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Charles K. Nissen
Charles Kenneth Nissen of Newberg died Nov. 30, 2002, at his home. He was 90.
He was born Feb. 26, 1912, in Yakima, Wash. to Carl and Jewel (Pierson) Nissen. He grew up and attended elementary and high school in Yakima. He farmed in Yakima for a number of years. During World War II he worked for Boeing Aircraft on B-17 bombers. After the war he went to work for the Yakima Fruit Growers Association as chief engineer. For a short period of time he worked for Seattle Transit as a bus driver. He then worked for several refrigeration companies including Lewis Refrigeration and W.E. Stone Refrigeration, retiring in 1977.
He enjoyed spending the winter months in Arizona. On March 20, 1985, he married
Lorene Clark in Vancouver, Wash., and they made their home in Newberg where they have since resided. He farmed his property on Red Hills Road. He was a member of First Christian Church of Yakima and a past area governor of the Yakima Toastmasters Club. His hobbies included reading and fishing.
Survivors include: wife Lorene of Newberg; sons, David of Yakima and Dean of Seattle; stepson, Jeff Coffman of Dundee; eight grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by daughter Constance Frankforter, and sisters, Frances Hill, Buella Nissen and Phyllis Carr.
Chapel viewing and visitation hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) and Thursday from 10 a.m. until service time at Attrells Newberg Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Attrells Newberg Chapel with Pastor Lee Shaffer officiating. Committal will follow at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army or Health Dynamics Hospice McMinnville or Newberg Christian Church in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Ida L. McBride
Ida Leoma McBride of Newberg died Nov. 23, 2002. She was 94.
She was born June 12, 1908, in Hoxie, Kan. In 1925 she married
Lewis McBride. She worked in the processing plant at Dundee Nutgrowers and retired in 1968. She was a member of the Newberg Christian Church and had lived in the Newberg area since 1944.
Survivors include: sons, Melvin of Newberg and Donald of Fairfield, Calif.; daughter Mildred Elkins of Pueblo, Colo.; 23 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Lewis, in 1973.
A private service will be held at a later date. Youngs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bruce K. Haven
Bruce Kenneth Haven of Newberg died Nov. 20, 2002, in Corvallis, from injuries received in a car accident. He was 49.
He was born Aug. 3, 1953, in Portland. In 1971, he graduated from Tigard High School where he was played baseball as a pitcher; the team advanced to state competition several times. After high school he went to work for Resers as a forklift driver for several years. On Aug. 20, 1977, he married
Deborah Ferge in Tigard. He went to work for Culligan Water in 1980, working in sales and later started his own franchise in Newberg, serving four counties.
He attended Beaverton Foursquare Church. He helped coach his sons in baseball and also enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting, golf, music and playing guitar.
Survivors include: wife Deborah of Newberg; sons, Alex of Newberg, Eric of Bend and Bobby of Texas, stationed with the U.S. Air Force, and Matthew of Newberg; mother Aroith of Newberg; sisters, Janelle Smith of Portland, Elaine Cudy of Beaverton and Laura Ficht; brothers, John of Aloha and Chuck of Culdesac, Idaho.
A memorial service was held Monday in the First Baptist Church in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of ones choice.
Helen E. Toulouse
Helen Elizabeth Toulouse died Nov. 22, 2002 at home in Dundee. She was 83.
She was born Dec. 27, 1918, in Glendive, Mont., to Samuel and Elizabeth (Russel) Daniel. After graduating high school two years early she moved to Billings, where she lived, worked and raised her children. She married
William Walter Duke Randall, in 1940 and they had a family together. After her husband died in 1980, she married
Frank Toulouse in 1983. He died in 1997. In 1999, she moved to live with her daughter in Dundee.
Survivors include: daughter Carole Waddell of Dundee; son David of Billings, Mont.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Adult Day Services at Providence Newberg Hospital.
Loretta M. Stewart
Loretta Mae Stewart died Nov. 19, 2002, at her home in Salem. She was 69.
She was born Sept. 14, 1933, in Cedar Mills. In 1946, she moved to Salem with her family when she was 13. She graduated from Salem High School in 1951. She then attended Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University) in Monmouth.
She once lived in Portland where she helped start a singles group called Portland Skyliners.
On June 9, 1962, she married
Art Stewart in Portland and they lived in Newberg until 1963, when they moved to Salem. The couple owned many apartment complexes and houses in the Salem and Willamette Valley area. From 1963 to 1975 she worked for Commercial Bank.
In 1976, the couple moved to Christmas Valley to farm. She continued her love of drawing by creating the first day cover cache for the teddy bear Christmas stamp in 1981. She also helped start a local newspaper. In 1984, the couple sold their farm and returned to Salem to retire.
Survivors include: husband Arthur of Salem; mother Anna Rowe; brothers, James, Richard and David; daughters, Janice Beauchamp and Virginia Musgrave; four grandchildren; three nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Lester Rowe.
Memorial services were held at Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Chapel. Interment was at Valley View cemetery in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice, 2700 Market St., N.E., Salem, OR 97301.
Carrie M. Anderson
Carrie Marie Anderson died Nov. 15, 2002, in Hood River. She was 86.
She was born Jan. 12, 1916, in Jefferson City, Mo. She attended Emporia State College in Kansas and was a teacher for a few years before marrying in 1941. She was remarried
to Robert Anderson in 1986. She worked as a reporter for the Idaho Statesman for about five years and moved to Newberg in 1986 after retiring to be closer to family. She was an avid gardener and published a monthly Christian newspaper for two or three years.
