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Zelda McMullen
Zelda Evaline McMullen, 92, of Cove, Ark., died of natural causes on June 10, 2000.
She was born in Spokane, Wash., on May 9, 1908.
She had lived in Arkansas for the past 28 years. She was a previous resident of Lincoln County, and had owned Mac's Café in Siletz. She was a member of Christ Church of Cove, Ark., and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Survivors include her sons, Clayton McMullen of Florence, Marwin McMullen of Scappoose, and Bill McMullen of Princeton, British Columbia, Canada; a daughter, Ardith Davis of Cove; 29 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Durwood McMullen, in 1968.
Graveside services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Eureka Cemetery, Newport. Bateman Funeral Home of Newport handled the arrangements.
Dolores G. Rilatos
Dolores G. Rilatos of Palmer, Alaska, 73, died Sept. 22, 2000 in Anchorage, Alaska.
She was born in Anaconda, Mont., on Oct. 3, 1927. She married Edward Rilatos on Dec. 29, 1943, and was a homemaker. They lived in Siletz until 1960.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Rilatos Sr., of Palmer, Alaska; daughters Gloria Ingle of Napaskiak, Alaska and Elaine Smith of Wasilla, Alaska; sons Edward Rilatos Jr. and Donald Rilatos, both of Wrangell, Alaska; sisters Clara Lane of National City, Calif., and Kathleen Overton of Lakeview; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today (Friday) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Bateman Funeral Home in Newport. Services will be held at the Siletz Tribal Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Paul Washington Cemetery in Siletz.
Donald Cunningham
Donald Elmer Cunningham of Sweet Home, 71, died Nov. 28, 2000.
He was born April 23, 1929 in Portland, the son of Walter Darwin and Alma Elizabeth Creger Cunningham.
He grew up in Portland and moved to Sweet Home, where he met and married Marietta Sites on May 15, 1953.
He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict, where he learned drafting. Following his military service, he went to work at the Corvallis City Hall and the Newport City Hall as a draftsman. He retired from his work in Newport after several years and moved to Sweet Home in 1998.
He was a computer enthusiast and a collector of trains. He enjoyed photography, square dancing, and riding bicycles. He was a board member of the Lincoln County Historical Society for years, and a "Monday night coffee drinker" with friends.
Mr. Cunningham was preceded in death by his wife, Marietta Cunningham, on June 17, 1978. He is survived by his daughters, Cynthia Brenneman of Sweet Home, Susan VanScoyk of Siletz, and Sheri Jackson of Newport; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. today (Friday) in the Workman and Steckly Funeral Chapel in Sweet Home. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bateman Funeral Home in Newport. Interment will follow in Eureka Cemetery in Newport. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Arthritis Foundation. Workman and Steckly Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, 52, of Denver, Colo., died Feb. 2, 2001.
He was born on Jan. 18, 1949 in Toledo.
He served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War and received the Purple Heart.
He worked for Merrick Company for more than 20 years. He began his career as an aerial photographer and advanced to project manager. He was also a certified photogrammetrist.
Mr. Hanson was an award-winning mystery novelist. In 1994, he published "Spare Parts,' the first in a five-part mystery series.
His lifelong interests included sailing, guitar-playing, drawing, photography, and taking road trips.
He is survived by his mother, Emma Kay Hanson of Toledo; two sisters, Sandra Todd and Janice Leveton; a daughter, Sara Hanson; two granddaughters, Jenna and Kirsten Hanson; his life partner, Kay Bergstrom; and Bergstrom's two daughters, Kersten and Signe Bergstrom.
A memorial service was held Feb. 8 at Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, Colo.
Roze McGlashan
Roze E. McGlashan, 57, of Gleneden Beach, died May 12, 2001, at her home in Gleneden Beach.
She was born June 5, 1943 in Riga, Latvia, to Rolands and Alma Erenpreiss.
She and her family immigrated to the United States in June of 1950, and settled in Springfield, Ohio and then Columbus, Ohio. After graduating from West High School, she attended Ohio State University.
She married Jim McGlashan on Aug. 24, 1980 in South Weymouth, Mass. As the wife of a hotelier, she lived in Jacksonville, Fla.; Tucson, Ariz.; San Diego, Calif.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Wash., prior to moving to Gleneden Beach in April, 2000. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and travel.
Survivors include her husband, Jim McGlashan of Gleneden Beach; a brother, Gatis Erenpreiss, and a sister, Ieva Redies, both of Columbus, Ohio.
At her request, a celebration of life will be held in June on the waters adjacent to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Bateman Funeral Home is serving the family.
Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis, 83, of Depoe Bay died at his home on June 17, 2001.
He was born in Portland on May 15, 1918 to Melvin and Blanche (Keele) Leach.
His childhood was spent on his grandfather's farm where, by the age of 3, he had begun drawing animals. At age 10, he was whittling animals from wood.
After graduating from Oregon City High School in 1936, he modeled for Jantzen ads, then did advertising layouts for the first Fred Meyer store in Portland. He served in the Army during World War II, then enrolled in the Chicago Art Institute under the GI Bill. He won honors for excellence.
He spent the next 20 years as a designer of restaurants, nightclubs, churches, offices and homes. He won international acclaim for his originality and style in the early 1960s. He designed furniture, and his accounts included Thomas Organs, Rembrandt Lamps, and the Venenman Collection of Tropitone.
By the late 1970s, he freelanced his animal wall carvings and mobiles of silver and bronze with spheres of semi-precious stones. In the 1980s, he created an award-winning line of carved chairs with animal motifs called the Fauna Collection and cast in metal. They are featured in galleries and museums throughout the country.
He was a member of the American Society of Interior Designers.
Survivors include his adopted son, William Luce of Depoe Bay; a sister, Dorothy Linscott of Cloverdale, Calif.; and a brother, Virgil Leach of Lancaster, Calif.
Private family services will be held. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Dove Lewis Emergency Rescue/Shelter Hospital, in care of DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel, 815 NW Buchanan Ave., Corvallis 97330.
Leota Chevraux
Leota R. Chevraux, 83, of Albany died Dec. 21, 2001 at Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital in Portland.
She was born March 4, 1918 in Clark, Idaho, the second of seven children born to John Franklin and Pearl Mayola (Fogelsong) Spriggs.
Her parents farmed in Ririe, Idaho, where she completed high school. While attending college in Pomona, Calif., she met Bernard Richard Chevraux. After moving to her parents' home in Harlan, she married Mr. Chevraux in Corvallis on Jan. 16, 1948.
They lived in Corvallis until moving to Lebanon in the mid-1950s, then returned to Harlan a few years later. She moved to Albany in 1971, then lived in Jefferson before returning to Albany near Millersburg. She enjoyed sewing and cooking.
Survivors include her sons Raymond Chevraux of Scio, Ronald Chevraux of Albany, and Mark Chevraux of Troutdale; a daughter, Cecil Chevraux of Aloha; brothers Dave Spriggs of Albany and Dorsel Spriggs of Newport; sisters Dolores Barker of Harlan, Leona Lindgren of Placerville, Calif., and Neoma Ridgeway of Creswell; grandchildren Sally, Wendy, Aaron, Tamee, Tawnya, Amy and Meghan; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her former husband of 27 years, Bernard Chevraux, in November 1984; and by her sister, Grace Kuhl.
Viewing visitation will be held at AAsum Funeral Home on Dec. 27 from 9 a.m. until the funeral services begin at noon, with Pastor Bill Smith officiating. Private family interment will follow at Jefferson Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made directly to the Lions Eyebank, or in care of the funeral home at 805 SW Ellsworth St., Albany, Ore. 97321.
