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John F. Smith
John F. 'Jack' Smith of St. Paul died Feb. 10, 2007 of heart failure. He was 82.
He was born April 17, 1924, in Portland and grew up in St. Paul where he lived and worked as a farmer for most of his life.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a motor machinist's mate, stationed in Cherbourg, France.
In 1949, he married
Lillian Melby and they raised three children. She preceded him in death in 1983. He married
Lou Ann Baty in 1993.
He was a member of the St. Paul Rodeo Association, the St. Paul Feed bowling league, the Cooperative Telephone Board and the St. Paul Mustangs.
He also enjoyed hunting, playing cards, reading Western novels, enjoyed watching game shows and sports on television and was a fan of the Seattle Mariners.
He was preceded in death by sons John and Joseph, and by his brother Dave.
Survivors include: his wife Lou Ann; daughters Julie Smith of Vancouver, B.C. and Joanne Cain of Woodburn; step-sons Dick and Jim Baty; step-daughters Marcia Makela, Marianne Pittard and Nancy Baty; brothers Jim and Sam of St. Paul; sister Jane Smith of Newberg; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
His funeral mass was held Feb. 14 in the St. Paul Catholic Church.
Loula M. Evans
Loula M. Evans of Newberg died Feb. 10, 2007. She was 104.
She was born Dec. 14, 1902, in Oroville, Calif. to Henry and Opal Sherrick Johnson.
She grew up in Ft. Bragg, Calif., where she attended school. She married
Noah Evans in 1922. The couple lived in San Francisco and Novato, Calif.
In 1965, she moved to Dayton, later living in McMinnville. In 2001, she moved to Newberg.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the McMinnville Grange. She enjoyed gardening, quilting and lace-making.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983, five brothers, one sister and a grandson.
Survivors include: her son Donald Evans of Tigard; daughter Dorothy Smith of South Bend, Wash.; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the chapel of Macy and Son Funeral Directors in McMinnville.
Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Newberg, with Rev. Karen Renner officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Mexico Mission Fund, in care of Macy and Son, 135 N. Evans, McMinnville OR 97128.
Bruce D. Garvin, Sr.
Bruce D. Garvin, Sr. died Feb. 9, 2007, at a local hospital. He was 70.
He was born Aug. 28, 1936, in Salem to William and Mabel (Bryant) Garvin and grew up in Newberg.
He graduated from Newberg High School in 1954, where he was a member of the wrestling and football teams, a band member and thespian.
He moved to McMinnville in 1965. In 1969, he married
Claudette Camp in Sheridan. In 1973 he moved to a farm near Sheridan, returning to McMinnville in 1993.
He was a car salesman and dealership manager for 50 years, having worked for nearly every car dealership in Newberg and McMinnville during his career.
He was a member of the National Guard, the McMinnville Elks and the Newberg Jaycees. He enjoyed horses, the beach, camping and his dogs.
He was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Jr. in 1999, brother William Jr., sister Patricia Eder and one granddaughter.
Survivors include: wife Claudette; sons Derek of McMinnville and Robert Beehner of Dallas, Ore.; daughters Deanne Schroeder and Deborah Gill of McMinnville and Darcy Moss of Battle Ground, Wash.; brother James of Carson City, Nev.; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
His funeral service was held Tuesday in the Lafayette Community Church, with Pastor Jim Peterson officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, in care of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans St., McMinnville OR 97128.
Mary C. Martin
Mary Cameron Martin died Jan. 27, 2007, at a local hospital. She was 85.
She was born Aug. 14, 1921 in Methuen, Mass. to George and Gertrude (Walsh) Roode and grew up in New Hampshire, where she graduated high school.
She married
Peter Martin in 1941 and lived breifly in Europe while he served in the U.S. Army. After her husband left the service, they settled in Newberg in 1950.
She worked at the Newberg U.S. Bank for 30 years, retiring in 1984.
She collected owl decorations and enjoyed spending winters in Mexico following her retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2001, and by her brother Alan Roode and sister Gertrude Kirkendal.
Survivors include: mother Gertrude Lewis, 109, of Massachusetts; honorary son Panya Sawan of Walnut Creek, Calif.; and her friend and personal representative, Susan Ouellette of Newberg.
Arrangements are in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel.
Edwin M. Wahl
Edwin M. Wahl of Newberg died Feb. 10, 2007, of heart failure. He was 72.
He was born March 28, 1934, to Gottlieb and Maggie Wahl in Twin Falls, Idaho, and moved to Newberg when he was 10-years-old.
He attended Newberg schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951, serving until 1955. In 1955, he married
Virginia Sprecher of Newberg.
After being discharged, he worked in trucking and other jobs and joined First National Bank in 1963, eventually become manager of the Yamhill-Carlton branch. During that time, he foiled a bank robbery by disarming the perpetrator.
In 1974 he opened Westside Automotive Supply in Newberg with his wife and brother- and sister-in-law Melvin and Joyce Sprecher. He sold the business in 1988. He continued to work as a salesman for Newberg Ford and retired in 1995.
Survivors include: wife Virginia; daughters Pam Ward of Independence, Ore.; Connie Vann of Kasilof, Alaska and Teresa Clow of Black Diamond, Wash; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Newberg.
