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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, July 20, 2016 3B OBITUARIES Bob K. Combs April 23, 1935 — June 27, 2016 Bobby Kennith Combs was born in Checotah, Oklaho- ma, to Turner and Fannie (Hayes) Combs. While young, Bob and his family moved to the San Francis- co Bay area, where he was raised. He attended school at Golden Gate Academy. During high school, Bob met Cathy Whitley, and they were married on Dec. 7, 1956. In 1959, they moved to Oregon and soon settled in the North How- ell area, near Silverton, where they raised their daughters on the family farm. Bob would often refer to himself as a “tinker” — always keeping busy as a carpenter, farmer and hobby mechanic. His grandchildren called him “Papa the Fixer” since he could fix anything. For many years, the family raised award-win- ning registered Suffolk sheep and they were Bob’s pride and joy. Bob truly was the cen- ter of the family and loved spending time with his wife, girls and his grand- children, who all adored him and knew they could count on him for anything. For the past ten years, Bob suffered from Alz- heimer’s disease, and he spent the last four years of his life being cared for at the Woods of Willow Creek in Salem. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Eva Souza Woodson, and step- father Richard Oden. Bob is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cathy; daughters Jenny (Brian) Barnes and Cindy (Ian) Goetting; granddaugh- ters Christiana (Gary) Brown and Carly Brown; grandson Noah Robbins; and sister Jeanine Oden. Ardis June Hatteberg Feb. 11, 1930 — July 8, 2016 Ardis June Hat- teberg passed POLICE LOGS away July 8, 2016, at Sil- verton Hospital. Ardis and twin sister Carol were born to Albert and Clara Estenson in St. Paul, Min- nesota, on Feb. 11, 1930. She spent her childhood in northern Montana before moving with her parents to Silverton in 1946. She graduated from Silverton High School. Ardie met Leonard Hatteberg in 1947. They were married in 1950 and spent almost 65 years de- voted to each other until Leonard’s passing in 2014. Ardie was a wonderful wife and mother who loved her family im- mensely. She raised her family to be fair, honest, and to always treat others with kindness and hospi- tality. A remarkable homemaker and a talent- ed cook, her home was al- ways open to family and friends. She is survived by her sons, Ron (Vicky) of Aloha and Rick (Kathy) of Sil- verton, and grandsons, Blake (Brittney), Evan (Tiffany). She was so look- ing forward to the birth of her first great-grandson in September. Ardie was preceded in death by her husband; older sister, El- len; twin sister, Carol; and her parents. A memorial service was held July 14 at Im- manuel Lutheran Church in Silverton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Immanu- el Lutheran Church, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are by Unger Funeral Chapel. Obituary Policy Free obituaries run on a space-available, first- come, first-serve basis, and are subject to editing. Maximum length is 250 words. Photos may be sub- mitted, but are not guar- anteed to be published. To submit: email san ews@salem.gannett.com, fax 503-873-8064, or drop off at our office. For more information, call 503-399- 6773. Deadline is 11 a.m., Friday by email, and 4 p.m. Wednesday if dropped off or faxed. Paid obituaries are handled by advertising and are also subject to ed- iting. Call 503-399-6789. Deadline is 11 a.m. Friday. MARRIAGE LICENSES July 5 SILVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Received calls from June 27 to July 10. June 29 Theft, 7:51 p.m., 400 N First St. Cold theft, 9:42 p.m., 300 Edgewood Drive. UNDER THE INFLUENCE Fire, no time given, 600 McClaine St. Motor vehicle accident, 8:18 p.m., Oak St. and N Second St. July 6 Theft, 6:45 p.m., 500 Chester St. July 7 July 1 Hit and run, 8:58 p.m., Oak St. and N Third St. Motor vehicle accident-Non injury, 6 p.m., Oak St. and Monitor Road. The following residents have been convicted of driving under the influence, according to records provided by the state Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division. Included are the defendant’s name, age, address, date of conviction and the court. Sharabarin, Karrie P.: 22, 806 Stark St., Silverton, May 31, Marion. Marriage license applications with Marion County Joshua Frederick Kuczynski, 30, Silverton, and Brittany Kaitlyn Pena, 26, Silverton. Andrew Wayne Sprauer, 36, Salem, and Katherine Allyn Predeek, 35, Silverton. Nicodemus Levi Dodson, 26, Silverton, and