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Bertha "Pat" Anna Bragg
June 30, 1913 - April 14, 2003
Bertha "Pat" Anna Beryl Bragg of Dallas died April 14 in Dallas. She was 89 years of age.
She was born on June 30, 1913 to Julius and Ivy Woodworth Strom in Salem.
She was raised in the Silverton area and attended Silverton High School.
She married Ben Bleakney in 1932 in Silverton. Ben died in 1971.
After moving a few times she settled in Dallas in about 1968.
In her earlier years she enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping in Eastern Oregon. Later she enjoyed gardening and knitting.
She was a member of the Evangelical Church of North America. She was preceded in death by sisters, Betty, Pearl and Agnes; and brothers, Bill and Jim.
Survivors include her daughter, Ivy Van Epps of Sheridan and Mary Detamore of Salem; son, John Bleakney of Lawton, Okla.; brothers, Herman Strom of Alsea and Cliffton Strom of Eugene; sister, Peggy Charpilloz of Salem; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 21 at Dallas Mortuary Chapel in Dallas, Oregon. Visitation will be noon until 5 p.m., Saturday, April 19.
Contributions may be made to the Evangelical Church of North America in care of the Dallas Mortuary Chapel which is handling the arrangements.
Jeanne D. Smith
Aug. 23, 1942 - April 8, 2003
Jeanne D. Smith of Monmouth died on April 8 in Monmouth. She was 60.
She was born in South Vietnam.
On Aug. 12, 1970 she married Paul F. Smith Jr.
She spent 20 years as a military wife and lived in Europe and the United States. For the last 12 years she had lived in Monmouth.
She was a member of the Buena Vista Community Church.
She enjoyed growing flowers and gardening.
Survivors include her husband, Paul F. Smith Jr. of Monmouth; daughters, Jacqueline D. Smith of Salem, Elizabeth L. Smith of Wilsonville and Ann Hull of Austin, Texas; and three grandchildren.
At her request no services were held.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled the arrangements.
Edna G. Bliss
April 8, 1920 - April 10, 2003
Edna G. Bliss of Lincoln City died on April 10. She was 83.
She was born near Myrtle, Idaho.
She graduated from Lewis and Clark Normal School in Lewiston, Idaho when she was 17. She taught at various small schools in Central Idaho.
During World War II she was a supervisor in the Engineering Department at Boeing in Seattle.
While working at Boeing she met and married Arthur P. Bliss. They resided in Idaho for many years.
She moved to Lincoln City in 1997 to be near her daughter.
She was well known for her beautiful afghans and needlework.
Survivors include her daughters, Lorna Weller of Lincoln City and Linda Clements of Boise, Idaho; son, Richard Bliss of Lewiston; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was April 12 at Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, Idaho.
Contributions may be made to Hospice, PO Box 767, Lincoln City, OR 97367.
Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled the arrangements.
Donald E. Dyer
Aug. 31, 1920 - April 7, 2003
Donald E. Dyer of Pedee died on April 7 in Pedee. He was 82.
He was born to Jimmie and Garetha Shivley Dyer in Hood River.
The family moved from Hood River to Harris, outside of Philomath. They later settled in Pedee in about 1924.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 in the Philippines as a sharpshooter.
After serving in the Army he worked as a logger for Christenson Logging and Moser Logging. He later worked for Pedee Lumber.
He was a charter member of the Elks Lodge in Independence and was a member of the American Legion.
He enjoyed hunting deer and elk and going fishing.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Veryl and Ralph.
Survivors include his sister, Helen Bennett of Pedee.
Services were April 11 at Bollman Funeral Home and intermenty was in Womer Cemetery in Pedee.
Zane A. Gould
Aug. 8, 1942 - April 7, 2003
Zane A. Gould of Salem died on April 7 in Salem. He was 60.
He was born in Portland and lived there until 1957.
He moved with his family to the Weston-Pendleton area where he lived until 1980. He then moved to Pioneer Guest Home in Enterprise. He later moved to the Salem area because of his failing health.
He loved the mountains and the beauty of Enterprise. He was known for his quick wit and happy disposition. He loved the '50s and was often heard singing songs from that era.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Neil Gould in 1993.
Survivors include his sisters, Sharlene Downs of Monmouth, Zella Lieuallen of Salem and Jennifer Kulm of Jerome, Idaho.
A Celebration of Life will be held at his group home.
Bollman Funeral Home of Dallas handled the arrangements.
Charles Daniel Hart
Sept. 12, 1915 - April 12, 2003
Charles Daniel Hart of Dallas died on April 12 in Dallas. He was 87.
Services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, April 18 at Salt Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be Thursday, April 17, noon to 8 p.m. and Friday, April 18, 9 a.m. to noon at Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas.
Contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas which is handling the arrangements.
Nancy M. Thomsen
July 26, 1922 - Jan. 18, 2005
Nancy M. Thomsen of Dallas died Jan. 18 in Dallas. She was 82.
She was born to Robert L. and Edna Shone Ewel Mooney in Douglas, Wyo.
She moved to Pasco, Wash., at a young age. She was a graduate of Pasco High School.
She married Frank L. Thomsen on Jan. 29, 1944 in Pasco.
She was a military wife and was on the first boat load of wives bound for Japan as a part of the restoration. They lived in many areas of the world as he served in the military for 30 plus years. They retired in Pasco and moved to Dallas in 2001.
She was a homemaker and during their travels throughout the world she taught the incoming officers wives the art of etiquette. She was a proper lady who enjoyed luncheons, golf and was an avid needlepoint stitcher. She helped organize and was the first president of the food bank in Ft. Gordon, Ga., for the Army Community Services and helped organize the food bank in Pasco.
She was a member of P.E.O. and the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in Pasco and St. Hilda's Episcopal Church in Monmouth.
Survivors include her husband, Frank of Dallas; daughter, Shone Stagg of Independence; and son, Flip of France; along with two grandchildren.
Services were Jan. 21 at Dallas Retirement Village and Jan. 23 at St. Hilda's Episcopal Church, Monmouth and there will be services at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in Pasco.
Memorials are suggested to the PEO Scholarship Fund in care of Chapter G.F. Edwina Kenoyer 819 N. Hugo Ave. Pasco, WA 99301.
Bollman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
