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Daniel L. Doan
Former Newberg resident Daniel Lee Doan died Nov. 23, 2004, at his home in Langlois. He was 62.
He was born Oct. 2, 1942, to Johnnie and Sophie Doan in The Dalles. He spent his high school years in Billings, Mont., where he participated on the football, basketball and track and field teams. He moved to the Portland area, where he joined the U.S. Marines; he served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He served under Lt. Oliver North and was awarded two Purple Hearts.
Following the war he moved to Newberg, where he worked in the logging industry for several years. He worked in various aspects of construction until his retirement in May 2003. He lived several years in Sacramento before settling in Langlois.
He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include: wife Cheryl of Langlois; daughters, Denise Josephson of Fair Oaks, Calif., Jaimi Doan of Davis, Calif., and Lesli Doan of Phoenix, Ariz.; mother Sophie Tunley of Longview, Wash.; brother Dennis of Aloha; granddaughters, Rebecca, Kayla and Amanda Josephson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
No formal service will be held per his request.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Catherine L. Wiley
Former Newberg resident Catherine L. Wiley died Nov. 25, 2004, at her home in McMinnville. She was 87.
She was born July 28, 1917, to Carlos and Gertrude Wymore in Buxton. As her father was a logger, she was raised and educated throughout Oregon. She married
John Patten on Dec. 13, 1936, in Oregon. He preceded her in death in 1963. She lived in Woodburn, Portland and settled in Newberg in 1951. She married
Worth Wiley on June 25, 1965, in Reno. She moved to Grand Island, where she stayed on a farm until moving to McMinnville in the mid-1980s. Her second husband preceded her in death in 1993.
She was a member of the Flying Farmers, the World War I American Legion Auxiliary and the McMinnville Garden Club. She enjoyed needle work, gardening and crocheting.
Survivors include: daughters, Darlene Livengood of Henderson, Nev., and Barbara Bjorklund of Gladstone; stepdaughters, Mary Hein of Portland and Vernetta Worthington of Sebastopol, Calif.; son Ronald Patten of Oakton, Va.; stepson Donald Wiley of Dayton; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by brothers Carlos and Walter Wymore.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans St., McMinnville. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Willamette Valley Cancer Society in care of Macy and Son.
Lovena A. Arana
Newberg resident Lovena Ann Arana died Nov. 11, 2004, at Newberg Care Home. She was 65.
She was born Nov. 17, 1939, to Luther and Lovena (Turner) Templeton in Buckeye, Ariz. Her family moved around the west following her father's job. They settled in California in the early 1950s. She attended both Santa Rosa High School and Santa Rosa Junior College. She married
Perry Arana on Sept. 5, 1957. They made their home in California. In 1961 they moved to Vashon Island, Wash., and later lived in Illwaco, Wash. They moved again in 1973 to Newberg, where they have resided since. The couple divorced in 1996 but remained friends.
In addition to her role as a homemaker, she worked in real estate and publishing. For several years she owned and managed an auto body repair shop in Newberg. She enjoyed horses and in later years owned a horse ranch. She also enjoyed camping, baking, reading, sewing, cooking and spending time with family.
Survivors include: sons, Ron and Perry, both of St Louis; daughters, Lovena Standridge of Newberg and Meghan Arana of Wilsonville; brothers, Douglas Templeton of Newberg and Walter Templeton of Boise, Idaho; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, son Mike, and grandson Cody Arana.
A celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, attention Donations & Memorials, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024.
Gaylee W. Veatch
Gaylee Wasco Veatch died Nov. 15, 2004. She was 57.
She was born March 30, 1947, to James and Thelma (Morgan) Wasco in Portland. She grew up on Rex Hill in Newberg. She graduated from Newberg High School in 1965 and from Linfield College in 1969. She married
Roger Veatch on Dec. 30, 1967, at Newberg First Presbyterian Church. She returned to school to become a paralegal and worked for the Beaverton Municipal Court and several Portland-area law firms.
She enjoyed the Oregon Coast, skiing and travel. She cherished her family.
Survivors include: son Brett of Newberg; grandson Spencer; sister Carol Fisher and other family.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Oregon Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Peggy M. Drummond
Lifetime Sherwood and Newberg area resident Peggy May Drummond died Nov. 27, 2004, at her Sherwood home. She was 83.
She was born Aug. 23, 1921, to William and Molly (Pierce) Simmons in Portland, where grew up and received her early education. On July 4, 1941, she married
Lorn Drummond in Sherwood. For nearly 40 years the couple operated Sherwood Dry Cleaners. Her husband preceded her in death in 1991.
In retirement she was a volunteer at the Sherwood library and in the Sherwood schools, where she tutored students with reading difficulties. She enjoyed travel, gardening and friends.
Survivors include: daughters, Roberta Staebler of McMinnville and Shannon Drummond of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; sons, David of Portland and Michael of Sherwood; brother William Simmons of Gladstone; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by son Timothy.
A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood with Father Tom McCarthy officiating. Committal is private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent's Hospice in care of Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Martin Bliefernich
Former Newberg resident Martin Bliefernich died of natural causes on Nov. 28, 2004, at his daughter's home. He was 72.
He was born Sept. 7, 1932, to Martin Bliefernich and Louise Jones-Durfy in Boise. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He graduated from Newberg High School in 1951. He earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Oregon. He owned Mr. B's Dry Cleaner and Act 1 Laundry in Newberg. He lived in Portland in retirement.
