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David Burkhart
David James. Burkhart, 35-year Hood River, Ore., resident, (formerly of Milton-Freewater, Ore. and College Place, Wash.) horticulturist, educator and author passed away at his home on March 17, 2008, from myelodisplasia.
David's memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Hood River Valley Christian Church, 975 Indian Creek Road, Hood River, OR. Interment will be at the mausoleum at Idlewilde cemetery.
Dave was born in Montesano, Wash., on Oct. 26, 1928.
His father Robert Crosley Burkhart, was a dairyman and his mother Mabel Dumas Burkhart was a Home Demonstration Agent for Washington State College.
In 1933 the family moved to the Walla Walla valley where the family operated a wholesale dairy. Dave's grade school years were spent at the Ferndale School near Milton-Freewater.
The family moved to Sonshine dairy near College Place, Wash., in 1942, and he graduated in 1946 from Walla Walla High School. He attended college at Northwest Nazarene University where he received a degree in History and Education.
It was at Northwest Nazarene University that he met and married
Rosalind Pool of Portland, Ore., on May 5, 1951. He then took graduate work at Washington State University and soon joined an uncle on his grandfather Dumas's family orchard, Pomona Ranch, near Dayton, Wash.
Dave helped manage this apple growing and packing operation for eight years then, when the Dumas family decided to sell in 1960, he became a County Horticultural Agent with Oregon State University Extension Service in Umatilla County.
Dave worked with growers of horticultural crops in the Milton-Freewater area for 13 years during which time he was active in Jaycees, Rotary and the Christian Church. He and Roz owned a 20-acre fruit orchard while living in Milton-Freewater. In 1970 he returned to Oregon State University to finish up his Masters Degree.
In 1973, Dave was transferred to Hood River County as Chairman agent, where he worked with the apple and pear growers of the Mid-Columbia area.
Dave became an authority on pear culture and was asked to speak at many growers' meetings in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Michigan. During his tenure as a horticultural specialist in Hood River, Dave wrote articles for the Goodfruit Grower and also penned a weekly column for the Hood River News. Dave took study leaves in Europe in 1978 and 1986 to become more familiar with pear culture in France, Italy, England and Holland.
Dave was honored by the local Hood River Grower/Shipper Association with awards for significant contributions to the industry in 1989 and in 1991.
The Oregon Horticultural Society awarded him the Hartman Cup in 1991 and the Washington State Horticultural Association presented him with the Silver Pear Award in 1993. He loved his chosen profession and served the fruit industry with integrity, care and enthusiasm.
After retirement in 1991, he took an assignment with VOCA in Armenia for three weeks to assist growers after the fall of the Soviet Union. He also gave a series of lectures at an International Pear Symposium in Argentina in 1993. During the 1990's Dave took fruit grower groups on tours of the growing areas of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and Australia. He had many friends worldwide from his travels and from times of hosting guests from many countries.
Bored with retirement, Dave took a job as a representative for Willow Drive Nursery in northern Oregon for 13 years where he continued to enjoy his contact with people in the fruit industry.
Dave was a long-time member of the Hood River Valley Christian Church and held many positions of leadership, including chairman of the board on two different occasions. His faith was an important aspect of his daily life. Dave was active in Rotary most of his adult life, serving as president of the Milton-Freewater Club in 1966-67 and of the Hood River Club in 1976-77.
He was a Hood River Port Commissioner for four years. Dave also was on the boards of Hood River Library and Hood River History Museum for several years and active with the Hood River Historical Society. The OSU College of Agriculture honored Dave with the Diamond Pioneer Career Achievement Registry in 2004.
In recent years he wrote the book of fruit growing in Hood River Valley, 'It All Began With Apple Seeds.' He was also instrumental in forming the Hood River Fruit Foundation and its historical museum displays.
