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Jan Engler
Jan Allyson Engler, 'Janzy, ' 61, died unexpectedly on April 24, 2010, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. Janzy was born on March 25, 1949, in Seattle, Wash., to Floyd Engler and Sue Samuel.
Janzy moved with her family when she was 11 to Portland, Ore. She graduated from Gresham High School in their Special Achievement Program. She lived in several locations around the Northwest and worked for Tektronics and Luhr Jensen and Sons.
In 1990 she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she met many new friends and became a big part of their lives. As their families grew Janzy cared for their children and watched them grow and kept in contact with them.
She loved to baby-sit, sew and crochet baby blankets for the hospital. She was very generous and would give her last dollar away!
Janzy's favorite things were to play cards and games with nieces and nephews, barbecues, looking at Christmas lights, old movies, music, fishing and social events. Easter and Christmas were her favorite holidays.
She had bunnies up in her apartment all year long and at Christmas she had five decorated trees up and gifts for everyone she ever met.
Janzy lived in Hood River for the past eight years at Dethman Manor, where she had many wonderful friends. It was nice to have her back home with us and she will be missed terribly.
She is survived by her parents, Floyd and Dee Engler and Sue and Dave Jensen; her sister, Judy Zorza, and brother-in-law, Dubber; nephew, Nicholas, and niece, Monica (and Matt); and the special joy of her life, Maverick Hockett. Janzy has a large and loving family in addition to those above that includes 11 siblings and 14 nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Memorials in Jan's name can be made to the Mid-Columbia Center for Living and sent care of Anderson's.
Jean Nichols
Jean Mark Nichols was born on June 20, 1921, to Mark and Mattie Nichols of Zillah, Wash. He passed away on May 5, 2010, after a long illness.
One of five children, Jean enjoyed life on the family's apple orchard, helping his father and brothers tinker with their projects and inventions. He was also a bit of a practical joker who knew how to apply harmless shocks from a Model T Ford coil to unsuspecting recipients. Jean remained friends with his Zillah buddies and gal friends until the end.
Jean graduated from Zillah High School in 1939. He went on to attend the University of Washington, serve in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a bulldozer operator in Grangeville, Idaho, and man a Forest Service lookout in the Mt. Rainier National Forest.
He joined the Army Air Corps In World War II, where he served in the Philippines as a B-25 medium bomber pilot. He returned stateside unscathed in 1946.
Jean married
Margaret Scott in 1942. After the war, they lived in Outlook, Wash., Hood River, Ore., Seattle, and Vancouver, Wash. They raised three children, Sally, Doug, and John.
After the war, Jean worked as a farm hand and as a welder and fitter in his father's business, Nichols Boat Works Co. He found his calling in the sales of heating and ventilating equipment and industrial instrumentation in 1953, and retired from Branom Instrument Co. after 25 years of service.
Not one to sit idle, after retirement Jean worked part-time repairing swimming pool pumps, delivering parts and working the counter in a hose and fittings store. And, he always had large and small home projects that kept him busy.
After 35 years of marriage, Margaret passed away and Jean went on to marry Tommye Gallup. They moved to Richland, Wash., and lived there happily until Tommye's death in 1999. Jean was pleased to welcome Tommye's adult children, Peggy and Bruce, to his brood.
Those who knew Jean will remember the good times helping out on his many projects, and sitting in the 'Control Tower' at 'Nichols Acres' in Vancouver, being served BV and water, and regaled with tales from his life in Zillah, the CCC's the lookout, and most of all, his B-25 piloting days. Jean had a great sense of humor and loved to hear and tell funny stories.
Jean was a loyal, devoted husband, a generous father and a helpful friend. He leaves behind a big void that will take a long time to fill.
Jean was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings (Vic, Verna, Frank and Dick) wives Margaret and Tommye, daughter Sally Leach, and stepson, Bruce Gallup.
He is survived by sons Doug and John, their wives Suzanne and Kathy, stepdaughter Peggy Gallup, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and many friends, young and old.
