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Helen M. Parrott
Sherwood native Helen Maureene Parrott died March 18, 2001. She was 81.
She was born Oct. 16, 1919, in Sherwood to James and Erma (Hitchcock) Carson. She lived most of her life in Sherwood and grew up and attended school town. On Dec. 7, 1936 she married
Earl Parrott in Vancouver, Wash.
She was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Sherwood, serving donuts on Saturday for 32 years. She was also a member of the Rebecca Lodge American Legion Auxiliary and volunteered her time in many ways.
She was considered the "fastest donut roller in the West," according to family members. Her many hobbies included fishing, bingo at the Senior Center and traveling.
Survivors include: sons, James of Portland and Timothy of Palms Springs, Calif.; sister Thelma Langston-Webb of Grants Pass; two grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 14 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband Earl in January 1997, daughter Maureene Rieden, brothers Alfred and Jack Carson and sister Oleva Thiel.
A memorial service was held Wednesday in Attrells Sherwood Chapel with the Rev. Eric Brown and Sylvia Dilworth officiating. A concluding service followed at Pleasant View cemetery in Sherwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in care of Attrells Sherwood Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Delores J. Sweeney
Delores June Sweeney of Sherwood died March 21, 2001, at a Portland hospital. She was 73.
She was born June 28, 1927, in Portland to Albert and Rose Marie (St. George) Mankertz. She grew up and attended grade school in Portland, later graduating from Grant High School. While attending Grant High School she sewed all the drapes for the school.
As a young woman she worked in the shipyards during World War II as a delivery person. On Aug. 18, 1946, she married
Harold Sweeney in Wilsonville. After they married
they moved to the Cannon Beach area where she operated a mink farm, owned and operated a restaurant for 14 years and raised six children.
In 1965, the couple moved to the Sherwood and then purchased a farm in 1969. The couple farmed and she lived there until the time of her death. In 1975 medical conditions forced her into a wheelchair and her family took over the operation of the farm, although she remained the boss.
She loved sewing clothing, shirts, doll clothing and just about anything the family would need. Growing up on a farm she was an avid gardener and canned vegetables. She was a member of the St. Francis Church, Sherwood Elks Club and AARP since 1984. According to her family she was always ready to help someone. She also enjoyed visiting and a short visit could turn into hours of sharing, family members said.
Survivors include: sons, Dennis of Gladstone, Mike of Tualatin and Warren of Sherwood; daughter Colleen Sweeney Austin of Sherwood; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Harold, in August 1984, and sons Frank and Pat.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Attrells Sherwood Funeral Chapel with Father Tom McCarthy officiating. A concluding service will follow at Mt. Calvary cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association in care of Attrells Sherwood Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Elizabeth B. Lockie
Elizabeth Burris (Bogge) Lockie died March 9, 2001, in a Newberg care home. She was 97.
She was born Jan. 1, 1904, in Springfield, Ill., and was adopted by Henry and Carrie (Maguire) Eckhard on April 17, 1904, from St. Anns Home for Girls in St. Louis. She grew up in Alton, Ill., and moved to Greybull, Wyo., when she was 14.
On Feb. 22, 1922, she married
James Gormley in Greybull. According to her family, she told many stories of the fond memories she had of Wyoming.
In 1943, her family moved to Oregon to work and help in the war effort. She was a homemaker and worked for many years at Meier and Frank in downtown Portland.
Her husband, James, preceded her in death in April 1950. On April 8, 1972, she married
Hal Lockie. He preceded her in death in 1987. She was a 30-year resident of Calaroga Terrace in Portland before moving to the Newberg Care Home in 1998.
Survivors include: 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husbands James in 1950 and Hal in 1987; sons, Henry in 1944, Donald in 1978; and daughters, Geneva Gormley in 1977 and Dolores Miller in 1999.
Interment was held in Mt. Calvary Catholic cemetery in Portland. Arrangements were in care of Hennessey, Goetsch and McGee.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Care Home.
Harry A. Walters
Harry Adolf Walters of Newberg died March 12, 2001. He was 85.
He was born July 3, 1915, in Beaver Creek and attended Jefferson High School in Portland, graduating in 1935. He was employed by B.P. Johns from 1935 to 1938. He worked in the Oregonian circulation department from 1938 until his retirement in 1977. On Sept. 28, 1941, he married
Mabel Kent. In 1949, he moved to Newberg where he remained until his death. He was past master of the Masonic Lodge and past Patron of Eastern Star in Newberg.
