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Theodore R. Torkelson
Nov. 22, 1913 - March 29, 2008
Theodore R. Torkelson of Silverton, formerly of Dallas, died March 29.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 3, in Modesto, Calif.
Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.
Manuel Guerrero
July 8, 1942 - March 26, 2008
Manuel Guerrero, 65, of Independence died March 26.
He was born in San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico, to Manuel Guerrero and Ana Marie Ramirez.
Manuel graduated from high school in Laredo, Texas, and moved to this area in 1962. He served in the Army for two years during the Vietnam War. He graduated from Chemeketa Community College.
Manuel worked as the bookkeeper for River Bend Sand and Gravel.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Guerrero; sons, John and Peter Guerrero; brother, Ruben Guerrero; and sisters, Guillermina Guerrero and Guadalupe Guerrero Almanza.
Service was March 31 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Interment was at Fir Crest Cemetery.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, handled arrangements.
Betty C. Lockwood
April 26, 1932 - March 27, 2008
Betty C. Lockwood, 75, of Jefferson died March 27.
Private family service will be held.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.
Virginia Quigley
June 30, 1919 - March 27, 2008
Virginia Quigley of Dallas died March 27.
She was born in Nebraska to Roy and Winifred Phelps.
She lived in Nebraska until 1928, when she moved to Fort Wayne, Ind.
In 1937 she moved to Oakland, Calif., where she met Robert Quigley. They were married on Aug. 6, 1938, in Berkeley, Calif.
She was a lifetime member of P.T.A. and the American Legion Auxiliary for more than 60 years. She was a volunteer for both the Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs.
She and Bob moved to Dallas in 1988 and she promptly joined the Dallas Area Seniors, AARP, Delbert Hunter Arboretum and Dallas Women's Club. She volunteered many hours to those organizations, as well as to the Red Cross Blood Bank and the Senior Meal Site.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Jan (Ted) Novak of Dallas; sons, Dick (Katie) Quigley of Pleasanton, Calif., and Ken (Jeni) Quigley of Bakersfield, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
At her request there will be a family graveside service at Etna Cemetery, Etna, Calif.
Contributions are suggested to Dallas Area Seniors, Delbert Hunter Arboretum of Dallas, Willamette Valley Hospice of Salem, or a charity of choice.
David Evan Sackfield
March 3, 1917 - March 25, 2008
David Evan Sackfield, 91, of Dallas died March 25.
He was born in Hynes, Iowa, to Evan and Sarah Williams Sackfield.
He met his wife Irene Swensen in Thorhult, Minn., and married her on Nov. 10, 1945.
He served with honor in World War II from 1941 to 1945 in the Southern Philippines, Luzon, Ryukyus, Eastern Mandates, and the Aleutian Islands.
He was a man of integrity - a simple man - with a deep love for his family. Having survived the depression, his greatest desire was to provide and care for those he loved right up to the end.
He loved the outdoors, and fed the quail, birds, deer and squirrels that occupied his yard. He loved the ocean and spent his earlier days fishing.
He was preceded in death by siblings, Evelyn Yates, John, Earl and Emmitt Sackfield, Margaret Mohr and Stella Buyssee.
Survivors include his wife, Irene of Dallas; daughters, Sharon Christenson and LaVonda Lowther, both of Kings Valley; sisters, Lila Swensen of Lebanon, Seville Bivens and Ethel Green, both of Illinois; four grandsons; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service with military honors was held March 29 in the Dallas Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center.
Thomas Martin Tharp
July 8, 1912 - March 25, 2008
Tom Tharp, 95, died March 25 in Sheridan.
He was born in Sheridan to Ralph and Lucy Tharp.
Tom grew up on Three Mile Lane when it was a gravel road. He went to McMinnville schools through the ninth grade, quit and went to work as a farm hand.
He was always connected with the outdoors. He was a logger, rancher, cowboy and trapper.
He and his wife and children moved in 1945 to Pedee, where he owned a ranch and became a logger. In about 1957, he was hired as the Polk County trapper, a job he loved. He could be in the woods all day and became acquainted with people all over the county. He retired in 1972.
He was a charter member of the Phil Sheridan Rodeo Association. He was a member of the Dallas Sportsman Club and the First Christian Church in Dallas.
He loved God, his family, talking to people, telling his old stories, hunting, fishing, food and music.
He married Hazel Shaw in 1931. They were later divorced. He married Sadie Lynn in 1941 and they were married 63 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sadie; two baby daughters; granddaughter, Diana; and sister, Lela.
Survivors include three children, William (Bill or Buck) Tharp of Dallas, Mary (Frank) Phillips of Sheridan, and Steven (Charlotte) Tharp of Rickreall; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was March 28 in the Masonic Cemetery in McMinnville.
Contributions are suggested to Dallas First Christian Church.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.
Jacqueline Delores Espinoza
Nov. 14, 1927 - March 14, 2008
Jacqueline Delores Espinoza, 80, died March 14 in Salem.
She was born to Herman and Anna Delores Miller Peter in San Francisco.
She married John Espinoza on April 7, 1957, in Santa Cruz, Calif.
She worked as a school bus driver for the Morgan Hill Unified School District in Morgan Hill, Calif., from 1968 to 1978, and was a manicurist for two years in Morgan Hill.
She and John retired and moved in 1988 to Detroit, where they owned a cabin. She lived in Salem, Falls City and returned to Salem a year ago.
She was a member of the Rebekah's Lodge and was very active with the Boy Scouts of America. She enjoyed every kind of craft.
Survivors include her daughter, Rhonda Hale of Dallas; sons, Michael Winsett of Mexico, Ronald Winsett of Portland, Joel Espinoza of California and George Espinoza of Colorado; stepdaughter, Nancy Flook of South Dakota; sister, Barbara Grever of Everett, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Memorial service is at 4 p.m. Monday, April 7, at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center.
Contributions are suggested to Willamette Valley Hospice in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center.
