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CLARICE E. CROOK
Obit dated: October 11, 2003
Clarice E. Crook, 91, died Oct. 8, 2003, at a private care home in White City following a long illness.
She was born June 26, 1912, in Dorris, Calif., to Frank C. High and Julie Rodscou High.
She was raised and educated in California and Southern Oregon. When she and her father moved to Brookings in 1933, they purchased 7 acres of land, next to which Kalmiopsis Elementary School was built.
She married
Arthur Crook in 1934 in Brookings. The couple bought property from her father and lived on the family homestead until 2000. The family ran their logging truck business from this location. Their home, shop and horse pasture are located where Brookings' new schools now reside.
Clarice formed the Birthday Club in Brookings, with a monthly meeting to celebrate each member's birthday.
She and her husband were part of the original saddle club of Brookings, called the Chetco Wranglers. They shared their love of horses with co-members Ted and Doris Freeman. The club created a short-lived rodeo where the Elks Lodge is now located.
The Crooks were members of the original square dancing club in Brookings called the Swingeroos. They also enjoyed all the dances at Chetco Grange Hall and Elks with their friends.
The couple had been married
42 years at the time of Mr. Crook's accidental death in August 1975.
Mrs. Crook was employed as a bookkeeper during her working years. She was a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and served in vacation Bible school.
She was an avid reader, loved gardening and grew the best roses, her family said. She installed a fish pond off her patio and raised beautiful goldfish. She became active in recreational vehicle travel and made many friends in the Sea Gulls' R.V. Club.
Survivors include son Donald Crook of Brookings; granddaughter Robyn Crook King and husband Bud King of Brookings; great-grandson Dan'l King of Brookings; former daughter-in-law Mary Lee Adkins-Tetz of Brookings; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; grandson Joel Crook; brothers Ebert High, Lynn High and Don High; and sisters Frances Cooper and Mae High.
Memorials may be made to Chetco Valley Historical Society Museum, 15461 Museum Road, Brookings, OR 97415.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Redwood Memorial Chapel, 1020 Fifield St., Brookings. Dr. Gordon Myrah, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate. Interment will follow at W.J. Ward Memorial cemetery.
DENNISE LYNN KIRPATRICK
Obit dated: November 15, 2003
Dennise Lynn Kirkpatrick, 29, died Nov. 7, 2003, at her home in Crescent City, Calif.
She was born May 21, 1974, in San Diego, Calif., to Dennis and Patricia Lamb.
She grew up in San Antonio, Tex., and moved to Brookings in 1993. She relocated to Crescent City in 1998.
While living in Brookings, she was employed at Fred Meyer. She loved to go out dancing and sing karaoke. She enjoyed the theater and worked with the Pelican Players. She will be remembered as a caring, warm and loving person, her family said.
Survivors include her husband Brett and daughter Patricia Ann, of Crescent City; stepdaughter Danielle Kirkpatrick of Crescent City; mother and "earth dad" Patricia and Lee Burch of Brookings; sister Cathleen Lamb of Corvallis; brothers Michael Burch and Jonathan Burch of Brookings and Richard Burch of San Diego; mother-in-law Judy Kirkpatrick of Crescent City; sister-in-law Leslie Danner and her husband Marc of Crescent City.
She was preceded in death by her father and her father-in-law.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Crescent City Foursquare Church, at the corner of Pacific and Butte avenues, where she attended church and was baptized.
Family and friends will commit her ashes to the Pacific, where she will join her dad.
GEORGE L. LAUNER
Obit dated: November 15, 2003
George L. Launer, 86, of Brookings died at home on November 7, 2003, of natural causes.
He flew as a fight engineer for Pan American Airlines during and shortly after World War II. Pan American Airlines was under contract to the U.S. Air Force, and 50 years later, he received a U.S. Air Force discharge with medals. After too many close calls, he opted for being an aircraft inspector which he continued until his retirement in 1977.
He kept busy several years owning Brookings Bikes and Boards here in Brookings.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mildred, of Brookings; daughter Sharon Knickerbocker of Bradenton, Fla.; numerous grandchildren and great- grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Roger Launer.
Cremation was under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory.
RAYMOND 'RAY' GARDNER
Obit dated: November 15, 2003
Raymond "Ray" Gardner, 93, died at his home in Gold Beach on Nov. 12, 2003, of natural causes.
He was born May 3, 1910, in Portland to Harry Ray and Margareta Johnson Gardner.
He married
Ellen E. Smallwood in Westfir on Aug. 20, 1936.
He held a position with the Oregon State Police as a game officer, where he served for 30 years, and he enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout his life.
He is survived by his wife, of Gold Beach; son Phillip Ray Gardner of Albany; daughters Joan Fournier of Klamath, Calif. and Barbara Edgar of Gold Beach; sister June Palmer Rice of Brookings; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and oldest granddaughter, Debbie DeGross.
He preferred that there be no public service.
Cremation is under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory.
RUTH KUNTZ TOWNE
Obit dated: November 15, 2003
Ruth Kuntz Towne, 87, formally of Brookings, died in Oldsmar, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2003, of natural causes.
She was born Aug. 22, 1916, in St. Paul, Minn., to Paul and Minnie Stenzel Kuntz.
She was in one of the first groups of women who became pilots, and was a member of The Ninety Nines, an international organization of women pilots, one of whose original members was Amelia Earhart.
In Brookings, she worked for contractor Mike Cremarosa during the development of the Brookhaven Subdivision. She enjoyed attending school board meetings, and was active in cancer awareness groups. She was an avid gardener.
There are no services planned. Interment was at W. J. Ward Memorial cemetery in Brookings.
Arrangements are under the directions of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory.
