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Ruth Evelyn Dorey
Oct. 29, 1910 - Dec. 30, 2007
Ruth Evelyn Dorey, 97, of Dallas died Dec. 30.
She was born in Aberdeen, Wash., to Hilden and Signe Baker Pryde.
She married Granville Dorey in 1934.
Ruth lived in the Pedee area for 15 years before moving to Dallas in 2004. She enjoyed quilting and was a member of the Pedee Women's Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Granville, and her grandson, Scott Barsi.
Survivors include her four children, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was Jan. 3 at the Dallas United Methodist Church. Contributions are suggested to the Dallas United Methodist Church.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.
Karolyn Maxine Eiseman
Jan. 4, 1914 - Dec. 24, 2007
Karolyn Maxine Eiseman, 93, of Albany, formerly of Dallas, died Dec. 24 in Albany.
She was born in San Francisco to Max and Cora Koshland Wolf.
Karolyn married Robert Eiseman on March 28, 1937, in San Francisco. He died on Jan. 28, 2006.
She was an artist and braille translator. She taught art and braille in public schools.
She was preceded in death by her half-brother, Paul Wolf.
Survivors include her sons, David Eiseman of Corvallis and Peter Eiseman of Scarsdale, N.Y., and five grandchildren.
At the request of the family, no service is planned.
Contributions are suggested to the National Braille Association, in c/o Fisher Funeral Home, 306 SW Washington, Albany, OR 97321, www.fisherfuneralhome.com, which handled the arrangements.
Kenneth Cicero Farrens
Dec. 31, 1921 - Dec. 19, 2007
Kenneth Cicero Farrens, 85, of Beaverton died Dec. 19 in Portland.
He was born to Cicero and Hazel Kellogg Farrens in Braddyville, Iowa.
The family moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., when he was 10 years old. Ken graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1940 while working as a meat cutter for a local grocery store.
Following graduation, Ken joined the Wyoming National Guard. He was called to active duty in 1941 and served with the armored cavalry division.
While stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., he married his high school girlfriend, Margaret Wilder, in September 1941.
During World War II, Ken was shipped out to the European Theater. As he was leaving New York Harbor on Aug. 17, 1943, aboard the Queen Elizabeth, he received word that he had become a father.
The military was a major part of Ken's life. He served at the Battle of the Bulge at the end of the war. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Cheyenne where he and his brother owned and operated Bert & Ken's Potato Chip Co.
The family eventually moved in the late 1940s to Oregon, where he finished his military career at Camp Adair and retired with the rank of major.
After a short venture as a surveyor with the Oregon Highway Department, he went to work at Polk County Farmers Co-op in Rickreall. He held many positions over the years within the structure of the company, from gas truck driver all the way to administration which took him from Eugene to Walla Walla, Wash., and to Portland.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, son Kenneth, son-in-law Mark Kind, and his former wife, Margaret, who died in 1998.
Survivors include his daughters, Jo Elaine (Jim) Martin of Dallas, Carrie Ann Kind of Mountaindale, and Lisa Lynn (Jeff) Kleck of Hillsboro; sisters, Bonnie Hinkle of Turlock, Calif., and Ruby Rosenhammer of Oklahoma City, Okla.; close friend, Marianne Miller of Hillsboro; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Service was Jan. 5 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Portland. Private family military service will be held at a later date at Willamette National Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to Beaverton Elks Lodge.
Rose City Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Patsy Montana Lara
Sept. 21, 1942 - Dec. 30, 2007
Patsy Montana Lara, 65, of Independence died Dec. 30 in Independence.
Patsy was born in Lewistown, Mont.
She was a dedicated family member who loved to fish.
Survivors include her husband, Panfilo Lara of Independence; sons, Toney Johnson and Mario Lara, both of Independence, Juan Lara of South Carolina, Jose Lara of Monmouth, and Jorge Lara of Salem; daughter, Rosa Hernandez of Salem; father and stepmother, Fred and Anne Wickersham of Yakima, Wash.; brothers, Dean Wickersham of Zillah, Wash., Tom Wickersham of Sandy, and Larry Wickersham of Portland; sister, Laura Wickersham of Monmouth; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Dec. 31 at Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, which handled arrangements.
