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Vera H. Doggett
Vera Helen Doggett, a former resident of Parkdale, Ore., passed away of natural causes on May 20, 2008, in Portland, at the age of 91.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 3 p.m. at Trinity Fellowship, 2700 S.E. 67th, at Clinton Street, in Portland in the Parlor, located off the parking lot.
Vera, the oldest of three children, was born on Feb. 17, 1917, to William and Elsa (Moers) Kramer in the St. Johns area of Portland. The family lived in Portland, Goble, Yachats, and Rose Lodge; she attended schools in Portland and Rose Lodge.
She met Asa Doggett in Rose Lodge while he was working on the Salmon River Highway in the early 1930s. They were married
Nov. 2, 1935, in McMinnville. For a number of years, Asa and Vera lived in logging camps along the coast.
Vera and Asa were the parents of Nancy, Sally, Jean, Jane, and John. In 1943, they purchased a 40-acre farm in the Mount Hood area on Highway 35.
Vera and Asa lived in the Mt. Hood community until 1965, when they moved to Naselle, Wash. After Asa retired from Crown Zellerbach Company during the 1970s, they moved to the Odell area; in the late 1980s, they moved to the Oregon Baptist Retirement Home in Portland.
Beginning in 1952, Vera worked in the AGA packing plant in Parkdale, and occasionally worked in their cannery in Hood River. After moving to Naselle, Vera lived either in Mt. Hood, Parkdale or Odell in order to pack fruit during the fall and winter. She retired from AGA in 1988.
Vera was a 4-H leader for many years. Her hobbies included crocheting, knitting, sewing, quilting and other types of handcrafts. She canned and froze fruits and vegetables from her large garden.
Vera is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughters, Nancy (and Ron) Walton, Sally (and Tom) Downing, Jean Simdars, and Jane (and Jerry) McGarvin, all living in the Portland area; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; brothers Herman (and Eleanor) Kramer and Ralph (and Mary Jo) Kramer; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Asa, her husband of 62 years; her son, John William; grandson, Tim Walton, and son-in-law, Tom Simdars.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in Vera's name to Shriner's Hospital, or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, 1515 N.E. 106th Ave., Portland, Ore.; (503) 256-0606.
Judith Dallas
Judith Irene Dallas, a longtime Hood River, Ore., resident, died May 21, 2008, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. She was 68 years of age.
Services will be held on Tuesday, May 28, at 2 p.m. at Anderson's Tribute Center.
Judith was born Feb. 1, 1940, in Portland, Ore., to Robert and Olga Genevieve (Hurst) Stark. Her father passed away and her mother later married
Richard Lewis.
She was raised and educated in Portland and then attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. On Aug. 31, 1968, she and Eugene Dallas were married
in Reno, Nev.
Judith had worked as a cook for the Hood River School District and then for Crystal Springs Water District before working as a sorter at Duckwall-Pooley Fruit for 20 years. She had been a volunteer at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital for over 10 years and oversaw the 'Busy Fingers' knitting group. She had also volunteered at local schools.
Her fondest hobby was knitting and she had been awarded numerous ribbons at both the county and state fairs. Judith had taught knitting at both Odell and Hood River elementary schools. She was also an avid reader. She also demonstrated in local grocery stores and will be fondly remembered as the 'Hat Lady.'
Judith is survived by her husband, Eugene Dallas, of Hood River, Ore.; daughter, Katie Dallas-Roberson and son-in-law, Nick, of Pendleton, Ore.; brothers Thomas Stark and his wife, Wendy, and James Stark and his wife, Janet; sisters Wendy Hodam and her husband, Bob, and Kay Smart; grandsons Charlie Bradshaw and Richard Bradshaw; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital 'Busy Fingers, ' in care of Anderson's Tribute Center.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000.
Horace Short
Horace Benson Short, 83, of Silverton, Ore., died of pneumonia on the afternoon of May 21, 2008. He was known as Ben Short to his friends and family.
Ben was born on Oct. 29, 1924, at Bonham, Texas, to John and Bessie Short. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater, and was honorably discharged as a Seamen First Class in 1946. He married
Earlene Goss, of Hood River, Ore., in 1947.
He worked as a sawyer in various saw mills all over the Pacific Northwest. Ben and Earlene eventually moved to Alaska, living in Ketchikan and Anchorage. He changed careers to restaurateur, and they both operated restaurants in Ketchikan and Anchorage, Alaska, Sand Point, Idaho, and Hillsboro, Ore. They moved to Silverton, Ore., in 1986.
Ben loved boating and fishing, and spent many hours on the water. His hobbies included playing guitar for friends and family. He had a lifelong affiliation with the Churches of Christ.
Ben is survived by his wife of 61 years, Earlene; three sons: Gene, of Orem, Utah, Allen, of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Doug, of Keizer, Ore.; his brother, J.T. Short, and sister, Mildred Goss, both of Hood River, Ore. Ben and Earlene have 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the Keizer Church of Christ, 5405 Ridge Drive N.E., at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. A private family service will be held at a later date at the Willamette Memorial cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Marian Estates, Sublimity, Ore., for the excellent care and loving attention provided to Ben Short during the last three months of his life.