Clarence "Red" Hare
Obit dated: November 12, 2003
Clarence "Red" Hare, 86, of Brookings, died Nov. 2, 2003, at his home after a long illness.
He was born Nov.14, 1916, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, to Charles H. Hare and Christina Schenburger.
He grew up in Lodi, Calif. and San Francisco. Some of his fondest childhood recollections were of his membership in the San Francisco Boys Club.
He married
Lucille Henry on Oct.10, 1942.
He served in the South Pacific with the Navy Seabees from Dec. 2, 1942, until the end of World War II aboard the Floating Dry Dock USS ABSD1. His contributions to helping win the war were as part of a team which provided repair of battle damaged naval vessels.
He lived with his wife and daughter in Arcadia, Calif. until 1951 when they relocated to Ukiah, Calif., where he worked as a supervisor at Masonite until his retirement in 1973.
He served in the Ukiah community, including as president of the Ukiah Men's Golf Club.
He and his wife moved to Brookings in 1989 where he enjoyed fishing and woodworking in his shop.
He will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, honesty, dependability, strength of character, and craftsmanship, his family said.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille; daughter, Christine McCord of Potter Valley, Calif.; grandchildren Adam Colby of Middletown, Calif., Audrey Ortez and Brook McCord of Ukiah; great-grandchildren Lenae and Casey Colby of Middletown and Ryan Ortez of Ukiah.
At Mr. Hare's request no service will be held and his ashes will be buried at sea.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Curry County Hospice, P.O. Box 746, Gold Beach.
Esther Frances Heavin
Obit dated: November 12, 2003
Esther Frances Heavin, 81, of Harbor, died Nov. 4, 2003, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
She was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Granby, Mo. to Alfred Francis and Pearl Pauline Palmer Blunk as the second child in a family of three.
She was raised in Treece, Mo., and graduated from high school in Columbus, Kan.
She married
Leonard Joy Heavin Oct. 31, 1942, in Columbus. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this year.
Esther and Leonard lived and raised their son and daughter in Joplin, Mo., Orange, Texas, Overland Park, Kansas, Henderson, Kentucky, and Olympia, Washington. They retired in Brookings in 1988.
She enjoyed raising her children, cooking, feeding everyone including the neighborhood children, friends and even pets. She also played Canasta. She was recognized in Olympia, Wash. for giving the most lavish and enjoyable champagne parties. Christmas was her favorite holiday and she loved to spoil her two granddaughters with presents and candy, her family said.
Mrs. Heavin's wish was to spend the last days of her life in her home overlooking the Pacific Ocean with her husband by her side.
Her family appreciates the many friends and caregivers from southern Oregon who gave so much to make her last few years comfortable and helped her accomplish her wish.
Survivors include her husband, of Harbor; son Christopher Curtis Heavin of San Diego; daughter Candice Heavin Benn of San Diego; brother Alfred Lee Blunk of Broken Arrow, Okla.; sister Letafay Weien of Springfield, Mo; brother-in-law John Heavin and his wife Amy of Joplin, Mo.; sisters-in-law Margaret Richardson of Baxter Spring, Kan., Lucille Starrett of Columbus, Kan., Rose Eagleson and her husband Jack of Columbus, Betty Lou Stanley of Columbus; granddaughters Melanie Corinna and Jessica Nicole Benn of San Diego.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
On Nov. 10, her family and friends held an old fashioned Irish wake at her home in Brookings.
At her wishes, a formal memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Nov. 24, at St. Phillips Episcopal Church, 706 Byers St., Joplin, Mo. Long-time friend, and minister, Father Patrick will be officiating.
The family wishes that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the National Meningitis Association at http://www.nmaus.org or 22910 Chestnut Rd., Lexington Park, MD 20653. This organization is working to eliminate a devastating disease that disabled their granddaughter.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory.
George L. Hannan
Obit dated: November 12, 2003
George L. Hannan, 98, of Harbor, died Nov. 8, 2003, in Redding, Calif., from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Smith River on Oct. 17.
He was born Nov. 13, 1904, in Baker to Thomas George and Alice Victoria McCormish Hannan.
He married
Ethel Wheelock on Oct. 12, 1935, in Boise, Idaho.
They lived in the logging town of Kinzua, where he ran a locomotive bringing logs from the woods to the mill.
In 1946, they moved to Myrtle Creek where George helped build the plywood mill and began his career in plywood mill maintenance.
They moved to Harbor in 1951, buying a share in Brookings Plywood where he helped to build that plywood mill. He worked in the maintenance department both as an employee and as master mechanic. He served on the board of directors for Brookings Plywood many years.
In 1964, with his wife's encouragement, he took golf lessons and discovered a passion for golf that remained with him for the rest of his life. His first and only hole in one when he was 95 years old.
He retired in 1967. He was an active man with many interests but he now had more time for golf, all the chores his wife had for him and travel. He played golf every Tuesday with the "Bandits," who he considered to be the best group of men who ever lived. Mr. Hannan also enjoyed baseball and was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
At 93, he took on the caregiving responsibility for his wife. He learned to cook, shop and pay bills. His homemade rolls were a special treat at all family gatherings. His caregiving responsibility ended with Ethel's death on June 1.
Survivors include daughters Marilyn Shipley of Brookings, Kathy Jarchow and husband Jim of Gold Beach; son Larry Hannan and wife Marie of Brookings; foster-daughter Evy King of Crescent City; brother Frank Hannan of Burns; sister Mabel Owens of Gresham. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, and his wife.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Redwood Memorial Chapel, 1020 Fifield St. The Rosary will be recited 10:30 a.m.,Thursday, Nov. 13, and a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at the Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Father Karl Claver officiating. Interment will be at W. J. Memorial cemetery following the services.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel.
