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Helen Elizabeth Payne
Jan. 22, 1910 - Feb. 18, 2004
Helen Elizabeth Payne of Dallas died on Feb. 18 in Dallas. She was 94.
She was born to Albert and Eva Dabney Thomas in Newport.
She graduated from Newport High School.
She moved to Dallas in about 1960.
Private services were held.
Arrangements were handled by Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas.
Blossom Marie Garrison
April 10, 1927 - Feb. 14, 2004
Blossom Marie Garrison of Dallas died on Feb. 15 in Dallas. She was 76.
She was born in Ardenwald, Ore.
She had left school during World War II to work in the Portland shipyards.
She married Herald Garrison on Oct. 30, 1945. They later divorced.
She earned her G.E.D. and went to work for the State of Oregon at Maclaren School for Boys in Woodburn. She retired after 25 years.
She was cared for by her nieces, Wanda Bilyeu and Margaret Cook.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary B. Williams of Corbett; sister, June Borland of Dallas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held in March at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Dallas.
Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas handled the arrangements.
Sharon E. Miller Dahl
March 30, 1953 - Feb. 15, 2004
Sharon E. Miller Dahl of Wyoming, formerly of Dallas, died Feb. 15 in Wyoming. She was 50.
She was born to Charles E. and Mary Lou Miller in Dallas.
She attended Dallas schools and graduated from Dallas High School.
She was a talented craft person and taught herself how to knit and crochet. She had a great passion and love for horses.
Survivors include her daughters, Michelle Dahl of Vancouver, Wash., and Melissa Dahl of Wyoming; mother and stepfather, Mary Lou and Carl Koenig of Dallas; brother, Steve Miller of Falls City; stepsisters, Lorette Wagner of Eugene and Twila Buhler of Harrisburg; and two nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at Redmond Cemetery, Ore.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Velda I. Bechthold
July 9, 1936 - Feb. 21, 2004
Velda I. Bechthold of Keizer died Feb. 21 in Salem. She was 67.
She was born to Dewey Day and Ella Ross Day in Red Elm, S.D.
She moved to Dallas as a young child and graduated from Dallas High School in 1955.
While living in Dallas she attended the First Christian Church. She later moved to Keizer and attended Court Street First Christian Church in Salem.
She worked at Salem Hospital as a CNA for 38 years before retiring in 1998.
She loved gardening and roses.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Allen Day.
Survivors include her daughter, Teresa Swain of Keizer; son, Rod Bechthold of Keizer; brother, James Day of Klamath Falls; sisters, Janette Bergen and Marge Bergen, both of Salem and Audrey Griffin of Dallas; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27 at Dallas Mortuary Chapel in Dallas with private intermenty at Dallas Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Union Gospel Mission ( Simonka Place) in care of Dallas Mortuary Chapel which is in charge of arrangements.
Gene H. Casini
April 4, 1925 - Feb. 21, 2004
Gene H. Casini of Monmouth died on Feb. 21. She was 78.
He was born in Hershey, Penn.
He lived in California for 50 years. He lived in San Jose, Calif., and retired in Placerville, Calif. He moved to Monmouth in 1995 to be near his sisters.
He married Dolores Guerrero on Feb. 18 in Lake Tahoe, Calif.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Angie Clemens.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Casini of Monmouth; son, Joseph Casini of Billings, Mont.; stepsons, Robert Reynolds of Calispell, Calif., and Bruce Reynolds of Redding, Calif.; daughter, Jenny Casini of Powers; sisters, Flo Rizzo and Dora DeJoseph, both of Monmouth and Claire Casini of Hershey; and nine grandchildren.
At his request no services will be held.
Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled the arrangements.
Ruth Wolfe
July 17, 1925 - Feb. 18, 2004
Ruth Wolfe of Monmouth died on Feb. 18 in Salem. She was 78.
She was born to Richard Dennis and Laura Murphy in Lubbock, Texas.
She married Howard Joseph Wolfe. He preceded her in death in 2001.
She was a devoted member of the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Monmouth.
Her favorite hobbies were growing flowers and flower arranging. She had many collectibles from her love for yard and garage sales. She also enjoyed her pets.
She was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her son, Howard Dennis Wolfe of Keizer; sister, Edith Levacy of Aumsville; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Monmouth. Private burial was Feb. 25 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Contributions may be made to Make A Wish Foundation.
Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled the arrangements.
Lyle Buswell
Feb. 13, 1938 - Feb. 17, 2004
Lyle Buswell of Sandy, formerly of Willamina, died on Feb. 17 in Sandy. He was 66.
He was born to Edwin and Thelma Winters Buswell in Sandy.
He was raised in Sandy and received his schooling there. Shortly after graduating from Sandy High School he entered the U.S. Air Force on June 1, 1956. While serving he was sent to Yale University where he learned Mandarin Chinese and worked as an interpreter while in the service. He remained in the Far East until his honorable discharge on Dec. 11, 1959.
He moved to Willamina where he was employed at the local sawmill.
In 1962 he married Janet "Chickie" Mills in Portland.
In 1962 he attended Portland State University to further his education and worked in construction in the summers.
He and Chickie later moved to Sandy. He continued his studies and worked part-time as a banker in downtown Portland. In 1967 he and Chickie divorced.
On Nov. 15, 1968 he married Judy Hines.
They lived in Sandy and he worked nights at Swan Island while attending college. After graduating from Portland State the family moved to California in 1972 where he pursued a master's degree in Mandarin Chinese.
In 1973 they moved to Willamina to the family homestead. He worked various jobs before he and Judy opened their produce market, "The Strawberry Patch" at Grand Ronde, which he operated for more than two decades. He and Judy were later divorced.
He remained in the Grand Ronde community until early February 2004 when he moved back to Sandy after suffering a stroke.
He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, reading, spending time outdoors and attending musicals.
Survivors include his son, Mark Buswell of Sherwood; daughter, Jessica Moore of Stayton; mother, Thelma Buswell of Molalla; sister, Edwina Logan of West Linn; and brothers, Guy Buswell of Sandy, Steve Buswell of Anchorage, Alaska and Jud Buswell of Molalla.
Services were Feb. 21 at Sandy Funeral Home and burial was at Cliffside Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Grand Ronde Community Food Bank, c/o Grand Ronde Resource Center, North Street, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Sandy Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
