Cyndi Barendrecht
Cyndi Barendrecht of Dundee died Sept. 14, 2002. She was 38.
She was born Sept. 11, 1964, in Salem to Jerry and Sharon (Jefferson) Jones. In 1982, she graduated from Dallas High School. She served in the Navy for several years. On Oct. 14, 1988, she married Barry Barendrecht in Newberg. The couple lived in Newberg and Dundee. She worked in accounting and enjoyed camping and water-skiing, houseboating and reading. According to her family, she was proud of her children and their involvement in sports. She helped organize her 20th class reunion this summer in Dallas. Survivors include: husband Barry of Dundee; sons, Timothy and Jeremy Radzik of Dundee; daughter Sabrina of Dundee; stepsons, Joshua and Jacob Barendrecht of Dallas; mother Sharon Jones of Dallas; sisters, Sheri Dornhecker and Angela Weiser, both of Dallas, and Michelle Izzi of Portland; numerous nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her father, Jerry, and grandmother, Othell Scofield. Services were held Wednesday in Dallas Mortuary Chapel with private interment at Dallas Cemetery.

Vera M. Miller
Sherwood resident Vera Mae Miller died Sept. 10, 2002, at a Portland hospital. She was 74. She was born May 9, 1928, in Lingle, Wyo., to Wayne and Encie (Kaiser) Cross. She moved with her family to Sherwood in December 1934. She attended school in Sherwood and graduated in 1947 from Sherwood High School. In 1948, she married James Miller in Stevenson, Wash. They made their home in Estacada. After her husband’s death in 1973 she returned with her family to Sherwood. For many years she served and greeted her friends and customers at Kowls Korner prior to it becoming Clancy’s. She was described by her family as a “people person” and was a member of the American Legion Post in Sherwood. Survivors include: sons, Brian and Bruce of Tigard; daughter Diane Hemingway of Tigard; brothers, David and Louis of Sherwood; sisters, Isla Ballard, Gail Sauter, Carole James and Phyllis Martin, all of Sherwood; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother, Glen Cross. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 in the American Legion Hall in Sherwood. Committal is private at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion post in Sherwood in care of Attrell’s Sherwood Chapel, 280 N.W. First St., Sherwood, OR 97140.

John L. Bardell
John Lawrence Bardell died of cancer Sept. 7, 2002, at home in Dundee. He was 60. He was born July 14, 1942, in Portland, to Earl and Margery (Wolfer) Bardell. He graduated from Tigard High School in 1960 and attended Portland State University. He worked as a machinist. In 1969 he married Mary Carpenter. He enjoyed hunting and gardening and traveling and his family. Survivors include: wife Mary of Dundee; daughters, Jessica Bardell West of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Jennifer Bardell of Portland; seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sister, Virginia. No services will be held. Disposition by cremation will be private with interment at Hubbard Cemetery and hunting grounds in Eastern Oregon.

Lena J. Joyce
Lena Jane Joyce died Sept. 12, 2002, at Capital Manor in Salem. She was 100. She was born Dec. 1, 1901, in Goldendale, Wash., to Jonathan and Selena (Hill) Hornibrook. In the fall of 1913, the family moved to Newberg. She graduated from Newberg High School in June 1921 and began training to be a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. In 1924, she was among the first 1,000 nurses to be registered in Oregon. On Oct. 1, 1924, she married Richard Joyce and moved to his farm on Chehalem Mountain in Sherwood. After raising her family, she worked for 25 years at Newberg hospitals. She was a member of Mountain Home Church until her retirement to Salem. Survivors include: daughters, Patricia Dupree of Manchester, Vt.; Elizabeth Dupuy of Salem; son Richard of Sherwood; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by husband, Richard, in 1994; sisters, Libbie Norris, Cynthina Mallery, Mabel Hornibrook, Fannie Baker and Alice Morgan; brothers, Ira, William and Raymond, and great-grandson Allen Neuschwander in February. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today (Saturday) at Chehalem Mountain (Gibbs) Cemetery.

