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12 obituaries/classified ads march7 2019 In Memory of... Dewey Erwin Deweber Dewey Erwin Deweber resided at Brookdale Rose Valley, 33800 SE Fredrick St, Scappoose, Oregon. Febru- ary 15, 2019, at Brookdale Rose Valley Dewey’s son Allen and his wife Sandy were with him when he died at 9:05 pm. Dewey’s family from children to grand- children and great grandchildren were visiting him daily. Dewey was born October 19, 1930 in Bookwalter, Nebraska. His fa- ther was John Albert Deweber, his moth- er’s name was Beatrice Matthews Dewe- ber. Dewey graduated the 8 th grade May 22, 1947 and he had other teaching and training in his life. He received his G.E.D. June 28, 1968. CLASSIFIED ADS HELP WANTED Columbia County, Oregon Seeks: Case Aide Deadline: 3/8/2019 Corrections Deputy Deadline 5/6/2019 Corrections Technician Deadline 3/8/2019 Parole and Probation Officer I/II Deadline 3/8/2019 Chief Deputy Deadline: 02/28/2019. See website for details: www.co.columbia.or.us. EOE Cedar Ridge is currently seeking ap- plicants for part-time housekeeping and kitchen positions. The ideal candi- dates will be friendly, reliable, detail ori- ented, and have good communication skills. Applicants must have the abil- ity to work evenings and weekends. Experience a plus, but not required. If interested, visit www.visitcedarridge. com or email ryan@visitcedarridge. com. Dewey married Virginia La Nelle Vanderford, March 29, 1953 and were married 55 years. To her family and friends she was Nelly. They were a lov- ing couple and raised five children with love for each other and family. Nelly died November 6, 2008; Dewey missed her and talked about her to anyone who would listen. Dewey’s surviving sisters are Julia Paulsen of Los Lunas, New Mexi- co, and Delcie Taylor of Oologah, Okla- homa. His children are Dewey Allen Deweber Sr., his wife Sandy and 3 sons and 3 daughters; Stanley Eugene and his wife Cynthia, and 1 daughter and 1 son; John Martin Deweber and his wife Pa- mela, 2 sons and 1 daughter; Jacqueline La Nelle Jury, 1 son and 1 daughter; Vir- ginia Jane Griffith and 2 sons. Mickey and Korina Buehrer, and their 4 sons are part of the family. Dewey has 16 grand- children and 27 great-grandchildren. Dewey wore many hats in his life - husband, father, minister, and salesman. He had many different jobs that were never the same; always so that he could provide for his family. He also worked with the mentally dis- abled; later when the family had grown he worked as a substitute and as foster grandparent helping children in different schools. He would become a clown and do magic and science tricks for children, and also seniors living in rest homes. Dewey loved people and rejoiced when his children married and he loved ev- ery grandchild and great-grandchild he had. Dewey could be very mischievous, loved a joke, also loved to paint plastic eggs for Easter and Christmas. He loved parties and the gathering of his family. Dewey loved God and wanted people to know that not only did he love them and would be praying for them but that they were also loved by God and that Jesus paid the price for them. Burial will be at Arcade Cemetery North Plains/Pumpkin Ridge, Oregon. Kenneth Allan Benjamin, DDS Long-time Los Gatos, Califor- nia resident Kenneth Allan Benjamin, DDS died peacefully January 28, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, follow- ing a long illness. Ken was born in Detroit, Michi- gan on May 11, 1944, to the late Ethel and Edward Benjamin. He earned his degree in dentistry from the Univer- sity of Detroit and an advanced degree in endodontics from the University of Michigan. He served the community as an endodontist for more than 30 years. His retirement in 2004 allowed Ken to pursue photography full-time. His remarkable photos, often on display in Los Gatos, took his audiences from the streets of Los Gatos to an African wild game reserve. He captured the uni- versal spirit of children from around the world, Europe, Nepal, Kenya, Guate- mala, France, and his favorite continent, Africa. The community of Los Gatos consistently selected Ken as their favor- ite photographer. He is survived by Janice, his loving wife of 33 years, his daugh- ters Hillary (Chris) and Shawn (Dana); brothers Norman and Lloyd (Martha); sister-in-law Carol Calhoun (Steve); brothers-in-law Merle Leighty (Shirley) and Richard Leighty (Janet); and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Services have been held. Donations in Ken’s memory may be made to Endo Option Africa, Inc. 16031 Matilija Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030, or Services for Brain Injury, 480 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Attn: Christine Camara. Lady Loggers Finish 6 th at State continued from front page guard Everett hit two 3-pointers to chip in 6 points. The Lady Loggers fell to the #10 seed Enterprise Outlaws 37-31 in their opening game at Pendleton on February 28. The game was tied at 11-11 after the first quarter, but then the Lady Loggers shooters went cold. Junior Jor- dan Walters got into early foul trouble and had to sit for stretches of the game and Vernonia only scored 4 points in the second and third quarters combined, as the Outlaws held a 13 point lead at the end of the third quarter. Vernonia battled back in the fourth and had cut the mar- gin to 6 late in the final period, but could get no closer. Brooklyn Walters led the Lady Loggers with 14 points and was named the Player of the Game for Vernonia; Jordan Walters pitched in 8 points in the loss, while Hartman grabbed 8 rebounds and Lauren Ely added 6. The Lady Loggers returned to action the next morning in the consola- tion round, facing the #3 seed Oakland. Vernonia looked much sharper and led 16-12 at the end of first quarter. They built on that lead through the second quarter, leading 29-20 at the end of the first half. Brooklyn Walters was on fire for the Lady Loggers in the first half, hitting 9-12 from the field, including 2-3 from 3-point range, for 18 points. Vernonia maintained their lead in the second half and led 37-27 at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Loggers ex- tended the lead and played smart basket- ball in the fourth quarter, and won going away 50-38. Brooklyn Walters led the Lady Loggers with 27 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and was again named Player of the Game. Jordan Walters scored 10 Vernonia’s Voice is published on the 1 st and 3 rd Thursday. Look for our next issue on March 21. Don‛t worry. We‛ll go to Meyer‛s Auto Body. I hear they‛re out of this world. Angel Memorials Headstones points and Hartman added 7. Everett grabbed 8 rebounds and Ely added 6. The Lady Loggers shot 46% from the field, including 62% in the first half. The Lady Loggers out rebounded the Outlaws 38-19. The Lady Loggers faced the #9 seed Central Linn Cobras in their final game of the tournament with a chance to win the consolation bracket and take 4 th place. Vernonia struggled early and trailed 9-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Loggers’ diffi- culties continued in the second quarter as they had trouble protecting the ball, turning it over 15 times in the half, and also had trouble scoring. A half court shot by Central Linn at the buzzer left the Lady Loggers trailing 24-17 at the half. Things did not get much better in the second half, and the Lady Loggers ended up on the losing end of a 45-31 score. Jordan Walters scored 11 points and was named Player of the Game. Brooklyn Walters added 10 and Ely grabbed 9 rebounds for Vernonia. 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