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William J. Bernard
William J. Bernard of Woodburn died April 1, 2006. He was 77.
He was born Jan. 15, 1929, in McMinnville. He graduated from St. Paul High School. He married
Barbara Dungey on Sept. 16, 1950, in St. Paul. The couple made their home in St. Paul, where he owned and operated a service station and wrecking yard. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War. His wife preceded him in death in August 2002.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and attending auctions.
Survivors include: sons, Bill of Woodburn and Pete of Newberg; daughter Janice of Keizer; sister Marge Myhra; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Woodburn. Private interment is at Fairfield cemetery in Gervais.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul Fire Department ambulance fund or the American Diabetes Association.
Albert P. Gaibler
Albert Paul Gaibler of Newberg died March 27, 2006, at Providence Newberg Hospital. He was 88.
He was born Nov. 8, 1917, to John and Amalia (Reiker) Gaibler in Eustis, Neb. He moved to Oregon with his family in 1934 after graduating from Plum Creek Grade School in Nebraska, and then moved to Newberg in 1935. He received his high school diploma in Camas, Wash.
He worked for Standard Oil and served as a radio operator for the Army 71st Signal Company from June 1942 to October 1945. He made five landings in Italy, Africa and southern France, then returned to California for retraining and was sent to the South Pacific near New Guinea. After discharge, he returned to work for Standard Oil. In October 1946 he married
Idella Wohlgemuth at Zion Lutheran Church in Newberg. He became the distributor for Standard Oil in 1953 and retired in 1978.
Gaibler was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. After he retired, he volunteered for F.I.S.H. (Friends In Service to Humanity) for 16 years. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and being involved with the community.
Survivors include: wife Idella of Newberg; brother Walter of Newberg; sisters, Amanda Peak of York, Neb., and Leona Cline of Camas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Viewing and visitation will be at Zion Lutheran Church from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. today (Saturday). A funeral will follow at the church with Pastor Steve Estrem officiating. Committal will be at the Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Zion Lutheran Church memorial fund or F.I.S.H., in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Vonnie L. Anderson
Vonnie Ludine Anderson of Newberg died March 26, 2006. She was 86.
She was born June 3, 1919. She married
Cecil Anderson in California. She worked in Sacramento with her family before moving to Newberg. In 1953, the couple moved their family to Dillingham, Alaska, to serve as a missionary support family for five years. Upon returning to Newberg they built and operated the first A&W restaurant in town. In 1964, the couple bought the George Trunk Farm in Dundee, where they raised Christmas trees. In 1968, she opened Flowers by Vonnie.
She enjoyed traveling, her flower shop, rose gardening, craft boutique, art work and painting.
Survivors include: husband Cecil of Newberg: children, Kelly, Ken and Karen: four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held Sunday at Avamere Assisted Living.
Cornelia Alma Hester
Cornelia Alma Hester, who has family in Sherwood, died March 27, 2006. She was 92.
She was born Sept. 6, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian DeLaMotta. She graduated from high school in Brooklyn then worked for Metropolitan Life as an actuarial assistant. She married
William Hester on Dec. 12, 1943, in Brooklyn. The couple settled in Molalla and lived there for 28 years. She moved to King City after her husbands death in 1976 and lived there 12 years.
She was a member of Portland First Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed reading particular books of the Bible, fishing, playing cards, bowling, family gatherings, discussing politics and listening to Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
Survivors include: sons William of Sherwood and Tom of Oregon City: daughters Mary Riley of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Peggy Ackley of Tigard: eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Friday at the Willamette National cemetery in Portland. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. April 8 at Portland First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Mark Goodwin officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Portland First Church of the Nazarene, in care of Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 16195 S.W. First St. Sherwood, OR 97140.
Mabel L. Quinn
Sherwood native Mabel Louise Quinn died March 25, 2006. She was 89.
She was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Sherwood to Emil Julius and Minnie (Kruger) Lawrenz. She attended Tigard High School. She married
James Quinn on June 5, 1936. They lived in Portland and then in Garden Home. In 1960, she began working for Sears and Roebuck in the customer service department. She retired in the 1970s. She live with daughter Sheila in Sherwood until death.
She enjoyed fishing with sister Della, traveling with her daughters and a trip to Israel.
Survivors include: daughters, Sheila Holland-Nix of Sherwood and Patricia Bither of Tualatin: sisters, Emily Cochran of Sherwood and Della Mosher of Nehalem: five grandchildren: two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Her husband James and sister Ada Fox both preceded her in death.
A funeral was held Thursday at Attrell's Funeral Chapel in Sherwood. A graveside service was held at St. Anthony cemetery in Tigard; a reception followed at the home of Sheila and Terry Holland-Nix.
Matthew J. Vachter
Matthew J. Vachter of St. Paul died March 19, 2006, at Avamere in Newberg. He was 98.
He was born Feb. 11, 1908, to Frank and Anna (Rook) Vachter in Gervais. He lived all his life in St. Paul, where he was a farmer. He was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church and an honorary life member of the St. Paul Knights of Columbus. He married
Louise Sprauer in Mt. Angel on Feb. 12, 1936.
He enjoyed chopping wood and riding his riding lawn mower.
