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Jean Hackett
1920-2003
Jean Marie Hackett of Drain died Feb. 22 of age-related causes. She was 82.
Hackett was born June 8, 1920, in Pendleton to Frank and Celita McFarland Roach. She married
George Hackett in Pendleton on April 27, 1941. He died Oct. 3, 1984.
She lived in many cities in Oregon including Pendleton, Sutherlin, Creswell and Blue River before settling in Drain. She was a homemaker, and she worked for Union Pacific Railroad.
She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, traveling, going to yard sales, hunting and fishing. She was a member of the Eagles in Pendleton.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra McDonald of Drain; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Feb. 26 at Valley View cemetery in Sutherlin. Chapel of the Firs in Sutherlin is in charge of arrangements.
Kathleen Anne Dugan
1953-2003
Kathleen Anne Dugan, 49, of Vancouver, Wash., and formerly of Cottage Grove, died June 9, 2003, after an 18-month battle with cancer.
At her request, no service is scheduled. A family gathering will be held at a later date.
She was born on July 24, 1953, in Eugene, Oregon, the first daughter and second child of John D. Dugan, Jr. and Patricia P. (Hunter) Dugan.
After graduating from Cottage Grove High School in 1971, she attended Lane Community College and a business college in Portland.
For a time, she worked for International Transport in Vancouver, Wash. Later she took a job with Western Transportation, a division of Crown Zellerbach Corp., staying with the company for more than 20 years as it became James River Corp., then Fort James and Georgia Pacific Corp.
She was an avid reader.
Dugan is survived by her father, John D. Dugan Jr., of Cottage Grove; her sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Greg Arnold, of Cottage Grove; her brother and sister-in-law, John D. Dugan III and Alesanne Dugan, of Lebanon, Ore.; three nephews, Jonathan Arnold, of Cottage Grove and Dennis and Kevin Dugan, both of Lebanon; and Judy Hunter, of Vancouver, the aunt who cared for her during the last months of her life.
She also is survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Her mother, Patricia Dugan, died in 1995.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society and sent to Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel, of Vancouver, which handled arrangements.
George W. Johnson
1912-2001
George W. Johnson of Cottage Grove died April 6, 2001, of age-related causes. He was 88.
He was born July 26, 1912, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Walter and Lulu Reed.
Johnson married
June Williams on May 23, 1942, in Chehalis, Wash. They moved to Cottage Grove that year and were long-time residents.
He served with the 315th Bombadiers in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He remained with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and was involved with the construction of Dorena Resevoir.
He was affiliated with the Masons, Hillah Temple Shrine, Eastern Star, Hiram Council, Cottage Grove Prospectors and Gold Diggers, Moose Lodge, BPOE, Dorena Grange and the American Legion. He was also a past commander of Ivanhoe Commandery #2 and a member of the 315th Bomb Wing Association.
Johnson enjoyed golf, fishing and hunting, and was an avid U of O Duck football fan.
He was preceded in death by his wife on March 27, 1992.
He is survived by a son, Grant Johnson of Cottage Grove; a stepsister, Dottie Raasch of Appleton, Wis.; and two grandchildren.
A visitation was held April 10, 2001, at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. A funeral was held the next day at the Masonic Center in Cottage Grove. Burial was at Fir Grove cemetery. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Masonic Lodge AF&AM #51, 33322 Row River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
J.B. Rohletter
1914-2001
J.B. Rohletter of Yoncalla died June 17, 2001, of age-related causes. He was 82.
Mr. Rohletter was born December 14, 1914 in White Sulphur Springs, Mont. to Wilborn Harrison Rohletter and Meetsy Lavonia Turpen.
He married
Bernadette Ruley in California on May 5, 1943.
Mr. Rohletter worked for Rockwell Corporation in Canoga Park, Calif. from 1941 until his retirement in 1979.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and reading.
His wife preceeded him in death on July 4, 1977.
Mr. Rohletter is survived by two sons, Gary and David Rohletter of San Fernando Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Jenny Troutman of Palmdale, Calif. and Diane Radomski of Camarillo, Calif.; a sister, Francis (Dessie) MacKay of Yoncalla; and eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Yoncalla United Methodist Church. Burial was at Mayn cemetery in White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Yoncalla in memory of J.B. Rohletter.
Stanley Rembiszewski
1916-2002
Stanley Rembiszewski, 85, of Drain died March 7, 2002, from complications of diabetes.
