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Timothy Robert Corrigan
Obit dated: August 20, 2005
Timothy Robert Corrigan, 53, of Brookings, died Aug. 6, 2005, in a local hospital of complications of diabetes.
He was born June 12, 1952, in Crescent City, Calif., to Robert Harry and Donna Carolyn Schaeffer Corrigan.
Mr. Corrigan graduated from Brookings-Harbor High School in 1970, and worked most of his life in logging and commercial fishing.
He loved to fish and camp. The highlight of his life was fishing in Alaska, his family said.
Survivors include his mother Donna Corrigan of Winston; brothers Mike Corrigan and wife Nancy of Vancouver, Wash., Terry Corrigan and wife Cheryl of Brookings; sister Julie Corzine and husband Frank of Winston; nephew Frank Corzine of Beaverton, Rick Corrigan of Brookings; nieces Shyla Strain of Battleground, Wash., April Ireland of Brookings. Also surviving are five great-nephews and a great-niece and lifetime friends Debbie Lively and Sandy Peterson.
A memorial service will be held in the fall.
Arrangements were under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory.
Annabelle "Annie" Jane Kapper
Obit dated: August 20, 2005
Annabelle "Annie" Jane Kapper, 66, of Brookings, died Aug. 11, 2005, in Medford of natural causes.
She was born Nov. 26, 1938, in Manila, the Philippines, to William and Catalina Pauly.
She married
Allen LeRoy Kapper July 20, 1957, in Compton, Calif.
Mrs. Kapper was employed by TRW in Redondo Beach, Calif., for 10 years and by South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach as a cook and waitress for eight years.
Mrs. Kapper's hobbies included oil painting. She also enjoyed bowling and Hawaiian dancing.
Survivors include her husband Allen LeRoy Kapper; daughters Lianne Felton of Elk Grove, Calif., Diana Collins of Ithica, N.Y., Danica Wolfkahn of Brookings, brothers Howard Pauly of Beaverton, William Pauly of Houston, Texas.
The date of a memorial service in Brookings will be announced later.
John Wesley Asquith
Obit dated: August 6, 2005
John Wesley Asquith, 85, of Brookings, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at his home of natural causes.
Mr. Asquith was born Aug. 29, 1919, in Horton, Kansas, to Benjamin Harrison Asquith, Sr. and Lucille Rupe Asquith.
He was raised and schooled in Horton.
After graduating, he began working at Consolidated Aircraft Manufacturing Company in San Diego.
In September of 1942, Mr. Asquith enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Due to his airplane expertise, he remained at his training station at Jacksonville, Florida, as his first active duty assignment, so he could oversee the repair of damaged fighters and bombers. He was also called as a special observer on several occasions to ride with an aeronautics team into the eyes of hurricanes. In November of 1945, he was honorably discharged as an Aviation Metalsmith First Class.
After the war Mr. Asquith continued his work with planes for the Civil Air Patrol.
He married
Beverly June Hoffine in Salem on March 20, 1964, and the couple remained in Oregon to raise their large family together.
In addition to being a metalsmith, airplane repairman, crop duster, and commercial pilot, Mr Asquith was an inventor who would later design several tools for use on aircraft and in construction, including a mounted air-delivery forest reseeding system. He became a mechanical balancing engineer and owned his own contracting business for many years. He was a board member for the Oregon State Apprenticing Commission, and a member of the Contractors exchange in Salem, and after retiring to Brookings 19 years ago, served as a board member and later chairman of the Cape Ferello Fire Department. He also worked for a number of years as chief mechanical engineer at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach.
Mr. Asquith was known by his family and friends as a brilliant, hardworking man who enjoyed contributing to the community wherever he lived. He was generous and helpful to his family and neighbors and had many hobbies which he shared with them, including archery, bow hunting, fishing and flying. He loved animals and had a special rapport with them, considering the wildlife around his coastal home as friends. Most of all, he loved joking around with his wife and spending time with their large family.