Surviving include: wife Louise of St. Paul; sons, Kenneth of Scio and Steven of St. Paul; daughters, Sharon Eklund of Newberg, Barbara Olson of Salem and Marianne Chambers of Gervais; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A Recitation of the Rosary was held Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul; a Mass of Christian Burial followed. Interment will be in St. Paul Catholic cemetery in St. Paul in care of Alternative Burial and Cremation of Oregon, P.O. Box 202, Sherwood, OR 97140.
Santo Caruso
Santo Caruso of Sherwood died in Portland on March 24, 2006. He was 74.
He was born Nov. 1, 1931, in Pawucket, R.I., where he grew up and attended school. He moved with his family to Van Nuys, Calif., where he finished high school and worked in his family's food market.
He married
Beverly Harvey on Oct. 26, 1952, and the couple lived in North Hollywood for 12 years while he worked in his uncle's lumber yard. He started his own business and moved to Claremont, Calif., where he lived with his family for 16 years, then moved to Bullhead City, Ariz., where he continued the business with his sons until retiring in 1998. The couple moved to Sherwood three years ago to be near their son, and because his health was declining.
He enjoyed traveling in his motorhome in the United States and Mexico and being with his family. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood.
Survivors include: wife Beverly of Sherwood; sons, Christopher of Sherwood, Stephen of Las Vegas and Dennis of Bullhead City; sisters, Anna Boyle of San Jose, Calif., Mary Ann Zigler of Palmdale, Calif., and Rose Stevens of North Hollywood; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. Francis Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in care of Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 16195 S.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Autumn B. Bowlin
Autumn Blaine Bowlin died an hour and four minutes after she was born March 13, 2006, in Newberg.
She was born to Jason and Sunny (Wirth) Bowlin of Dayton. The family said she will 'live in the hearts of her family forever.'
Survivors include: her parents; brothers, Jordan and David of Dayton; sister Sierra of Dayton; grandparents, Stephanie and David Bowlin of Dayton and Michael and Andie Wirth of Squaw Valley, Calif.; and great-grandparents, Desmond Wirth of Squaw Valley and Patsy and Andrew Brodie of Quincy, Calif.
A graveside service with interment will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg with Pastor John Mahaffy officiating.
Jeanne H. Perkins
Jeanne H. Perkins, who worked in Newberg for 10 years and has family here, died March 20, 2006. She was 69.
She was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Bangor, Maine. She grew up in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She moved to Bakersfield, Calif., in 1956. She married
James Perkins on May 5, 1957, in Las Vegas. They lived in California, Italy, Germany and the Philippines. She worked in Sonora, Calif., as a dispatcher for the Tuolomne County Sheriff's Department. She later managed a self-storage company in Reno, Nev.
She moved to Woodburn in 1991 and worked for 10 years for the Suntron Company in Newberg, retiring in 2005.
She enjoyed bowling.
Survivors include: sons, Jeff of Kauai, Hawaii, Dale of Newberg and Pepper of Joseph; daughters, Vicki Armstrong of Lansing, Mich., and Cindy Hunt of Las Vegas; brother Bob Bower of Fort Myers; sisters, Rita Potter of Dexter, Maine, Laura Laurent of Corinna, Maine, Norma Schilling of Newberg, Barbara Weaver of Owls Head, Maine, and Betty Maddocks of Winthrop, Maine; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in February.
A memorial service with interment was held March 24 at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Richard S. Harris
Richard Scott Harris, who has family in the Newberg area, died March 13, 2006, at a Portland hospital. He was 56.
He was born Sept. 13, 1949, to Marleau and Patricia (Prather) Harris in Eugene. He was diagnosed with diabetes at 9 years old and had surgeries and illnesses. He went to high school in Corvallis and graduated from Oregon State University, earning an elementary education degree. He lived in Oregon City and Beaverton. He taught at Cooper Mountain Elementary School. He retired for health reasons.
He enjoyed golf, fishing and baseball. He was a member of the Tigard Methodist Church.
Survivors include: mother Patricia Harris of Beaverton; brother Patrick of Newberg; and sisters, Jeanne Boyd of Newberg and Barbara Stensgard of Emperial, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1994.
Chapel viewing and visitation hours are from 8 a.m. today (Saturday) until the start of the service at 11 a.m. at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road. Pastor Frank Lednicky will officiate. Committal will follow at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to The American Diabetes Association or the Oregon Heart Association, care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Marjorie L. Davidson
Dundee resident Marjorie Loretta Davidson died March 7, 2006, at Providence Newberg Hospital. She was 91.
She was born June 23, 1914, to William and Lulu (Pickens) Winters in Marmot. She grew up and went to school in Sandy and in Willamina. She lived at Mountain Dale and in Banks. In September 1941 she married
Arthur Davidson. They made their home in McMinnville and moved to Dundee in 1944.
She worked at the Newberg Natural Food Store before buying it; she owned it more than 25 years. She enjoyed gardening. She grew African violets for many years and won awards at flower conventions. She traveled to many states to judge African violets.
Survivors include: husband Arthur of Grand Ronde; son Roger of Tigard; daughter Loretta Hubbell of Newberg; sisters, Thelma Buswell of Molalla and Genevieve Maben of Gresham; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild
She was preceded in death by sister Leila and great-granddaughter Samantha Severance.
A service was held March 11 at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. Pastor David Case officiated.
