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Marty Dietsch
Marty Dietsch of Milton-Freewater died Jan. 10, 2003, at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla, Walla, Wash. She was 63.
She was born Jan. 17, 1939, in Illinois to Melvin and Velma (Stotler) Sanders. In 1966 she married
Marvin Dietsch in Illinois. She lived in the Woodburn/Newberg area for 12 years before moving to Milton-Freewater a year ago.
According to her family, she enjoyed life and worked in many fields. Most recently she enjoyed caring for kidney dialysis patients. She also enjoyed hunting, sewing, fishing, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include: husband Marvin of Milton-Freewater; daughter Kelly Humbert of Milton-Freewater; sons, Roy Dietsch of Milton-Freewater and Tony Carey of Newberg; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Lois Hummel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Twin Creek Cremation Services, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla, Walla, WA 99362.
Lucille Daniel
Lucille Daniel died Jan. 15, 2003, at a Newberg care home. She was 75.
She was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Union to James and Esther (Kennedy) Hays. She grew up and received her early education in Barview in the North Bend area of the Oregon Coast. In 1941 she moved with her family to Portland, where she started high school. The family moved to the Ladd Hill area in 1943 and she graduated from Newberg High School in 1946. She worked at Tektronics in Tigard for a time and married
Roscoe Howard Daniel on the family farm in Newberg on September 10, 1949.
She was the secretary of the Newberg Christian Church for 25 years and a member of the church for 53 years.
She enjoyed sewing, cross-stitch, crocheting and taught classes at Portland Community College. She canned produce for her family and enjoyed camping at the beach and in the mountains. She also enjoyed being with her family. She accompanied her family on fishing and hunting trips, but she was not a fisherwoman or a hunter.
Survivors include: husband, Howard of Newberg; daughters, Roseland Kamolz of West Linn, Teresa Daniel of Newberg, Carol Boyes of Newberg and Susan Dunn of Newberg; brothers, Jack Hays of Vernonia and Dick Hays of Salem; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by son, Michael, sister, Dorris Wilson, and stepmother, Hazel Kapherin.
Chapel viewing and visitation hours are 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. today (Saturday) at Attrells Newberg Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Fernwood Pioneer cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Newberg Christian Church with Pastor Lee Shafer officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberg Christian Church Building Fund or the American Cancer Society in care of Attrells Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, Oregon 97132.
Nicklous A. Elston
Nicklous Adam Elston of McMinnville died Jan. 7, 2003, in McMinnville. He was 34.
He was born April 30, 1968, in McMinnville to David and Molly Elston. He lived in Newberg until recently moving to Carlton. He attended Newberg schools and graduated from Newberg High School.
He enjoyed fishing, hiking, gazing at the stars, walking on the beach and the outdoors. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include: mother Molly of Newberg; fiance Kandre Wicks of Carlton; son Austin of Minot, N.D.; brothers, William of Minot, N.D., and Walter of Newberg; sisters, Katrina Elston of Devils Lake, N.D., and Shelly Harris of Newberg; three nieces and nephews, four aunts and two uncles. He was preceded in death by father, David, in 2002.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church in McMinnville. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help defray funeral costs in care of American Burial and Cremation, 11825 S.W. Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223.
Arthur W. Eaton
Arthur Dutch William Eaton died Jan. 10, 2003, at a Tualatin care center. He was 87.
He was born July 30, 1915, in Fonda, Iowa, to Wallace and Eva (Smith) Eaton. He grew up and attended Catholic school in Iowa. In his early teens he left Iowa and moved to Jerome, Idaho, where he did farm work. While he lived in Jerome he met Lorene Sanderson and they were married
in October 1937. After they were married
he worked in Sun Valley, Idaho, driving trucks and building highways.
In 1941 the couple moved to Glenwood and he drove a log truck, dumping logs into the Columbia River. The couple moved to Klamath Falls then back to Glenwood and started working for Bell Sand and Gravel in Portland. In 1945, they moved to Tualatin where he resided until his death.
He started a one-man short order delivery service of hauling sand and gravel with one truck, growing to excavation and later crushing rock. In 1946, he started Arthur Eaton Sand and Gravel. It was a family involved business with his wife, father, brother, brother-in-laws, sons and grandsons. He continued to work semiretired at the Tonquin Road quarry, working for Northfork Excavating in the office greeting customers and friends, which he enjoyed.
Family members said he will be remembered as a hard worker. He enjoyed having his grandchildren come over and riding his Shetland ponies. He also enjoyed frequent trips to Jerome, Idaho, with his wife to visit family and old friends until health problems occurred. He enjoyed auto racing, fishing on the Crooked River with family and looked forward to attending the St. Paul Rodeo and the state fair every year.