David Weiss
David Robert Weiss died March 3, 2009. He was born Dec. 15, 1965, in Portland, Ore.
He graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland, and went on to earn a degree in biology and environmental education at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.
Following graduation, he was employed by the Army Corps of Engineers at Bonneville Dam as a park ranger, leading tours and giving talks, all related to the history and ecology of the area around the dam and beyond in the Columbia River Gorge. This was his special place in the world and he loved exploring it and encouraging others to do the same.
David had a couple of interim positions at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles and the Bay Project in San Francisco, and then returned to Bonneville, where he continued to expand interpretive and outreach programs. In 2007 he was honored with the Army Corps of Engineers National Interpreter of the Year award.
David developed his love of the outdoors through many family hiking, camping, back-packing, skiing and mountain-climbing trips. He dearly loved spending time at the family cabin on Mount Hood, near Parkdale, where he attended the Parkdale Elementary School for his sixth-grade year.
He was passionate about sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for the biology, ecology and history of the Gorge through his volunteer work with the Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute, especially with their SECRETS youth education program. He was on the board of the institute, where he served as vice president.
Leading Elderhostel and ROADS Scholar tours was another aspect of his joy of teaching. David, aka 'Whipsnake' or 'Ranger Dave, Idol of Northwest Youth' - a title he gave himself - took great pleasure in playing marimba (Zimbabwe style) and performing with the Hood River Community Theater.
He will be deeply missed by his parents, Robert and Joanne Weiss; his sisters, Barbara Weiss and Carol Capurso; his niece, Rebecca, and nephew, Nicholas Capurso; and countless friends and colleagues.
A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Bonneville Dam. Gifts in his memory may be made to the Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute, P.O. Box 1104, Hood River, OR 97031.
Billy Jo Bell
Billy Jo Bell was born April 16, 1936, in Lamesa, Texas, and raised in Lubbock, Texas. At the young age of 18, Billy enlisted in the Marines, where he was a military police officer.
After his enlistment was over, he got a job as a carpenter, and then went on to work at Sonoco, where he worked for more than 30 years as a machine tender. While having a passion for baseball cards with his son, Husty, he opened the Batter's Box in Perris, Calif.
Billy retired early for medical reasons, and got into gardening; growing all types of veggies and selling as a certified market producer at farmers markets. When that got to be too much for him, he enjoyed traveling, going to movies and just spending time with his family.
Ever since Billy was little he had a passion for singing gospel and country music. Everyone knew him as 'the honky-tonk man.'
Billy passed away Feb. 9, 2009, with his daughters, Robin and Allyson, and niece, Edie, by his side at the Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, Calif. He died of heart failure, but also had cancer of the liver and kidneys.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bell, of California; his daughters, Robin Brewer, of California, and Allyson Struzan, of Cascade Locks, Ore.; sons Andrew, Robert and James Asendorf, all of California; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Billy joins his late son, Husty, in his final resting place at Riverside National cemetery in Riverside, Calif.
Colleen Jepson
Colleen Hollis Jepson passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009, at her home in Hood River surrounded by her family. She is the beloved mother of Nathan, Tanner and Allie, who were the center of her life. She is also survived by Ron Jepson.
Colleen was born April 19, 1964, in Aurora, Minn. After graduating from Lutheran High School in Gresham, Ore., she served in the U.S. Army and went on to pursue a career in wildland fire with the U.S. Forest Service. She had earned an associate's degree in psychology and was working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology. Until she passed, Colleen was a dispatcher with the Rocky Mountain Coordination Center in Denver, Colo.
She is deeply missed and will forever be remembered in our hearts. There will be a Celebration of Life at Colleen's home from 1-5 p.m. March 21.
In lieu of flowers the Jepson Family Education Fund has been established at the Bank of America. Cards for the family may be sent to 2677 Dee Highway, Hood River, OR 97031.
Arrangements are under the direction of Gardner Funeral Home, (509) 493-1323.
Deloris York
Deloris York passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 13, 2009, with her family by her side. Deloris was born in Essex, Iowa, on March 08, 1925, to Ray and Dorothy Smith. She was the eldest of five.
In 1946 she married
Olvirn York and together they had two children, Michael and Pamela. Because Vern worked in construction they traveled around the Northwest, where the work was. Vern passed in 1983 to cancer.
Deloris worked as an apartment and motel manager for 20 years and when growing up worked as a grocery store checker.
Deloris was the most proud of her family. She loved them all very much, and in her eyes they could do no wrong. With them is where she was the happiest. She so enjoyed the trips that she and her daughter, Pam, went on, whether it was across the United States and back, up to Canada or a trip to the 'big city.' It didn't matter as long as they were together.
When she wasn't traveling she loved to go over to Michael's house and watch the grass grow and the deer running in the yard. A cancer survivor herself in 1987, Deloris and the other three generations of girls in the family participate in the Relay For Life yearly.
