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Alfred W. Pound
Alfred William Pound died May 1, 2004, at his home in Dundee. He was 70.
He was born Oct. 31, 1933, to Olaf and Evelyn (Robinson) Pound in Sand Point, Idaho. He grew up in Rufus and attended school there. He enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and was released from duty in November 1955 after serving in the Korean theater. He settled in the Kennewick/Pasco area of Washington and opened his home-security business, Moon Security Co., in Pasco. He lived for a time in Seattle. He married
Janet Frood in Feb. 8, 1997, and they lived in Tigard and King City before settling in Dundee.
He spent leisure time traveling among the San Juan Islands. Since moving to Dundee he has been a member of the Church of the Nazarenes church board and as a Bible study leader. He drove a school bus for the Carlton School District. He authored a book, ready to be published, titled Gods Spoiled Brat.
Survivors include: wife Janet of Dundee; sons, twins Bernie ofKennewick, Wash., and David of San Diego, and Dale of Salt Lake City; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Newberg Church of the Nazarene. Committal will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Janet Pound in care of Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Eva M. Wood
Former Newberg resident Eva Marie Wood died April 26, 2004, at a local care facility. She was 84.
She was born Jan. 10, 1920, to John and Delia (Hill) Newport in Lakin, Kan. The family moved to the Roseburg area and she graduated from high school at Myrtle Creek. She was working as a waitress there when she met Newell Wood. They married
on Oct. 1, 1941, in Roseburg. The couple moved several times to various military bases. After his discharge in 1943 they returned to his hometown of Days Creek. In 1967 they relocated to Newberg, where she worked at Mr. Bs Laundry. She moved again in 1999 to Rickreall to be with her daughter. Her husband preceded her in death in December 2003.
She enjoyed gardening, ceramics, sewing, piano playing and her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: daughters, Linda Rust of Rickreall and Pamela Boquist of Newberg; son Randall of Dayton; brothers, Ernie Newport of Tualatin, Les Newport of California and Marvin Newport of Horton; sisters, Stella McGuire of Portland and Lorene Griffin of Roseburg; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held April 30 at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg with Pastor Bob Mammon officiating.
Daniel W. Brooks
Former Newberg resident Daniel William Brooks died April 24, 2004, in Vancouver, Wash. He was 53.
He was born Dec. 21, 1950, to Leonard and Cora Brooks in Long Beach, Calif. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. A longtime resident of the Portland area, he resided in the Newberg and Carlton areas for the past five years. He was a maintenance technician, primarily for Springbrook Hazelden.
Survivors include: daughter Joanna Brooks of Bellevue, Wash.; sisters, Janet Rodriguez of Portland and Gayle Brooks of Lake Oswego; brother Richard Brooks of Seaford, Va.; and four nieces and four nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Cora Brooks, and brother Louis.
A funeral service was held April 29 at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland.
Charles A. Stoudt
Newberg resident Charles Albert Stoudt Jr. died April 27, 2004. He was 88.
He was born March 27, 1916, to Charles Sr. and Esther (Fern Todd) Stoudt in Miller, S.D. He graduated from high school there and afterward farmed with his father. He married
Naoma Rickits on Feb. 22, 1947. In 1948 he found work at a local automotive company. In 1952 the couple moved to McMinnville, where he worked at Sheridan Lumber mill.
He later married
Edna Cummings. In 1967 they moved to Lincoln City, where he managed the One Hour Martinizer. He worked a brief time at the Brock Candle Factory in Scappoose and then traveled the following 10 years as a millwright in Oregon.
In 1978 he married
Alice Gary and they moved to Newberg. Upon retirement he served as the assistant manager at Mountain View Court. She preceded him in death. He moved to Avamere assisted living center and later to Astor House.
He was a member of the Sherwood Community Friends Church and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed woodworking, making toys for his grandchildren, fishing, and coffee and conversation at a local restaurant.
Survivors include: sister Thelma Garrison of Fort Worth, Texas; stepchildren, Derryl Cummings of Portland, Cheryl Vanaken of Forest Grove and Pat Haugen of Kennewick, Wash.; and a number of nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Friday at the Sherwood Community Friends Church with Pastor Ken Vanden Hoek officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery in Wessington, S.D.
Harold R. Baker
Harold R. Baker died July 29, 2004, at a Tualatin hospital. He was 88.