He was born Dec. 23, 1916, in Toledo, Ohio, to Stephan and Martha Rembiszewski. He lived in Chicago for many years, and received his education at Lane Tech High School and Weeden Barber College.
He married
Lillian Derus in Chicago on Sept. 27, 1941; she died on Oct. 26, 1971.
He married
Sharon Dosenbach in Chicago on March 17, 1972; she survives him. He is also survived by two daughters, Nancy Kraczek of DeMossville, Ky., and Suzanne Walker of Springfield; a son, Stanley and wife Belinda Rembiszewski of Yoncalla; seven
He was a machinist for 45 years, first at North-western Railroad in Chicago, and later with Clear Fir in Springfield and Kimwood Corp. in Cottage Grove.
Mr. Rembiszewski served in the C.C.C. at Wolf Creek and in Bend (in the Black Butte area) during the 1930s.
Among his hobbies were fishing, motor repair, gardening, crabbing and cooking. He was a member of Sunnydale Grange and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, both in Drain.
A memorial service was to be held at a later date. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium was in charge of arrangements.
Henry W. Monroe
1910-2002
Henry W. Monroe of Cottage Grove, an area resident for 75 years, died May 31, 2002, of age-related causes. He was 92.
He was born May 11, 1910, in Huntington Mill, Pa., to Grant and Florence Laubaugh Monroe.
He married
Ilene Wall in Roseburg on Nov. 30, 1939. He began working at Bohemia Mill in 1937, worked there for nearly four decades as a lumber grader, and retired in 1975.
Mr. Monroe's hobbies included hunting, fishing, gardening, bowling, building and hiking.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years; two daughters, Annette Ballinger of Coos Bay and Joan Perkins of Cottage Grove; three sons, Darrell Monroe of Medford, Jerry Monroe of West Richland, Wash., and Reese Nagel of Tigard; a sister, Catherine Jennings of Bend; 22 grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Six brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
No services were planned. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions are suggested to Cottage Grove Operation Independence or the Salvation Army.
Lois Opal Gatchell
1916-2002
Lois Opal Gatchell, a resident of the Smith River area near Drain, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, of age related illness. She was 86.
Mrs. Gatchell was born Oct. 5, 1916, near Comstock, Wash., to George Washington and Edith (Moore) Gates. She moved with her family to Oregon when she was 5.
She married
Frank Gatchell on June 9, 1940, and the couple lived in various Oregon communities before moving to the Drain area 37 years ago.
She was the last of the Smith River "brush-picker" ladies, and she enjoyed music, singing, parties and picnics, mushroom hunting, baking, hunting and fishing, driving her vintage Volkswagen Beetle, reading, ceramics and her cats.
She is survived by her children and children-in-law, Jerry and Martha Gatchell of Smith River, Terry and Diana Gatchell of Cottage Grove and Dale and Linda Pillsbury of Wren; grandchildren Lance, Kemet, Matthew, Chanya and Earl; and great-grandchildren Tyson, James, Anthony and Hope.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Gatchell, in 1977.
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium was in charge of arrangements.
At Mrs. Gatchell's request, no services were held; however, contributions in her honor can be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 Fairfax Drive Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203.
Joe Roberts
1920-2002
Joseph William Roberts of Cottage Grove died Dec. 8 of a heart attack. He was 82.
Mr. Roberts was born in Albany to Joseph and Gertrude Roberts May 12, 1920. The family moved to the Redmond area and then to the Medford area, where he graduated from Medford High School.
After completing a four-year stint in the Merchant Marines during World War II, he moved to Southern California, where he completed college.
Forty years later he retired as supervisor of the wastewater department in Torrance, Calif.
With his wife, Lorraine Roberts, he moved to the Cottage Grove area in 1981, leaving in 1984 and returning again in August 2000. He was a member of the Bohemia Sunrisers Kiwanis club and did volunteer work for the South Lane Family Relief Nursery. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Living Enrichment Center in Wilsonville.
He is survived by two daughters, Sandi Roberts of Washington and Cathy Hudson of Portland; three sons, Patrick and Michael of California and Jim Bandy of Eugene; two stepchildren, Richard Eriksen and Elizabeth Clark, both of Cottage Grove; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Buell Chapel in Springfield was in charge of arrangements. Donations can be made to the American Heart Association.