Deloris moved into Down Manor in February 2000, where she was known as 'Sarge.' Never was a person happier than Deloris was at the 'manor.' While there she was the paper delivery and on-call person if someone needed assistance. This is where 'her other daughter, ' Teresa, worked.
She will leave behind her brother, Bud Smith; daughter, Pam Hawkins and son-in-law, Al; son, Michael York, and daughter-in-law, Marjorie; grandchildren Suzy Coreson and her husband, Darin, James Monroe and his wife, Julie, Kasey Jones and her husband, Dan, and Jeramie York and his wife, Shelly; and great-grandchildren Sara, Joseph, Spencer and Annie.
She is preceded in death by twin sisters Jean Melhorn and Joan Bloom; brother Fred Smith and great-grandchild, Mikey Monroe.
Deloris has touched many lives, and her quick wit and tells-it-like-it-is attitude will be dearly missed by those who knew her and loved her. You never had to wonder what she was thinking. She let you know without being asked.
A Celebration of Life at Down Manor, where her other family lived, will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18. .The family asks in lieu of flowers please make donations to the Heart of Hospice in Deloris' name in care of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000.
David Miller
David Eli Miller passed away peacefully at his home March 13, 2009, following a long battle with Multiple System Atrophy. A longtime resident of Wasco, Ore., he had moved to Hood River with his wife, Rose, so that they could be near family.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 21, at Idlewilde cemetery in Hood River. A time of remembering, food and fellowship will be held afterward at the Miller-Griffin home on Seventh and Eugene streets.
He was born in Goldendale, Wash., Jan. 31, 1925, the fourth child of Eli and Luella (Beeks) Miller. His father passed away before his birth. He grew up and attended school in Goldendale and then entered the U.S. Navy in 1943 and became an aircraft mechanic. He was stationed in the Philippine Islands as an Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class until his discharge in 1946.
His parents, one brother, Franklin Miller, and two sisters, Lucille Kappel and Iona Keil, as well as one stepson, Bill (Jude) Crown, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Rose Crown Miller, of Hood River, Ore.; one son, Scott Miller, of Wasco, Ore.; one stepson, John Crown, of Sherwood, Ore.; and two stepdaughters, Denise VandeBruggen, of Damascus, Ore., and Martha Griffin and her husband, Don, of Hood River, Ore.
David considered himself to be the luckiest man in the world with his 12 step-grandchildren. This love was returned many times by his family. It was said by all: Having Grandpa Dave was the best thing that ever happened to them: K.C. Crown and his wife, Doreen, of Rochester, Wash., Julia Crown and her husband, Matt Lowery, of Portland, Ore., Jennifer Crown, of Walla Walla, Wash., Annie Griffin Service and her husband, Tristan Service, Aaron Griffin, Abbey Griffin Wanzek and her husband, Tom Wanzek, of Corvallis, Ore., Amber and Amy Griffin, of Hood River, Ore., Pieter VandeBruggen, of Vancouver, Wash., Hans VandeBruggen, of Portland, Ore.; Mathys VandeBruggen and his wife, Erica, and Hendrik VandeBruggen, all of Inglewood, Calif.
He had one step-great-grandson, Michail Crown, of Rochester. He is also survived by one niece, Charlene Vanverveldon, of Salishan, Ore., and two nephews, Ron Keil, of Vancouver, Wash., and Doug Keil and his wife, Connie, of Stayton, Ore.
He had a life-long talent and love for mechanics and had owned and operated Miller Motors in Wasco, Ore., for more than 50 years. He was highly thought of in Sherman County and many of the ranchers used to talk about the creative repairs he had made during harvest season, referring to them as 'Miller Specials'!
David went to Wasco in the early 1950s to work as a mechanic. After awhile the man he worked for went out of business and he found himself on his own. When the lease ran out on the building he rented, it looked like he would have to move elsewhere.
At that point 15 Sherman County ranchers banded together and loaned him the $15, 000 to build a shop building. Another person provided the land and many others helped in other ways, donating materials and time to help him start operating. He started in business with a 'captive' clientele; the lenders needed to be sure he succeeded!
He was always respected for his dedication and honesty.
Dave was a gun enthusiast and enjoyed teaching many young people how to shoot and handle firearms safely. Dave used his GI school benefits to learn to fly. He owned three airplanes during his flying 'career.' One was a 1928 Lincoln Page, which is one of only six remaining in the world. He was thrilled to be able to 'visit' it in a California museum a year ago.
He also owned a 'J-3' and a Piper Super Cub which he would fly out to a ranch on service calls if an opportunity presented itself. He loved any engine operated by steam, and he collected antique gas engines and other historical equipment.
He was a member of the Antique Airplane Club, the Early Day Gas Engine Club, the Oregon Steam Fiends and the Sherman County Historical Society, and was a life member or the N.R.A.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sherman County Historical Society, the Klickitat County Historical Society, Hospice of the Gorge or the charity of your choice in care of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000.
