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Frank Hall
Frank Hall died May 26, 2004, at his Newberg home. He was 65.
He was born Oct. 21, 1938, to Lester Marvin and Lillian (Burke) Hall in Seattle. He graduated high school in Folsom, Calif., and afterward entered the Naval Air Force and served two years active duty and four years reserve duty. He married
Alto Jo Robertson and soon after moved to Roseville, Calif. In 1965 he moved to Sherwood, where he drove bus and dump truck, as well as delivered meat. Three years later he moved to Newberg and started working as a millwright with Publisher's Paper (now SP Newsprint). He married
Tracy Jones in July 1985 in Newberg. He retired in October 2003.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking and dogs. He also enjoyed woodworking and carving, and in 1997 built a log cabin.
Survivors include: wife Tracy Hall of Newberg; sons, Tom of Portland and John of Keizer; daughter Deborah Duke of Visalia, Calif.; brothers, Gilbert of Elko, Nev., and Art and Dave Weaver of Seattle; sister Patti Douglas of Isleton, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at West Chehalem Friends Church in Newberg. Committal is private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Oregon School for the Deaf, in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Joseph J. Edwards
Joseph James Edwards died May 23, 2004, at a Newberg care facility. He was 96.
He was born July 24, 1907, to William and Linnie (Weatherwax) Edwards in Creede, Colo. He graduated high school in Canyon City, Colo. He married
Dorothy Elma Burch on April 30, 1928, in Modesto, Calif. He attended Denver Bible Institute for four years and taught there for two years. In 1937 the family moved to Omaha, where he taught at the Omaha Bible Institute for a year.
He pastored in Fall City, Neb, . until 1942, when he took on a pastorate position at First Baptist Church in Norfolk, Neb. He and his family moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Northern Baptist Convention for five years. The family moved in 1950 to Denver, where they stayed 22 years. He received his doctorate from the ILIF School of Theology. He became one of Denver Theological Seminary's first professors and taught Hebrew, Greek and Old Testament studies.
In 1972 he retired to Harlingen, Texas, where he continued pastoring part-time and where the family purchased organic farmland. A last move in 1995 brought him and his wife to Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg.
He enjoyed keeping up with the stock market.
Survivors include: wife Dorothy of Newberg; brothers, Robert of Minden, Nev., and Herbert of Santa Clara, Calif.; grandchildren, Heidi, Sonja, Carl and Victor; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughter Marilyn Ruth Madsen and sister Wilma Brewer.
A memorial service was held Wednesday at Friendsview Gardenside in Newberg with pastors Larry Smithwick and Jay Gilbertson officiating. Private committal was at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Denver Seminary or Prison Fellowship Ministries in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Helen V. Arnett
Helen Vernie Arnett died May 22, 2004, at her family home in Redmond. She was 77.
She was born Dec. 18, 1926, to Harold and Vernie (Evans) Hazzard in Saginaw, Mich., where she grew up and attended school. She attended Spring Arbor College. In 1946 she visited her sister in Portland, where she met John Arnett. They married
on June 25, 1947, in Gresham. They made their first home in Newberg, and have since lived in Coos Bay, Newport, Willamina and Redmond, where they stayed 46 years. The couple owned and operated nursing homes and assisted living centers in Central and Eastern Oregon. She attended Central Oregon Community College and earned a nursing degree.
She was a member of the Redmond Free Methodist Church, where she was active in the music program and part of its worship team. She enjoyed music and sang with her sisters in her younger years. She enjoyed shopping with her girls and her family said she was a great hostess and loved having her family home for any occasion.
Survivors include: husband John of Redmond; son Gary of Terrebonne; daughters, Sandra Kilander of Redmond and Karen Eide of Bend; brother Vernon Hazzard of St. Louis, Mich.; sister Dorothy Delamarter of Pendleton; nine grandchildren and many nephews and nieces.
A memorial service was held Friday at Highland Baptist Church in Redmond with pastors Ken Johnson, Aaron Kramer and Craig Smart officiating. Interment and vault committal was at Redmond cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Redmond Free Methodist Church in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 N. Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Lewis A. Huber
Newberg resident Lewis Andrew Huber died of natural causes May 16, 2004. He was 82.
He was born in Myrtle Creek and attended school in Roseburg. He moved to Portland in 1959. He retired in 1989 and moved to Newberg in 1994.
He was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in 1974.
Survivors include: sons, Matthew and Paul; stepdaughter Linda Rathwell; stepson Jerry Filbick; sister Andrea Larson; and one grandchild.
A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. today (Saturday) at Kingdom Hall, 1709 N. Hoskins St. in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to world wide preaching work of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Lena L. Schatz
Lena Louise Schatz died May 19, 2004, in Tigard. She was 101.
She was born April 24, 1903, to Swiss immigrants Albert and Louisa Fankhauser in Clipper, Wash. She grew up in Christmas Valley, where her father was a homesteader. She married
Norman Schatz and homesteaded in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Returning to Oregon, they farmed in Sandy, then later to Newberg. They farmed and built several homes in the Newberg area before her husband died.
She was active in the First Christian Church of Newberg and worked as a volunteer at the Thrift Store in Newberg. Her family said she was humble and quiet woman who had a determination that allowed her to live her life on her terms.
Survivors include: son, Dale Schatz of Newberg; daughter, Arlene Heller of Tigard; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Monday at Newberg Christian Church with Gary Sloan, David Case and Lee Shafer officiating. Committal followed at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg..
Memorial contributions may be made to World Vision or American Leprosy Association care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel's 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132
M. Alberta Jette
Longtime St. Paul resident M. Alberta Jette died May 7, 2004, in Yuma, Ariz. She was 84.
