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Arllys A. Loftgren
Arllys Andresen Loftgren died Sept. 11, 2006, at Friendsview Retirement Community. She was 82.
She was born July 7, 1924, in Bismarck, N.D., to Charles and Jennie Hernett. She attended North Dakota State College, interning as a dietitian in Cincinnati.
She married
Osborn Andresen in 1946 in Minnesota and the couple settled in Oregon in 1948. He preceded her in death in 1981. In 1992, she married
Joseph Loftgren.
She worked at Emanuel Hospital in Portland for 11 years, and at Dammasch State Hospital for 25 years. She was a member of 4-H clubs and the PTA.
Survivors include: husband Joseph of Newberg; son Ronald Andresen of Newberg, daughter Sharon Rome of Mulino; stepchildren Joseph Loftgren Jr. and Patricia Wieczorek; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sherwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's research, in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
Helen J. McQueen
Helen Jeanette (Price) McQueen died Sept. 3, 2006. She was 71.
She was born Jan. 23, 1935, in Arrion, Iowa, where she married
Leo Price in 1949. He preceded her in death in 1981.
She married
William McQueen in 1982. He preceded her in death in 2001.
Survivors include: son Stan Price of Dundee; daughters Sally Christensen of Newberg and Paula Faye Price of Salem.
A memorial service will be held at noon today (Saturday) at her daughter Sally's home.
Jared M. Winkler
Jared Martin Winkler died Sept. 11, 2006. He was 36.
He was born Jan. 15, 1970, in Springfield, Ill., to Donald and Patricia (Fulton) Winkler and grew up in Pittsburgh. He moved with his family to Sherwood in 1983 and attended school there, graduating from Sherwood High School in 1988. He attended Oregon State University for three years before becoming a computer technician in Beaverton.
He was an amateur screenwriter, a member of a local beach volleyball team and a volunteer coach for Tigard High School and a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aloha.
He enjoyed reading, art, music, sports and movies.
In 1999, he developed a brain tumor, which led to his disability and death.
Survivors include: mother Patricia of Beaverton; brothers, Jeff of San Jose, Calif., Jeremy of Albany and James of Monmouth; sister Jill of Peoria, Ill.; and grandmother Doris Fulton of Huntingdon, Ind.
He was preceded in death by his father Donald in 2004.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aloha with Pastor Jonathan Dinger officiating. Committal is private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sunset Corridor Care, in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
June Clark
June Clark died Aug. 27, 2006, at Friendsview Retirement Community. She was 91.
She was born June 2, 1915, Carbondale, Penn., to James and Winifred Tasker. She attended school in Carbondale and enrolled in a nursing program at Wilson Memorial Hospital in New York, graduating in 1946. She moved to Cleveland to work at the Florence Crittenden Home for unwed mothers. She married
James Clark on June 18, 1948.
The couple moved to Portland in 1951, and later to King City. She worked at Newberg Community Hospital (now Providence Newberg Medical Center), while her husband worked at the veteran's hospital in Portland.
She worked as a pediatric nurse for several years before becoming the Newberg Community Hospital's records librarian, a position she held for 20 years, until her retirement in 1979.
She was a member of Newberg Friends Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, knitting and cross-stitching.
Survivors include: husband James and several nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Newberg Friends Church.
MyrtleLee Baie
MyrtleLee Baie of Newberg died Aug. 31, 2006, in a McMinnville care facility. She was 76.
She was born Oct. 29, 1929, in Broken Bow, Okla., to LeslieLee (Moore) Perkins. She moved to Portland as a young woman. She married
Vernon Baie and settled in Newberg in 1966. He preceded her in death in 1993.
She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing, reading and owned Boston terriers.
Survivors include: daughter Verna of Salem; sister Deannie Green of Mesa, Ariz.; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by son Floyd Whitewater in 1982.
