove past the Rialto Theatre where he first spotted the 'girl he was going to marry' sitting in the ticket booth. Derald married
Phyllis Dalleske on July 4, 1953.
Their family grew to two little girls, whom he adored. His major work included work as an operations officer for First National Bank, and on the road maintenance crew for Hood River County Public Works Department until his retirement in 1992.
Derald was involved in many other organizations as well. He was probably most proud of his 30 years with the Hood River Volunteer Fire Department, and ambulance crew. He and Phyllis also spent many years dancing around the Gorge with their various ballroom dance groups. He performed for many years in a Polynesian Tinikling dance group as well. He was a fifty-year member of the B.P.O.E #1507 and served with the Kiwanis.
He loved his yard, his flowers, and his garden full of tomatoes and cucumbers. He also secretly enjoyed waging war on his weeds and the moles. Most would be surprised to know it was Phyllis who loved his Christmas lights, more than he enjoyed hanging them.
A devoted father, and grandfather, Derald's proudest work involved his children and grandkids. It was rare to have a conversation with him that didn't include a walk through his wallet of photos.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Phyllis Dalleske Mockler; his daughters: Jennifer and her husband, Chuck Ashley, and Jeannie and her husband, Tom French; and his grandchildren (around whom the earth rotated): Jake and Sgt. Jesse Byron, and Trux and Taylor French.
Derald left on May 17, 2005, as peacefully as he lived, and on his own terms. Waiting to greet him in heaven are his parents, Tom and Esther Mockler, an infant sister, Jeanette, his brother, Tom Junior, and nephew Patrick Mockler.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge c/o Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations) 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Marcia Paul
Former Grants Pass resident Marcia Paul died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. She was 84 years of age.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Marcia was born Jan. 16, 1921, to Harold and Lucille (Griner) Lee in Milan, Ga. She was raised in Daytona Beach, Fla., and attended school in New Smyrna, Fla. Marcia moved from Houston, Texas to Grants Pass, Ore., in 1970. She recently moved to Hood River in 2000.
Marcia was employed by her brother-in-law at his dental practice in Grants Pass for many years. She then went to work as a bookkeeper for retail.
Marcia loved her nieces and nephews and was a wonderful great aunt. All of her great-grand nieces and nephews loved her dearly as she did them.
Mrs. Paul is survived by her sister, Bette Penny and husband, Doug Penny, of Hood River; brother, Harold Lee and wife, Marie, of Orlando, Fla.; nephew, Richard Penny and wife, Cathy, of Olympia, Wash.; niece, Dawn Brown and husband, Jerry, of Hood River; niece Copper Runyon and husband, Steve, of Chiloquin, Ore; grand-nieces Kelly Richardson of Spokane, Wash., Kim Darling of Spokane, Wash., and Tara Brown of Portland, Ore.; and grand-nephews B.Z. Brown of Savannah, Ga., and Jerry Brown, Jr. of Hood River.
Marcia was preceded in death by her son, Michael J. Paul.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice. Arrangements by Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations), (541) 386-1000.
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson left this world on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at the age of 48 in White Salmon, Wash., due to a mountain biking accident.
He is survived by his loving family: mother Cynthia Johnson, children Nick and Leana Johnson, brother Jay, and, sister Jodi.
Jeff was an executive director for the New Buildings Institute; a national nonprofit organization dedicated to making buildings better for people and the environment. Jeff was a huge lover of family and life and had several hobbies that brought him to White Salmon in 1998. Windsurfing, surfing and mountain biking were just a few of his passions. Most recently, he trained and raced the Oregon mountain bike race series and placed second in his division in 2004.
The services celebrating his life were held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon. A reception will immediately follow.
No gifts or flowers are necessary. Your love and warm thoughts are enough. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to a memorial fund established in his name, to benefit a charity that was close to Jeff's heart.
Checks may be sent to: Jeff Johnson Memorial Fund, Riverview Community Bank, P.O. Box 1338, White Salmon, WA 98672.
