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Congratulations... In Memory of...
Sears/Barklow Wedding
Denetta Sears and Chuck Bark-
low are pleased to announce their wed-
ding on June 18, 2017 at the Arago Com-
munity Church.
Parents of the bride are Rene
and Nena Sears of Myrtle Point, Or-
egon. Parents of the groom are Wayne
and Sondra Wood, also of Myrtle Point,
Oregon.
Maid of Honor was Dawn
Padgett. Best Man was Jeffrey Prae-
getzer.
Denetta works at the McMe-
namins Grand Lodge. Chuck is a con-
tract timber faller.
The couple honeymooned in
Mexico. They will make their home in
Vernonia, Oregon.
“We make everyday Valentine’s
Day. Our life is a honeymoon no matter
where we are.”
In Memory of...
Helen Marie Hiveley
Helen Marie Hiveley, 82, died
peacefully and surrounded by family
on Sunday, July 23, 2017 in her new
apartment at lovely Deerfield Village in
Milwaukie, Oregon. Many family and
friends visited her there from near and
far, and in her recent stays at Tuality
Hospital and Avamere Hillsboro as well
as in her cherished home in Vernonia.
Helen Marie Vaughn was born
in Sapulpa, Oklahoma August 11, 1934,
to parents Newell and Opal Vaughn.
At the age of 3, the family left
their farm and traveled west to California
where Helen worked alongside her fam-
ily on area produce farms. She received
her education in Southern California
and graduated from Indio High School,
with a semester at Biola Bible College,
Los Angeles. Helen’s dear cousin Roger
Kaye introduced his Navy shipmate to
her in San Diego and the sparks did fly.
Months of sweetheart letters crossed the
Pacific Ocean and charted their course
of future plans for a home and family of
their own. Helen married Virgil Duane
Hiveley on January 2, 1955 in Los Ange-
les, California where they began a new
life together, raising four children with
many family and friends in and out of
each other’s homes. Virgil’s lifelong de-
sire to return to Oregon brought them to
Vernonia in 1974, with other family and
friends to become part of their home.
“Sweet Home Vernonia” it was and is.
Helen retired from bookkeeping
at West Oregon Electric in Vernonia in
1992, with previous accounting work for
ABC Unified School District and Pepsi
Cola Corporation in California.
Crossword puzzles were always
a favorite, plus sewing, reading and
staying up on news and current events.
Previous recreational activities included
golf and jazzercise in Vernonia, arts and
crafts classes in Vernonia and Califor-
nia, scorekeeping for her children’s ball
games, Little League newsletters, card
games with family and friends, plus in
their early married years, square dancing
and bowling leagues with her husband
Virgil. As a young girl Helen enjoyed
softball, dancing, and church choir. She
loved the Lord and held a lifelong faith
in him.
The wife of a U.S. Navy Mili-
tary Veteran and heart strong patriot of
the U.S.A., Helen encouraged the re-
sponsibility of citizens to exercise their
voting privilege.
Helen was preceded in death
by parents Opal and Newell Vaughn,
daughter Sheri Wilson, brother Jack
Vaughn, sisters Florence Fowler, Judy
Verner, and half-sister Virginia Vaughn.
She is survived by loved ones,
daughter Robin Leone of Seattle, Wash-
ington and husband Steve, and grand-
children Hannah and Jared; daughter
Dana Hyde of Vernonia and husband
Tony, grandaughter Kirsten Risko and
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husband Dustin, and great grandchildren
Huck and Hadley, and granddaughter
Kortni Papineau and husband Joe, and
great grandchildren Augustus, Quincy,
and Georgia; son Michael Hiveley of
Milwaukie, Oregon and wife Rhonda,
and grandchildren Claire, Tessa and
Isaac; son-in-law Micheal Wilson and
his wife Karen, and grandchildren Ga-
briel, Leah, and great grandchild Callen.
Helen’s family extends heartfelt
thanks to her many caregivers in Verno-
nia and Hillsboro, medical and health
rehabilitation teams, friends, and Hos-
pice support and nurses in Milwaukie.
Special thanks to the caring and knowl-
edgeable staff at Deerfield Village who
welcomed Helen and her family to their
community with strong open arms.
