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Richard E. London
Richard E. London died Nov. 24, 2006, at his Newberg home. He was 78.
He was born April 17, 1928, in Canton, Ohio, to Emerson and Laura (Lewis) London and graduated from Canton High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1947 and served in Japan until his honorable discharge in 1950. He married
Margie Umfleet in 1951. She preceded him in death in 1985.
He was remarried
to Fay Thomas in 1988. The couple owned and operated London's Lawn and Garden Store in Newberg. He was a volunteer with the Newberg Fire Department and a member of the local VFW post.
Survivors include: wife Fay of Newberg; sons, Randy of Dundee and Gary; daughter Jody Rosenberry of Dayton; stepson David of Newberg; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughters Debbie in 1972 and Connie in 1995.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Legacy Hospice in care of Alternative Burial and Cremation, PO Box 202, Sherwood, OR 97140.
Diane M. Eide
Diane Maureen Eide died Nov. 23, 2006, in Portland. She was 40.
She was born July 30, 1966, in Salem. She graduated from St. Paul High School and Oregon State University. She lived in Seattle for several years, and returned to Portland in 1991. She worked in marketing research for Nike.
She was a past president of Chi Omega at OSU and a member of Multnomah Athletic Club. She was a practicing Catholic.
Survivors include: father Sherling and stepmother Roberta Eide of Kenai, Alaska; brother Matt Eide of Newberg; stepbrothers, Tom Booher of Anchorage and Lee Booher of Inverss, Fla.; and stepsister Dana Craig of Forest Grove.
A funeral mass was held Tuesday in the St. Paul Catholic Church.
Donald F. Burnham
Donald Francis Burnham of Newberg died Nov. 22, 2006. He was 80.
He was born May 20, 1926, in Wood, S.D., to Ivy and Maysie (Dickerson) Burnham. He graduated from high school in 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force the following year. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 with the rank of master sergeant. His military service included World War II and the Korean War. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal and United Nations Service Medal.
In 1947, he married
Fredie Cooper in Houston. She accompanied him to postings in Alaska, Montana and South Dakota before they settled in Newberg in 1966. He held several jobs in Newberg and did not fully retire until 1992.
He enjoyed woodworking and building birdhouses, fishing, and served for five years as Post Commander of Newberg's VFW post.
Survivors include: sons John of Newberg and Thomas; brothers, Buck of Bismarck, N.D., and Jim of Wood; and sister Esther Draine of Winter, S.D.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Fredie, sons Donald and David Burnham, two brothers and three sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. Committal will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 4 in Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Ruthanna Hampton
Ruthanna Hampton died Nov. 23, 2006, at Friendsview Retirement Community from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was 91.
She was born March 1, 1915, in Holguin, Cuba, to Joseph and Bertha (Lawrence) McCracken and attended Pacific College (now George Fox University). She earned a master's degree in education from Western Oregon University and worked for 20 years as a teacher in the Newberg School District. In 1937 she marred Rex Hampton. He preceded her in death in 1984.
She was a member of Newberg Friends Church.
Survivors include: son David Hampton of Newberg; daughters, Alice Maurer and Carolyn Stansell of Newberg; brother Lawrence McCracken of Caldwell, Idaho; sister Maribeth Hampton of Newberg; 16 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son Joseph in 1998.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at the Newberg Friends Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Friends Church children's ministries or Twin Rocks Friends Camp.
Elaine J. Maltby
Elaine Joyce Maltby died Nov. 18, 2006. She was 74.
She was born Dec. 12, 1931, in St. James, Minn., to Herbert and Gladys Marks and grew up on her family's dairy farm.
She graduated from Randolph High School and attended nursing school, becoming a licensed practical nurse for the state hospital in Hastings, Minn. On Nov. 18, 1973, she married
Willis Maltby. She was previously married
to Paul Guildner, with whom she had four children prior to their divorce.
The couple lived in Arizona before moving to Oregon. She continued to work as a nurse, later joining her daughter Ardis in a photography business.
She enjoyed arts and crafts, canning, gardening and fishing.
Survivors include: husband Willis; daughters, Norma Martinek of Colville, Wash., Violet Dauk of New London, Minn., and Ardis Guildner of Newberg; brothers Glenn and Lester Marks; sister Esther Haggstrom; four stepchildren and 17 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother Ruth, twin brothers Joseph and Wayne Marks, sisters Josephine Morgan and LaVonne Walter, and son Walter Guildner.
A memorial service was held Nov. 24 at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. Committal was at Valley View Memorial Park.
Nina J. Rifenbery
Nina J. (Newman) Rifenbery died from cancer Nov. 18, 2006, at her Newberg home. She was 69.
She was born Dec. 22, 1936, in Potlatch, Idaho. Her family moved to Oregon in 1948, settling in Dundee in 1951. She graduated from Newberg High School in 1955 and married
Robert Rifenbery in 1965. She worked as a bookkeeper for Allied Air Products and the Madsen Grain Company in Carlton. Newberg residents since 1972, she and her husband vacationed in Yuma, Ariz., each winter since retiring in 2003.
