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Roger L. Buchholtz
Former Newberg resident Roger LaDon Buchholtz died Jan. 5, 2004, in a Portland hospital. He was 56.
He was born Feb. 16, 1947, to Walter and Grace (Thompson) Buchholtz in Red Wing, Minn. He grew up in Goodhue, Minn., and graduated from high school in 1965. He earned a degree in soil science from the University of Minnesota. He farmed in the Goodhue area until 1985, when he moved with his family to Newberg. He worked for Bailey Nurseries as a soil manager and in 1977 moved to Carlton. He worked until his health failed.
He enjoyed model trains and tractors, and making farm toys out of metal. He traveled and made many videos, which he enjoyed watching with his family.
Survivors include: wife Jolene of Carlton; parents, Walter and Grace Buchholtz; son Brendon of Carlton; daughters, Marisa Scagnelli of Troy, N.Y., and Karina Buchholtz of Tualatin; sister Betty Thompson of Northfield, Minn.; and numerous cousins in Minnesota.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday) at Attrells Newberg Chapel with Pastor Randy Armstrong officiating. Committal is private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Newberg Hospital in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Ethelena Elliott
Ethelena Elliott of Newberg died Dec. 31, 2003, in Newberg. She was 72.
She was born April 13, 1931, to Otis and Ethel (Hendrix) Simpson in Munday, Texas, where she graduated from high school. She married
Edward Elliott on July 31, 1949, in Seymour, Texas, and they made their home wherever his work on the Santa Fe Railroad took them. This included Texas, Arizona and California, before moving to the Newberg area in 1962. She worked for the Newberg School District as a custodian in Springbrook Middle School (now Mountain View Middle School). After her retirement in 1987 the couple traveled.
She enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading and crossword puzzles. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, her family said. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Munday, Texas.
Survivors include: husband Edward of Newberg; sons, Glenn of Newberg and Eddie of Wilsonville; daughters, Pamela Wyckoff of Friday Harbor, Wash., and Jeannine Molash of Newberg; brothers, James Simpson of Dallas, Texas, and Otis Simpson, Jr. of Wichita Falls, Texas; sister Gerldine Peterson of Waco, Texas; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were sisters, Josephine, Annabelle and Betty.
A funeral service was held Jan. 3 in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chehalem Health and Rehabilitation Center in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Steven R. Schmidt
Former Newberg resident Steven R. Schmidt died Dec. 26, 2003. He was 59.
He was born Feb. 12, 1944, in Fall River, Mass. He graduated from Burlington High School in New Jersey in 1961. He entered the Navy and served on a submarine for four years. He married
Vicki Caldwell on Dec. 28, 1967. They moved to Gresham in 1968 and to Newberg in 1972. He and his family moved around the Portland area.
He was a member of the Yamhill County Team Roper Club and competed around the West Coast. He was also a well-known horse farrier.
Survivors include: sons, George of Salem and William of Benton City, Wash.; daughter Diane of Bend; sisters, Elizabeth Nieton of Remulus, Mich., and Bunny Halliburton of Dayton; brothers, Kennith of Virginia, Robt of Portland and Peter of Dundee; and two grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sparrow Foundation in care of Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors in Salem.
Richard C. Holmes
Richard C. Holmes died Dec. 30, 2003. He was 81.
He was born May 7, 1922, to Arthur and Edna (Haley) Holmes in Portland. He graduated from Commerce High School. He joined the Navy and served for three years during World War II. He married
Betty Walker in 1942. He worked for Pacific NW Bell for 32 years before retiring in 1978. He worked for three years for H&R Block after retirement, as well as one for Systems 99.
He enjoyed gardening and raising goats on the land he retired on near Sherwood. He was a member of the Lions Club, Toastmasters, Telephone Pioneers and Hinson Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors include: wife Betty of Sherwood; sons, Richard of Oak Grove, Stephen of Klamath Falls and Jeff of Newberg; eight grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
A memorial service was held Saturday in Portland. He was buried at Willamette National cemetery.
Craig Roberts
Former Newberg resident Craig Roberts died Dec. 27, 2003, following an accident. He was 46.
He was born Dec. 31, 1956, to Wayne and Berthamay (Stanley) Roberts in Medford. He graduated from Crater High School in 1975, from George Fox University with a biology degree in 1979 and from Washington University in St. Louis with a medical degree in 1983. After completing his residency in Spokane, he practiced family medicine in Prosser, Wash. He settled in Tillamook and worked at the Tillamook County General Hospital.
He was a member of the Netarts Friends Church and served as their treasurer. He belonged to American Medical Association and the Christian Medical and Dental Society. He was an avid birdwatcher and the Craig Roberts Amateur Birders Society was named after him in Tillamook.
Survivors include: wife Crisanne of Tillamook; children, Mark, Jon and Becca of Tillamook; parents, Wayne and Bertie of Newberg; sisters, Andrea Herling of Corvallis, Cindi Hooker and Priscilla Hochhalter of Portland, and Sheila Hart of Hemlock, Ind.
A memorial service was held Jan. 3 in Tillamook.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Medical and Dental Society or the Nature Conservancy in care of Wauds Funeral Home in Tillamook.
Retha J. Huffman
Newberg resident Retha Jane Huffman died Dec. 26, 2003, in a Portland hospital. She was 66.
She was born Dec. 9, 1937, to Deryl and Justine (Kerp) Pratt in Salem. She grew up in the Molalla area, attending school at Rural Dell. She married
Gordon Ronglien in 1953 and graduated from Dallas High School in 1954. She worked as a bus driver and in the manufacturing business. Her husband preceded her in death in 1980. She moved to Newberg, where she opened a childrens resale shop. She married
Clifford Huffman in 1985.