Survivors include: wife Lorene of Tualatin; sons, Gerald of Sherwood, William of Lake Oswego, Robert of Sherwood, Don of Sherwood and Jon of Manning; daughters, Kathryn Waterman of Tualatin, Linda Schmidt of Canby, Tracy Wisbey of Tualatin and Kim Hall of Amity; 25 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by son, Joel, brother, Harvey, and sister, Esther Anderson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sherwood Community Friends Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecher Childrens or Shriners Children Hospital in care of Attrells Sherwood Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.
Ethel E. Hayes
Ethel E. Hayes died Jan. 4, 2003, in Livermore, Calif. She was 94.
She was born July 30, 1908, in Loomis, Neb. She was a prior resident of Newberg and had lived in Livermore for 12 years. For 16 years she was a cannery worker at Allen Fruit Company. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Livermore and delivered Meals on Wheels while living in Newberg. She enjoyed traveling, bowling, sewing, cooking and crocheting.
Survivors include: daughters, Barbara Ohlsen of Livermore and Linda Beecroft of Brentwood, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Mack, in 1986.
A celebration of life was held Friday. Interment will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to The American Lung Association, 715 Albany St., Oakland, CA 94612.
Claudette L. Davis
Claudette L. Davis of McMinnville died Jan. 2, 2003, at Willamette Valley Medical Center Hospital in McMinnville. She was 64.
She was born Nov. 24, 1938, in San Diego to Claude Angel and Eleanore (Moreno) Navarrette. She graduated from Washington High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. She was awarded a full musical scholarship to Pepperdine University in Southern California. In 1971 she moved to Salem from Garden Grove, Calif.
On Dec. 27, 1971, she married
John Davis in McMinnville. They made their home in Lafayette for 25 years. In 1996 they moved to McMinnville. She became a teachers aide for the ESD school for three years.
She was a homemaker most of her life and a member of the First Baptist Church in McMinnville and sang in the church choir. Family members said she was active in the church, enjoyed astrology and cooking for family and friends. The family said she was a friend and confidant to many people.
Survivors include: husband John of McMinnville; sons, Michael of Beaverton, Terry of Key West, Fla., and Anthony Werner of Salem; stepson John Davis III of Minnetonka, Minn.; step-daughters, Jonni Maben of Newberg, Marlene Phillips of Portland and Laurie Morris of Colorado Springs, Colo.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in McMinnville with the Rev. Kent Harrop of the First Baptist Church officiating. Entombment will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Claudette David Memorial Fund in care of Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans, McMinnville, OR 97128.
Harold Lubert Wilhite
Harold Lubert Wilhite of Newberg died Dec. 25, 2002. He was 88.
He was born Sept. 29, 1914, in Aurora County, S.D., to Irvin and Margaret (Phipps) Wilhite.
He attended Fairview Grade School (a one-room country school), Stickney High School (South Dakota), Nebraska Central College (Central City, Neb.) and Northwest Nazarene College (Nampa, Idaho), where he received his bachelors degree in education.
He met Marjorie Roberts at Northwest Nazarene College and they were married
Aug. 20, 1940, in a double wedding with Lucille (Marjories sister) and Ivan Adams.
He taught school in South Dakota, Idaho, Kenya, East Africa, Gaineville, Ga. (in a boys military school where he held the rank of major), Yamhill Christian School, Neah-Kah-Nie High School where he was head of the math department and as a professor at George Fox College (now George Fox University). Later he tutored students privately and his family said he had an excellent reputation as a math teacher.
In 1959, he became a certified public accountant, earning a degree from the University of Oregon. He had a world consciousness according to his family and a heart for missionary work. He enjoyed working with the foreign students who came to America.
From 1951 to 1955 he was a missionary with his family in Kaimosi, Kenya, under the United Friends Meeting (headquartered in Richmond, Ind.). There he was the principal of a boys high school and later headed up the industrial department on the mission field.
In 1971 he, along with Roy Clark, Earl Perisho and Arthur Roberts established an extension of George Fox College in Kotzebue, Alaska. He also worked with the Northwest Alaska Native Association setting up the accounting work for the organization. He had lived in the Newberg area since 1959.
He enjoyed adventure, including owning and riding motorcycles, buying and trading the latest new gadgets, playing chess and checkers, and encouraging his children in musical endeavors. He played the guitar, harmonica, piano, violin, mandolin, banjo and accordion, as well as singing. He was also in a local band in his younger years.
He was a lifelong member of the Friends Church. Other interests included travel. Besides spending two years in Costa Rica, he traveled throughout the U.S., Europe, the Holy Land, Mexico, Central America and Africa.
He was a member of the Champoeg Historical Pageant as an actor, business accountant and founding member; he also played the part of Santa Claus every Christmas.
Survivors include: brothers, Irvin of Bismark, N.D., Marion of The Dalles and George of Kuna, Idaho; sons, Steven of Eugene, Roger of Woodburn and Douglas of McMinnville; daughters, Donna Coleman of Sherwood, Linda Walker of Newberg and Marilyn Olson of Newberg; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; friend Dorothy Calvert of Salem and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by wife, Marjorie, in 1996, and brothers Walter, Harvey, Merl and Marvin.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Newberg Friends Church. Interment will be at Friends cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the missionary fund at Newberg Friends Church.