Jean will be laid to rest at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 13, with a graveside service and military honors at Idlewilde cemetery, 980 Tucker Road, in Hood River, Ore. Pastor Gary Young will officiate.
A short reception will follow at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River.
Family requests that donations be made to the American Lung Association in memory of Jean and sent care of Anderson's, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
MC Smith
MC Smith, of Parkdale, Ore., passed peacefully to his eternal home July 8, 2010. He was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Blair, Okla., to Mildred Dollins Smith and Allie Lee Smith. He had one sister, Irene Owens, and two brothers, Hollis and Bob. Only Bob survives him.
When MC was 12 he moved with his family to Canon City, Colo., in hopes of finding work. After working for farmers a couple of years he began working a split shift in a dairy. This job had the benefits of a house for the family, all the milk they could drink and wages for MC This job was truly a Godsend for the family.
MC started with very little. At 7 he was fatherless and in the middle of the Depression he found himself at 13 the primary provider for the family. With remarkable persistence, intelligence and sense of self-worth he built upon that humble beginning to bring his family to a place where we could grow and excel at the things we do.
At the age of 18, MC joined the army and was assigned to the 1301st Engineers General Service Regiment. His first job in the military was to help build a field hospital in England. He was then sent to France and landed on Utah Beach two days after the Normandy Invasion (D-Day). Because the initial landing party had secured the beaches his group was able to land with only minor casualties.
MC's granddaughter, Rachel Smith, wrote a school report about his service. She asked, 'What were your jobs'' MC said, 'We built roads and bridges so the men on the equipment could get across rivers. If we couldn't build a bridge we set up motorboats and ferries.
'We also removed mines so men wouldn't be hurt. We demolished supplies and stores that the enemy could use if we had to retreat.'
He was awarded the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a fellow soldier from the icy waters of the river they were crossing.
When MC returned from Europe he worked for the Portland Cement Company, and as a machinist in a shop in Denver, Colo. When he started working in heavy and highway construction he found he really liked the challenges it presented. He was a builder and enjoyed planning how to make his vision of a project actually become a reality.
During his career, MC contracted to build many highway bridges and other structures for the Colorado Highway Department. His Colorado Bridge Company best describes his work during this era.
During these years in Colorado he also thoroughly enjoyed fishing and exploring for the small mountains streams with his beloved wife and sons. We also had wonderful trips up into the snowy Rockies, and in the nights the boys would encourage their dad to tell them stories of his experiences in the Second World War. These adventure trips will be cherished for as long as we live.
After 30 years in construction he decided to 'retire' and bought an orchard in Oregon in 1976. He turned his vision to developing the orchard. It started as an old, nearly abandoned property and became an award-winning productive pear orchard, located in the upper Hood River's beautiful valley. With the help of his family he built a home, a shop and a bunkhouse in the orchard.
He married
a teacher, Florence Dawn Irving, June 20, 1960, in a beautiful chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo. They were blessed with two sons, Mark Cameron and Dean Irving. Mark married
Cynthia Robin Best and they gave us a beautiful granddaughter, Rachel Maria Smith. Dean married
Eunice Kemp; and MC has three nephews, Jeffrey, Joel and Larry; a niece, Juliene Vita; and many cousins.
He was a charitable man and was happy when friends and relatives came to visit. Visitors always left with a box of fruit and an invitation to return.
There was a celebration of MC's life for the immediate family at the Wynwood Chapel on Sunday, July 11.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Jeanne Morse
Martha Jeanne Morse, of Hood River, Ore., passed away, July 10, 2010, just shy of her 90th birthday. She was born July 21, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Warren Kellogg and Helen Elizabeth (McAndrew) Leunn. She had four sisters, Helen, Mary Frances, Marilyn, Nita and a brother, Warren, who all preceded her in death.
At age 10, her family moved to California for a year and then moved to the Northwest. She remembers coming across country in her father's Packard car. She grew up in the Vancouver, Wash., area.
She met Harry Morse in the sixth grade and his brother, 'Jack' H.C. Morse. Jeanne sang in a high school band with Harry Morse and he played the guitar, sang and told jokes.
