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Richard Hollenbeck
Richard LeRoy Hollenbeck of Salem, who has family in the area, died May 7, 2007. He was 71.
He was born Feb. 26, 1936 in Yakima, Wash., to Richard and Mildred (Lesh) Hollenbeck. He moved with his family at a young age to Trout Lake, Wash. In 1953, he moved to Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, where he attended high school and studied music. He played guitar, piano and trumpet, living and studying with professional musician Gordon Dietsch.
In 1954, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the USS John A. Boyle as an electronics technician in the South China Sea. He received an honorable discharge in 1958 and married
Janice Morris of San Leandro, Calif. He worked in the electronics field, helping to build prototype videotape recorders for Ampex, Sony and International Video.
He returned to Oregon to attend school and earned an associate degree in electrical engineering from Chemeketa Community College in 1988.
Survivors include: sister, Elaine Connor of St. Paul and Lois Stevens of Trout Lake, Wash.; brother Bill of Portland; sons, Rich of Moreno Valley, Calif., and John of Canyon Lake, Calif.; daughter Peggy Stepe of Riverside, Calif., and six grandchildren.
His parents preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Klickitat County cemetery in White Salmon, Wash.
Kathryn J. Williams
Kathryn Jean Williams of Newberg died Aug. 10, 2007. She was 84.
She was born Nov. 7, 1922, in Bellingham, Wash., to Henry and Mary (Johnson) Duxbury.
After graduating from Bellingham High School, she worked for the 'Filter Board' and monitored radio transmissions for enemy bombers. On May 1, 1949, she married
Carl Williams in Bremerton, Wash. She worked for many years in retail sales. The couple moved throughout Oregon while he worked as a heavy equipment operator in road construction. They owned and operated a motel in Vale, and later settled in Newberg.
She was a Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Vale and was also the past president and social director of the Mountainview Mobile Home Park. She attended the Amity Church of Christ and Dayton Christian Church, and devoted many years to making quilts for the Veteran's Administration.
Survivors include: niece Jo Anne Carleton; 29 other nieces and nephews; 33 grand-nieces and grand-nephews; and 50 great-grand-nieces and great-grand-nephews.
Her husband Carl preceded her in death in 1998.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel with Pastor Larry Hake officiating.
Thomas D. Busch
Thomas Dewey Busch was stillborn on Aug. 4, 2007 in a Portland hospital.
Survivors include: parents Jason and Jennifer Busch of Dundee; sister Aurora Busch of Dundee; brother James Busch of Dundee; grandparents, Hollis and Kim Adams of Newberg and Eugene and Darlene Busch of Hillsboro; and great-grandmother Ginny Denton of Newberg.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Belle, in 2004.
Private family services will be held.
Larry Ball
Larry Ball of Sherwood died Aug. 5, 2007. He was 63.
He was born July 1, 1944 in Yakima, Wash., and moved to Oregon with his family, graduating from North Salem High School in 1962. He attended the Salem Technical Vocation Community College (now Chemeketa Community College), earning a degree in electronic technology.
He served as a volunteer firefighter for the North Marion Fire District while working for ADT Security Systems, then joined the Tualatin Fire District (now Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue), where he served as a firefighter for 11 years, earning the rank of acting lieutenant.
In 1982, he returned to ADT as an area supervisor for the alarm company, retiring in 1994. In that year he met Vicky Churchill, who would become his life partner.
He worked briefly as a handyman in the Newberg-Dundee area and opened a shop in Waldport before settling in Sherwood in 2004.
Survivors include: partner Vicky Churchill of Sherwood; son David of Salem; daughter Katrina Ball of Dundee; brother Bill of Eagle, Idaho; sister Darlene Osman of Selah, Wash.; and two grandsons.
A memorial gathering will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Sherwood Elks Lodge, 22770 Elwert Road.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Larry Ball Memorial at the Courageous Kids Hospice of Sacred Heart Medical Center (SHMC Foundation), P.O. Box 10905, Eugene OR 97440.
Beverly A. Fowler
Beverly Ann Fowler of Dundee died July 27, 2007. She was 77.
She was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Perrydale to Percy and Nellie (DeJong) Zumwalt. She attended Oregon State University. She married
Ronald Bruce Fowler on July 13, 1958, in Reno.
She was interested in genealogy and history and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Society of Mayflower Descendants (John Howland chapter). She also enjoyed gardening.
Survivors include: husband Bruce of Dundee; sons, Randy Simerly and Dirk Fowler of Dundee; sister Louella Porter of Salem; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Animal Shelter Fund in care of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans St., McMinnville OR 97128.
Richard G. McKay
Richard G. McKay died Aug. 3, 2007, at a Woodburn care home. He was 88.
He was born May 19, 1919, in St. Paul to Arthur and Grace (Murphy) McKay. He graduated from Mount Angel Academy. He attended Mount Angel Seminary, and seminary schools in Denver and New York, before returning to the family farm in St. Paul, where he raised row crops and grain until his retirement in 2005.
On Nov. 19, 1951, he married
Viola Davidson in Portland.
He was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church. He enjoyed raising and showing Arabian horses, winning many trophies with his stock.