Edna M. Fortune
Edna Mae Fortune of Newberg died Feb. 6, 2007, at a Tigard care home. She was 77.
She was born May 26, 1929, in Newberg to Edward and Ann (Berhorst) Trunde and graduated from Newberg High School in 1947.
In 1948 she married
Daniel Fortune, Jr. and then worked at Tektronix in Wilsonville before she retired in 1994. Six years ago she moved Cedar Crest Alzheimer Special Care Center in Tualatin.
She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and a den mother with the Cub Scouts. She enjoyed baking, gardening, crafts and trips to the beach.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1974; by her son Thomas and sister Dorothy Edwards.
Survivors include: sons Greg of Milwaukie, David of Portland, Gary of Corona, Calif., Timothy of Wilsonville and Kevin of Newberg; daughters Nancy Ellis of Carson, Wash., Janis Fortune of Newberg and Kathy Clark of Vancouver, Wash.; brothers Steve Trunde of Lafayette and Jim Trunde of Woodburn; sisters Lucille Wilkins of Portland and Linda Carlson of Oregon City; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Her funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) at St. Peter Catholic Church, with Father Jim Nibler officiating. Internment will follow at Newberg Friends cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Alzheimer's Association in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
Roland L. Brookens
Roland L. 'Buz' Brookens died Feb. 3, 2007 in Sherwood. He was 83.
He was born May 12, 1923, in Bellingham, Wash. to George and Dorothea (Dahnke) Brookens.
He left school in the ninth grade, worked in the restaurant industry and by age 18 he became a portrait photographer.
He married
Jardis Rotluff in 1941 in Corvallis.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, earning the rank of second lieutenant and continuing his education. He was discharged in 1945, having been stationed in Nebraska and California.
In 1956, he joined Tektronix, and retired as a draftsman checker in 1983.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church and Sherwood Bible Fellowship. He enjoyed photography and was an amateur inventor.
Survivors include: wife Jardis of Tigard; sons Dennis of Hillsboro and Bruce of Sherwood; daughters Carol Rohlfing of Lincoln City and Janice Klein of Newberg; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
His memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) at the Sherwood Bible Fellowship, at the corner of Pine and Sunset in Sherwood. Internment will be in Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sherwood Bible Church or to Signature Hospice, in care of Alternative Burial and Cremation, PO Box 202, Sherwood, OR 97140.
Stephen W. Johnson
Stephen Wayne Johnson, formerly of Newberg, died Feb. 2, 2007, of complications from a heart attack. He was 54.
He was born Oct. 1, 1952, in Tillamook to Anthony and Margie (Dwyer) Johnson. He attended school in Beaverton, Hillsboro, Newport and Newberg and was a Tillamook High School graduate, where he accepted the Tom McCall Governor's Award.
He was a student-athlete and played football, basketball and baseball in high school, earning a baseball scholarship to Mt. Hood Community College, and later Oregon State University. He was a starting pitcher for the Beavers in the early 1970's and played semipro ball in the summers.
He graduated Oregon State University in 1975 with a degree in business administration. He worked as an accountant for several years, before entering the construction industry. In 1983, he co-founded Omni Electric, which became one of Portland's largest electric construction firms.
In 1998 he began working at Vancouver Oil Company, and was named president in 2005. He also served as treasurer of the Oregon Petroleum Association, a board member of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and a member and past president (1996) of Associated General Contractors.
He married
Carol Stevens of Lake Oswego in 1975 and raised two sons. They divorced in 1993. He married
Linda Pearson in 2001.
In his spare time, he enjoyed racquetball, basketball, traveling, dancing and motorcycle riding. He was an active youth sports coach for many years and a fan of the OSU Beavers.
Survivors include: wife Linda; sons Alex of Denver, Colo. and Nicholas of Bend; stepsons Chris and Kevin Pearson of Lake Oswego; brothers Jim of Newberg, Jerry, Mick and Bob, all of Hillsboro; sisters Kathleen Johnson of Tualatin, Brenda Lemmon of Otis and Linda Lohmann of Hubbard and mother Margie Johnson of Lincoln City.
A graveside service was held Feb. 4, 2007, at Fir Lawn Memorial Park in Hillsboro.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stephen W. Johnson Scholarship Fund, in care of Wells Fargo Lake Grove Branch, PO Box 1787, Lake Oswego, OR 97037.
Florence M. Mills
Florence Marie Mills of Newberg died April 7, 2007. She was 85.
She was born April 4, 1922, to Nealon and Alma Dietz in Minot, N.D. She grew up in Woodburn, graduating from Woodburn High School in 1932. She resided in Portland and Woodburn before settling in Newberg. She married
Howard Mills in 1948. She worked as manager of the Newberg Montgomery Ward Catalog store for 30 years, retiring in 1978.
She enjoyed camping, fishing, crocheting, bowling and spending winters in Southern California with her husband.
Survivors include: husband Howard of Newberg; son Brad of McMinnville; sister Margie Stalker of Newberg; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by daughter Claudette Anderson and by sister Marion McVey.
No public memorial services are planned. Arrangements are in care of Alternative Burial and Cremation in Sherwood.
