In Memory

Over the years we have lost several classmates who touched our lives and were our friends and acquaintances. As we celebrate our reunions and get togethers, let us not forget them.

If you have obits for any not listed, please send a copy to us. Thanks

Helen Anderson-Stout

Helen Patricia Stout, 57, of Seaside, died at her home on June 26, 2004.

She was born Dec. 21, 1946, to Arthur and Mary (Bartholdi) Anderson, the sixth of eight children. She was raised in The Dalles and graduated from The Dalles High School in 1965. She married Doug Stout on Sept. 7, 1966. She was a wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to travel, paint, garden, cook and quilt by hand. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Seaside.

She is survived by her husband, Doug Stout; two daughters, Patricia and her husband Kerry of Portland, and Elizabeth and her daughter, of Texas; and one son, Robert Stout of Portland, and his two sons; and her brother and sisters, Don and Marilyn Anderson of Lacey, Wash., Barbara and Raymond Johnson of The Dalles; Karen Yarbrough of Williams burg New Mexico, Virginia and Bill Miller of Pendleton, Wanda and Orial Burnell of Turner, Ore., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother LeRoy.

Her service was July 1 and committal was at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland with Father Nicholas Nilema ALCP.

Hughes-Ramson Cremation and Mortuaries was in care of arrangements — The Dalles Chronicle

Robert Bales

John Baker

Carolyn Mae (Blum) Westin

Carolyn Mae (Blum) Westin, 54, a resident of Gresham and a former resident of The Dalles, died at a Portland hospital on Feb. 20, 2001.

She was born the only child to Karl (Slim) Blum and Dorothy Blum on Nov. 16, 1946, in Wisconsin.

She enjoyed sewing, photography and travel, but most of all, enjoyed her family.

Survivors include her husband, Richard Westin and two daughters, Allison and her husband Nick; and Jessica and a son, Kevin, and his wife Holly and their son, Tyler.

Services will be held Friday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. at Eastman Bateman Carroll, 520 W. Powell, in Gresham. --- The Dalles Chronicle

Ray Davis

Ray Alan Davis, 54, The Dalles, died Oct. 9, 2001 (Spencer, Libby & Powell.) — The Dalles Chronicle

Mary Comes

Jerry Dietz

Adam Jerome “Jerry” Dietz Jr. 

Adam Jerome “Jerry” Dietz Jr., 60, a resident of Gresham, died Nov. 26 [2006] in Portland.

He was born Nov. 12, 1946, in Vanport, and he was the son of Adam and Mildred (Lowe) Dietz. Heattended The Dalles High Schooland on May 3, 1969,he married Jacquelyne Sue Windsor in Reno, Nev.

In 1969, heworked for Platt Furniture Assembly, and after that he spent four years as an apprentice furniture upholsterer.

In 1974,he and his family moved to Dufur, and he started Dietz Custom Upholstery in The Dalles. He took great pride in creating unique pieces of furniture for his clients.

In 1980, he and Jackie divorced, and he moved to Portland in 1981, finally residing in East County. He continued doing custom upholstery from his home until he retired.

During retirement, he enjoyed trying his luck at the Multnomah County Greyhound Park, taking trips with his friends to the casinos, betting on his favorite football team, playing Bingo and hitting the big jackpots. He spent many hours riding his Harley Davidsons, keeping them in perfect condition. He loved the outdoors and taking his granddaughters on fishing trips.

He is survived by his daughters, Susan Dietz of Corbett, Oregon and Diana Dietz of The Dalles; brother, Antone Dietz of The Dalles; and sister, Sandra Winters of Sedrowolley, Wash.; along with two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham.  TDC

Karyl Fadness-Martin

October 11, 1986

Karyl Lee Martin, 40, resident of The Dalles since 1953, died on Saturday when she was hit by a falling tree near Dufur.

She was born Aug. 12, 1946 in Sutton, N.D.

She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and was a 1965 graduate of Wahtonka High School. She worked as a night registrar for Treaty Oak Community College.

Survivors include her husband, Edward, The Dalles, whom she married Aug. 6, 1966 in The Dalles; two daughters, Mrs. Greg (Kara) Nicolson and Kelli Martin, both of The Dalles; her father and stepmother, Wilbur and Dee Fadness, The Dalles; three brothers, Michael Fadness, Modesto, Calif., and Richard and Steven Fadness, both of The Dalles.