Survivors include: wife Viola of St. Paul; stepsons, John and Wallace Davidson of St. Paul; brother Francis of Reno; sisters, Agnes Hemshorn of Mount Angel, Mary Henderson of Portland and Nellie Simone of Beaverton; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren
He was preceded in death by stepson Eugene Davidson in 1996.
A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul Catholic Church. A private burial was held in the St. Paul Catholic cemetery.
Kenneth Baines
Kenneth 'Pat' Baines, a former Newberg resident, died June 26, 2007, in White City. He was 57.
He was born March 6, 1950, in Dallas, Texas, to William and Dora (Winters) Baines. He graduated from Portland's Jackson High School in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in various professions. He married
Brenda Gumph in 1978; the couple later divorced.
Survivors include: ex-wife Brenda; sons, Shawn and Adam of Portland; brothers, Michael, Tim and Bill; sisters, Kerry Warren and Kelly Holderby; and one grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 11 at Tryon Creek State Park in Portland. Call 503-547-5715 for directions.
Ellen L. Gochenour
Ellen Lorraine Gochenour of Dundee died July 27, 2007. She was 66.
She was born July 11, 1941, in Yakima, Wash., to Samuel and Lina (Spratt) Clemmens. She attended school there and in Boise, Idaho. On Aug. 31, 1964, she married
Ronald Gochenour in Vancouver, Wash. The couple lived in Portland and Dundee for the past 40 years.
She enjoyed gardening and working with handicapped children as a member of the 'Gad Abouts' volunteer group.
Survivors include: husband Ronald of Dundee; sons, Tom of Newberg and Lee of Aloha; daughters, Peggy Travis of Newberg, Shawna Banke of Aloha and Mary Williams of Seattle; brothers, Mark Clemmens of Sunnyside, Wash., Steve Clemmens of Benton City, Wash., and Ted Clemmens of Yakima; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Viewing and visitation hours are 1 to 5 p.m. today (Saturday) and Sunday, and 9 a.m to services Monday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel with Pastor Michael Miller officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society for ovarian cancer research, in care of Attrell's, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Mary Bauman-Mirhady
Mary Louise Bauman-Mirhady, a philanthropist and donor to George Fox University, died July 16, 2007, in Newport Beach, Calif. She was 77.
Mary was born in 1930 in Stayton to Henry and Lera Snoddy.
After selling their three lumber mills to Willamette Industries in 1974, the Baumans donated toward construction of a new auditorium on the George Fox campus, finished in 1982, that bore their name, Bauman Auditorium.
William Bauman served as a George Fox board member for 20 years, many as the chairman of the development committee. He preceded her in death in 1989.
Since her husband's death she lived in both Portland and Corona Del Mar, Calif. From 1990 on, she served as Chairwoman of The William H. and Mary L. Bauman Foundation, which helped fund the Dougy Center, Trillium Family Services, Boys and Girls Aid Society, The Salvation Army West Women's Shelter, the Doernbecher Childrens' Hospital childhood diabetes program and OHSU-Casey Eye Clinic for autoimmune disease.
As a patron of the arts, she supported The Oregon Ballet, The Portland Art Museum, The Portland Opera, The Oregon Symphony and The Oregon Historical Society. A longtime member of the Pacific Conference of the Evangelical Church, she provided donor support for various conference programs in education, church extension, coaching, clergy assessment and natural church development.
Survivors include: her second husband, Farhad Mirhady; sons, Bruce and Paul Schwindt; daughters, Gay Salo and Julietta Bauman-Freres; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services were held July 21 in Sweet Home. A celebration of life will take place Aug. 8 at The Arlington Club in Portland.
Robert Delashmutt
Robert 'Bob' Delashmutt of McMinnville died July 28, 2007. He was 83.
He was born March 11, 1924, in McMinnville to Victor and Louise (Ellersick) Delashmutt. He graduated from McMinnville High School. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942, serving in World War II. He was stationed in Europe until 1945. On returning to Oregon, he became a carpenter, building and remodeling houses in the McMinnville area. In 1947, he married
Dorothy Baker.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and the outdoors.
Survivors include: wife Dorothy of McMinnville; son Steve of Newberg; daughter Jeanne Henry of McMinnville; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 3 in the Masonic cemetery in McMinnville.
Clara Bostwick
Clara Bostwick of Newberg died July 26, 2007. She was 103.
She was born April 17, 1904, in Hamlin, Kan., to Franklin and Clara (Swede) Kern. In 1920, she moved to North Dakota, where she began a teaching career. She attended Northwest Nazarene College and Tabor Bible College. She worked for an insurance business and the Federal Relief Association during the Depression. She married
Michael Bostwick on June 25, 1948. The couple settled in Garden Grove, Calif., where they lived until his death in 1973.
She moved to Newberg in 1983, becoming a resident of Friendsview Retirement Center. She was active in the Church of the Nazarene and worked as a Sunday school teacher. Family members said she kept in touch with friends and acquaintances through frequent letters.
Survivors include: stepdaughters, Arlene Johnson of Harnett, Calif., and Joyce Beebe of Riverside, Calif.; sister Anna Geer of Lexington, Mich.; and nephew Dr. Stan Kern of Newberg.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Attrell's Newberg Funeral Home with Gene Hockett officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friendsview Health Center in care of Attrell's, 207 Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