She graduated with honors from East Hill Plain High School in 1938, was editor of the yearbook, Wauna, and in the senior class play. She took business classes, and later worked at the Crown Zellerbach Company, the Camas Public Library and the Washington State College (now WSU) Extension service.
Jeanne married
Jack Morse in January, 1942. They lived in Pullman, Wash., where he attended veterinary school after his World War II service. They moved to Hood River, Ore., in 1949. She enjoyed the view of Mount Adams from their Hood River home, and would remark 'What is my mountain doing today'' She liked the change of seasons. Fall was her favorite season, and she talked about the fall colors and the fireflies that she remembered from her childhood in Ohio.
Jeanne Morse was active in the Hood River community. She was a member of the Riverside Community Church since 1957. She had been a Guild member, served as Guild president and on the Church Council, taught Sunday school and helped with FISH food bank. She volunteered at the American Red Cross and was a life-long blood donor. She and Jack had been active in the Elks Club.
After Jack retired they enjoyed feeding and watching migrating birds, traveling and visiting family and friends. She was very attached to family pets, and missed having a dog after their last dog, Gracie, a Brittany spaniel, passed on.
Jeanne's compassion and caring will be missed. She had a wonderful smile, and always wanted to find out what you were doing and how your family was.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Jack Morse; four daughters (Patty, Molly, Marty and Kelly), three grandsons: (Joshua, Gabriel and Matthew), six nieces (Barbara, Kathleen, Rosemary, Linda, Theresa, and Janice) and five nephews (William, Herb, Warren, Francis and Glen). She is also survived by three nieces on Jack's side of the family (Linda, Florence and Gail).
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. The family requests that donations be made in Jeanne's honor to the Riverside Community Church, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Sharon Harmsen
Born in Libby, Mont., on Aug. 30, 1929, to Gwendolen and Sprague Stevens, Sharon Mae Stevens Dilkes Harmsen grew up in Boise, Idaho, with brother Sprague and sister Carol. She graduated from Boise High School in 1947, excelling in music and journalism.
She married
Walter Eugene Dilkes and raised children Ed, Janet, Greg and Shari in towns across the Northwest while her husband, Gene, edited newspapers.
In addition to leading her kids on adventures during their childhood, she sold newspaper advertising, wrote features, wrote a column titled 'Shopping with Sharon, ' worked as a public assistance case-worker and served as volunteer coordinator at the Columbia Park Training and Rehabilitation Center in The Dalles.
In later years, she was the relief postmaster at the Underwood Post Office where she got to know nearly everyone in her community.
Sharon and Gene divorced in the early 1970s and she moved to The Dalles. She met Bob Harmsen at a dance at the Elks Club on Valentine's Day; they married
in 1975 at his home on Underwood Mountain, Wash., with a view of Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge as the backdrop.
Bob asked Sharon to join him in retirement so they could enjoy their time together. A younger generation of children made their way to Underwood, adding a new kind of joy: being a grandma.
Sharon knew how to make summer visits fun: swimming at the Elks, playing dress-up, visiting Big Cedars and the Ice Caves and picking raspberries.
Underwood was more than a home for Sharon; it truly was a community. Good friends abounded and they all cared for one another through good times and challenging ones.
The home at Underwood was a beacon for friends of all ages as Sharon and Bob decorated for the holidays. From a changing roadside display to 'witch bears' suspended from the beams, decorations delighted visitors during all seasons.
In 1990 Sharon began a project that exemplified her giving spirit. She took a liking to teddy bears and sent a bag of pre-loved critters to the ambulance service in Leavenworth, Wash. The idea was a good one, and 'Gramabear, ' as she was nicknamed, began processing bears at her home.
As the system developed, donors would leave used bears at thrift stores, local hospitals or on her doorstep. These were washed, brushed, mended and then redistributed to nursing homes, hospitals, hospices and homeless shelters.
Sharon, with help from an extended network of volunteers including the 'Critter Repair Crew, ' recycled approximately 25, 000 animals.