Funeral services will be at Faith Lutheran Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Eugene Schooler officiating. Burial will follow at The Dalles IOOF Cemetery.

Casket bearers will be Jim Gualco, Ron Taylor, Bob Sjdak, Steve Lehman, Carl Burgum and Elemer Issac.

Memorials may be made to the Faith Lutheran Memorial Fund or to the Karyl Martin Scholarship Fund at Treaty Oak Community College.

Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.—The Dalles Chronicle.

Patricia Gay Gallagher  

     

    Patricia Gay Gallagher, 59, a lifelong resident of The Dalles , died Thursday Dec. 28, 2006, at her home.

She was born Nov. 15, 1947, in The Dalles.  The daughter of Patrick and Bertha(Dixon)
Gallagher.  She was raised in The Dalles and graduated from high school in 1965. After high school she went on to get her CNA. She worked in health care for many companies before she started her own business: Pat's Meds Service.

She always put others first and helped any and everyone. She loved spending time with family and animals, especially her dog Hidie. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

She is survived by her brother Pat and his wife Diana Gallagher of Goldendale; sister Thelma and her husband Bob Stewart of California; nieces, Mary Catherine Preston of The Dalles and Kelly Gallagher of Beaverton; nephew, Greg Gallagher of Goldendale; and great-niece Rachel Gallagher of Goldendale.

She was preceded in death by her parents and Sister Barbara Preston.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. at the St. Peter Catholic Church with Fr. Todd Unger officiating. Private cremation was held at Win-Quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Home at Last Animal Friends, PO Box 390, The Dalles, OR 97058 or Cat Link, 1812 Mt. Hood St., The Dalles, OR 97058.

Verna Hill

Tedd Johnston

Saundra Jones

Bob Kelley

Betty (Kennedy) Baker

Elizabeth Kennedy Baker, 32, a resident of Reno and former resident of the The Dalles, died Tuesday at a Portland hospital of injuries received in a horseback riding accident.

She was born Aug. 3, 1947, and attended The Dalles High School where she was salutatorian of the Class of 1965. She was the Elks Scholarship winner that year.

Survivors include her husband, Ed Baker, Reno; a daughter, Renee, also of Reno; her parents, Ruth Kennedy and M. Bryce Kennedy, Sr., both of Reno; two brothers, Michael N. and M. Bryce Kennedy, Jr., both of The Dalles; three nieces and nephews.

Private services will be held in Reno. TDC

John Kerege

Jim Mahan

Warren Moore

         Warren R. Moore, 59, a former resident of The Dalles, died Jan.30, 2007.      

He married Barbara Shipley-Oades March 14, 1986, and resided in Gladstone since 1988.  Survivors include his wife; daughter, Kristi Short, Jacksonville, Fla.; son-in-law, LTJG Michael Short U.S. Navy, Jacksonville; grandson, Alexander Short, Jacksonville; father, Dale Specht, The Dalles; son Jason, Prosser, Wash.; granddaughter Kaylee, Prosser.  His mother, Nora Specht, preceded him in death.
A celebration of his life will be held at 7 p.m., Feb. 8, 2007, at Milwaukie Christian Church.
Rembrances may be made to the Portland/Vancouver chapter of Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc., www.tipnw.org.

James Powell

Oct 12 2004

James Dale Powell, 57, longtime funeral director in The Dalles, died Sunday, Oct. 10 due to complications from an aortic heart valve replacement at the local hospital.
He was born Aug. 13, 1947 in Bend, the third of nine children to Edward Aloysius and Mildred Marie (Zeller) Powell. He lived in Redmond until the family moved to The Dalles in 1954.

He attended St. Mary’s Academy and graduated from The Dalles High School in 1965. While in school he was active in 4-H, Future Farmers of America, student Kiwana and was “UPRR FFA Star Farmer.” He also worked for his father’s welding shop, in various orchards and stocked cabooses for Union Pacific.

He started with Spencer & Libby Funeral Home on July 1, 1965, working the summer and when home from Oregon State University. In June 1966, he began his funeral service and embalmers apprenticeship under Ken Libby. He married Mary Ann Jeffreys on Dec. 30, 1966, at Corvallis, and they settled into the upstairs apartment above Spencer & Libby Funeral Home that has been their home for almost 38 years.