Ruth A. Lewis
Ruth Anabel Lewis died Aug. 31, 2002. She was 76.
She was born Aug. 11, 1926, in Ault, Colorado. She was an office manager employed by the Rockwood Water District and was later a receptionist with the Woodburn Chamber of Commerce. She lived in the Gresham-Portland area and moved to Woodburn in the mid-1980s. In 1999 she moved to Newberg. Survivors include: daughters, Karen Pender of Newberg, Marilyn Koback of Dallas, Texas, and Jennifer Lewis of Vancouver, Wash.; sons, Stan Vogele of Boise, Idaho and Rod Vogele of Redmond; brother Dale Simpson of Eaton, Colo.; five grandchildren. No services will be held. Arrangements are in care of Simon-Woodburn Funeral Chapel.

Gloria A. Brothers
Gloria A. Brothers died Aug. 23, 2002, at her home in Newberg. She was 78. She was born Nov. 1, 1923, in Port Angeles, Wash., to Evah and Edgar Newall. The family settled in the Newberg area. After graduation from high school in Vancouver, Wash., she attended the University of Oregon and obtained a degree in English. She was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. On Dec. 16, 1945, she married Samuel Brothers in Newberg. After a year in Roanoke, Va., during which she taught English at the National College, the couple returned to Newberg to establish a hardwood floor contracting business. In 1953, she joined the Newberg Graphic as society editor until 1957. For the next three years the couple were active miners on gold claims in Baker County, after which her husband began a long career in the pressroom of The Oregonian. In 1964, she rejoined the Newberg Graphic as assistant to the publisher, a job she held until 1983. An ardent miner, she joined the Western Consolidated Mines Inc., of Baker City in 1986, serving as vice president, corporate secretary and member of its board of directors. For many years she maintained dual residences in Sumpter and Newberg. According to her family she enjoyed homemaking, but was more comfortable in hiking boots than house slippers. She was co-founder of the Eastern Oregon Mining Association, where she served as an officer and board member. When federal authorities banned cabins on mining claims she filed suit in federal court. She was also a member in the American Association of University Women and the Sixth Church of Christ Scientist in Portland. Survivors include: son Ladd of Newberg; daughter Brooke Mill of Gautier, Mo.; brother Edgar of Baker City. She was preceded in death by husband, Samuel, in 1994. No services were held. Inurnment was at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.

Mary K. Suverly
Mary Katherine Suverly died Sept. 2, 2002, at a Newberg care facility. She was 89. She was born Oct. 6, 1912, in Danville, Ind., to Orville and Era (Montgomery) Michael. She grew up and attended school in Danville and in the early 1930s moved with her parents to Fort Rice, N.D. On Feb. 21, 1934, she married George Suverly in Mandan, N.D. They made their home in North Dakota. In 1955, they moved to Dundee where they built their home. She worked in a drapery manufacturing plant for a time, then was employed at Norpac for 11 years before retiring in 1977. She was a member of Local 670 Teamsters Union in Salem. According to her family she was a devoted grandparent, enjoyed her flowers, being outdoors, walking, going to yard sales and collecting wood. Survivors include: sons, Ralph of Richardton, N.D., and Raymond of Dundee; daughters, Olive Williams of The Dalles and Virginia Aschmeller of Dundee; sisters, Betty Wallace and Irene Keeper of Yakima, Wash.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, George, in June 1973. A graveside service was held Thursday at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg with Robert Johnson officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.

Ennis E. “Gene” Spiller
Ennis Eugene “Gene” Spiller died Aug. 18, 2002, at a Newberg care facility. He was 79. He was born Sept. 9, 1922, in San Antonio, Texas, to Granville and Lillian (Holmes) Spiller. His father was a farmer and most of his early childhood was spent with his family in Oswalt, Okla. As a young adult he worked with his brothers to support the family. In 1941, the family sold most of their belongings and headed west to California. In 1942 he joined the Navy. He arrived at Farragut Navel Training Station in Idaho in December 1942. While stationed there, he visited Sandpoint, Idaho during one of his leaves where he met his future wife, Lenora Houskeeper. Shortly after meeting her, he was stationed in Hawaii. After his discharge from the Navy, he returned to Sandpoint to marry Lenora in April 1946. The couple made their home in Sandpoint. He worked at a tire shop in Sandpoint and moved on to managing a service station until he retired at age 65. In 1990, the couple moved to Newberg to be close to family. They were living here at the time of his death. Survivors include: wife Lenora of Newberg; daughters, Bonnie Stradley of Battleground, Wash., and Jeanie Rhodes of Newberg; sons, Dan of Spokane and Roy of Forest Grove; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held Aug. 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Newberg with Bishop Elijah Dickson officiating. Committal service followed at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