Survivors include: husband Robert Anderson of Hood River; daughter Zoie Clark of Stevenson, Wash.; sister Jewell Birkes of Oregon; brother Lester Biver of Arkansas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Thursday at the Newberg Friends cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Thru the Bible Radio, P.O. Box 7100 Pasadena, CA, 91109.
William R. Caldwell
William R. Caldwell of Bend died Oct. 15, 2002, of natural causes. He was 92.
He was born Feb. 21, 1910, in Gatesville, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and Korea and retired as a lieutenant colonel and part of the military police in August 1955.
He moved to Bend from San Carlos, Mexico, and was a resident of the Denny Rasmussen Home for Gentlemen for the past year.
Survivors include daughter Vicki Schmidt of Bend and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife, Lillian, in October 1990.
A private memorial service was held and private disposition was at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Vida M. Lewis
Vida Mae Lewis of Newberg died Nov. 11, 2002. She was 87.
She was born April 6, 1915, in Los Angeles to Maynard and Chloe Chatterton. She worked as a cook for Friendsview Manor and the Newberg Community Hospital. On June 1, 1944, she married
Elmer Lewis.
A member of Sherwood Friends Church she was also a gardener of flowers and vegetables.
Survivors include: husband Elmer of Newberg; sons, Del of Reno and Gary of Bellevue, Wash.; sister Floris Lathorp of San Diego; six granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
A public memorial service was held Nov. 16 at Sherwood Friends Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friendsview Manor, 1301 E. Fulton St., Newberg, OR 97132.
Joseph D. Maxwell
Joseph D. Maxwell of Lafayette died Nov. 10, 2002, of cancer. He was 47.
He was born Feb. 21, 1955, in Macon, Ga., to Jack and Mildred (Mayes) Maxwell Sr. He was raised and attended school in Mooresville, Ind.
After high school he was in the Army paratroopers for eight years. In 1980, he moved to McMinnville; in 1996 he moved to Newberg and in 2002 moved to Lafayette. He worked for YCAP in McMinnville for 12 years and was a director of transportation. Most recently, he worked in the concrete business. He enjoyed dancing.
Survivors include: son Christopher of Lafayette; daughter Lisa Woolard of Keizer; father Jack and stepmother Mary of McMinnville; sisters, Janet Browning of Forest Grove and June Neley of Indianapolis; brothers, Jack Jr. of Lincoln City, James of Lafayette and Jerome of Portland; two grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Thursday at the Chapel of Macy and Son in McMinnville with Pastor Jim Peterson of the Lafayette Community Church officiating. Private entombment was held at Evergreen Memorial Park in McMinnville.
Carolyn J. Hicks
Carolyn Judy Hicks of Newberg died Nov. 9, 2002, in Portland. She was 50.
She was born May 20, 1952, in Cottage Grove to Raymond and Faye Johnston. On April 12, 1969, she married
Alan Hicks in Cottage Grove. They later moved to Brownsville where they lived for 10 years; in 1988 they moved to Newberg.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed planting flowers, working in the yard and dancing.
Survivors include: husband Alan of Newberg; daughter Valentine Featherstone of Newberg; mother Faye of Springfield; brothers, Bill Johnston of Springfield and David Johnston of Sun City, Ariz.; sisters, Susie Johnston of Jasper and Linda Fenter of Empire.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in care of American Burial and Cremation, 11825 S.W. Pacific Highway, Tigard, OR 97223.
Howard R. Detrick
Longtime Newberg resident Howard Raymond Detrick died Nov. 12, 2002, at a Newberg care home. He was 86.
He was born Aug. 17, 1916, in a sod house near Yoder, Colo., to Andrew and Ida (Heaston) Detrick. His family moved from Yoder to near Orofino, Idaho, when he was an infant, and then to Newberg in 1927. He attended schools in Idaho and Newberg.
On Jan. 2, 1939, he married
Madeline Roth and they resided on the family farm on Sunnycrest Road since. He was a poultry farmer and a roofer, responsible for replacing many home and business roofs in downtown Newberg and the surrounding area.
He served with the Newberg Volunteer Fire Department for a number of years and on the board of the Seattle-based Western Farmers Association. He was a longtime member of the Newberg Assembly of God Church where he enjoyed serving as an usher. His enjoyed working and serving his family, friends, church and community.
Survivors include: sons, Bob of Newberg and Don of Chehalis, Wash., ; daughters, Ruth Ann Bailey of Newberg and Marlene McKay of Tulsa; sister Mary McClain of Scappoose; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife Madeline in August.
A funeral service was held Thursday in the First Assembly of God Church in Newberg with the Revs. Don Detrick, John Bailey and Phillip Rose officiating. Committal was private at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.
Lee Evert Aders
Lee Evert Aders of Newberg died Nov. 10, 2002, at the Cashman House. He was 78.
He was born Sept. 15, 1924, in Musselshell, Mont., to Emery and Emma (Beard) Aders. As a youth he moved to Idaho Falls in 1937. In 1942, he moved to Newberg and went to work in the Portland shipyards at the start of World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 5, 1943, and served as a military policeman (MP) in Germany until his discharge in January 1946.
He returned to Rigby, Idaho, where he married
Edith Baron on May 14, 1946. The family moved to Idaho Falls and then to Newberg in 1950 where they have since resided. He worked for Crabtree Rock Company in Dundee for 43 years until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Newberg, grew walnuts and prunes, and raised horses and beef cattle.
Survivors include: wife Edith of Newberg; son Nolan of McMinnville; daughter Lorna Gosson of Dundee; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-great grandchildren.
A private family service will be held in Newberg. Private committal will be held at Finleys Sunset Hills cemetery in Portland.