Survivors include: husband Robert of Newberg; son Dean of Portland; daughters, Jacquie Steagall of Lagonville, Wisc., Brinn Stuart of Olympia and Traci Petry of Lafayette; brother Lance Newman of Nyssa.; sisters, Lila Mahaffy of Missouri and Bonnie Weddle of Welton, Ariz.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Lowell Newman.
A private memorial service was held Nov. 24. Arrangements are in care of Alternative Burial and Cremation of Sherwood.
Pearl L. Weed
Pearl Lavina Weed died Nov. 18, 2006, at a Salem care facility. She was 92.
She was born Oct. 18, 1914, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Daniel and Malinda (Canada) Forrester and moved to Oregon at a young age. She attended school in Woodburn and Cottage Grove. The family briefly lived in Scottsville, Ky., and Gallatin, Tenn., where she attended high school.
In 1945, she returned to Oregon, where she worked for Lipman's Department Store in Portland. She married
William Weed in Portland in December 1952.
She enjoyed golfing, bowling, cooking and entertaining family and friends.
Survivors include: brother Lloyd Forrester of Salem; four nieces; three nephews and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in July 1993, stepson William in 1999, twin brother Lloyd and sisters Geraldine Snow, Myrle Arnett and Naomi McMurtry.
Services are private. Arrangements are in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 N. Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
James Petrie
James Petrie died Nov. 22, 2006, at his Newberg home. He was 55.
He was born Oct. 3, 1951, in Dundee, Scotland, to David and Mary (Walker) Petrie. He attended Castro Valley High School and graduated from Chemeketa Community College in 1984. In August 1986 he married
Robin Mingay of Newberg. For more than 20 years he worked for the city of Newberg in the water operations department and also for the city of St. Paul in its water department.
He was involved with the Boy Scouts and coached youth sports through the Chehalem Park and Recreation District. He enjoyed fishing, camping and spending time with his family.
Survivors include: wife Robin of Newberg; sons, Andrew, Christopher and Jacob of Newberg; daughter Heather of Newberg, ; brothers, Norman of Waynesville, Mo., and Stuart of Vancouver, Wash.; and sister Carol Brier of Tracy, Calif.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Northside Community Church in Newberg. Interment will follow at Valley View cemetery.
Raymond W. Nelson
Raymond W. Nelson Jr. of Dayton died Nov. 20, 2006. He was 72.
He was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Raymond and Olivia (Hamrick) Nelson. He moved to Oregon with his family as a young boy. He grew up in Portland, Dayton, Prineville and Priest River, Idaho. He married
Nadene Holley in June 1955 in Priest River.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he returned to Oregon and settled in Dayton in 1968. He worked as an electrician at Smurfit (now SP Newsprint) until 1998.
He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, golf and other sports. He was a member of the Dayton Christian Church and the Dayton Boosters.
Survivors include: sons, Steven of Salem and Tony of Nampa, Idaho; daughter Paula Galinat of Dayton; brothers, Clifford of Tennessee and Kenneth of Sparks, Nev., sister Elizabeth Briley of Greenacres, Wash.; stepbrothers James VanZant of Phoenix, Ariz., and Randy Tuttle of Montana; stepmother Sarah Nelson of Sawanee, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 2004 and an infant son, Raymond.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Dayton Christian Church with the Rev. Kyle French officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church in care of Macy & Son Funeral Home of McMinnville.
Delfina C. Fernandez
Delfina C. Fernandez of Newberg died Nov. 18, 2006, at a local hospital. She was 83.
She was born Feb. 25, 1923, in the city of Encantada in Coahuila, Mexico, to Pedro and Maria de la Luz Castaneda de Diaz. She married
Antonio Fernandez in Mexico in February 1948. In 1955, they migrated to San Jose, Calif. She and her husband moved to Newberg in 1983, living with their son and his family.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking for her extended family, spending time with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and growing roses.
Survivors include: husband Antonio of Newberg; son Antonio Fernandez II of Newberg; brothers Raul and Enrique Castaneda; sisters, Celia de Moralez, Consuelo Castaneda de Paniagua, Graziela Castaneda, Carmen Juarez and Lucita Lozano; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass was held Nov. 23 in St. Peter Catholic Church.
Wilma G. Magee
Wilma G. (Harris) Magee, formerly of Newberg, died Oct. 29, 2006, in Waxhaw, N.C. She was 79.
She was born April 18, 1927, in Carthage, Mo., to William and Flora (Harned) Harris. She attended George Fox College (now George Fox University). In September 1956 she married
Harold Magee of Newberg. She worked as a teacher and dental hygienist.
Survivors include: husband Harold of North Carolina; son Malcolm of Lansing, Mich.; daughters, Pam of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Jody Ormsby of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Patricia Satter of Portland; sister Mildred Bolin of Las Vegas; and 10 grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Nov. 24 at the Spaulding Oaks Community Center in Newberg. Internment was private.