No memorial services are scheduled. A private burial took place at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Betty J. Myers-Butts
Former Newberg resident Betty J. Myers-Butts died Sept. 6 in Newton, Iowa. She was 62.
She was born Oct. 25, 1943, in Miami, Okla., to Aaron and Leona (Maples) Myers. She attended school in Newberg, graduating from Newberg High School in 1962. She worked as a nurse at several senior centers in Iowa. She married
John Butts, who preceded her in death in 1994.
Survivors include: brothers, William Myers and Aaron Myers of Newberg; daughters, Charlotte Young, Kathleen Hegwood and Chris Hicks, all of Newton; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her mother and an infant sister.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) in Newton. Burial will be at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Jasper County in care of Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.
Patty L. Beaird
Patty Lou Beaird of McMinnville died July 25, 2006. She was 51.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at Wortman Park West in McMinnville.
A complete obituary was previously published in the July 29 issue of the Graphic.
Charles R. Moore
Charles Richard Moore died Aug 23, 2006, in Marysville, Wash. He was 79.
He was born Oct. 26, 1926, in Salem to Charles and Minnie (Bantu) Moore. He graduated from Newberg High School in 1944.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, stationed in Montana and Utah. He married
Rosemary Capps in 1948. He attended Linfield College after leaving the service, graduating in 1949. He worked in McMinnville as an accountant until 1957, when he went to work for Taylor Lumber Co. He worked there for the next 10 years, becoming president of the company.
In 1967 he began working for the North Santiam Lumber Co. in Salem, and started his own lumber brokerage with two partners in 1976. In 1986, he bought out the last partner and ran the business until 1991, when it was sold.
He served on the board of the North American Lumber Association, and locally as president of the McMinnville Jaycees and was a charter member of the Michelbook Country Club. He also served eight years on the McMinnville Water and Power board. After retiring, he volunteered as a long-term care ombudsman for the state government and with Meals on Wheels.
He also enjoyed boating in the San Juan Islands.
Survivors include: wife Rosemary of Marysville; son Scott; daughters, Linda Moore and Kaye Calkins; sister Edith Fields; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers Kenneth and Ross.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Aug. 29 at the Macy & Son Funeral Chapel in McMinnville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the McMinnville Senior Center's Meals on Wheels program.
Letha Howell
Letha Emma Howell died Aug. 24 at a Newberg care facility. She was 97.
She was born Jan. 4, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minn. to Leonard and Emma (Hiller) Hudson.
She grew up in Montana before moving with her family to Portland, where she finished high school.
She worked as a medical secretary for Portland State University and married
Walter C. Howell, who preceded her in death in the 1940's.
After her retirement, she moved to Sherwood, and resided in Newberg for the last eight years of her life.
She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bingo and rummy.
Survivors include: her sons Wayne of Gleneden Beach, Victor of Oregon City and Gordon of Port Orchard; daughters Lois Krug of Newberg, Deanne Harr of Gleneden Beach and Alta Conrad of Depoe Bay; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Heart Association in care of Attrell's, 207 Villa Road, Newberg OR 97132.
Beverly Lowe
Beverly Lowe died Aug. 26 at her Sublimity home. She was 79.
She was born April 1, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wis., to Ceylon and Lillian LeVeille.
After a five-year courtship by mail, she married
Donald Lowe in 1950 and lived with him in Dundee from 1959 to 1976.
They then moved to Silverton, where they resided for 29 years before recently moving to Sublimity.
She worked as a Welcome Wagon hostess, and was active in the Yamhill County Republican Women's Association, and a past president of the Silverton Hospital Auxiliary.
She enjoyed the Oregon Symphony, dining and playing bridge.
She was preceded in death by her son Andre and grandson Kyle.
Survivors include: her husband Donald: sons Bruce, Craig, and Donald Jr.; daughter Elise; brothers Jerry and Roger LeVeille; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sublimity. Visitation hours are today (Wed.) from noon to 8 p.m. at the Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton. Contributions may be made to the Silverton Hospital.