Our dear Helen, mother, grand-
mother, sister and friend, will be missed
beyond measure. She adored her grand-
children and great-grandchildren and
never tired of their adventures, laughter,
and hugs. Helen loved her family and
many friends and their families with true
appreciation for the times together.
A memorial celebration for
Helen’s life will be shared with family
and friends at Grace Family Fellowship
Church in Vernonia, Oregon on Satur-
day, August 5 at 1:00 pm. Helen’s ashes
will be placed alongside her beloved
husband Virgil at Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
Remembrances in lieu of flow-
ers are suggested for the Vernonia High
School “Sisters Scholarship Fund” c/o
Vernonia High School, 1000 Missouri
Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064, or the
Vernonia Cares Food Bank, 627 Adams
Avenue, PO Box 126, Vernonia, OR
97064
Lyle Eugene Barker
Ambulance, serving several years as an
officer, a fireman, and fire chief. While
devoting 40 years of volunteer service
to his community he received several
awards, including Citizen of the Year in
1990 and was instrumental in securing
the funding for the construction of the
fire department building, still being used
today.
While attending high school he
worked at Sam’s Food Store. Then in
1965 he was drafted into the U.S. Army,
serving his ‘stint’ in Germany. Upon his
honorable discharge in March 1967 he
went to work for Olympic Forest Prod-
ucts in Mist, Oregon, before starting his
20 year career as a logger for both Sera-
fin Logging and Sword Logging in Ver-
nonia. In 1987 he went to work at the
paper mill at Wauna.
Lyle enjoyed hunting, fishing,
shooting, camping and outdoor activites.
He was an avid wood worker making
several pieces of oak furniture that are
cherished by his close friends and fam-
ily. He spent evenings playing cards and
board games with friends and family
through the years, his most recent favor-
ite being dominos.
He will be especially remem-
bered for his ‘tell it like it is’ advice, his
gruff exterior but tender heart, and his
willingness to help anyone who was in
need.
Survivors include his wife of
nearly 50 years; daughter Carlene Bales
and son-in-law Dave Bales; son Steven
Barker; and two grandchildren Kendra
and Austin Barker. He is also survived
by ‘honorary’ son Steve Weller and his
wife Pam. Lyle leaves behind several
cousins, nieces, nephews and many
cherished friends.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, siblings Henry Rassmussen,
Earle Rassmussen and Dorothy Watkins.
At his request no services will
be held.
Memorial contributions can be
made directly to CAN Cancer (Central
Oregon), www.cancancer.org or the LaP-
ine Rural Fire Protection District, PO
Box 10, LaPine, Oregon, 97739 www.
lapinefire.org.
Margaret “Jeanette” Dass
Lyle Eugene Barker, age 74,
passed away unexpectedly at his home
in LaPine, Oregon, on Wednesday, July
26, 2017 of natural causes due to com-
plications of diabetes.
Born March 13, 1943, in Ya-
kima, Washington, to Agnes and Ben
Barker. At the age of 4, he moved with
his parents to Vernonia, Oregon were he
attended the Vernonia schools graduat-
ing from Vernonia High School in 1961.
Lyle served in the U.S. Army, attaining
the rank of Sergeant E4. On October 1,
1967, he married Carolyn “Carol” Sue
Lyda in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Lyle resided in Vernonia until
2005. He and Carolyn moved to LaPine,
Oregon after he retired from Georgia Pa-
cific Wauna Mill, working 18 years as a
Machine Operator.
During his time in Vernonia he
was an active member of the Vernonia
Volunteer Fire Department, Vernonia
Rural Fire Board, Vernonia Police De-
partment Reserves and the Vernonia
Margaret “Jeanette” Dass, 76, a
longtime resident of the Vernonia com-
munity, died Wednesday morning, July
19, 2017 at the Providence St. Vincent
Medical Center in Portland.
Services have been held.
Margaret “Jeanette” Dass was
born July 7, 1941 in Piave, Mississippi,
the daughter of the late Carl Axel Olson
and Erlene (James) Olson. At the age of
five years old she moved with her family
to Oregon, settling in the Vernonia com-
munity, where she was raised and re-
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