He was born Oct. 4, 1915, to Raymond and Anna (Reisner) Baker in Sherwood. He grew up on the family farm in Sherwood, homesteaded by his pioneer great-grandparents Sarah and Endymian Baker, and graduated from West Linn High School in 1933.
In 1941 he started working for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, but his employment was interrupted by World War II. He served with the U.S. Army 831st Aviation Engineers from 1942 to 1945 in England, France and Germany. In July 1944, a few days after D-Day, he entered France on a glider. During this time he had occasion to see Winston Churchill in person and the Queen Mother shook his hand.
After the war, in 1947, he returned to Boeing Aircraft where he worked for 33 years and was a member of Machinists Union. He retired in December 1980 and lived on his Century Farm and then at Legacy Gardens in Tualatin.
He was a life member of the Sherwood Elks and the drive leading to the Sherwood Lodge is named after him. He was also a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign War.
Survivors include: nieces, Priscilla Sanderson of Seattle, Sylvia Dilworth of Portland and Kimberley Baker and Kelley Bewley of Sherwood; nephew Stephen Baker of Los Angeles; sister-in-law Dorothy Baker of Sherwood; and numerous grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
He was preceded in death by brother Lowell 'Bud' and two sisters, Pearl and Opal.
Viewing and visitation hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel with the Rev. Sylvia Dilworth officiating. Committal will follow at Zion Memorial cemetery in Canby. After the service a reception honoring his life will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Sherwood Elks.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Elks Eye Clinic in care of Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Margaret R. Feldman
Margaret R. Feldman died June 18, 2004, in Newberg. She was 95.
She was born July 22, 1908, to Frank and Lola Mueller in Bay City. She spent her early years in Bay City, Coos Bay and Salem. After marriage she and her husband, Harry Feldman, and their five sons owned and operated the Fanno Creek Dairy in Garden Home. The family moved to Woodburn, where they farmed until moving to Newberg in the early 1960s. She worked as a licensed practical nurse in Newberg nursing homes until retirement at the age of 78.
Survivors include: sons, Larry of Bethlehem, Penn., Robert of Salem and Leo; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband Harry and sons, Harry Jr. and Richard.
Harry H. Vaughn
Harry H. Vaughn of Newberg died July 14, 2004. He was 90.
He was born Jan. 13, 1914. A high school graduate, he served in the Navy and Air Force for 27 years and survived the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Survivors include: daughter Roberta Dyches; son Ronald Dyches; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Norman B. Jette
Norman Bob Jette died July 19, 2004, at a Newberg care facility. He was 83.
He was born Oct. 11, 1920, to Arthur and Bertha (Engle) Freeman in Champoeg. He grew up and attended the Champoeg schools and graduated from St. Paul High School in 1939. He farmed and worked in the logging industry before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942.
He served during World War II and became a chief motor machinist mate and was honorably discharged in 1946. On June 28, 1947, he married
Gertrude Hall in McMinnville. He worked with his father and brothers operating a small sawmill. He worked at Wah Chang in Albany for five years and then started on his own in iron work, metal fabrication and iron construction. After retirement in 1962 he operated a tree farm.
He was a member of the LST Association, the American Legion in St. Paul, the St. Paul Rod and Gun Club, the National Rifle Association and the Iron Workers Local 29 in Portland. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding horses and riding in the St. Paul Rodeo.
Survivors include: wife Gertrude of St. Paul; sons, Norman of Albany, George of Seaside, David of Champoeg and Daniel of Newberg; daughter Lorene Mae Sledge of Dallas; brother Arthur of McMinnville; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
A rosary and funeral mass was held Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church with Father Charles Borho officiating. Committal followed at the St. Paul Catholic cemetery.
Raymond Reed
Raymond Reed died July 19, 2004, at his Oregon City home. He was 79.
He was born Jan. 29, 1925, to Henry and Myrtle (Cantrell) Reed in Wheeler, Okla., where he grew up and received his education. He made his home in Arizona. On June 13, 1944, he married
Cleo Hasty in Phoenix, Ariz. They relocated to Oregon in 1960, first making Sherwood their home. In 1961 the couple moved to Portland, staying there 30 years.
He worked as a plugger at the Dwyer Lumber Mill (a division of Publishers Paper) in Portland, retiring in 1973. They resided in Oregon City for the past six years.