After receiving a cancer diagnosis in January, Sharon and her many visitors and care-givers continued work on the critter project. She personally delivered her last bag of bears to Skyline Hospital in June.
Surrounded by the peaceful setting she loved at her home, Sharon took her last breath on July 10.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many adopted family members and friends. They will join together to celebrate her life at the Underwood Community Center on Sunday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m.
The family requests remembrances to Hospice of the Gorge.
Hazel Walker
Hazel Elizabeth Walker, 87, affectionately known as Sally, passed away April 18, 2010, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. Hazel was born Oct. 14, 1922, to William and Ethel (Carter) Brown in Gadon, Mo.
A service to honor and celebrate her life is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River. Chaplain David Paulson will officiate. Private interment will follow at Idlewilde cemetery in Hood River.
Hazel moved with her parents at an early age to The Dalles, Ore. It was during the Great Depression; the family traveled to harvest fruit in various areas but would return to The Dalles for the winter months.
In 1937 Sally married
Ted K. Loveland of Torrington, Wyo., and they had two children: Kenneth T. Loveland and Darlene May Loveland. In 1941 Sally and Ted divorced.
In 1942 Hazel moved to Hood River, working in various restaurants and local businesses. It was at this time she started to be called 'Sally.'
While working she met James Hubert 'Hube' Walker, who had just returned from World War II. After several encounters of running into each other he asked her out to a movie and after a year of dating, they married
on July 25, 1946, at Stevenson, Wash.
Together they worked and raised her two children, who, he raised as if they were his own. Darlene and Ken also took Hube's name. Hube was the love of Sally's life, and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2005.
Sally cooked at the Elks Lodge for nine years, sold real estate for Young Realty for three years, Duckwall Pooley for 16 years and at Diamond Fruit for two years as a floor lady. In addition to all of these careers she was an active mother, seamstress and quilter. Her family members have many of her crafts and creations that they will forever cherish.
At the age of 43 she took up golf; Hube always joked since he had already been golfing that 'she took it up to be with him.' They both fell in love with the game of golf and played in many, many 'man-gal' tournaments and traveled with friends to many different courses over the years. They played in the early days at 'The Old Course' where Sally was Club Champion for six years.
In 1991 the Indian Creek Golf Course was built where they became members and played until they could play no more. Her last nine holes were at the age of 84 and she shot in the low 50s. Just two days before she passed, she told her daughter, 'I think I'll go over to the golf course just to see if I can hit the ball.'
In her later years she enjoyed to read, watch TV and continue with her crafts but macular degeneration took that away from her in the end. She loved her animals; her little Shih Tzu 'Benjy' and border collie 'Jake.'
She recommitted her heart to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I suspect there are golf courses in Heaven where you'll find Hube and Sally.
Sally is survived and dearly missed by her daughter, Darlene Roberts, and son-in-law, Ted, of Hood River, Ore.; son, Ken Walker and daughter-in-law, Deanna, of The Dalles, Ore.; six grandchildren: Jamie Roberts Meyer and her husband, Mark, of Portland, Ore., Steve Roberts, of Hood River, Jason Roberts, of Mt. Hood, Ore., Mike Walker and his wife, Sandy, of Hillsboro, Ore., Julie Walker Mozingo, of The Dalles, Ore., and Cliff Walker and his wife, Beth, of Boulder City, Nev.
Also surviving are 17 great-grandchildren: Matthew Delepine, Allie Delepine, Mariah Roberts, McKenna Roberts, Miranda Roberts, Josiah Roberts, Brittany Roberts, Kris Roberts, Jeff Walker and his wife, Natalie, Greg Walker, Corey Engard and his wife, Kerrin, Ryan Engard, Chelsea Engard, Jennifer Mendoza and her husband, Efrain, Joshua Walker, and Jessica and Jacob Walker.
She loved so very much her wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Roy Erving Brown.
Sally had given to many charities over the years and one that is special to her family is The Pregnancy Resource Center of Hood River; please make gifts in her name and send in care of Anderson's.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, Oregon 97031; 541-386-1000.