Benjamin Foster
Benjamin C. 'Ben' Foster passed away May 15, 2005, in Crooked River Ranch, Ore., at the age of 89.
He was born on May 2, 1916, in Caprock, N.M., the son of Harley and Ema (Thompson) Foster.
On March 23, 1946, Ben married
Grace (Thompson) Foster, in Kingman, Ariz. Benjamin worked as a building inspector, and was with the Civil Air Patrol while living in California. Some of his hobbies included camping, gardening, yard work, whittling and woodworking.
In the 1980s Ben and his wife, Grace, moved to Hood River, and lived here until 2000.
Ben is survived by his wife, Grace; a daughter, Pamela Foster-Adamson of Crooked River Ranch; a brother, Dean Foster of Palm Desert, Calif.; a sister, Virginia Tlapa of Redondo Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held June 4, 11 a.m., at the family's residence.
Please send memorial contributions to Hospice of Bend/LaPine, 2075 N.E. Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701.
George Ing
George Ing, a Hood River, Oregon resident, died May 11, 2005, at his residence. He was 69 years of age.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the Hood River Alliance Church, 2650 Montello.
Concluding services and interment will be held at 3 p.m. at the Cornelius Methodist cemetery in Cornelius, Ore.
George was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Hillsboro, Ore., to Kenneth and Verna (Krahmer) Ing. The family resided south of Gaston, near Wapato, Ore.
He attended Gaston schools where he served as student body and class presidents and was active in drama and athletics. He was captain of the football team for two years.
In 1957 he earned a B.A. in Social Sciences from Pacific University where he was fraternity president, honor society president and newspaper sports editor. From 1957 to 1960, George taught seventh and eighth grade at Yamhill Grade School and from 1960 to 1962 he taught and coached at Yamhill Carlton High School.
In 1961, the summer sixteen-year-old baseball team won the State championship. From 1970 to 1980 he coached and managed youth baseball teams in Hood River and White Salmon.
In 1955, George purchased 110 acres near Gaston, Ore., and planted all to orchard. Additional purchases were made with land ownership in Hood River, Yamhill and Washington counties.
From 1962 to 1991 George was manager of Mt. Adams Orchards in White Salmon, Wash. He served as board member, vice chairman, chairman, and manager of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission from 1969 to 2001; chairman and manager of the Winter Pear Control Committee Research Committee from 1970 to present; board member and chairman of the Winter Pear Control Committee, research committee chairman of the International Apple Institute; president, board member and program chair of the Washington State Horticultural Association, board member of the Washington State Fruit Commission; secre-tary/manager of the National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation; board member of the Washington Technology Center and advisory board member of the Oregon State Environmental Stewardship program.
George has written a bi-monthly column for the Good Fruit Grower magazine since 1983. In 2003 his book, 'Wending The Way From Wapato Gap' was published. George also wrote special articles for Good Fruit Grower and other publications, including 'Side Roads' for the Hood River News.
George also spoke at numerous events nationally in the fruit growing states of California, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He also spoke about research and horticulture technology in Canada, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.
George was awarded the Washington fruit grower of the year 'Silver Pear' in 1971 and 1979, the distinguished Service Award from the Washington State Horticultural Association in 2002, was Northwest Cherry King in 2002, Pacific University Alumnus of the Year in 1986 and graduation speaker at Gaston High School in 1979. He enjoyed traveling, fruit variety testing, carpentry, history, photography and collecting antique automobiles.
He is survived by his wife Muriel, of Hood River; son Ed Ing and his wife, Melissa; daughter Kathy Keerbs and her husband, Eric; son Kenneth Ing and Janet Higby and her son Nathan and George's sister Susanne Nordquist.
Five grandchildren, Jon, Alex and Emily Ing and Evan and Danielle Keerbs also survive.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hood River Little League, or Hood River Valley Youth Basketball Association, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations), 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Robert 'Bob' Merten
Robert (Bob) Merten, age 74, died May 10, 2005, at his Parkdale, Ore., residence.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hood River.
Bob was born April 16, 1931, in Portland, Ore., to Maurice and Mary (McKay) Merten. He was raised in St. Paul, Ore. and married
Dorothy Radford on May 2, 1953, in Exeter, England.