Dave is survived by his wife, Rosalind, 'Roz', three children, daughter Deborah (Bob) Johns of Athena, Ore., son, Steve (Joyce) of Silverton, Ore. and daughter Becky and partner Ted Swyers of Portland.
He also is survived by five grandchildren, Maurice Johns, Scott Burkhart, Will Young, Meghan Johns and Caitlin Burkhart and great-granddaughter Mia Young. Brothers Peter (Meryl) of Nampa, Idaho, and Roger (Ellen) of Milton, NH and sisters Joanne (Ron) Weatherford of Keizer and Ruthie (Don) Crawford of Sun Lakes, Ariz.
He is also survived by sister-in-law Carol (Bob) Burkhart and numerous nieces and nephews. His brothers Bob and Paul preceded him in death.
Remembrances for Dave may be given to Hood River County Fruit Foundation, Hood River County History Museum, Hospice of the Gorge or Hood River Valley Christian Church through Anderson Tribute Center (Funerals-Receptions-Cremations) at 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031 or directly to the organization of your choice.
Lee Mauroni
Lee Mauroni of Parkdale died peacefully at the age of 82 with his devoted, loving wife and family at his side on March 17, 2008.
Leroy Eugene Mauroni was born on Sept. 9, 1925. in Allegheny County, Penn. to Josephine Busatto Mauroni and Carlos Mauroni. Lee was the youngest child of four. He is survived by his brothers John and Albert and sister Elenor.
Lee started playing music at a young age, around 15 he played in a dance band with his brothers. He enjoyed listening to classical and thought no one could sing as well as Perry Como.
Lee was drafted for World War II he trained with the Air Corps, but before he was called to duty the war ended.
Knowing that higher education was important for his future Lee went to Duquesne University in Pennsylvania where he earned his teaching degree on the GI bill.
The summer after graduating Lee toured with a band to the Midwest where his manager escaped with the band's money in Idaho leaving them broke.
Having earned a teaching degree in Pennsylvania, Lee was hired on through an agency. His first assignment was in Weippe, Idaho.
While in Weippe, one of Mary's friends introduced the two of them; it wasn't until he transferred to Orofino that they started dating and eventually were married
on Aug. 14, 1952.
Lee taught music for 25 years and went back to school to earn his masters in reading from Portland State University. He taught at a number of schools for a total of 35 years, two of them were Wy'east and Hood River High School respectively.
Lee and Mary had four children Lisa, Michael, Mark and Linda. Lee had a strong presence in his children's lives, always there to guide and teach.
Lee sang with St. Mary's Choir for many years. He was a square dance caller for Wy' East Whirlers, Rhineland Quadrilles, Jeans & Calico and the Parkdale Promenaders; he was also a member of the Elks Club.
Lee is survived by his wife Mary; two daughters Lisa of Hood River and Linda of Eagan, Minnesota; son Michael and wife Christina of Corvallis, Ore.; grandchildren Josh and Lindsey of Eagan, Minnesota and Marcus of Manning, Alberta, Canada.
Lee was preceded in death by his son, Mark.
Lee lived a productive life touching the lives of the people he taught, and everyone that greatly loved him. Lee gave us laughter with his dry wit; we looked forward to every moment not knowing what he would say next.
He filled our hearts with love and gave us cherished memories that we will hold dear forever. Lee was a great man and he will be missed.
Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals - Receptions - Cremations) 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-1000
Betty Ethell
Betty J. Ethell died Jan. 27, 2008, in Tigard, Ore., at age 92, just two months short of turning 93. She had lived all but 11 years in Hood River, Ore., moving to Tigard in 2003 to be closer to her family.
Betty's memorial will be held at Avamere King City Rehab at 16485 S.W. Pacific Highway (Highway 99), Tigard, Ore., phone (503) 620-5141, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 2:30 p.m.
A second memorial will be held in Hood River when weather and traveling permits.
