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Ronald Ray Russell
Born in California on Jan. 10, 1950
Departed on Apr. 30, 2006 and resided in Independence, OR.
Celebration of Life: Friday May 12, 2006
cemetery: Private
Ronald Ray Russell (Ron) of Independence, Oregon died April 30th, 2006.
Arrangements entrusted to Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence.
Gerald R. Ford
Born in Omaha, NE on Jul. 13, 1913
Departed on Dec. 26, 2006 and resided in Rancho Mirage, CA.
State Funeral: Saturday Dec. 30, 2006
National Funeral: Tuesday Jan. 2, 2007
Service: Wednesday Jan. 3, 2007
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States.
Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried
, Ford was renamed after his stepfather.
Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from two professional football teams, but declined. Instead, Ford took a position as a boxing coach and assistant varsity football coach at Yale. While coaching at Yale, he earned his law degree.
Ford’s first foray into politics took place in the summer of 1940 while working on Wendell Willkie’s presidential campaign. However, his passion was law. After Ford passed the bar exam, he and a partner set up a law partnership in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After the war, he returned to Grand Rapids and become a partner in another prestigious law firm.
In the late 1940s, Ford’s interests turned toward politics. In 1948, with the encouragement of his stepfather, he ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and won.
In the midst of the campaign, Ford married
Elizabeth Anne Bloomer Warren. Together, they had four children: Michael, John, Steven and Susan.
Ford served in the House for 25 years. He rose through the ranks of the Republican Party leadership, and eventually became House Minority Leader.
Following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew, Ford was appointed Vice President by President Richard Nixon. He was confirmed and sworn in on December 6, 1973.
Ford was vice president only nine months before being sworn in as President of the United States on August 9, 1974, following Nixon’s resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Ford was the first person in U.S. history to serve as president without having been elected president or vice president.
In his two-and-a-half years as president, Ford withdrew U.S. troops from Vietnam, was closely involved in mediation between Egypt and Israel, signed the Helsinki Human Rights Convention with the Soviet Union, and signed an arms limitation agreement with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev.
Domestically, Ford’s top priority was ending the domestic and constitutional crisis resulting from the Watergate scandal. Believing that impeachment proceedings would prevent the country from moving forward, Ford pardoned Richard Nixon prior to the filing of any formal criminal charges. Public reaction was mostly negative, but Ford always maintained that it was the right thing to do for the good of the country.
Despite one of the closest elections in history and three televised candidate debates, Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 campaign. Many said pardoning Nixon cost Ford the election. After leaving office, President Ford continued to actively participate in the political process and spoke out on important political issues.
Ford was an active participant in the Gerald R. Ford Foundation and the Presidential Library and Museum. He was an avid supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and was committed to improving the lives of all Americans.
Ford’s passion and devotion to the everyday civilian was recognized on multiple occasions. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, and the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award.
GENE ZIMMERMAN
Gene Zimmerman passed away March 11, 2016 at his home in Otis, Ore., at the age of 89.
He was born February 2, 1927, to William and Catherine Zimmerman in Bertha, Minn. He joined the U.S. Navy, where he became a Seaman, First Class. Gene received a World War II Victory Medal, American Area Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Area Medal. He served in the Merchant Marines, was a lifetime member of the Elks and the Catholic Church.
Gene married
Lois Zimmerman on April 1, 1950. Together they had 7 children: Dee Laski, Jan Thomas, Mike Zimmerman, Jerry Zimmerman, Bobby Zimmerman, Debbie Bonilla and Jimmy Zimmerman.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Also, he loved to repair cars, trucks and heavy equipment. Gene basically could repair anything that needed to be fixed.
A Celebration of Life will be held March 26, 2016, pot luck for family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wapiti RV Park, 2118 S Drift Creek Rd., Lincoln City, Ore.
Kathryn Cherry
Kathryn "Kathy" Lynne Cherry of Otis died at her home on March 29, 2011. She was 48.
Kathy grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., where she worked at Motorola for many years. She moved to Oregon in 1990 living in Corvallis and Philomath before settling in Otis. She leaves behind many friends in Lincoln City. She loved horses especially her horse Patty. She was very adventurous and liked to experience new things such as skydiving. She was a collector of glass floats, polar bears, and recently started a collection of hand-painted purses. Her favorite flowers were Red Roses.