He was a member of multiple groups (and an officer in many), including Rotary, Elks, VFW, Jaycees, Barian Association and the Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild, as well as St. Michael Episcopal Church in Newberg. He was a faceter and gem design artist. He played in the Willamette Salem Symphony. He was an actor/singer for the Old Fashioned Festival in Newberg, and a member of the Gallery Players.
Survivors include: daughter Rebecca of Portland; sons, Gary of Portland, Matthew of Aloha and Ronald of Virginia; and brother Wallace of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A private burial will be held at Valley View cemetery in Newberg.
Ruth C. Lumbrick-Stopa
Former Newberg resident and teacher Ruth Catherine Lumbrick-Stopa died Jan. 30, 2005. She was 90.
She was born Sept. 29, 1914, in Metcalf, Ill. She earned a bachelor's degree in teaching from Eastern Illinois Teachers College. She moved to Oregon in 1955 and earned a master's degree in teaching from Oregon State University. She taught in Newberg schools, mostly junior high, from 1955 to 1965.
Teaching was her lifelong profession, family members said, although she was also employed for a short time at the Department of Agriculture. She lived in Newberg, Eugene and Keizer.
Survivors include: sons, Roger, John and Stephen; daughter Patricia Carlson; grandchildren, Stephanie Bladen, Lorri Temple, and Tyler and Jennifer Stopa; great-grandchildren, Jordan, Tyson, Courtney and Piper.
A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. A private interment will be held at Belcrest.
Danny Coburn
Newberg native Danny Coburn died Feb. 5, 2005, at his McMinnville home. He was 58.
He was born Nov. 8, 1946, to Jesse and Rosie (Comer) Coburn in Newberg, where he was raised and attended high school in the early 1960s. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War as a crane operator on the USS FireDrake, an ammunition supply ship. He earned three medals and two stars. He worked at Rex Mobile Home and Izzy's restaurant in McMinnville.
He married
Bonita Jewell in 1969; they divorced in 1972. He raced stock cars in Lebanon in the early 1970s. He lived in Arizona in the 1990s and worked as a cook at the Grand Canyon Cavern. He returned to McMinnville in 1998. He spent most his life in Yamhill County.
He enjoyed restoring and customizing cars. He enjoyed billiards, joking with friends, playing cards and family barbecues.
Survivors include: son Danny of Lafayette; daughter Jaime of Coos Bay; brothers, Doug of McMinnville and Bill of Canby; sisters, Liz Hubbard of McMinnville and Dorothy Lunsford of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by brother Jack.
Private services will be held. Interment will be at Friends cemetery in Newberg.
Barbara L. Brown
Barbara L. Brown died of cancer Feb. 6, 2005, at her home in Amity. She was 71.
She was born Dec. 18, 1933, to Lester and Lorene (Bell) Mitchell in Tulsa, Okla. She moved in 1939 to Oakland, Calif., where she was raised and educated.
She married
Walter 'Skeeter' Brown on Sept. 24, 1963, in Fullerton, Calif. She moved to Oregon in 1967.
She enjoyed bowling, competing nationally and winning multiple league trophies. She enjoyed golf and competed in several tournaments, including last year's Oak Knoll American Cancer Golf Tournament, for which she was the largest fund-raiser. She also liked playing bingo for charities. She enjoyed dancing, traveling, painting, crocheting, sewing and knitting. She attended the Willamina Free Methodist Church.
Survivors include: husband Walter of Amity; sons, Joseph Medeiros of McMinnville, Larry of Delano, Calif., and Barry of Sheridan; daughters, Janice Moss of Newberg, Anna Redl of Sheridan, Michelle Miller of McMinnville, Judy Brown of Delano, Calif., and Carol White of St. Charles, Mo.; 25 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brother Charles Lester and son Bruce Brown, as well as by granddaughters, Lorene Medeiros and Desiree Moss.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Chapel of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans, McMinnville. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Nazarene Church in McMinnville with Pastor Gary Widrig officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Macy and Son, 135 N. Evans, McMinnville, OR 97128.
Ethel M. Dressel
Ethel Maryan Dressel died Feb. 1, 2005, in a McMinnville care facility. She was 84.
She was born one of 10 children on Oct. 20, 1920 to William and Ethel (Morse) Hays in Pittsburg, Kan. She grew up in the South and moved to Newberg in 1937, graduating from Newberg Union High School.
She married
Leonard Dressel in Vancouver, Wash. They lived in Newberg and McMinnville.
She worked at Nap's Grocery and made wedding cakes. She owned a novelty pillow business, Jeri-Kay Enterprises and the Cookie Jar Restaurant in Newberg.
She enjoyed sports, reading, walking the beach and her family.
Survivors include: husband Leonard; sons, Bill of Tigard, Jerry of Milwaukie and Mike of McMinnville; sister Goldie Brunson of Newberg; brother John Hays of Silverton; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded by one brother and six sisters.
A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zion Lutheran Church, 301 South River St., Newberg.
Arlene S. Wilson
Arlene S. Wilson died Jan. 30, 2005, at a local care home. She was 86.
She was born May 18, 1918, to Charles and Dollie (Settlemier) Horn in Portland. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1937. She attended cosmetology school and worked as a beautician in Portland.
She married
Daniel Wilson in June 1947. They then moved to Newberg where he began his chiropractic practice.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church for many years. She belonged to a number of organizations, including American Legion Auxillary, Republican Womens Auxillary and the Elks Lodge.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, animals and traveling with family and friends.
Survivors include: son Daniel of Vancouver, Wash.; daughter Patricia Hesedahl of Newberg; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many neices and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and one sister.
A service was held Feb. 3.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Animal Shelter Friends, 131 Johanna Ct., Newberg, OR 97132.
