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Patricia Steager
Patricia Lenore Steager passed away quietly and peacefully on March 22, 2010, in her home at Hidden Lakes Retirement in Salem, Ore.
Pat was born to Ralph and Rose Ward on Oct. 5, 1924, in Bremerton, Wash. Her family later moved to Portland, Ore. She attended Bonneville Grade School and attended high school in Stevenson, Wash.
Pat met Richard Steager as he was working in Bonneville. They were married
May 29, 1942, in Stevenson, Wash. Richard worked as a guard at the Bonneville Dam until he entered the U.S. Army, where he served until 1945.
Pat moved with their infant daughter, Coleen, to the home on Summit Drive in Hood River. It was to this house that Richard 'Dick' returned after the war and where their other three children, Robyn, Sheila and Paul, were born.
Pat and Dick purchased the Leroy Ross home on Summit Drive in 1963 and in July of 2010 Pat sold the home and moved into Down Manor, but before winter she moved closer to her family in Salem, Ore. She enjoyed her apartment at Hidden Lakes Retirement and the beautiful lake and all of her wonderful new friends.
Pat became a member with her husband of Valley Christian Church in the late 1950s. She served on the Evangelism Committee of that congregation. Before she became the church secretary of Hood River Valley Christian Church she had served as a deaconess, secretary of the board and outreach chairman.
Pat served as office manager and church secretary under three different ministers from 1966 to 1988. Since 1988 she served her church in various volunteer capacities, always concerned for the welfare of others.
She served on the FISH board representing Valley Christian Church for several years. She also helped administer the 'Help A Neighbor Fund'. She worked in the church gift shop, and the Hood River Museum from 1999-2009.
She worked with six widows through Hospice and worked on their 'Critter Crew' to recycle stuffed animals to minister to those needing comfort. She also enjoyed serving in home communion.
Pat loved the Lord and committed her life to serving others. She found great joy reading and studying the Word of God and participating in her Bible study groups.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Robyn Kam, and grandson, Jason Kam.
She is survived by her three children: Paul Steager, Sheila Reed and Coleen McNeill (and husband, Dan); two grandchildren, Jeff McNeill (and wife, April) and Darci Lundberg (and husband, Brett); five great-grandchildren: Devon McNeill (and wife, Samantha), Grayson McNeill, Hayden McNeill, Sydney McNeill and Tia Lundberg; great-great-granddaughter, Lorelei McNeill; brother, Don McLaughlin (and wife, Bonnie); sister, Glenda Null; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Hood River Valley Christian church in memory of Pat.
A service to honor Pat is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at Valley Christian Church, 975 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Graveside rites were conducted privately on Friday, March 26, at Pine Grove Butte cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
Zalph Wilson
Zalph L. Wilson, a longtime resident of Hood River, Ore., passed away at his home on March 20, 2010, at the age of 85. He was born in Barnardsville, N.C., graduated from high school at age 15 and went on to the University of Tennessee until joining the army in World War II and then the Korean War.
He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, the Ardennes, Bastogne, and it always touched his heart when he spoke of his 6th Armored Division during the liberation of Buchenwald prison.
He leaves his wife, Alice, of 55 years; daughter, Nancy Waters, of Hood River; son Patrick, of Portland, and son Robert and his wife, Diane, of Goldendale, Wash.; grandchildren Sean, Matthew, River and Keisha; and great-grandson, Logan.
He also leaves a large, wide extended family of nieces and nephews and longtime friends who all touched Zalph in a special way.
Services will be held at Willamette National cemetery on March 31 and a tribute to Zalph will be held on his birthday in July.
It's hard to say good-bye to someone who was so easy to love.
Nancy Blann
Nancy JoAnne Blann (Hague) born July 28, 1932, to Harold and Olga Hague passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 7, 2010.
