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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Obituaries Anita “kathie” helser April 24, 1945 — June 22, 2016 Kathie was born in Port- land on April 24, 1945 to Joseph Marvin and CeReatha Mae Fought. She attended Wallace Park Elementary School and graduated from Sunset High School in 1964. In 1988 she graduated from Marylhurst University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art. Kathie worked as an air- line stewardess (as they were called back then) for Eastern Airlines in her early 20s. She married her first husband, Charles Hoyt, in 1969. They moved to Camp Sherman in 1975 with their two young children. Soon after, they moved to Sisters and Kathie Joanne marie carlson January 11, 1929 — June 25, 2016 Joanne Marie Carlson, a resident of Sisters, died June 25, 2016. She was 87. A celebration of her life will be held sometime later. No other services will be held. Joanne was born January 11, 1929, in Eugene. Her par- ents were Thor Frydenlund and Marie (Saari) Fryden- lund. She attended Eugene public schools, graduating from Eugene High School in 1946. As a student at the Uni- versity of Oregon, Joanne was a member of Alpha Phi sorority, mortar board senior women’s honorary, and Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in helped Chuck start the family business, Hoyt’s Hardware & Building Supply. Kathie married Richard Helser, from Portland, in 1988. Sisters was her home and she wasn’t about to be relocated to Portland even for love, so Dick and Kathie spent a lot of time going back and forth between their two homes in Portland and Sis- ters. Kathie and Dick shared their passion for travel, and spent lots of time traveling the world. Kathie was one of the early members of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce where she volunteered many hours. She had lots of different jobs over the years including full-time mother, part-time bookkeeper, and waitress at the Hotel Sisters. She worked as a sales person at Com- mon Threads for several years. She put her creativity to use and started an interior design business called Helser Design. After Dick retired, they bought Cascade Fitness, which they operated together for seven years. Recently, she spent five years volunteer- ing as the coordinator for the SMART reading program at Sisters Elementary School. Kathie was very active and athletic. She enjoyed skiing, hiking and bicycling Sisters Country. Kathie was a pas- sionate and creative photogra- pher. She mastered the fine art of black and white photogra- phy. She spent lots of time in the darkroom she built in her home. She also enjoyed print- making, watercolor painting and quilting. She had a heart for rock-and-roll and loved to attend concerts. Van Morrison and Eric Clapton were her favorite musicians. Kathie lived life to the fullest with passion and exhil- aration as told by her radiant smile that expressed the love she had for everyone dear to her. She is survived by her husband, Richard Helser, daughter Chelsie Hoyt- Gloeckner, son Tyler Hoyt, stepson Max Helser and step- daughter Berit Pement, six grandchildren, two new great- grandbabies and countless friends. Next time you are in the journalism in 1950. In 1952 she married Charles Kitchel, with whom she had two children, a daughter and a son. They were later divorced. She married Richard Carlson in Eugene in 1973. Joanne worked at the University of Oregon for 23 years, holding several admin- istrative positions, including editor of a national research center in the College of Edu- cation, and then as director of the University’s Office of Federal Relations. Her last position from 1981-86 was in the central administration of the university where she served as a vice provost. She chaired the university com- mittee appointed in 1976 to administer the evaluation of the university’s compliance with Federal Title IX legisla- tion, which banned discrimi- nation in educational and ath- letic programs. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, she served a two-year term, 1975-77, on the Congressionally autho- rized National Advisory Council on Women’s Educa- tional Programs. She served earlier on the Oregon Man- power Planning Council and on the Pacific Northwest Manpower Advisory Com- mittee to the Secretary of Labor. In 1988 she and her hus- band retired. She did vol- unteer work for the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store, and for the Visitors Center at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. She also served on the Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors. From 1990-92 she worked as a correspondent for The Nug- get Newspaper. She is survived by her hus- band, Richard, in Sisters; her daughter, Jenness Roth (Jeff) in Memphis, Tennessee; her son, Dirk Kitchel (Cheryl) in Valdosta, Georgia; two grandsons, Nathan and Sam- uel Roth; a granddaughter, Savannah Kitchel; three stepchildren, Aenne Carver, Lakeside, California, David Carlson, Ottawa, Canada, and Jane Lewis, Lowell, Oregon; and eight step-grandchildren. Remembrances may be 23 Sisters Saloon, make sure to check out the lady in red on the back wall. That’s Kathie doing the can-can with her buddies. A celebration of Kathie’s life will be held at the Camp Sherman Community Hall at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. made in her name as contri- butions to the Sisters Library or to Sisters Habitat for Humanity, or to the National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA 20190-5362. .. .. t l i w u o y l i ‘t t l i Qu freshen you up! ...then we’ll Hot July Savings! $ 300 0 0 DISCOUNT D IS SC O U N T For the month of July when you start a comprehensive treatment program! 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