She is survived by her devoted daughters, Linda Marie Sunshine Boswell and Desiree Monique Stinnett; her treasured grandchildren, Aidan Sears, Kailan Bowen, Maddox Burrows and Savanah Boswell; brothers Terry Runyon and Michael Runyon of Wash.; her sisters, Laurie Runyon and Mary Runyon of Independence, Ore.; nephews Prescott Coe, Johnny Coe of Independence and Marcus Runyon of Arizona; nieces Angel Troub, Autumn Coe, Summer Runyon, and Serene Runyon; son-in-law Brandon Stinnett of Independence; and stepfather Archie Vibbard of Monmouth, Ore.
Her father Raymon Runyon; mother Joan Vibbard; and her nephews, Alvin Troub and Michael Runyon died earlier.
She will be laid to rest in a small private graveside ceremony.
Leslie Portune will be hosting a public memorial to Kathy at 6 p.m. on April 10 at Snug Harbor Bar & Grill where she worked as a bartender.
A memorial fund has been established to help with burial costs. Donations can be made at any U.S. Bank to the Kathy Cherry Memorial Fund or at the Snug Harbor Bar & Grill in Lincoln City.
Arrangements Entrusted to Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence.
Judith Cuevas Luna
Judith Ariela Cuevas Luna of Cloverdale, Ore., died in Newport on March 18, 2011, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. She was 2 1/2.
Judith was born in Tillamook, Ore., on Oct. 29, 2008, to Francisco Cuevas Lopez and Rosa Luna Ruiz.
Funeral services have been held. A vaulted burial will take place at her family's hometown of Jaltepec, Nayarit, Mexico, at a later date.
Services entrusted into the care of Affordable Burial & Cremation.
JENNIFER NICOLE MCLEAN
October 11, 1977 – December 16, 2015.
Jennifer was born in Sidney, MT to Robert McLean and Julia Olson Kempf.
Jennifer grew up in Montana. She loved the northwest, watching the ocean, knitting and drawing. Plus, she liked to work on stories. She went to school for cosmetology.
Jennifer loved her beautiful children.
Jennifer was preceded by her father, Robert McLean. She is survived by her mother, Julia Kempf and brother, John Kempf. Also, her loving children, Madison Weilert and Daniel Weilert.
Bateman Funeral Home will be providing the service.
Wai Tak Cheung
Dr. Wai Tak Cheung, renowned acupuncturist and herbal doctor, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, from pneumonia and kidney failure. His family was by his bedside. He was 77.
Dr. Cheung was revered by his patients and colleagues as one of the nation’s finest acupuncturists and herbal doctors.
Many referred to him as the, “Father of Acupuncture” in the State of Oregon.
Through Dr. Cheung’s tireless efforts and personal contributions, he paved the way for the young generations of acupuncturists today.
Aside from healing and curing so many patients of their ailments, one of Dr. Cheung’s major career accomplishments was changing the laws and legislation for the fair and equal treatment of acupuncturists and the reimbursement of insurance companies for acupuncture treatments.
In the early years, licensed acupuncturists had to work under the supervision of medical doctors. With Dr. Cheung’s involvement on the Oregon and Washington Board of Medical Examiners as well as serving as President of the Oregon Acupuncture Association, he helped establish certification standards so that acupuncturists could work independently.
In the early ‘80s, Dr. Cheung was instrumental in passing a senate bill which required insurance companies to reimburse acupuncturists, not just medical doctors, for acupuncture treatments.
Dr. Cheung’s contributions were recognized by many organizations. His most recent was in 2010, when he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the OAAOM (Oregon Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine).
Dr. Cheung opened his first practice in Lincoln City in 1974 relocating from Vancouver, Canada.
For more than 36 years, he helped patients with chronic conditions such as MS, cancer, diabetes and pain conditions.
He had offices in Pendleton, Lincoln City and two locations in Portland, where he traveled to see patients personally. His wife ran the herbal shop, Far East Trading Co., in Portland’s Chinatown for decades as well.