She is survived by her husband, Edward; her children, Debbi, Steven, Terry and Pat; her daughters-in-law, Candy and Beth; her grandchildren, Adam, Sara, Katie, Jack, Chris and Kam; her sister, Judy Mosio; and numerous close relatives.
Nancy's father was in the Navy so she traveled around for the first few years of her life but finally the family settled in Hood River, Ore., where she spent most of her young life.
She left Hood River to attend college at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where she met Edward Blann, and they were married
on May 4, 1952. The first few years of marriage were spent in central Oregon but they eventually moved to Washington and settled in Federal Way in 1958.
In 1964 she returned to college and received her LPN license. She went to work for Dr. David Hopkins in 1966, where she worked until her retirement in 1997.
She and Edward remained in Federal Way until late last year when they moved to a farm in the Eatonville area.
She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A memorial service will be held at Fir Lane Memorial Park, Spanaway, Wash., on July 31 at 11 a.m.
Terry Andresen
Terry Dee Andresen passed away at his home in Parkdale, Ore., with his family by his side on July 7. He was born Sept. 28, 1944. Terry grew up in Odell, Ore.
Terry always felt very fortunate to have been a child of the 1950s and live in Odell. He was able to run free with the neighborhood kids playing baseball, marbles, kick the can, hide and seek and sledding in the winter. The only rule was to be home before dark. It was a good time to be young and he knew it.
After graduating from Wy'east High School in 1962 Terry joined the Navy. In his time in the military he spent time in Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Vietnam aboard the minesweeper USS Epping Forrest and was honorably discharged in 1966.
Terry married
Linda on April 13, 1968, in Portland, Ore. They lived in the Portland area a few years and then moved to Damascus, Ore., in 1976 until Terry retired. They were blessed with a daughter, Dana Lynn, who has always been the light of their lives.
Terry worked for the Veterans Hospital for 30 years in the engineering department. He was able to take an early retirement at the age of 54.
Terry and Linda were finally able to move back to the Hood River Valley in 1998 and build their dream home. He so enjoyed working on their property building bird feeders, birdbaths and arbors. He truly created a paradise.
Friends and family loved to come and visit and Terry loved to entertain. Linda will cherish all the wonderful memories 42 years of marriage has given her.
Terry loved the outdoors. He loved to play golf with his buddies, take hikes with the grandkids, cut wood for the winters and work in his garden in the summers. He loved retirement and felt very fortunate he was able to retire at such an early age.
After retirement Terry volunteered his time to SMART, helping the children at Parkdale Elementary School with their reading. He also volunteered for a short time to the Disabled Veterans, driving them into Portland for any medical appointments. When his mother became ill he devoted his time to her care.
Terry loved life and the beauty around him but his family was his most precious gift. Dana and Derek gave him three beautiful grandchildren who loved coming to visit Grandpa.
Terry knew that the simple things in life were the most cherished. He was a good and caring man and will deeply missed by those who knew and loved him.
Terry is survived by this wife, Linda, of Parkdale, Ore.; daughter Dana and her husband, Derek May, of Gresham, Ore.; grandchildren Luke, Lindsey and Logan; and his sister, Karen Mann, of Portland, Ore.
In memory of Terry, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to SMART of Hood River, the Disabled Veterans of Hood River or Heart of Hospice and sent care of Anderson's.
A service to honor Terry is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Judith Lambert
Judith 'Judy' Kathleen (Lage) Lambert passed away July 7, 2010, at her home in the Pine Grove area of Hood River, Ore.
Judy was born May 31, 1940, in Hood River to Riddell and Athalie (Miller) Lage. She grew up on the family farm in Pine Grove, and graduated from Wy'east High School in 1958.
While attending Oregon State University, she met her future husband, Kent Earl Lambert. They were married
on Aug. 3, 1963, at the Pine Grove Methodist Church. Their honeymoon was a trip to Chicago, where Kent had been accepted to the graduate business school at Northwestern University.
From there they lived in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Kansas City, Mo., Boise, Idaho, and Vancouver, Wash. To this union were blessed two sons, Terry and Brad.
