6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 25, 2015
Polk County News
OBITUARIES
Rose Marjorie
Martin
Sept. 2, 1917 – Feb. 14, 2015
Rose Marjorie Martin, 97,
of Portland, formerly of Dal-
las, died Feb. 14 in Portland.
She was born to Joseph
and Celia “Gilbert” Perry.
Rose was raised in Shaw
and graduated from
Aumsville High School. She
married Harry Martin Jr. in
1938 and
they lived
on a farm
in Macleay
for
18
years. They
t h e n
moved to
Medford
with their
three children. The family
moved to Dallas in 1960. In
1986, her husband of 49 years
died and Rose moved to Port-
land to live with her youngest
daughter and her family until
2010. She then moved into an
assisted living facility, where
she made lots of new friends
and shared her talents.
Rose was a gardener and
had a green thumb for grow-
ing things, especially flowers.
Her windowsill was always
full of flowers in bloom. She
loved arts and crafts, knitting
sweaters and crocheting
afghans.
She was a member of St.
Philip Catholic Church and
had been a Macleay Grange
member for more than 75
years.
Survivors include her
three children, Marilyn Mar-
tin, Larry Martin and Mar-
jean Storey; six grandchil-
dren; and 12 great-grand-
children.
Memorial service was Sat-
urday at Restlawn Funeral
Home Chapel. Private inter-
ment followed.
Carol V. Cable
June 11, 1934 – Feb. 17, 2015
Carol V. Cable, 80, of Mon-
mouth died unexpectedly
Feb. 17.
He was born and raised in
the Pendleton area to Clark
and Mabel Cable.
Carol graduated from high
school in Helix. He attended
Linfield College and was a
graduate of Eastern Oregon
College.
Carol married Donna
Snow in Pendleton in 1956.
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He was a cowboy, ranch
hand, teacher and coach
when they started their fam-
ily in the Helix and La
Grande areas. Carol took a
job as a teacher and assis-
tant basketball coach in 1965
at Central High School in In-
dependence. He later be-
came the head basketball
coach and vice principal at
the high school. Carol left
Central in 1974 to start his
real estate career. He was
owner/broker of C Cable Re-
alty in Independence until
his retirement in 2002.
Carol spent his retirement
doing the things he loved
most of all: Team roping, op-
erating his farm, attending his
grandchildren’s activities and
spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Keith Cable.
Survivors include his wife,
Donna; sons, Timm (Lori)
and Terry (Lesli); daughters,
Tawnni (Brooks Farnworth)
and Tanna (Mark Girod);
eight grandchildren; and ex-
tended family.
Memorial service is Satur-
day at 2:30 p.m. at the Cen-
tral High School gym in In-
dependence.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to Central High School
Athletics, Central Youth
Sports or Central Lions Club.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Inde-
pendence, handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.Farnstrom-
Mortuary.com.
Ted D.
Baimbridge
Aug. 10, 1942 – Feb. 19, 2015
Ted D. Baimbridge, 72, of
Monmouth, died Thursday
from leukemia/lymphoma.
He was born in Oakland to
Dale S. Baimbridge and
Maxine M. Haines Baim-
bridge.
He graduated from Oak-
land High
School in
1960 and
attended
the Uni-
versity of
Oregon,
B o i s e
Bible Col-
lege and
Oregon College of Education
(now Western Oregon Uni-
versity), where he graduated
with a Bachelor of Science
degree. He later attended
Oregon State University,
where he earned his master’s
degree.
While in Boise, he met
Sharon Miller; they were
married on May 18, 1963.
They raised their family in
Oregon, where Ted taught
secondary math and science
at Yoncalla High School, Tal-
madge Junior High and Dal-
las High School. He also
served as student dean at
Boise Bible College.
His favorite workplace,
though, was the forest. Dur-
ing summers, whether he was
a student or teaching school,
he logged. After leaving the
teaching profession, he start-
ed his own logging company
and became known as a
knowledgeable professional
who loved his work.
He was involved at Mon-
mouth Christian Church,
where he had served as an
elder, teacher and senior
ministry leader. His faith was
of utmost importance in his
life.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Samuel Baim-
bridge; and son, Michael
Baimbridge.
Survivors include his wife,
Sh a r o n o f Mo n m o u t h ;
daughter, Pamela (Derek)
Helt of Phnom Penh, Cam-
bodia; brothers, Jim (Judy)
Baimbridge of Middleton,
Idaho, and Steve ( Janet)
Baimbridge of Oakland; and
extended family.
Memorial service is Friday
at 11 a.m. at Monmouth
Christian Church.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Wilda Loranena
Lake
Sept. 28, 1935 – Feb. 16, 2015
Wilda Loranena Lake, 79,
of Willamina died Feb. 16.
She was born in Akron,
Colo., to Dennis and Wilma
(Maddox) Gray.
