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Dorothy M. Ward
Dorothy May Ward died Jan. 10, 2007, in her Dundee home. She was 95.
She was born July 15, 1911, in Bell Fountain to Francis and Margaret (Gardener) Brittain. She attended Alpine High School. She married
Jesse Bales in 1927. He preceded her in death in 1982. She married
Robert Ward in 1983; he preceded her in death in 1999.
She worked for the U.S. Forest Service and as a store owner. She was a Girl Scout and 4-H leader.
Survivors include: grandson David Bales of Carrollton, Texas; granddaughters, Karen Benham of Dayton and Paula Cathers and Julie Ponder, both of Dundee; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by sons Leland Bales in 1999 and William Bales in 2004.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Newberg Friends Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Twin Rocks Friends Camp, P.O. Box 6, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136; or to Gospel For Asia, 1800 Golden Trail Court, Carrollton, TX 75010.
Dorris O. Jiosa
Dorris Ozell Jiosa died Jan. 7, 2007. She was 81.
She was born July 25, 1925, in Crossett, Ark., to Howard and Elsie May (Brooks) Harrod. She grew up in Little Rock. She later moved to Southern California where she married
Michael Jiosa on June 24, 1955. The couple moved to Oregon in 1969 and made their home in Newberg.
She enjoyed puzzles, cards, games, baseball, basketball and was a frequent attendee at her grandchildren's sporting events.
Survivors include: brothers, James Harrod of Montrose, Calif., and Jesse Harrod of Redlands, Calif.; sons, Rick and Robert of Newberg; daughters, Dori Vorisek and Pam Chapman of Newberg; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Sledd, two brothers, and by her husband Michael in 1985.
A funeral service was held Jan. 12 at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel with pastor David Case officiating. Private committal was held at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Charles M. House
Charles Milford House of Newberg died Jan. 3, 2007, of complications from a stroke. He was 79.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Arcadia, Calif., to Jewell and Hazel (Van Huss) House. He attended Pacific College (now George Fox University). He married
Esther Pierson on Sept. 12, 1948. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan. He later went into business as a laundry and dry-cleaning owner and as a construction and home repair contractor.
He was a member of the Newberg First Baptist Church, past president of the Oregon Dry Cleaners Association and the Crestview Estates Homeowners Association, and a volunteer with the Bible Foundation of Newberg.
He participated in several short-term missions to Honduras through World Gospel Mission. He enjoyed hiking, gardening and fishing.
Survivors include: son Roger of Kapolei, Hawaii; daughters, Glenda Gilroy of Dundee and LaDonna Moore of Redmond; sister Rowene House of Meridian, Idaho; brother Dean of Shell Beach, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Esther in October 2002; sister Georgia Weaver in 1993; and granddaughter Tanya House in 2006.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at Newberg First Baptist Church. A private burial will be held at Newberg Friends cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to World Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 948, Marion, IN 46952.
Ramon L. Akins
Former Newberg resident Ramon Lloyd 'Ray' Akins of Eugene died Dec. 16, 2006, of heart failure at his winter home in Hermosillo, Mexico. He was 71.
He was born Nov. 20, 1935, in Cushing, Okla., to Arthur and Winnie (Ferris) Akins. He attended school in Newberg and served 10 years with the U.S. Coast Guard. He worked as an independent trucking contractor. He married
Evelyn Pimental in 1972. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Eagles.
Survivors include: wife Evelyn of Eugene; sons, Byron of Hillsboro and Kevin of Redmond; daughter Sharon of Lincoln City; stepsons, Carl and David Pimental of Springfield; stepdaughter Diane Johnson of Salem; mother Winnie Love of Newberg; and 13 grandchildren.
At his request, Akins was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Perla Hunter
Perla Esmerelda Esparza Hunter died Dec. 25, 2006, at Doernbechers Children's Hospital. She was 8-years-old.
'Esmy' to friends and family, she died of complications of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, a rare metabolic disorder.
Before becoming ill, she led the life of an active third-grade student and enjoyed reading, drawing, swimming and helping with family projects.
Survivors include: mother Laurie Hunter of Newberg; brother Jeffrey of Newberg; grandparents, Dave and Fran Hunter of Newberg; Uncle John; Aunt Laura; and four cousins of Liberty Lake, Wash. She was adopted, and is also survived by her birth mother, brother, two sisters and grandparents.
The family will conduct a private memorial service.
D. Wayne Piersall
Donald Wayne Piersall died Jan. 5, 2006, in Newberg. He was 80.
He was born July 11, 1926, in Lincoln, Neb., to Dewey and Nora (Emry) Piersall. He served from 1944 to 1946 in the U.S. Navy. He married
Willa Corine Hurst in December 1946 in Greenleaf, Idaho, and graduated from George Fox University in 1951.