Mr. Asquith is survived by his wife, of Brookings; son Richard Asquith of Brookings; daughters Charlene Asquith of Greece, Lisa Jandera of Tacoma, Wash.; daughters and sons-in-law Janet and George Decker of Alabama; Ruth and Christopher Burkett of Milwaukee, Diana and Joe Walsh of Aloha, LeAnn and Andrew Bromeland of Salem, Paula and Michael Purcell of Portland, Nancy and Phillip Krohn of Mesa, Ariz.; brother and sister-in-law Ben and June Asquith Jr. of Dayton; sister and brother-in-law Betty and Larry Kessler of Springfield; 23 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by sisters Coline Coffman, Bernice Juiliana, and Mary Walker, and great-great-granddaughter Kaitlin Walsh.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 15786 Hwy. 101 S. in Brookings.
Because severe allergies prevent Mrs. Asquith from taking solace in flowers, the family suggests that, in their stead, memorial contributions be made to the Curry General Hospital Foundation, 94220 Fourth Street, Gold Beach, OR 97444.
Joyce Nadine Marsters
Obit dated: August 10, 2005
Joyce Nadine Marsters, 88, of Harbor, died Aug. 6, 2005, at an adult care facility in Brookings of natural causes.
She was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Great Bend, Kan., to Lawrence Edward and Clara Margaret Bell Coss.
Mrs. Marsters grew up in Larned, Kan., and graduated from high school in Kansas.
She married
Earl Everett Hvall during World War II. He preceded her in death.
She married
Charles Sheldon Marsters Sept. 1, 1978, in Applegate.
She was a member of Brookings Presbyterian Church and published the church newsletter with the help of her friends for years.
Survivors include her son Randall Earl Hvall of Grants Pass; daughter Norell Margaret Sears, of Happy Jack, Ariz.
Mrs. Marsters was preceded in death by her husband Charles Marsters.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at W. J. Ward Memorial cemetery in Brookings. Pastor Mike Whitman of the Brookings Christian Fellowship will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel.
Eleanor Ida Baker
Obit dated: August 10, 2005
Eleanor Ida Baker, 90, of Brookings, died Aug. 7, 2005, at home in Brookings. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1992.
She was born Nov. 25, 1915, to Finnish immigrants Sophia Sarah Takalo and John Hovin in the Osage-Wolf Lake area of Minnesota.
Mrs. Baker, her parents and 18 siblings lived in a Finnish farming community. When she was a teenager she hopped a freight train and made her way to California to live with one of her older sisters.
She married
Albert Johnson, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, in 1942. They lived in Oakland, Calif.
The couple moved to Medford in 1948 with their daughter Gloria Jean.
Mrs. Baker worked at a variety of jobs in Medford. She was a checker at PayLess Drug store in the late 1950s. She spent many summers packing pears; packing more than 100 boxes a day was not unusual for her. Her last job was as a dental assistant for Dr. Bruce Stanley.
In 1963 she and Albert divorced.
She married
Robert Baker in 1972 in Reno, Nev. They made their home in Medford.
The couple enjoyed hiking, walking and working in her flower gardens. They also enjoyed fishing, boating and camping in summer and cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in winter. They made many deep-sea fishing trips out of Brookings and always caught their limit, which they shared with their friends and family.
In 1990 they retired to Brookings where they built a log home.
In 1984 she visited the Holy Land with her daughter. She celebrated her 70th birthday in Jerusalem and that spiritual pilgrimage was a very special experience for her, her family said. Later she and her daughter visited Finland, her parents' homeland.
Mrs. Baker took great pride in caring for her home, her family and those who needed help, her family said. She was said to be a spirited, loving person and good friend.
Survivors include her husband Robert Baker of Brookings; daughter Gloria and husband Robert Zadek of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; grandson Paul Niehaus and wife Katrina, great-granddaughters Anabeth Niehaus and Lily Niehaus, of Williams; stepson-in-law Thad Baker-Lawrence and wife Andrea, step-grandsons Robert, Alex and Tyler of Caldwell, Idaho; grandson Chad Baker-Lawrence; great-granddaughter Michael.