Louis A. Williams
Louis Arkie Alexander Williams of Prineville died Dec. 25, 2002. He was 85.
He was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Finley, Okla., to Charles and Ellie (King) Williams. He was raised in Wheeler, Ark. In 1941 he married
Edith Ridley, but they later divorced. In June 1950 he married
Margaret Lewis in Portland and they also divorced.
He joined the U.S. Army in June 1942 and served in the South Pacific in the occupational force in Japan. He also served in the liberation of the Philippines. After his tour in the service he worked as a construction and maintenance man at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark., for the University of Arkansas. He later moved to Toledo, where he went to work in the sawmills. He then moved to the north side of Round Butte in 1951 and worked at Warm Springs Forest Products, retiring in 1980. He moved to Newberg, and Bend in 1989 before settling in Prineville in 1994.
He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting, hiking, training horses, telling stories and socializing.
Survivors include: sons, Wayne of Springdale, Ark., Charles of Vancouver, Wash., Paul of Prineville and Steve of Shelton, Wash.; daughters, Peggy Gregg of Prineville, Patty Anderson of Prineville and Mary Waller of Chehalis, Wash.; 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and granddaughter Lisa Anderson in 1976.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Willamette National cemetery in Portland. Disposition was by cremation under direction of the Prineville Funeral Home.
Linda Wheeler
Linda Wheeler of Brighton died Feb. 22, 2003. She was 46.
She was born Oct. 18, 1956, in Simi Valley, Calif. She lived in Newberg for 32 years, leaving in 1991. She worked at Lumbermans and the local glass shop with Tom Tucker (now Specialty Glass) in Newberg, and was described as a jack-of-all trades.
Recently, she worked at Neahkanie High School, Rockaway Beach, in the cafeteria and was active in her ministry. She was currently in youth ministry at Gods Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in Garibaldi.
Survivors include: husband Mike of Brighton; daughters, Deanna Chriskmer and Clista Sedivec of Newberg.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. March 1 in the Neahkanie High School gym.
Mikel Mapes
Mikel Mapes of Newberg died Feb. 11, 2003. He was 50.
He was born March 12, 1952, at Tillamook Hospital to Bruce and Kathern (Douglas) Mapes. He spent his childhood in Bay City where he began his education. His family moved to Portland where he attended Rose City Elementary and graduated from Madison High School in 1970.
Following high school he worked at a variety of jobs including commercial fishing. After training as a welder he worked in the Portland shipyards and joined the Steamfitters local 290 where he worked the past several years for Harder Mechanical. On Aug. 19, 1978, he married
Denise Cogburn. They made their home on a small farm in Newberg. His passion for gardening meant the entire neighborhood enjoyed his fresh fruits and vegetables, family members said.
He was a volunteer with the Multnomah Anglers and Hunters and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, where he enjoyed sharing his love of fishing with children. He was an outdoorsman and grew up fishing and hunting with family and friends on the Oregon coast and passed the tradition along to his son, Jaime. He also enjoyed camping and clamming.
Survivors include: wife Denise; son Jaime; parents, Bruce and Kathern of Gresham; brother Jeffery of Gresham; numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.
A Celebration of Life was held Feb. 16, in Attrells Newberg Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multnomah Anglers and Hunters, P.O. Box 13771, Portland, OR 97213.
Olivia A. Gongliewski
Olivia Alsada Gongliewski died Feb. 21, 2003, at her Newberg home. She was 71.
She was born Sept. 25, 1930, in Spokane to William and Elma (Moten) Dillard.
She grew up and attended elementary school in Kooskia, Idaho, area before moving to Portland in 1942, where she graduated from high school and attended two years at PolyTech. She became a practical nurse. In 1965, she was hired at Tektronics where she continued to work for 21 years. On April 2, 1970, she married
Leonard Gongliewski in Vancouver, Wash., and they made their home in Aloha for 23 years. In 1986 she retired and in 1991 moved to Baker City for 10 years, then to Newberg two years ago.
She was a Christian, enjoyed music and was a member of VFW and American Legion auxiliary. She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening (especially roses), camping, fishing and the outdoors.
Survivors include: husband Leonard of Newberg; son Steven Mead of Sheridan; daughters, Susan Graham of Liberty Lake, Wash., Marilynn Coryell of Portland and Debra Levine of Beaverton; brother John Dillard of Lewiston, Idaho; sisters, Lucinda Smith of Grangeville, Idaho, and Martha Dillard of Clarkston, Wash.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one niece and three nephews.
A funeral service was held Tuesday in Attrells Newberg Chapel with Chaplain Greg Sealander officiating. Committal was at Willamette National cemetery in Portland.