Alisha Ann Mosh- er, 22, Silverton. Neil Larionov, 21, Silverton, and Natalia Frolov, 18, Silverton. Scott Cameron Purvis, 48, Silverton, and Nancy Diane Rupe, 58, Silverton. BIRTHS The following are birth announce- ments submitted to the Silverton Appeal Tribune. For more, go to StatesmanJournal.com/Rec ords. Traeger, Hayden Thomas: To Karen and Tyson Traeger, Mt. Angel, 9 pounds, July 4. SILVERTON HOSPITAL Prince, Emma Grace: To Brittany and Nick Prince, Silverton, 8 pounds 7 ounces, June 26. Putting a name and face to patient No. 4389 CAPI LYNN STATESMAN JOURNAL John Baller was just a number, or in his case, two numbers. Patient 4389. Urn 2454. His tragic life ended at the Oregon State Hospital in the spring of 1939, more than 20 years after he was committed. He was cre- mated three days after his death, according to hospi- tal records. His cremains, like those of so many other pa- tients, were placed in a copper urn and stored in various locations on the hospital grounds — a basement, vaults around a fish pond, and a shed — until a memorial was built in 2014. Family members such as Kim Baller have since come forward to recover the remains of relatives they have been spent dec- ades searching for or per- haps never even knew ex- isted. “Here’s a long-lost rel- ative that I had never heard about,” Kim Baller said. “It’s a shame no one ever claimed him.” John Baller was Kim’s great-great uncle. Patient No. 4389 now has a face and a story thanks to Kim Baller and 12 pages of hos- pital records. John Baller was of Ger- man descent and had dark hair and blue eyes. He stood 5-feet-6 and weighed 150 pounds. He worked as a farm laborer, lived near Silverton, and was in Oregon for five years before being com- mitted. He is listed as a widow- er in one section of the records and divorced in another. From what Kim has been able to find out, his great-great uncle was neither. John Baller left his wife and two children in Bluffton, Indiana, to come to Oregon, presum- John Baller ably in search of a broth- er. Kim discovered his great-great uncle by chance. He did a search on Find A Grave, on online database of cemetery rec- ords, for anyone with the last name Baller in Ore- gon. It was there that he read about how John Ball- er had died at the state hospital and how his cre- mains were among the more than 3,400 that the hospital was trying to re- unite with family. He con- Kim Baller tacted Phyllis Zegers, the researcher whose name was attached to John Ball- er’s entry. Zegers has done re- search on about 1,600 peo- ple on the list and so far has been able to link 55 of them with family mem- bers who now have their ashes. The families of an- other 171 have indicated they plan to pursue claim- ing remains or are in the CLASSIFIEDS Discover Discover Disc Di scov sc over ov er your y your ourr new ou new ne w home ho home me Find a new job or career the July 2014 dedication of the memorial on the hos- pital grounds that honors forgotten souls such as John Baller. The ashes of 3,423 people who died be- tween 1914 and 1971 were placed in the niches of a columbarium wall sur- rounding the plaza. (Their ashes were transferred from the old copper urns to new ceramic vessels.) A decision on where to inter John Baller’s cre- mains may be made July 17 during the annual fam- ily reunion in Lincoln City. One option would be to bu- ry them with Sam Baller, John’s nephew, in Valley View Cemetery in Silver- ton. Another would be to inter them at Silverton Cemetery, where other relatives are interred. Contact Capi Lynn at clynn@StatesmanJour nal.com or 503-399-6710, or follow her on Twitter @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ. silvertonappeal.com Place an ad online 24/7 at StatesmanJournal.com or call 503-399-6789 • 1-800-556-3975 Turn here for your next vehicle HOMES & RENTALS JOBS process of doing so. “Typically, I end up contacting living rela- tives, but working with Kim was kind of differ- ent,” Zegers said. “He did a lot of the research. He really had his sleeves rolled up and was not at all shy about contacting liv- ing relatives.” While Kim will never know exactly what led up to John Baller’s commit- ment in the spring of 1919, he has documents that de- tail the proceedings in Marion County Court, in- cluding Notice of Insan- ity, Certificate of Examin- ing Physician and Order of Commitment. Admission notes re- ferred to John Baller’s mental state as resem- bling “13-B Depressive type,” or manic depres- sion, which today is more commonly referred to as bipolar disorder. 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