He enjoyed trying to invent new things and spent a lot of time in his shop. He made himself a camper before there were campers for sale. He was a member of the Oregon Trail Freewill Baptist Church in Oregon City and served as a deacon.
Survivors include: wife Cleo Reed of Oregon City; sons, Michael of Bend and James of Oregon City; daughters, Luewanna Parish of Woodburn, Lorita Jenkins of Sandy, Ellen Carman of Boring, Shirley Collett of Knoxville, Tenn., Margaret Reed of Canby and Janie Snyder of Canby; sister Aline Crowell of Ardmore, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
A funeral service was held Friday at Oregon Trail Freewill Baptist Church in Oregon City with Pastor Darrell Smith officiating. Committal followed at Middleton cemetery in Sherwood.
Joan R. Bowdish
Former St. Paul resident Joan Ruth Bowdish died July 9, 2004, at her Medford home. She was 39.
She was born Aug. 13, 1964, to Rodney and Jeanne (Van de Wiele) Bowdish in Salem. She grew up and received her early education in St. Paul, graduating from St. Paul High School in 1982. She attended Western Oregon University and worked in the family grocery store in St. Paul for five years. She also worked as a certified nurse assistant for a few years. She married
and raised a family. In 1988 she moved to Klamath Falls and returned to St. Paul in 1994. She also lived for a time in Salem and then moved to Medford, where she has since resided.
An animal lover, she had a dog, two cats and fish. Her family said she was an avid computer user and a devoted mother.
Survivors include: companion Michael Rauch of Medford; mother Jeanne Bowdish of St. Paul; son, Dustin Penrose of McMinnville; daughters, Megan Penrose and Samantha Penrose, both of McMinnville; brothers, Michael and Patrick Bowdish, both of St. Paul; sister, Jane Penrose of Salem; and three nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Case officiating. Private Committal will be at St. Paul Catholic cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul Ambulance Fund care of Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Edna M. Giesch
Edna Marie Giesch died July 7, 2004, at a Newberg care facility. She was 99.
She was born July 19, 1904, to Chester and Florence (Schafer) Davis in Avant, Okla. She grew up and went to school in Oklahoma. In 1918 she married
Fred Spivey and they lived in the area until his death in 1943. She moved to Washington in 1943 and on Oct. 28, 1944, she married
Nick Giesch in Tacoma, Wash. He preceded her in death in 1965. In 1975 she moved to the Newberg area where she was living at the time of her death.
She was a past member of Eastern Star in Tacoma, enjoyed crocheting, and made hats for street people. She also made afghans for her family members, was an avid rose gardener and enjoyed her cats and dogs.
Survivors include: daughter LaHoma Edwards of Idaho Falls, Idaho; sons, Charles Spivey of Medford and Nick Giesch of Newberg; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother and sister.
A graveside service with internment was held July 15 at New Tacoma Cemeteries in Tacoma, Wash., with Chaplain Nick Giesch officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Alberta B. Baker
Former Newberg resident Alberta Blair Baker died Dec. 23, 2003. She was 102.
She was born Nov. 9, 1901, to Matt and Lucinda Blair in East Mill Plain, Vancouver, Wash. She graduated from nurses training with the Sisters of Providence in Vancouver in 1923. She worked as a nurse in the Portland/Vancouver area and in Hawaii. She married
Ralph Baker of Newberg in 1928. Her husbands family lived on the farm that is now Tilikum Retreat Center.
The couple moved to Palo Alto, Calif. Her specialty was obstetrics. She earned a graduate degree from Boston Laying In Hospital in Massachusetts. They retired to Shell Beach, Calif., after 25 years in the Marysville area. They returned to Newberg in 1983. Her husband preceded her in death in 1994. She lived in her Spaulding Oaks home until she moved to the Hoffman House in 1996. She moved to California nursing center to be near family.
She enjoyed history and during her time in the Marysville area she was active in church work and volunteering for the blood bank and the Well Baby Clinic.
Survivors include: son Dan of Richland, Wash.; daughter Rosanne Schwall of Solana Beach, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Internment will be at 2 p.m. July 23 at Noble cemetery in Newberg. A service will be at 3 p.m. that day at St. Michaels Episcopal Church. Another service will be at 11:30 a.m. July 24 at Lewisville Park in Battle Ground, Wash.