Wilda married the love of
her life, Arthur G. Lake, in
Reno, Nev., on April 15, 1957.
She was a homemaker
most of her life, but also
worked
doing vari-
ous jobs
such as an
oy s t e r
shucker
and man-
ager of
Oregon
Oyster,
nurse aide, bartender and
cook. She enjoyed keeping
busy with her work.
Wilda enjoyed sewing,
which was her passion, and
spending time with her fam-
ily, especially her grandchil-
dren and great-grandchil-
dren.
She was preceded in
death by her son, Dennis,
and brother, Frank.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Frank, Patrick, Michal,
Ted and Kathy Lake; brother,
Oliver Johnson; 18 grand-
children; and seven great-
grandchildren.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
‘Ann’ Annamae
Dunton
Aug. 20, 1927 – Feb. 8, 2015
“Ann” Annamae Dunton,
87, of Dallas died Feb. 8 in
Dallas.
She was born in Denni-
son, Kan., to Harry and Anna
Harrell.
Ann married Elmore Le-
ston Dunton on June 15,
1947, in Portland. She had
worked as a clerk typist.
She loved china painting,
creating greeting cards from
recycled cards, flower ar-
ranging and crafts. She was a
member of the Willamette
Valley Porcelain Artists Club
and the Kingwood Bible
Church, both in Salem.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Les,
on Sept. 1, 2009.
Survivors include her son,
Jeffrey (Andrea) Dunton, and
two granddaughters.
Memorial service is March
7 at 1 p.m. at Kingwood Bible
Church. Private interment
will be at Willamette Nation-
al Cemetery in Portland.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to Polk County 4-H Out-
door Education.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Elsie Pearl Seals
June 13, 1918 – Feb. 9, 2015
Elsie Pearl Seals, 96, of
Dallas died Feb. 9 in Dallas.
She was born in Blackfoot,
Idaho, to Peter and Lucetta
Hawkins Graham.
At the age of 2, she and
her family moved to Salem.
She attended grade school
and Parrish Junior High. She
quit school to work and help
support
the family.
As
a
young girl,
she and
her sisters
went to
what they
called “the
d a n c e
hall.” She loved to dance,
and one night she met her
future husband, Wendell O.
Seals. They were married on
March 27, 1937, in Vancou-
ver, Wash.
During the Great Depres-
sion, her family moved many
times and Elsie was the glue
and stability that held the
family together during this
time. In 1954, the family set-
tled in Cooper Hollow outside
of Dallas. Her dad farmed and
Elsie went to work in the can-
nery in Salem. Later, she
changed jobs and worked in a
mushroom factory and a
chicken and turkey process-
ing plant also in Salem, where
she later retired from.
She played the piano, violin
and guitar, and Wendell
played the harmonica. Her
children and family learned to
love and appreciate music
and to dance. Wendell died on
July 10, 1970, and Elsie stayed
on the farm for a time but
later sold it and moved to Dal-
las, where she was married to
Alvin Fast for a short time.
Elsie was full of life and
laughter, and never met a
stranger. She loved caring for
her garden.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Wen-
dell; daughter, Mary; grand-
son, John Mark Rempel; and
11 siblings.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Frances (Marvin) Rem-
pel of Vale, Betty Webb of
Monmouth and Bill (Vir-
ginia) Seals of Afton, Mont.;
12 grandchildren; 12 great-
grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial service is March
7 at 11 a.m. at Dallas Mortu-
ary Tribute Center. Private in-
terment will be at Dallas
Cemetery.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Esther Violet
LaVone Yungen
Dec. 9, 1915 – Feb. 19, 2015
Esther Violet LaVone Yun-
gen, 99, of Salem died Thurs-
day in Salem.
She was
born in
Bridge-
port, Neb.,
to Oscar
Alfred Lar-
son and
Anna Wil-
helmina
(Ander-
son) Larson.
Violet married Robert
Fredrick Yungen on Feb. 16,
1947, in Dallas. They were
married 41 years, until
Robert’s death on May 4, 1988.
She was active in church
and her community. She was
the bookkeeper for Knight
Memorial Church for many
years and held several jobs,
all of which served and bet-
tered her community. She
and Robert owned and oper-
ated the Brush College Store
in West Salem for many
years, and had operated the
Lincoln Store prior to build-
ing the store at Brush Col-
lege.
In addition to all of her
community activities, she
loved organizing family
functions. Violet and Robert
never had children of their
own, but over the years they
took in many of her nieces
and nephews, allowing them
to work at the store when
other employment was diffi-
cult. Violet was always ac-
tively engaged in things
going on around her and did
anything within her power to
improve the lives of every-
one she met.
She was preceded in
death by her siblings, Eva
Cathline Larson, Karl Alfred
Larson, Frances Julia (Lar-
son) Steele, Alice Mildred
(Larson) Teats, Glenn Her-
man Larson and Herbert
Rudolph Larson.
