Viola Georgia Staska
Aug. 28, 1902-Sept. 11, 2000
Longtime east Multnomah County resident Viola G. Staska, 98, died Monday, Sept. 11, at her home.
A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel, 520 W. Powell Blvd., Gresham. Private interment
will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Portland.
She was born in Prague, Neb., to Joseph and Mary Safranek. In 1920, she married Edward J. Staska. She moved to east Multnomah County in 1942 where she worked in the shipyards as an expeditor. In 1945, she began working for the telephone company until retiring in 1965.
She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and the Royal Neighbors of America. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1960 and son, Edward. Survivors include her daughters, Ramona Rose Riley of North Hollywood, Calif., Marianne Kinne of South Padre, Texas, and Carol Jean McDougall of Gresham; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Anne's Parish.
Daniel William Goodwin
April 23, 1927- Nov. 26, 2000
East Multnomah County resident Daniel W. Goodwin, 73, died Sunday, Nov. 26, in Gresham.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at East Hill Foursquare Church, 701 N. Main St., Gresham. Interment
will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 400 S.W. Walters Road., Gresham.
He was born in Portland to Perry and Dora Goodwin. He was raised and educated in Portland where he attended Franklin High School. In 1945, he entered the Army and left for Korea. When he was discharged, he returned to east county where he had resided since.
He worked for Milwaukie Railroad for 25 years in sales, retiring in 1989. He was a member of the Gresham Elks and Citizens Police Advisory Committee, and volunteered for the Gresham Senior Center and East County Drug Free School Zone Coalition. He was also a member of the Saps East Golf Association for 29 years.
He enjoyed golfing, walking and spending time with his family. On April 23, 1949, he married Lois Guindon in Portland.
Survivors include his wife; daughter, Linda Zirk of Gresham; sisters, Lucille Sweetland of Portland and Betty Grant of Australia; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to the East County Drug Free School Zone Coalition, 2418 S.E. Burnside No. 225, Gresham, 97080. Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Timothy Carlson
April 23, 2001-May 2, 2001
Gresham resident Timothy Carlson, 10 days old, died Wednesday, May 2, at Emanuel Hospital of a heart defect.
A celebration of life was held Monday, May 7, at East Hill Foursquare Church in Gresham. A committal service followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Gresham.
He was born in Portland to Steven and Karen Carlson. His short time was precious for his family. He was a joy and blessing to them.
Survivors include his parents; brother, Joshua Carlson of Gresham; sister, Rachel Carlson of Gresham; grandparents, Marcella and Virgil Carlson of Des Moines, Iowa; and grandmother, Shirley Cady of Sandy.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Early Childhood Ministry at East Hill Foursquare Church. Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Eddy Karl Pyle
Aug. 8, 1955-Sept. 9, 2000
Troutdale resident Eddy K. Pyle, 45, died Saturday, Sept. 9.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Disposition was by cremation.
He was born in Hood River to William and Etolia Pyle. He was raised in Hood River and moved to Troutdale in 1977. He worked as a welder for Freightliner Corp. until he became disabled following an injury. He enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include two children; father, William Pyle of Troutdale; brother, Jerry Pyle of Troutdale; and sister, Urena Vassar of Memphis, Tenn.
Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Shannon D. Speciale McAlevy
Sept. 29, 1949-Nov. 26, 2000
Gresham resident Shannon D. Speciale McAlevy, 51, died Sunday, Nov. 26, of cancer at her home.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church 2420 N.E. Fairview Ave., Fairview. Private interment
will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
She was born in Corvallis to John and Marjorie O'Rourke. She graduated from Marshall High School in Portland. She worked the last 20 years at Providence Medical Center in various clerical positions. She was an avid collector of refrigerator dishes and Irish Belleek. She married Ian G. McAlevy on June 26, 1999.
Survivors include her husband; son, Sean C. Speciale of Portland; sister, Sharon Sugden of Estacada and Sheila O'Rourke of Portland; brother, Sean O'Rourke of Portland; and parents, John and Marjorie O'Rourke of Portland.
Memorial contributions can be made to Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church. Gresham Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara Ann Rutledge
April 18, 1945-May 3, 2001
Longtime Gresham resident Barbara Ann Rutledge, 56, died Thursday, May 3, in Portland.
A Memorial Mass was said Tuesday, May 8, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Gresham. A private interment
took place at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
She was born in Portland to Leland and Naomi Leighton. She graduated from Milwaukie High School before attending Oregon State and Portland State universities. On June 12, 1965, she married Richard Rutledge in Milwaukie.