In 1970 the family moved to the same home where Judy was raised and began to help operate Lage Orchards Inc.
Judy was an avid weaver and was a charter member of the Grace Carter Weavers. She made many pieces and articles of clothing that will be cherished by her family.
In addition to her crafts she also enjoyed the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, the Oregon Symphony in Portland and Broadway musicals.
Judy and Kent enjoyed traveling. She especially enjoyed her trips to England, Germany, Norway, Russia and Alaska.
Judy is survived by her husband, Kent, of Pine Grove; two sons, Terry and his wife, Janet, of Eugene and Brad and his wife, Christy, of Hood River; sister Betty Lou Riffe, of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico; brother Eddie Lage, of Pine Grove; mother, Athalie Lage, of Pine Grove; and two grandchildren, Kyle and Kate.
She was preceded in death by her father, Riddell Lage, in 1985.
A time to celebrate Judy's life is planned for 1 p.m. Monday, July 12, at the Mt. Hood Winery, 2882 Van Horn Drive, Hood River. Private graveside rites will be conducted at the Pine Grove cemetery.
The family suggests that memorials be made in Judy's name to Hospice of the Gorge, the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta or the Grace Carter Weavers, and sent in care of Anderson's.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center.
Hana Kinoshita
Hana W. Kinoshita, of Hood River, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Sumner, Wash., on July 15, 1921, to Eitaro and Hisa Wakamatsu. She moved to the Hood River area in 1924, attended Barrett Elementary School and graduated from Hood River High School.
She met her husband, Fred, while roller-skating and they were married
in 1941.
In June of 1942 Hana, and all of the Hood River Japanese, were put in American concentration camps. She gave birth to her first daughter, Corinne, while still in camp. After the war, she and her husband returned to Hood River, where they worked hard and saved enough money to purchase their first piece of property in Parkdale where they cleared the land, built a house and planted their first orchard.
Hana continued to work hard, packing fruit seasonally at Pooley's, which later became the Duckwall-Pooley Fruit Company. She made many friends while working at the packing house and cherished those relationships throughout her life.
She and her husband had three more children and in 1972 they moved to the Oak Grove area of Hood River. Her husband passed away in 1976, leaving her to raise her three teenaged children, while continuing to work the family farm. She retired from Duckwall-Pooley in 1984.
She enjoyed collecting antiques, gardening, knitting, spending time with her friends and family and supporting the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Mariners. She won many homemaker awards at the Hood River Country Fair and donated her time and talents knitting hats and booties for Hood River's newborn children.
She is survived by her brother, Jim Wakamatsu, and her sister, Mary Ishimaru, both of Hood River. She is also survived by her daughter Marianne Anderson, of Auburn, Wash., her son, Rick Kinoshita, of Hood River, her daughter Rachel Kinoshita, of Menlo Park, Calif., and eight grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday, June 28, at 11 a.m., followed by an interment at Idlewilde cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
Donations can be made to one of Hana's favorite charities, the Hospice of the Gorge or the Heart of Hospice.
Richard Birkett
Richard Norman Birkett passed away June 21, 2010, at his home in Hood River, Ore. He was born June 2, 1925, in Wyandotte, Mich., and was 85 years of age.
Richard served in the Air Force during World War II. After the war he went to college in Idaho. Upon completion of college he started Northwest Wrecking Company of Farragut, Idaho, and helped dismantle the air base there.
Later he moved to Portland, Ore., opening up a real estate company there with a branch office in Hood River (E. E. Bowen). He moved to Hood River in the 1970s and retired from real estate business in the early 1980s.
For years he enjoyed raising and racing thoroughbred horses, traveling, fishing and maintaining the farm.
Richard is survived by his wife, Myra; four children; three stepchildren and seven grandchildren; one sister, Gwen; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Edith, and also one brother, Roland.
A private family gathering at their home will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