In October 1967, he graduated from San Francisco College of Mortuary Science and completed his state boards for licensing in January 1968. In April 1975, he purchased Ken Libby’s share of the funeral home and it became Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. In 1981, he bought out Donald Spencer and he and his wife operated the business with the part-time assistance of Barnie Ross. In 1992, Jim’s son, Mark Powell came into the business and Win-Quatt Crematory was installed in June 1992, serving all the funeral homes in the Mid-Columbia area.

The Powells purchased Smith Callaway Chapel in October 1996 and continued to operate both funeral homes.

In October 2002, Doug Tuning joined the firm.

He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and, in his younger days, he had been very active with the Knights of Columbus, St. Peter Parish Council, Jay-cees, 4-H livestock club leader for many years, and superintendent of the sheep barns at the county fair. He was active with St. Mary’s Parents Club and also designed and built a number of projects for St. Mary’s plays and classrooms, as well as the tables and kitchen set for the kindergarten.

He enjoyed helping his kids with their homecoming projects, even having all three of their classes working on projects at the funeral home simultaneously. He was also a sponsor of youth activities including Campfire Girls, Little League, girls softball, Boy Scouts and 4-H. He was Business Man of the Year in 1992 and also received the Home Beautiful award. He was one of the top eye enucleators for Lions Eye Bank of Oregon from 1975-1995.

His passion for helping others in their grief extended into listening to people as he hoed or watered his flowers around the funeral home. He was a farmer at heart, planting thousands of annuals each year and always planning on how to make the neighborhood more beautiful.

Though always working, he always found time for his Sunday night date with his mother, loved his large extended family and delighted in his six grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, The Dalles; his children, Katherine “Kitty” Powell and her husband, Mark Swinth, Portland; Holly Powell Walrod, Ventura, Calif.; and Mark and his wife, Chelsea Powell, The Dalles; six grandchildren, Edison Powell-Walrod; Emily Ann, Kira Lee and Tucker James Swinth; and Claire Bleu and Oscar Jack Powell; his mother, Mildred M. Powell, The Dalles; mother-in-law, Beverly J. Jeffreys, The Dalles; his sisters, brothers and spouses, Judy Ann and Jim Marick, Vancouver, Wash.; Janet M. Powell and Jeri Powell-Knudson, both Milwaukie; Joyce Powell-Morin and her husband Tony, The Dalles; Joseph and Judy Powell, The Dalles; Jean Powell-Marks and her husband, Jim, Portland; and Jeffrey Powell, Kent, Wash.; aunts Helena Wagner, Pontica, Mich.; Bernie Falson, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Sister Mary Aloy Powell, Denver, Colo.; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Powell, in August 1969; his father, Ed, in October 1987; and his brother-in-law, Tom Knudson in Nov. 1988; and father-in-law Edwin D. Jeffreys in March 1998.

Viewing visitation will be at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home from 2pm through the Recitation of the Rosary at 7pm on Thursday, October 14, 2004.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with interment at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery and a reception following. Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s School Foundation, 1112 Cherry Heights Rd., The Dalles, OR or the Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) Health Foundation, 1700 E. 19th Street, The Dalles, OR. — The Dalles Chronicle

Debbie Hansen Ramsey

Cameron Roome

Sandra Reuber-Vaughn

Larry Arnold Robertson

Larry Arnold Robertson, 60, formerly of The Dalles, died in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2006, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born in Portland on March 8, 1946.

After attending school in The Dalles he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1964, and served three tours of duty in Vietnam. He achieved the rank of Gunnery Sergeant USMC.

After his retirement from the military in 1986 he pursued a second career in aviation and became an accomplished pilot.

He is survived by his wife, Josie, of Las Vegas; daughter, Chira Faye, Marina Del Ray, Calif.; brother, Dan, Cottonwood, Calif.; aunt, Lee Wagonblast, Lexington; and uncle Cork McCloud, Vancouver, Wash.

He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in
Washington, D. C.

 

Alan Dale Rowland

Alan Dale Rowland, 58, a resident of The Dalles, died at the local hospital on Saturday, April 22, 2006.

He was born in Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 14, 1947 the fourth of five children to Norman Alexander and Bertha (Uhl) Rowland.

As a young child he moved to The Dalles and graduated from The Dalles High School in 1965. After graduation he went into the U.S. Navy as an air sea rescuer in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. After the service, he returned to The Dalles working for a short time for Les Schwab Tire Center and the Aluminum Plant, until he was hired with the Union Pacific Railroad as a conductor. On Feb. 12, 1966 he married Peggy L. Eads in The Dalles.