After the death of his first wife in 1998, he married
Norma Beebe of Eugene in 1999. She preceded him in death in 2003. He married
Evelyn Withrow of Newberg in 2005.
He worked for the U.S. Postal Service, but also had a 57-year career as pastor for many churches in the region through the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. He was also a volunteer firefighter and a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include: wife Evelyn of Newberg; son Don; daughters, Sharyl Peterson, Dreana Purington and Janice Carney; sisters, Wilma Camilleri and Doris Parker; 10 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren, as well as members of the Beebe and Withrow families.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Samuel and Jerry Piersall.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Newberg Friends Church. A memorial service and burial will be held Jan. 12 in the Meridian Friends Church of Meridian, Idaho.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Meridian Church Building Fund, in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
Aaron Turley
Aaron 'Bob' Turley of Newberg died Jan. 4, 2007. He was 85.
He was born July 13, 1921, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Aaron and Stella (Mecey) Turley. He married
Beatrice Patterson in 1942 in Arizona. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as an electrician's mate. After his discharge, he settled in Waldport, where he worked as a construction electrician until retiring in 1986. The couple moved to Newberg in 2006.
He was a member of the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) for 60 years and a member and past grand master of the Waldport Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include: wife Beatrice of Newberg; daughters, Susan Alvidrez of Newberg and Sharon Clow of McMinnville; sister Martha Weesner of Burbank, Calif.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Dora Pauline Tapp.
He was buried in a private ceremony at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Kenneth W. Murphy
Former Newberg resident Kenneth Wayne Murphy died Dec. 26, 2006, in Detroit, Mich., of congestive heart failure. He was 58.
He was born Aug. 21, 1948, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Waldo and Ann (Sanger) Murphy. He moved to Oregon with his family as a young man. He served in the U.S. Army for two years, stationed in Germany and worked as a truck driver.
He married
Marie Perlongo in 1967. They divorced and he married
Audry Ayers in 1974. They also divorced.
He moved to Detroit in 2005 to be near his daughter, Cheryl.
Survivors include: daughters, Cheryl Murphy of Taylor, Mich., and Kimberly Simpson of Las Vegas; father Waldo 'Bill' Murphy of Newberg; stepmother Dorothy Murphy of Newberg; sisters, Gwen Armstrong of Canada and Kathy Vigil of Gladstone; stepbrother Eugene Strohman of Newberg; stepsister Karen Miller of San Diego; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ann Sanger Park.
Private family services have been scheduled.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Yvonne M. White
Former Newberg resident Yvonne Marie White of Woodburn died Jan. 5, 2007. She was 88.
She was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Waterville, Kan., to George and Pearl Hermann. She was crowned princess of the Newberg Berrians in 1938 and became the official chaperon for the Miss Oregon contestants in the Miss America pageants from 1962-65. She married
Avery Combs in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1966. She married
Joseph White in September 1968 in Eugene.
She was a painter who published and sold many of her works. She was a member of the Christian Church. She lived for several years in John Day before moving to Woodburn in the 1980s.
Survivors include: sons, Douglas Combs of Portland and Bruce Combs of Bend; stepsons, Thomas White of Mt. Vernon, Wash., and Steve White of LaGrande; stepdaughters, Beckie Hughes of Hillsboro and Mary Ann Pogany of Tucson, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her second husband, Joseph White, in 2003.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the Simon-Woodburn Funeral Chapel, 1050 N. Boones Ferry Road, Woodburn. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Willamette National cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Keizer Senior Center in Keizer.
Patricia M. Chaffee
Patricia Mary Chaffee died Dec. 29, 2006, in McMinnville. She was 70.
She was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Victor Bruno. She grew up in the Los Angeles area. She married
Charles Chaffee in 1953 in Orange, Calif. In 1976, she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, returning to Oregon in 1986. She settled in Newberg in 1988, and moved to McMinnville in 1992.
She worked as a switchboard operator for Yamhill County and in the McMinnville office of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
She enjoyed crocheting, camping and raising German shepherd dogs.
Survivors include: son Chuck of Pendleton; daughters, Debbie Redfearn of Newberg, Lorie of McMinnville, Susie Yager and Stacy Bohl, both of Springfield; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Cowles, and by her husband Charles in 1994.
A funeral service was held Jan. 4 at the chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors in McMinnville. Burial will be at Forest Lawn cemetery in Covina, Calif.
George H. Baughman
George Herbert Baughman of Dundee died Dec. 28, 2006. He was 73.
He was born Sept. 25, 1933, in Clinton, Iowa, to Floyd and Violet Baughman. He served in the U.S. Navy and had a career as a sheet metal worker.
He enjoyed building and operating small airplanes and antique cars, especially World War II-vintage Jeeps.
No funeral services have been scheduled. Arrangements are in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Home.