Alice L. Haslam
March 14, 1933 - Jan. 2, 2008
Alice L. Haslam, 74, of Independence died Jan. 2.
She was born in Oklahoma and moved to California at the age of 18 months.
At the age of 17, Alice married Leo Haslam. He preceded her in death.
She enjoyed reading and her grandkids.
Survivors include her daughters, Janet Wells of Santa Cruz, Calif., Carol Zumaran of Aromas, Calif., and Pat Power of Independence; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorial service will be held in Watsonville, Calif., in June.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, handled arrangements.
Sara Frances Hodges
Aug. 26, 1922 - Dec. 21, 2007
Sara "Sally" Frances Hodges, 85, of Dallas died Dec. 21 in Dallas.
She was born to John James and Sara Magdalene Woy Fluck in Huntington, W.Va.
The family moved to Baltimore when she was a girl. At the age of 13 the family moved to Southern California, when her father went to work for North American Aviation Company.
She attended University High in Westwood, Calif., and went to UCLA for three years, majoring in anthropology.
She and her parents shared a lifelong interest in Native Americans and had the opportunity to study one summer at UC Berkeley with famous anthropologist Alfred Kroeber. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.
When World War II broke out, she left school and moved to Kansas City, Mo., where her father was plant superintendent for North American Aviation Co. She was trained as a radio control operator and earned her private pilot's license.
In 1945 she married Jack Gordon Elam, a petroleum geologist, and they had three daughters. After their divorce, she married the love of her life, Ian Orlando Hodges Jr., and they had another daughter. For four years they operated the Lompoc Municipal Airport before settling in Northern California. Sara trained in the new field of electronic assembly and rose in the ranks to quality control inspector. After Ian's death in 1979, she moved to Midland, Texas, to work for Texas Instruments and retired in 1990.
Sara moved to Newport after retirement and used her time to satisfy her endless curiosity and develop new creative skills. She was a volunteer at the Hatfield Marine Science Center. She also served in the coast lab at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. She later moved to Dallas Retirement Village.
She attended First Baptist Church in Newport, helping with the Awana program. She did free-form beading, stamping, and attended all her grandchildren's activities.
She was preceded in death by her husbands and her only sibling, John Garner Fluck.
Survivors include her daughters, Pamela Rogers of Newport, Patricia Bradley of Franktown, Colo., Peggy McClay of Houston, and Paula Cunha of Everett, Wash.; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, at First Baptist Church in Newport.
Contributions are suggested to the charity of your choice.
The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.
Oscar Voegele
July 23, 1930 - Jan. 2, 2008
Oscar Voegele, 77, of Albany, died Jan. 2.
Oscar worked as the production manager for the Itemizer-Observer for 28 years.
He was born in Glen Ullin, N.D., to Christ and Lydia Flemmer-Young Voegele.
He graduated from high school in Beulah, N.D., in 1948.
Oscar married Margaret Cline on Dec. 17, 1950, in Beulah.
He entered the Army on Jan. 16, 1952, and served with the 511th Engineer Panel Bridge Company in Kaiserslautern, Germany, during the Korean War. He was discharged Dec. 24, 1953.
Oscar worked at newspapers in Beulah, Wolf Point, Mont., and Sumner, Wash. He moved to Albany in 1957 and was employed at the Democrat-Herald for eight years. He was employed as production manager at the Itemizer-Observer in Dallas for 28 years until his early retirement in 1992 due to Parkinson's Disease.
Oscar was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Albany Circle 8 Square Dance Club, Albany Elks Lodge No. 359, and American Legion Post 10. He served with the Boy Scouts and was on the Oak Grove School Board for several years.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing his accordion and the piano, cooking, working in his garden, and sharing produce with friends and neighbors. He especially enjoyed his children and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, David, Julius, Adam and Gustof.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Voegele of Albany; children, Richard Voegele of Medford, Pamela Mead of Albany, Patricia Freauff of Redmond, Timothy Voegele of Portland, and Cynthia Mitchell of Lebanon; 11 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was Jan. 5 at the First Church of God in Albany.
Contributions are suggested to Parkinson's Disease Foundation or Alzheimers Association, c/o Fisher Funeral Home, 306 SW Washington, Albany OR 97321.