Survivors include: wife Mabel of Newberg; daughters, Norma Aragaki of Newberg, Linda Campbell of Portland and Melanie Harris of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Vivian Davidson of Portland, Gladys Seger of Portland and Georgia Lovett of Tigard; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held Monday at Youngs Funeral Home in Tigard. A private burial followed.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Yamhill County Hospice or Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Peter Martin
Peter Martin of Newberg died March 7, 2001. He was 81.
He was born March 21, 1919, in Salem, N.H., to Peter and Erina (Ferdechuck). He grew up and attended high school in Salem. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. On Aug. 22, 1941, he married
Mary Roode in Salem, N.H. In 1948, he was discharged from the Army and the couple made their home in Boston, where he worked as an auto mechanic.
In 1950, the couple moved to Newberg and he worked as a mechanic in McMinnville and Tigard. Later, he was employed as a machinist in Tigard. In 1966, he started working at A-dec Inc., where he remained until his retirement in 1982. In his spare time he enjoyed making arrowheads.
Survivors include: wife Mary of Newberg; brothers, Robert of New York City and Samuel of Salem, N.H.; sisters, Donna Amaral of Summerville, Mass., Olive Milgate of Lexington, Mass., and Alice Nutter of Salem, N.H.
No services are scheduled.
Memorial contributions may be made to Providence St. Vincent Hospice or The Nature Conservancy in care of Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel.
Werner K. Quies
Werner Quies of Newberg died from heart attack March 3, 2001. He was 56.
He was born April 9, 1944, in Germany and taught Spanish and coached the girls soccer team at Newberg High School for the past five years. He was also the author of several soccer-related books. When school was not in session, he regularly held soccer camps and clinics for local kids.
Before joining the faculty at NHS, Quies was an 18-year veteran in the classroom, teaching German and Spanish in the Forest Grove, Hillsboro and Bend school districts. He had lived in the Portland area since 1975.
Survivors include: son Peter Quies and daughter, Erin Quies.
Disposition was by cremation. No public services were held.
Pearl Remillard
Pearl Remillard of Sherwood died March 9, 2001 in Tualatin. She was 91.
She was born Nov. 7, 1909, in Gleichen, Alberta, Canada, to Clovis and Annie (Hunter) Comb. Her mother died when Pearl was 6 weeks old and she was adopted by Hoyt and Louisa Shaw. When she was 11 she moved to Portland where she received her education and graduated from high school.
On March 19, 1928, she married
James Remillard in Longview, Wash. She raised five children and according to her family, was always there to help others with childcare. A member of the St. Francis Catholic Church of Sherwood for 64 years, she was the organist for 38 years and a past member of the Altar Society. Her hobbies included baking, music and her children.
Survivors include: sons, Virgil of Warrenton, Melvin of Terrebonne, Dale of Lake Oswego and Richard of Auburn, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband James Remillard in February of 1994 and daughter Donna Brattain.
Visitation hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Attrells Sherwood Chapel. A recitation of the rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with Father Tom McCarthy officiating. A private committal will follow at St. Anthony cemetery in Tigard.
Rebecca L. Cross
Rebecca L. (Fleming) Cross of Beaverton died March 4, 2001, of cancer. She was 50.
She was born Feb. 7, 1951, in Oakland, Calif. She worked as a property manager for Investment Property Group and retired in January of this year. She had lived in the Portland metro area since 1972, including Newberg and Beaverton.
Survivors include: husband Robert of Beaverton; daughter April Eller of Beaverton; brother William Flemming of Lebanon; sister Joyce Quaife of Florida; and five grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. March 14 at Youngs Funeral Home in Tigard. Burial will follow at Crescent Grove cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Hazel B. Lewis
Hazel Blanche Lewis of Newberg died at her home March 8, 2001. She was 86.
She was born March 27, 1914, in Anadarko, Okla., to Jess and Sula (Campbell) Lewis. Her family moved from the Cherokee Indian town of Anadarko to McAlester Oklahoma when she was very young. Her father worked as a prison guard at the Oklahoma state prison in McAlester. She moved to Los Angeles in 1934 where she met Jack Lewis. They were married
Sept. 15, 1936. Her husband was transferred with his job as a buyer at New York Merchandising Company to Portland in February 1947.
She was a homemaker and worked for many years at different antique shops in the Portland area. She was an active member of the Central Christian Church in Portland for 54 years and an active supporter of "Bridges for Peace" Jewish ministries. For the last several months she has made her home in Newberg with her son Dennis.