She was born Feb. 13, 1920, to James Cummins and Alpha Huffine in Squires, Mo. She graduated high school in 1937 and worked for Fred Herring's Nut Processing plant. She married
Thomas Jette on Feb. 26, 1940, in Vancouver, Wash. He preceded her in death in a logging accident in 1971.
She enjoyed playing cards with senior citizens, the American Legion Hall and going to casinos. She was involved in the St. Paul Rodeo.
Survivors include: son Thomas Jette of Lebanon; daughters, Jean Jette of Monmouth and Joan Hayes-Self of Salem; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by all 10 of her brothers and sisters.
No public service will be held. She was cremated at Johnson Funeral Home Yuma, Ariz., and will be buried along side her husband near Champoeg State Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer fund or to the American Cancer Society.
Harriet N. Sugden
Former Newberg resident Harriet Nadine Sugden died May 10, 2004, at Woodburn Senior Estates. She was 84.
She was born Nov. 23, 1919, to Harry Tomlinson and Rose Kellmer in Spokane. She worked in the secretarial and electronics fields. She attended Mid-Valley Community Church. She married
Harold Sugden. They divorced.She married
Warren Collingwood and moved to Newberg. He preceded her in death. She remarried
Harold Sugden. They lived in Garibaldi until the time of his death.
She enjoyed rockhounding, dancing, raising rabbits, cake decorating, painting, crocheting and spending time at the ocean.Her family said she was an avid gardener who could grow anything.
Survivors include: sons, Jerry of Auburn, Wash., Ernest of Estacada and Dale of Canby; half-brother James Tomlinson of Montana; half-sister Frances Bradley of Montana; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by sons Arthur and Fred.
A funeral service is pending. Arrangements are care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel.
John M. Roberts
John Mahlon Roberts died May 16, 2004, at a Providence Newberg Hospital. He was 88.
He was born Dec. 11, 1915, to Lawrence and Vannie (Schafer) Roberts near Caldwell, Idaho. The family moved to Greenleaf, Idaho, where he attended Greenleaf Friends Academy. He graduated from Portland Bible Institute, where he met Grace Yoder. They were married
Aug. 8, 1938, in Riverside, Wash. He worked at Dairymen's Coop Creamery in Caldwell. In 1941, they moved to Omaha, where he worked as a federal meat inspector. After returning to Idaho in 1943, he farmed and then in 1950 purchased a general store in Greenleaf. He and his wife operated the store until their retirement in 1983. In 1990 they sold the farm and relocated to Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg.
He was a lifelong amateur photographer. He enjoyed singing in the male quartet and choir; the quartet provided music for the weekly radio program, the Quaker Hour, which began in the 1940s and continued into the 1960s. A board chairman for Greenleaf Friends Academy, he spearheaded a major building campaign for the small Quaker school.
Survivors include: wife Grace of Newberg; sons, Daniel of Eagle Point and Philip of Powell Butte; daughters, Joanna Kellum of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Juanita Duncan of Newberg; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and six nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by brothers Alvin and Mark Roberts, and grandchild Travis Eoff.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. May 29 at Newberg Friends Church with Pastor Greg Koskela officiating. Committal is private at Greenleaf cemetery in Greenleaf, Idaho.
Memorial contributions may be made to Greenleaf Friends Academy care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Evelyn A. Ruggaber
Evelyn A. Ruggaber died May 17, 2004, at a Tualatin care facility. She was 89.
She was born April 9, 1915, to John and Eva (Birge) Klinepier in Minneapolis. She graduated from Willow River High School in Willow River, Minn. Her first job was as a telephone operator with Northwest Bell in Duluth, Minn. During World War II she was transferred to San Francisco because there were not enough operators on the West Coast. There she met Kermit 'Bud' Ruggaber and they married
on June 1, 1946. She returned to college after her husband was relocated to Oxnard, Calif. There she worked as a school teacher. She later graduated from UCLA with a masters degree in education. She taught for more than 30 years before retiring.She moved to Oregon in 2001.
She enjoyed traveling to Europe and participating in social service organizations. She was a longtime member of the Monday Club and the Somis Club. She was a regular patron to the opera and symphony. She enjoyed hosting parties.
Survivors include: brother Richard Klinepier of Newberg and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: husband Kermit; sister Dorothy; and brothers, Kenneth, Harold and Howard.
A funeral service was held Friday at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. A gathering will be held today (Saturday) at Dibbler Funeral Home in Kasson, Minn. A concluding service with vault interment will be at Evergreen cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
Memorial contributions may be made to CFWC Somis Thursday Club or the CFWC Oxnard Monday Club in care of Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Richard W. Green
Newberg resident Richard W. Green died May 14, 2004. He was 35.
He was born July 11, 1968, in Seattle.
Family members said he was a father, son and brother and a 'good friend to all.'
Survivors include: children, Paul and Victoria Green of Omaha, Neb.; mother Linda King of McMinnville; father Frank of Newberg; brother Paul of Newberg; sister Paulette Brown of Clear Lake, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are pending. For details call 503-538-5601.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Green Memorial Fund of Oregon Partnership, 6443 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97221.
Louis A. Huber
Newberg resident Louis Andrew Huber died of natural causes May 16, 2004. He was 82.
He was born in Myrtle Creek and attended school in Roseburg. He moved to Portland in 1959. He retired in 1989 and moved to Newberg in 1994.
He was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in 1974.
Survivors include: sons, Matthew and Paul; stepdaughter Linda Rathwell; stepson Jerry Filbick; sister Andrea Larson; and one grandchild.
There will be a private memorial service today (Saturday) in Newberg.
Memorial contributions may be made to world wide preaching work of Jehovah's Witnesses.