Betty was born in Great Falls, Mont., on March 25, 1915, to Walter and Deone Mansfield. At age 7 Betty and her mom joined her dad in Hood River, where Walter had taken a job at the Hood River News, working there from 1922 until he retired in the late 1950s.
Betty met Harry at age 10 and they became childhood sweethearts. At age 12, during the summer, they joined some climbers and climbed the north face of Mount Hood. They were avid outdoors people, hiking, fishing, trapping, and canoeing.
Betty and Harry married
in 1937 and started a family in 1943. Family was everything to both. Betty enjoyed cooking, gardening, golfing, and decorating, and Harry was a logger. Later, Betty and Harry bought an orchard in Parkdale and eventually retired in Hood River.
The Ethells were longtime members of Riverside Church. Betty taught Bible study when Patty was young and helped with church functions.
Their girls, Patty and Judy, moved away and married
later.
Betty was preceded in death by her folks in the early 1980s. Harry died 10 years ago in December 1997.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Patty and Jim Ochs and Judy and Marvin Baker, and grandson Sean Matthews, all of whom reside in Tigard, Ore.
The family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.
Aaron Moore
Aaron Moore, born April 3, 1962, died in peace Jan. 24, 2008.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Aaron received a second chance, with the gift of life, a double lung transplant on Thanksgiving Day seven and a half years ago. He was the longest living person of his age group from the University of Washington with a double lung transplant.
He received the gift of life with a purpose: A purpose to live life to the fullest, as an inspiration to all, giving of his time and energy to all those with whom he came in contact. He filled others with hope and was an amazing source of inspiration.
He seemed to have a fire burning within him to get up each day and make his day purposeful, to touch someone, to accomplish one more goal. As we all know, he was his own best advocate and at times his own worst enemy. He knew how to stretch his limits beyond what anyone would believe he could do.
Aaron was a fire-fighter and had paramedic training, a satellite sales person and installer, and a member of the Back Country Horsemen. He performed numerous hours of volunteer work for the community as a director on the board for the Soul Caf' in Hood River, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, and for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
He also volunteered at Harborview Medical Center and received honorary volunteer of the year in 1990 from them. He volunteered as Patient Advocate at Oregon Health Sciences. He also spent many hours clearing trails for the Back Country Horsemen and volunteered at the Mt. Adams Endurance Race.
Aaron loved to ride his horse. Riding gave Aaron a sense of freedom that he had never felt in his life. It allowed him to go places he would have never been able to get to and gave him the ability to be where he loved to be, in the woods. It gave him a relationship not only with his horse and nature but a bond with other riders. It allowed him to belong. It was huge in his life. He completed a 30-mile endurance race in Glenwood last year and came in third place.
Aaron continued to ride even when he went back on oxygen in August of last year. He devised a way to strap the oxygen tanks to the saddle and get on the trail.
Magic was the horse Aaron won that race on and, when he kept her stabled at Country Club Stables, he wrote her name on her stall as: 'Put a little MAGIC in my day.'
Aaron had a way of putting a little magic into his life and into ours. Aaron has enriched our world with his sense of humor, his sense of purpose, his integrity his generosity, his fortitude and will to live life to the fullest of his ability.
Aaron had two sayings to be remembered; he would say, 'If you lay down, you die.' That is why it was hard to find him in his hospital bed. He should have had a tracking device when he was in the hospital. His nurses would have been less frustrated.
Aaron never thought of himself as sick; he never dwelled on his problems; he always tried to 'live a good day' (as he would say) no matter how poorly he felt. His other saying was, 'You don't care how much somebody knows until you know how much they care.'
Aaron was preceded in death by his wife, Janiene Moore, and his father, Darrell Moore. His mother, Sharon Moore, and two sisters, Tina and Tammy, live in Seattle.
Donations can be made to the Aaron Moore Fund through Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Road, Hood River, OR 97031.
Contributions will help to fund Aaron's services and will then be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Soul Caf' of Hood River.