Dr. Cheung was a professor of acupuncture, healing many with chronic conditions. Early in his career, he specialized in treating multiple sclerosis and cancer patients. In the mid-’90s, he was a fertility specialist. Patients who were not able to become pregnant even with in-vitro (IVF) treatments sought Dr. Cheung’s help. With his sole help, more than 40 children were brought into this world. Photos adorned his Pendleton office.
Dr. Cheung was always a willing mentor to younger and new acupuncturists entering the profession, and he will be remembered fondly by all who worked closely with him.
Dr. Cheung is survived by his spouse, Suk Mun (Linda) Cheung; and his four children (Shirley Yip, Arthur Cheung, Evelyn Rosling and David Cheung); and nine grandchildren — Kristen Yip and Edwin Yip, Amanda, Victor and Britney Cheung, Hunter Rosling, Cameron, Ethan & Brandon Cheung.
Helen B. Morgan
Helen Bolton Morgan of Lincoln City died on March 23, 2011. She was 88.
Born Helen Bolton Robertson on May 2, 1922 in Kinloch-leven, Scotland, she went on to defend her country as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in World War II.
Each night during the Blitz she was stationed in a radar bunker near the English Channel as a plotter, keeping track of the waves of enemy planes on their way to London.
More often than not, the Luftwaffe had dropped their payload above their heads if their targets were covered in fog. Not knowing which buildings would be smoking ruins when she and her mates emerged each dawn, wreaked havoc on her soul from day to day.
She came to the States in 1946, a war bride of Dr. Leon I. Morgan, a dashing Captain in the U. S. Army Air Corps. They were married
in Warrington, England, on Oct. 30, 1945. During her journey on an ocean liner filled with similar women, the Captain reprimanded them to not fill their pockets before leaving their meals; there was food enough for the entire journey. Rationing had taken its toll during the long years going it alone against the Nazis while the world idly watched Great Britain make her valiant stand.
This was our Mother, the beautiful, graceful, loving mother who raised us to be caring, kind, fair and gentle to others, especially to those less disposed. At 88 years she had experienced much since leaving her little village in Scotland where she was raised at the head of Loch Leven, to her life in Port Chester, N.Y., then retiring with Lee to Oregon in 1979.
Ellee, as she was known to her friends, volunteered for the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Auxiliary for many years. She was a locally renowned member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. She was gifted in numerous other arts and activities as well including, gardening, knitting, crocheting, quilting, miniature furniture, and pine needle basketry among many others. Mom found serenity and friendship in her adopted home of Neotsu, living on the north end of Devils Lake in a 1930-era remodeled house. She thoroughly enjoyed her home. It was as charming, well-crafted and welcoming as she was, and the view of the lake and the mountains beyond were reminiscent of the grandeur of her own majestic childhood setting.
Helen Bolton Morgan (Robertson, a Struan Robertson mind you!) was the second of two children of Malcolm and Margaret Robertson. Though suffering from Alzheimer’s and lung cancer, Ellee was graceful and beautiful in spirit and body to the end. We her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren loved her greatly and will miss her dearly.
Our love and grateful appreciation goes out to Ellee’s long- time friends and neighbors, Barbara and Lyle Vance for their devoted care and attention during her long illness. Their dedication to her every need was unparalleled.
“By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love will ever meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomon'.
O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and I'll tak' the low road
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye
For me and my true love will ev-er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomon'.”
At Ellee’s request, there will be no memorial service and her remains have been cremated. Preceding her in death was her husband of 47 years Dr. Leon I. Morgan, who maintained his dental practice in Rye, N.Y. for 50 years; her sister Margaret Sutherland; and her son John Morgan. Ellee is survived by her three children, David Robert Morgan of Bloomington, Ind, Richard Morgan of Mount Airy, Md, Margaret (Peggy) Frances Morgan of Olympia, Wash; grandchildren, Helen Ashby Morgan, Erica Solveig Morgan, Isaac David Morgan, Rachel Melissa Morgan, and Kathryn Emily Morgan Coffman; and two great-grandchildren Jim and Elizabeth Ashby.
Donations in her name can be sent to: The Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy, 1931 N.W. 33rd St., Lincoln City.