Survivors include: sons, David of Pacific City and Dennis of Newberg; daughter Myrna Ayers of Gladstone; sisters, Judy Ward of Lewisville, Texas and Mary Brown of Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers, Jack Campbell of Oklahoma City, Okla., Gene Campbell of McAlester, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Her husband, Jack, preceded her in death in August 1989.
Chapel viewing and visitation hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today (Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Central Christian Church in Portland with Pastor Ken Rider officiating. A concluding service will follow at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Yamhill County Chapter of Health Dynamics Hospice in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
R. Wilbur Baker
Ray Wilbur Baker of Newberg died March 8, 2001. He was 95.
He was born Aug. 22, 1905, in Oakland, Calif., to Harry and Ida (Bailey) Baker. The third of five brothers, he was 3 months old when his family moved to a farm in the West Chehalem community near Newberg.
After completing grade school in the communitys District No. 10 school, he attended high school in Forest Grove and Newberg, graduating from Newberg High School in 1925. He then farmed on the Baker family acreage, which he and his brother Russell purchased together from their parents. From 1932 through 1950, he also worked as a substitute rural mail carrier for the Gaston Post Office.
On Aug. 26, 1938, he married
Verna Warren, a grade school teacher in West Chehalem. After beginning their married
life in a home on Ribbon Ridge, the couple lived on the family farm for eight years.
In the fall of 1949, he sold his interest in the farm and moved his family to a small acreage near Gaston. The following spring he was employed at the Forest Fiber Hardwood Mill of Stimson Lumber Company, where he worked for 20 years, the last 10 as a foreman.
He became a Christian at age 14 during evangelistic meetings at the West Chehalem Church. It was after an experience of rededication at age 25 that he became actively involved in the local ministry of his church, where he taught Sunday school classes for young boys for several years, sang in the choir for more than two decades and served on the board of trustees.
He used his skills in carpentry, cabinet making and repair work in successive church building projects over the years, as well as helping to remodel and expand the facilities of the Twin Rocks Conference Center in Rockaway. He also served as an active member of the camp for several years.
After his retirement in 1970, he gave hundreds of volunteer hours of labor in building and repair work for church-related projects. He also continued to do considerable tractor work for a neighboring farmer until the fall of 1985, when he and his wife sold their Gaston acreage.
He resided in the Spaulding Oaks community on Meridian Street until November 1998, when he moved into the Huffman House assisted living facility. Prior to this, he regularly attended the senior meal site for more than 10 years in Newberg. Although limited in health, he was able to regularly journey to church services and family visits and his favorite Izzys Restaurant until the last week of his life.
Survivors include: son Keith of Salem; daughter Barbara of Istanbul, Turkey; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife, Verna, in May 1988, and brothers, Ralph, Harold, E. Russell and Ernest.
Visitation hours will be today (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A family graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Noble cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at West Chehalem Friends Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Twin Rocks Friends Conference Center in care of Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
Ila F. Johnson
Ila Fern Johnson of Newberg died March 2, 2001. She was 80.
She was born Oct. 20, 1920, to Wesley and Fern (Winn) Lane in Henriette, Minn. She spent the first eight years of her life on the family farm in Osakis, Minn. In 1929 the family moved to Oregon by way of a two-week trek in a Model A Ford. The family settled in Woodburn, then made their permanent home in Newberg. She attended and graduated from Newberg schools.
On June 21, 1940, she married
Eldon Johnson in Newberg. They made their home in Newberg where they owned and operated Johnsons Food Market on First Street for many years. In 1969, Eldon went into real estate and she retired.
She attended the Free Methodist Church and was active in the community and church affairs, including teaching Sunday school classes, leading Bible studies in her home, serving on the Christian Womens Club board, and the Community World Day of Prayer Committee for several years.
According to her family she loved helping young people, and after her family had grown she shared her home with several college students. She became a "Grandma" to many, including Tom Chang and Jon Truong, when they came from Vietnam to live with her.
Survivors include: daughters, Carolyn Peterson, Sheri Walker and Barbara Engelen, all of Newberg; sister Sally Hamilton of Modesto, Calif.; brother Merlin Lane of Newberg; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Eldon, in 1980 and brother Orrell Lane.
A family graveside service was held Tuesday at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg. A memorial service was held the same day at the Free Methodist Church in Newberg with the Rev. Ed Burns officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincents Hospice in care of Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