Services were held at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in the second floor chapel on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Another service will be held in June (date to be determined) at the Mt. Adams Horse Camp.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000.
James H. Scragg
James H. Scragg, 54, a Seattle firefighter for 30 years, who survived the 1995 Pang warehouse fire that killed four of his comrades, died Jan. 17, 2008, surrounded by friends and family after a three-and-a-half-year battle with lung cancer. Though a battalion chief, everyone knew him as Jim, 'Jimmy' or Scragg.
Jim graduated from Clover Park High and attended Oregon State University before joining the Seattle Fire Department. As Jim rose through the ranks within the department, he worked vigorously to implement measures to assure the 'safety first' motto and was a founding member of the fire department's technical rescue team and Puget Sound Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (USAR/FEMA).
Jimmy's unique sense of humor and zest for life could never be duplicated and will be sorely missed. His passion for excellence and going for the extreme was exemplified in everything he did: windsurfing, mountain climbing, skiing, biking, golfing, salmon fishing, photography, music, and most importantly, caring for his precious family and beloved poodle dogs. He had a presence that could not be ignored, or forgotten, and he has had a huge impact on those left behind.
Jim is survived by his loving wife, Stacey; stepson, Mac; mother, Mary; brother, Keith; and niece, Desiree. Family and friends will be forever grateful to the staff and doctors at Swedish Hospital who took care of Jimmy during his last days.
A celebration of Jim Scragg's life will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m. at the South Lake Union Armory, 860 Terry Avenue North in Seattle. All are welcome to attend. Remembrances may be made to the Northwest Burn Foundation or the Medic One Foundation.
Allen H. Miller
Allen H. 'Al' Miller, 80, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at the Oregon Veterans Home.
He was born on April 17, 1927, in Portland, Ore., the youngest of three children to Glenn E. and Barbara A. (Higgins) Miller.
Allen grew up in Parkdale, attending Parkdale schools, and attended Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash., graduating in 1952, and earned his Master of Arts degree from Lewis and Clark College in 1978. He served in the Army during World War II, and married
Betty J. Dockter on Dec. 20, 1954, in Berkeley, Calif.
Al was a physical education teacher, teaching for a year in Spokane, and for 30 years at The Dalles Junior High. He started the high school cross country team, and coached high school track for over 33 years. He encouraged and mentored his students over the years, and meant a lot to his students. Al also had a second career on his family's orchards.
He was a member of Gateway Presbyterian Church, and enjoyed church activities, sporting events, attending his grandchildren's sports activities, playing golf, traveling to Arizona in the winter months, reading and flying; and was a World War II history buff, a great helper and volunteer to those in need.
Al is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Miller, of The Dalles; children Glenn Miller and his wife, Linda, of Parkdale, Kristie Jacobs and her husband, John, of Seattle, Tracy Miller and his wife, Carol, of Oakridge, Ore., and Garth Miller and his wife, Claire, of The Dalles; grandchildren Joel, Taylor, Amanda, Hannah, Amy, Megan, Marie, Audrey, John, and Jenna; brother, Chad Miller, of The Dalles; niece, Barbara Miller, of Parkdale; and nephew, Donald Miller Jr., of The Dalles.
Al will be remembered most for his infectious smile, his sense of humor and his love of people. He always took time to listen, whether to his family and friends or to the many students and athletes he taught over the years. If someone needed help, Al was right there, or he provided other means. His actions exemplified the Christian faith he so strongly believed in. Al lived his life with a sincerity, warmth, and love of people that is rarely seen today.
A viewing/visitation was held on Thursday, Feb. 14, at Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at Gateway Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Jim Hazlett officiating.
Arrangements are in care of Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR 97058; (541) 296-3234.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gateway Presbyterian Church building fund, 1111 Dry Hollow Road, The Dalles, OR 97058, or to The Dalles-Wahtonka High School track and field program, care of Jerry Christenson, 220 E. 10th St., The Dalles, OR 97058.