A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Memory Gardens Memorial Park, 1395 Arnold Lane, Medford.
In lieu of flowers the family request remembrances be made in her name to Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611, or to Curry County Hospice, P .O. Box 6042, Brookings OR 97415.
Arrangements under the direction of Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford.
Cleve Lee Berry
Obit dated: August 10, 2005
Cleve Lee Berry, 71, of Pendleton, died July 30, 2005, of cancer.
Mr. Berry was born May 30, 1934, in Wallowa to Charles and Ione Berry.
He attended Wallowa High School and later was employed by B.W. James Logging Co.
He and his family moved from Joseph to Brookings where they lived from 1956 until 1975. He worked at South Coast Lumber Co. for a time before joining the Brookings Police Department under the leadership of Chief Bud Cross. He worked as a city patrolman for more than five years.
From 1964 through 1969 he was employed as a Curry County deputy sheriff under the leadership of Sheriff Allen Boice.
During his lifetime he worked as a professional security guard, livestock broker, professional trapper, commercial fisherman, bus driver for District 17-C in Brookings, co-owner and operator of Our Place Pizza Parlor in Harbor, and as an employee of Curry County.
He was a member and officer of the Pelican Bay Archery Club in Brookings during the 1950s and 1960s and was a member of Brookings Elks Lodge 1934. He was an avid supporter of the National Rifle Association and the Trappers Association.
An active outdoorsman he rode horseback, camped and went sightseeing in the high Wallowa Mountain lakes and throughout the Eagle Cap Wilderness. He fished and hunted big game with his family in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
Survivors include his wife Dolores Berry of Pendleton; sister Charlene Hauser of Ontario; brothers Earl Berry of Wyoming, Duane Berry of Imbler; his former wife Lita Inman; sons Edward Lee Berry, Daniel Cleve Berry and wife Tena, all of Brookings; stepchildren Debbie Harris and husband Stuart, David Kerr, all of Pendleton, Dawn Countryman and husband Bob of Kansas; grandchildren Shannon Berry, Jessica Sargent, Tasha Berry, Katie Harris, Anna Harris, Mary Harris, Jarett Countryman, Chase Countryman, and R.J. Countryman.
A graveside service was Aug. 5, at the Wallowa cemetery.
Mildred Eileen "Mid" Kessler
Obit dated: August 13, 2005
Mildred Eileen "Mid" Kessler, 80, of Springfield, died Aug. 2, 2005, at home, of cancer-related causes.
She was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Metzger to Roy and Agness Cameron Drake.
She married
Conner Kessler April 28, 1948, in Gilbert Creek, Calif.
Mrs. Kessler had lived in Springfield since 1963. During her life she lived in Grants Pass, Charleston, Brookings and San Francisco.
She attended school in Selma, North Bend and Brookings. She studied nursing at Sacred Heart Hospital.
During World War II she worked at Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco.
After the war she moved to Brookings where she worked for Brookings Market.
Mrs. Kessler and her husband moved to Charleston in 1957 where they bought and operated Davey Jones' Locker grocery store.
The couple moved to Mohawk Valley where they owned and operated the Mo- hawk General Store from 1963 until their retirement in 1990.
Mrs. Kessler enjoyed upholstering, drawing, crafts, crocheting, traveling, repairing things, reading, cooking, canning, and watching old movies. She also loved to spend time with her family and friends.
She was a member of the Rebekkah Lodge in Marcola.
Survivors include her hus- band; sons and daughters-in-law Ross and Gloria Kessler of Phelan, Calif., Scott and Wendy Kessler of Sandy; daughter and son-in law Connie and Don Murphy of Salt Lake City; sisters Madeline McWorter of Detroit, Vivian Kirshel of Coos Bay, Jeanie Clinton of Coos Bay, Doris McVay of Brookings, Vera Hodges of Marshfield, Mo. Also surviving are four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Clair and Frankie.
A memorial service was Aug. 6, at Mohawk Community Church in Springfield.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society, 1303 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, CA 95531.
Arrangements under the direction of Buell Funeral Chapel, Springfield.