She worked as a homemaker while living in various places abroad because of her husband's job. She lived in Germany before moving to Gresham in 1979.
She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and was involved in activities and groups at the church. She helped organize the joint Sunday school with St. Henry and Trinity Lutheran Church. She volunteered at soup kitchens and started a cancer recovery group at the church.
Survivors include her husband; daughters, Rae Ann Colleen Patikas of Wenatchee, Wash., and Renee Kathleen Rutledge and Rose Lynn Marie Rutledge of Gresham; sons, Richard Rutledge of Canby and Leland Robert Rutledge of Gresham; parents, of Milwaukie; brother, Gary Leighton of Seaside; sister, Birdie Lee Etchison of Long Beach, Wash.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made in her name to St. Vincent de Paul. Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Lillian Holmes
Aug. 27, 1914-Oct. 23, 2000
Longtime Gresham and Boring resident Lillian Elaine Holmes, 86, died Monday, Oct. 23, at her home.
At her request, private family services were held.
She was born in Portland to Ethel and Al Franklin. She was raised and educated in Portland, where she attended the former Girls Polytechnic High School. She married Vern Bjur on Aug. 11, 1935, in Gresham. They lived in Whidbey Island, Wash., from 1947 to 1963, when they moved to the Gresham and Boring areas. She was a bookkeeper for her husband's business, Bjur Electric in Gresham. Her husband died in 1977. She married William Holmes in 1978.
She was preceded in death by her second husband in 1989. Survivors include her daughters, Karen Norden of Baker City and Julie Bjur of Boring; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Omega Funeral and Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Vernon Enloe
Aug. 13, 1939-May 3, 2001
Gresham resident Robert Vernon Enloe, 61, died Thursday, May 3.
A graveside military honor was held Tuesday, May 8, at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
He was born in Kansas City, Mo., to George and Frances Enloe. He served in the Army for 28 years, retiring in 1980 as a sergeant first class. He served in the infantry in Vietnam, Korea and Germany and was a drill instructor in various locations in the United States.
After retiring, he lived in St. Helens and Astoria. He moved to Gresham in 1990. On May 5, 1962, he married Carol Fredricks in Sacramento, Calif.
Survivors include his wife; daughters, Theresa Enloe and Kathleen Wolf of Gresham; son, Robert Enloe of Gresham; brothers, Kenny and Byron Enloe of Kansas City, Mo.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to Alpha High School. Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Irvin Fred McClain Sr.
June 15, 1937-Nov. 27, 2000
Corbett resident Irvin F. McClain Sr., 63, died Monday, Nov. 27, in Gresham.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Bridal Veil Community Church, off exit 28 on Interstate 84.
He was born in Tillamook to Erton and Viola McClain. He was raised and educated in Tillamook, transfering to Sandy High School his senior year. He worked for body shops and wrecking yards before moving to Corbett in 1973. He worked for Hyster as a mechanic in the research and development area until retiring in February 1997.
He served in the Army Reserve for nine years and was a member of the National Rifle Association. He enjoyed collecting and refurbishing classic firearms, hunting, fishing and computers.
On Oct. 31, 1965, he married Lora Anne Barone in Reno, Nev.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Colin McClain of Fairview and Irvin F. McClain Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters, Elizabeth McClain of Portland and Melissa McClain of Corbett; brothers, Bill McClain of Tillamook and Jerry McClain of Madras; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to the National Rifle Association or to the American Wildlife Research Foundation. Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Don. D. Kronholm
May 8, 1931-Sept. 12, 2000
Gresham resident Don Kronholm, 69, died Tuesday, Sept. 12.
A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Gresham United Methodist Church, 620 N.W. Eighth Ave. Private committal will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
He was born in Coos Bay to Tom and Jean Kronholm. He attended Clark College and graduated from Washington State University in 1958. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as a mechanical engineer for Hyster, designing various trucks, asphalt rollers and overseas shipping containers. He received several awards for his designs.
On July 1, 1956, he married Jean Jones. He lived in the Parkrose and Rockwood areas before moving to Gresham in 1974.
He was a member of Gresham United Methodist Church and the Mazama Club. He enjoyed skiiing, wood working and traveling. He was an accomplished mountain climber.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Philip Kronholm of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Kenneth James Kronholm of Oregon City; daughter, Kati Kronholm-Fisher of Eugene; mother, Jean Pouliot of Anchorage, Alaska; sister, Joye Lynn of Anchorage, Alaska; and three grandchildren.
Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Williams
Dec. 27, 1940-Nov. 25, 2000
Boring resident Mary Lou Williams, 59, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at a local hospital.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Sandy Church of the Nazerene, 34717 S.E. Jarl Road. A committal service will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 400 S.W. Walters Road, Gresham.
She was born in Portland to Herman and Helen Greene. She attended Rockwood Grade School and Portland Christian High School. She was valedictorian in her class and attended Northwest Nazarene College in Idaho and Cascade College in Portland.
She worked at Purdy Brush Co. and her parent's business, Herman L. Greene Roses.
On June 6, 1964, she married LeRoy Williams in Vancouver, Wash. She moved to Boring and was a homemaker. She continued to work for her family during the growing season.
She was a member of Sandy Nazerene Church and was president of the Missionary Society. She was involved in the child care program at Gresham Nazarene Church and worked in Milwaukie on the Latch Key Program.
She enjoyed flower arranging, singing and playing the piano, crossword puzzles and bargain shopping. She was a member of the Rockwood-Fairview-Wilkes Historical Society.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1989. Survivors include her son, LeRoy Williams Jr. of Gresham; daughter, Connie Cramer of Boring; brother, Herman L. Greene Jr. of Sandy; sister, Verdella Chess of Clackamas; and three grandchildren.
A memorial contribution can be made to Sandy Church of the Nazarene. Gresham Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Laverne Walrad dies at 96
A Gresham legacy ended Friday, May 4, with the death of Laverne Walrad, 96, wife of the late community leader Burton Walrad who was called "Mr. Gresham."
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Gresham United Methodist Church, 620 N.W. Eighth Ave. A private entombment will take place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Gresham.
Laverne Walrad was a silent partner to Gresham's most prominent businessman. But in a 1980 interview after 60 years of successful business in the community, Walrad described her as "my only real asset." Walrad said then after almost 50 years of marriage that his wife told him to do "whatever you want to do." The pair never had any children. His attention was focused on his hometown.
While she maintained their home, the ambitious Walrad founded Gresham Transfer, was first president and founder of the Gresham Chamber of Commerce, was instrumental in the formation of the volunteer fire department and created a successful insurance agency.
Burton Walrad died in 1990. She has lived at Rest Harbor Extended Care Center for the last 12 years.
She was born in Portland on Jan. 12, 1905, daughter of Howard and Ella Caffee. She graduated from Washington High School in Portland in 1923 and married Burton Walrad in 1926.
Walrad and his family had lived in Gresham since 1912 where his parents were owners of a general store on Main Avenue. Burton Walrad bought his first property in Gresham at the age of 12. At the age of 19, he founded Gresham Transfer Co. with a single Model T Ford truck. The two married when he was 24 and she was 21.
Shortly after their marriage, his wife asked him what he'd like for his birthday and Walrad, reasoning that the gift could not cost more than a dollar, suggested they subscribe to The Gresham Outlook.
The newspapers amassed in the basement of the Walrad home for years. When they were able to afford it, Walrad subscribed to two papers, reading one and storing the other untouched in his collection. When the accumulation reached half a ton, the two donated the papers, bound in volumes, to the library of Mt. Hood Community College where they are used for research purposes.
Laverne Walrad was a member of the Kiwanis women's group in Gresham as well as Columbia Edgewater Country Club and Gresham United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing bridge.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Weldon Caffee, and is survived by a nephew, William Caffee of Portland, and a cousin, Walter Grebe of Lake Oswego.
Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Betty Mae Price
Sept. 1, 1927-May 4, 2001
East Multnomah County resident Betty Mae Price, 73, died Friday, May 4, at a local hospital.
A graveside service was held Tuesday, May 8, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Gresham.
She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Frank and Bethine Brooks. She was preceded in death by her mother six days later. Her father later married Alice Smith.
In 1937, she moved to Oregon. She graduated from Gresham High School in 1946. She married Carl Farless on July 19, 1946, in Vancouver, Wash. She lived in Pleasant Home and worked as a caregiver for Gardner's Nursing Home and at Scenic Fruit Cannery. She divorced Carl Farless in 1968.
In 1970, she married Richard Price in Vancouver, Wash. In 1976, she moved to east county. She continued to work as a caregiver at facilities until 1974 when she became disabled in a car accident. She enjoyed the coast, camping, reading poetry, crafts, garage sales, bazaars and watching the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
She was a lifetime member of the Rebekahs and the Royal Neighbors Camp 1440. She was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; daughter, Julie Farless Estep of Gresham; son, Jim Farless of Lostine; brothers, Gerald Brooks of Plymouth, Wash., and Larry Brooks of Gresham; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Gresham Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