Bob served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He farmed all of his life, enjoyed the land, old tractors, hunting and people. Bob also lived in Salem for a year, Sandy for five years, and in Parkdale for 26 years.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Sandoval Merten of Woodburn, Ore.; three daughters: Donna Denton of Ocean Park, Wash., Linda Murray of Hubbard, Ore., and Early Mary Edwards of Hood River; three sons: George Merten of Aurora, Ore., Bradley Merten of St. Paul, and Brinegar Merten of Parkdale; one brother, Charley Merten of North Plains, Ore.; and one sister, Maureen Coleman of St. Paul. Twenty-one grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Mary, in 1962 and wife, Dorothy, in 2001.
Interment will be at Upper Valley cemetery in Parkdale, Oregon.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge or the St. Paul Parochial Endowment Fund, c/o Anderson Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations), 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Scott C. Garrett
Scott Garrett of Hood River, Ore., died Monday, May 9, 2005 at the Hood River Care Center at the age of 55. He died after a long and brave fight with liver disease and complications of cancer. He was born on July 1, 1949 in Denver, Colorado and spent his early life growing up in Los Angeles and Covina, Calif.
In 1968 he married
Kathy Bowers and they moved to Mansfield, Ohio, where they married
. They were blessed with their firstborn son, Michael William, and stayed in Mansfield until 1978 when they moved to Hood River. They were then blessed with sons Cale Richard in 1979 and Colby James in 1988. Another precious blessing was granddaughter Sierra Jill in 1994.
Scott worked very hard to provide for his family, working at the City of Hood River treatment plant, for years with Cannon Seal Coating, and currently had been employed for many years at Hood River County Public Works.
His many talents included photography and cooking. He was well known by many for his wonderful stir-fry meals and his own version of 'death by chocolate.' He also shared a love of motorsports with his son Michael. He died as an active member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived and will greatly missed by his wife, Kathy Garrett of Hood River, sons Michael Garrett of Odell, Cale Garrett of Portland, Colby Garrett of Hood River, daughter in law Heidi Garrett, and mothers-in-law Jean Bowers of Hood River, Phyllis and father-in-law James Bowers of Hood River,
Also surviving are sisters and brothers Cathy Garrett of Phoenix, Ariz.; Steve Garrett of Gold Beach, Ore.; Sharon Pearson of Medford, Ore.; Sandie Frost, Sander Garrett, and Shirley Shermer, all of Grants Pass, Ore.; brothers-in-law Jerry Bowers of Hood River; Paul Bowers of The Dalles, Ore., and sister-in-law Melinda Libby of Odell.
Memorial services were held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Tucker Rd. in Hood River, Oregon on May 13.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge or the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, c/o Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations), 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Jessica Thorson
Jessica Donna Thorson born in Juneau, Alaska, on Aug. 6, 1982, died Oct. 19, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nev., from injuries sustained from an auto accident. She was buried in Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas on Oct. 25, 2006.
Jessy lived in Seward, Alaska where she enjoyed many friends and a small town atmosphere.
She moved with her family to Parkdale, Ore., in 1996, where she attended Wy'east Middle school, and graduated from Hood River Valley High School in 2001.
She went on to attend Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. Jessy excelled in art but mostly just enjoyed hanging out with her friends.
She most recently lived in Las Vegas, where she was employed at Art, Inc., Vitality, and finally ADT Construction as a field secretary.
Jessy will be sorely missed by her family and friends and remembered for her charismatic personality and her beautiful smile.
Jessy is proceeded in death by her twin sister Melissa Thorson and is survived by her father Bryn Thorson of Las Vegas, mother Liz Gardner and step-father Chris Gardner of Underwood, Wash., step-sisters Melisse Gardner of Odell, Ore., and Alder MacKenzie of Beaverton Ore. She is also survived by numerous grand parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.
Please join us for a memorial service at the National Guard Armory, 12th and Belmont, Hood River, on Saturday Nov. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m.