He enjoyed fishing, golfing, running his dog, playing with his grandchildren and spending time at the Deschutes River. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and American Legion.

He is survived by his wife Peggy Rowland; his two children, Scott and his wife Lisa, and Dawna and her husband Randy Seibel, all of The Dalles; his six grandchildren, Colton, Meghan, Madison, Kory, Tyler and Kayla, all of The Dalles; his two brothers, Ron Rowland, The Dalles; and Fred Rowland, Arlington; and numerous nieces and nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father, a brother and sister and his step father.

A casual celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at the Moose Lodge with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to The Celilo Center, 1800 E. 19th St., The Dalles, OR 97058 and Home at Last Animal Friends, PO Box 290, The Dalles, OR 97058.

Virginia Sims-Jones

Joseph Cornelius Thompson

Joseph Cornelius Thompson, 38, a resident of Salt Lake City since 1965, was killed in an automobile accident near there on Sept. 10, 1985.

He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on March 6, 1947 and was the son of Cornelius and Celia Thompson. He grew up in The Dalles and was a member of the Class of 1965, which recently celebrated its 20th class reunion, which he attended. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served his missions in Colorado and New Mexico. He graduated from Brigham Young University in business.

He is survived by his wife Larine, two daughters, Amy and Leigh and one son, Jesse, and his mother Celia Thompson.

His father, Cornelius, and a daughter, Addie, died earlier.

He was an avid hunter, fisherman, bowman and runner.
Funeral arrangements are pending. — The Dalles Chronicle

Diane Watkins-Barlow

Diane Linda (Watkins) Barlow, 55, a resident of Medford (Oregon), died at her home on Friday, March 28, 2003.

She was born April 25, 1947, in The Dalles to Leonard Wade and Muriel Lois (Morse) Watkins. She grew up in The Dalles and graduated from The Dalles High School in 1965.

She received a degree in education in 1969 from what is now Southern Oregon University. She was an elementary school teacher for 33 years. She taught school in Salem (Oregon), Oregon City (Oregon) and Central Point (Oregon) for 29 years.

She was a member of several education associations, enjoyed collecting antiques, shopping for bargains, world travel, traveling in the family's motor home and trail riding in the desert in their Jeep.

She is survived by her husband, David Olen Barlow, Medford, whom she married on September 19, 1970, in Salem; a son, Dorian, Portland; a daughter, Katarina "Katie", Medford; her parents, Leonard and Muriel Watkins, Salem; a sister, Janet Gates and one grandchild.

Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Phoenix (Oregon) Presbyterian Church, 121 W. 2nd Street, Phoenix. The Reverend Patricia Vanvertol will officiate. Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory are in care of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mae Richardson School, 200 W. Pine Street, Central Point, Oregon 97502

Rex Stanley Walker

Rex Stanley Walker, 37, a former resident of The Dalles and a 1965 graduate of The Dalles High School died April 23 in Enterprise.

He was born Sept. 13, 1947 to Stanley and Leone Walker in Hillsboro.

After graduation from The Dalles High he attended the University of Oregon for a short while and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served In the States, Vietnam and in Germany and received an honorable discharge in 1971.

He later attended Central Washington College in Ellensburg, Wash. And Washington State University in Pullman. While in the service and In college he was active in the Navigators and Campus Crusade for Christ.

He had lived in Denver, Colo. Before moving to Whitefish, Mont., and later to Enterprise.

Survivors include his parents in Enterprise; a brother, Dr. Scott Walker, Mulino; a nephew and niece, Brett and Erica Walker, both in Mulino.

Funeral services were held April 25 in Enterprise and burial was in the Enterprise cemetery. — The Dalles Chronicle

Mark W. Westlund

A memorial service will be at 2p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, in Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church Canby for Mark W. Westlund, who died Sept. 28, 2007 of pancreatic cancer at age 60. Mark W. Westlund was born Aug. 25, 1947, in The Dalles. He graduated from Pacific University and lived in Texas, Illinois, Washington and California before moving in 1979 to Canby, where he was a music teacher for the Canby School District for 28 years. In 1971, he married Alice Wagnon. Survivors include his wife; sons, Erik and Micah; sister, Tonia Culpepper; and two grandchildren. Rembrances to the Music Education Fund of the Canby School District. Arrangements Crown.

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