Survivors include her
youngest brother, Harry
Dwayne Larson of Yelm,
Wash., and extended family.
Viewing is Friday from 1
to 5 p.m. at Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center. Service is
Saturday at 1 p.m. at Dallas
Mortuary Tribute Center.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to the American Heart As-
sociation or to a charity of
your choice.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Jimmy Martinez
Amaya
Dec. 21, 1945 – Feb. 15, 2015
Jimmy Martinez Amaya,
69, of Hillsboro, formerly of
Independence, died Feb. 15
in Hillsboro.
He was born in Edinberg,
Texas, to Santiago and Cres-
encia Amaya.
Jimmy,
his par-
ents and
siblings
migrated
f r o m
Texas to
Oregon in
M a r c h
1961. The
family worked picking crops
at the Horst Ranch/Green
Villa Farm and Long Ranch
in Independence.
Jimmy later moved to
Hillsboro and worked for the
state of Oregon in the rev-
enue department. He started
his own tax service in 1998.
Jimmy was involved in com-
munity service and served as
president of the Valley Mi-
grant League Counsel. He
was also an accomplished
musician.
He was preceded in death
by his twin brother, Tomas;
g r a n d m o t h e r, A b e l i n a
Amaya; brother, Donato; and
sister, Consuelo Amaya.
Survivors include his chil-
dren, Rosa Linda Garza and
Jimmy Andres Amaya, both
of Arizona, Elizabeth Di-
mond of Portland, Veronica
Amaya of Dallas, and Sarita,
Jayme and Thomas Amaya,
all of Hillsboro; sisters, Fran-
cisa Duran, Maria Ursula
G a rc i a a n d E s p e r a n z a
Amaya; and brothers,
Domingo, Alfonso and Juan
Amaya.
Mass was celebrated at St.
Matthew Catholic Church in
Hillsboro on Thursday and
interment was at Valley Me-
morial Park in Hillsboro.
Donelson Funeral Chapel
in Hillsboro handled
arrangements.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.FarnstromMor-
tuary.com.
Roger Philip
Kershner
Dec. 2, 1928 – Feb. 11, 2015
Roger Philip Kershner, 86,
of Albany, died Feb. 11 fol-
lowing a brief illness. He had
lived in the Monmouth and
Independence area for more
than 20 years.
He was born to Jess and
Frances Kershner in Concor-
dia, Kan.
As part of a military family,
Roger moved west to areas
near Civilian Conservation
Corp camps in Oregon,
Washington and Utah. It was
in Salt
Lake City
that he, at
age 14, an-
nounced
to
his
mother
that he
met the
girl he was
going to
m a r r y.
Jean Wash-
burn and
R o g e r
began their 63 years of life to-
gether May 26, 1950.
With family at the fore-
front, Roger had many pas-
sions throughout his life. In
his younger years, there was
football, track and big band
music, managing Jean’s stu-
dent government cam-
paigns, and supporting the
war effort. Later, he became
an avid runner.
Always active in his local
church, Roger lived out his
faith by serving others, and he
took on many roles and ca-
reers in his life. Beginning
with a stint in the Army Air
Corp during the Korean con-
flict, he later became an ele-
mentary teacher and school
administrator in both Lake
Oswego and Queen Creek,
Ariz. Simultaneously, he spent
30 years in the Naval Reserves
and retired as a commander.
“Dr. K” helped mold teachers
into effective educators at
Oregon College of Education.
Roger mastered construc-
tion and was a writer, gentle-
man farmer, artist, poet, coun-
cilor and community servant.
He was preceded in death
by the love of his life, Jean, in
November 2013; sister, Rudy;
and brother, Daniel.
Survivors include his chil-
dren, Kris (Larry) Dalton, Jill
North, Mark Kershner and
Cori (Doug) Hatch; and
many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Celebrate Roger’s life on
Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mon-
mouth Christian Church, 959
W. Church St.
Margo Read
Nov. 29, 1953 – Nov. 21, 2014
A gathering to celebrate
Margo’s life will be held Satur-
day from 2 to 5 p.m. at Red-
hawk Vineyard and Winery,
2995 Michigan City Ave. NW,
located in the West Salem hills.
Evalynne Joy
Clark
Feb. 6, 2015 – Feb. 7, 2015
Evalynne Joy Clark lived
for only five hours and was
welcomed with love by par-
ents and family members.
All Eva Joy ever felt in this
life was love.
She was born to Kyler and
Madi Clark in Richland, Wash.
Survivors include her par-
ents, Kyler and Madi Clark of
Kennewick, Wash.; grandpar-
ents, Chad and Kelli McGuire
of Dallas and Kenneth and
Shanna Clark of Nyssa; great-
grandparents, Errol and Con-
nie Montague of Dallas; and
a large extended family.
Service was Feb. 11 in
Kennewick.