Helen J. Ritner
Helen Jean Ritner died Aug. 11, 2002, in Salem. She was 82.
She was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Starkweather, N.D., and came to Oregon with her family in 1939. She attended Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University) in Monmouth, receiving a bachelor of education degree. She taught elementary school in Sheridan, Blaine, Westfir, Newberg, Willamina and Salem during her more than 35 years in education. She retired from Salem’s McKinley Grade School in 1981. She always referred to her students as her children and considered their families as part of her own extended family. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association for many years. She was a member of the Salem First Church of the Nazarene until a stroke restricted her activities in 1994. She was a member of the prayer chain group and visited friends in hospitals and nursing homes. She belonged to the Early Birds, the “Committed Class” and other groups at her church. She enjoyed visiting SeaKrest Lodge near Newberg for women’s retreats. During her vacations she traveled the world during her vacations, visiting such places as Hawaii, Tahiti, Jordan, the Holy Lands, Holland and England. She even rode a camel while in Egypt at the pyramids. Survivors include: daughter Karen Smith of Salem; son Jerrold of Salem; sisters, Ellen Small of Salem and Rachel Martin of Alamo, Calif.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at the Salem First Church of the Nazarene, 1550 Market St., N.E. Arrangements are in care of City View Funeral Home in Salem.

Joseph L. Faiman
Joseph L. Faiman of Salem died Aug. 30, 2002. He was 87.
He was born July 24, 1915, and raised on a farm near Dickinson, N.D. In September 1946, he married Frances Shulz and they moved to Oregon. He taught junior high school in McMinnville and Newberg for 24 years and had small farms in the area. His wife died in 1972 and he married Kathryn (Mayer) of Dickinson, N.D., in July 1981. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church and of the Eagles Lodge. He enjoyed dancing. Survivors include: daughters, Donna Shelburne of Aurora and Mary Faiman of San Francisco; son Marvin of Salem; sisters, Lillian Koffler, Mildred Keller and Dorothy Shulz; brothers, Al, William and Lou; five grandchildren. In addition to his two wives, he was preceded in death brothers Fred and Frank. Recitation of the Rosary was held Thursday at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Keizer. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1425 N.E. Irving, #100, Portland, OR 97232, or to the Sierra Club.

William H. Coffield
William Howard Coffield died Aug. 28, 2002, at a Newberg care center. He was 81. He was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Goldendale, Wash., to Frank and Clara (Barnes) Coffield. He married Frances Ormandy on Sept. 1, 1946, at the beginning of their senior year at Oregon State University. He received a degree in agricultural economics and taught adult agriculture for the state in Silverton and Newberg. He then worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service for 28 years. In 1982, he retired to the family’s 10-acre farm in Newberg where he planted a vineyard and became a vintner. Prior to that he also raised cherries, strawberries, Christmas trees and horses, in addition to being involved in 4-H. He built a cabin cruiser on which the family spent days fishing, swimming and camping. He enjoyed the outdoors. Survivors include: wife Frances of Newberg; daughters, Sandra Brewer of Vancouver, Wash., and Susan Kaltenbacker of Wasilla, Alaska; sons, David of Medford Lakes, N.J., and Ronald of Boise; brother Jerome of Redmond and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 14 in the First Christian Church in Newberg with Pastor Lee Shaffer officiating. Committal is private at Riverview Cemetery in Portland.

Frieda M. Detrick
Frieda “Madeline” Detrick died Aug. 28, 2002, at a Newberg care facility where she had lived since a recent illness. She was 85. She was born June 22, 1917, in Portland to John and Magdalena (Steudler) Roth, immigrants from Switzerland. She grew up working on the family dairies on Sauvie Island, Woodland, Wash., and Champoeg. She attended schools in Woodland and Champoeg. On Jan. 2, 1939, she married Howard Detrick and the couple made their home on the family farm on Sunnycrest Road in Newberg. According to her family she was a wonderful cook. A longtime member of the Newberg Assembly of God Church, she served in many capacities over the years and as a Sunday school teacher for more than 50 years. Survivors include: husband Howard of Newberg; sons, Don of Chehalis, Wash., and Bob of Newberg; daughters, Marlene McKay of Tulsa, Okla., and Ruth Bailey of Newberg; sister Rosa Roth of Damascus; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held Friday at the First Assembly of God Church in Newberg. Concluding services followed at Valley View Memorial Park Mausoleum in Newberg.