She enjoyed square dancing, cross-stitching, sewing, handcrafts and cooking.
Survivors include: husband Cliff of Newberg; sister Bettylou Gage; sister-in-law Betty Dalley; daughters, Ramona Mortier and Nadine Ronglien; grandsons, Jason, Adam and Brian Shreck, and Nathan and Aaron Mortier; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
A funeral service was held Wednesday in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Senior Center in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Brenda (Stanley) Miezejeski
Former Newberg resident Brenda (Stanley) Miezejeski died Dec. 26, 2003, in Seattle. She was 38.
She was born Oct. 4, 1965, to Robert and Sandra (Souza) Stanley in Fullerton, Calif. She was raised in Newberg and attended high school here. She married
Mark Miezejeski in 1982. They moved to Vancouver, Wash., then to Seattle. Crohns disease prevented her from working.
She was a devoted mother and wife, and made everyone laugh, her family said.
Survivors include: husband Mark of Seattle; mother and stepfather Sandra and Bob Roggers of Lafayette; father Robert Stanley of Hawaii; sisters, Elizabeth Klain of Salem and Celeste Mount of Newberg; and sons, Anthony and Justin of Kent, Wash.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg. A reception will follow in the church.
Margaret A. Killen
Margaret Ann Killen of Newberg died of cancer May 16, 2004, in Tualatin. She was 60.
She was born July 10, 1943, to Marvin and Jarrett Starr in Detroit, Mich. She earned a master's degree in education and for 27 years worked in elementary education, as a real estate agent and as a loan officer. She was married
to Richard Killen.
Survivors include: husband Richard; daughter Michelle Smits of Tigard; brothers, David, William and James Anderson of Newberg.
She was preceded in death by brother Sam Star; father Marvin Starr, and mother Katherine Anderson.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. June 12 at Chinook Winds Casino. She was cremated; disposition will be public.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Society or the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship fund.
Thayna F. Jarvill
Thayna Flodene Jarvill of Newberg died May 30, 2004, at Providence Newberg Hospital. She was 94.
She was born Jan. 27, 1910, to Frank and Edith (Hobart) Heater in Silverton. She graduated from Silverton High School. She was married
Dec. 18, 1934, to Fred Jarvill in Salem. They lived in the Silverton area until 1983, when they moved to Newberg.
She had many lifelong interests, including Bible reading and studying, family genealogy, tole painting, stamping, quilting, gardening and homemaking. She was particularly passionate about children's ministries and missions, her family said. She was a longtime member of Newberg Friends Church.
Survivors include: husband Fred of Newberg; son Michael of Camano Island, Wash.; daughter Connie Magee of Newberg; five granddaughters and 12 great-grandchildren.
Viewing and visitation is from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Monday at Newberg Friends Church. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with pastor Dan Cammack officiating. Committal is private at Newberg Friends cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends missions in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel 207 N. Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Myron D. Goldsmith
Longtime Newberg resident Myron D. Goldsmith died May 26, 2004, in Hawaii. He was 83.
He was born Feb. 15, 1921, to George and Elizabeth Goldsmith at Pond Creek, Okla. He grew up on a Kansas wheat farm where at age 18 he was saved at a service in a local Nazarene Church. Shortly thereafter he felt moved to prepare for Christian service in the Friends Church. After serving in Europe during World War II for the Army Hospital Corps, he went on to receive his bachelor's degrees from Friends University and Asbury Seminary and his doctorate from Boston University.
He and his wife, Beatrice, have served pastorates in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oregon. In 1961 he joined the faculty of George Fox College (now George Fox University) where he taught in the division of religion and the department of professional studies for 38 years, retiring from George Fox with the honorary status of professor of religion emeritus. He lived in Newberg for 38 years.
Survivors include: twin sister Marjory Clymer of Portland; children, David of Wilsonville and Deborah Klohs of Kapalua, Hawaii; grandsons, Branden Walters and David Goldsmith; and granddaughter Shelby Goldsmith.
He will be buried next to his wife at Friends cemetery. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Newberg Friends Church.
Thomas J. Dvorak
Thomas J. Dvorak died May 30, 2004. He was 54.
He was born June 16, 1949, to Albert and Alice Dvorak in Newberg. He graduated from Newberg High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Navy. He lived in Juneau, Alaska, for many years working in the trucking industry.In 1994 he returned to the Newberg area, where he worked at Allen Machinery (now FMC Food Tech).
He was a Corvette enthusiast and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include: brothers, Douglas of Juneau and Ted of Scappoose; sisters, Judy Peterson of Dundee and Barbara Eave of Wilsonville; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
There will be a private service.
Ralph Farmer
Former Dundee resident Ralph Farmer died May 27, 2004, at his home in McArthur, Calif. He was 82.
He was born Feb. 17, 1922, to Lonzy Farmer and Nanny Anderson in Steinman, Va. He was raised and educated in Virginia and for five years after school he worked in coal mines. He served in the Navy as a seaman for one year until 1946, when he moved to Oregon, where he resided in the Dayton and Dundee areas. He worked in the Portland shipyards, in food processing and as an upholster for five years. His final four years were spent residing with his daughter in McArthur.
His family said he was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed helping with repairs at his daughters' homes and tinkering on his 1969 Chevrolet Impala. He occasionally fished.
Survivors include: ex-wife Colleen Gentry of Dundee; daughters, Velma Swafford of McArthur and Sharon Stacey of Colton; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.
He was preceded in death by son Don in April.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans in McMinnville. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the chapel with pastors Jim Peterson and Al Moore officiating. He will be buried at the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery in McMinnville.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity or hospice of one's choice.
