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8 Wednesday,June16,2021 Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com OBITUARIES PA I D N O T I C E S Dolly Loss Dolly Loss departed her home in The Dalles, Ore., and moved peacefully to dwell with the angels on Nov. 27, 2020. Born Delphine Dolly Hunsaker on June 26, 1946, her mother was Sarah Stella Ann Knox Morris and father was Leslie James Hunsaker. Both parents are deceased, as is her husband, David Douglas Loss, who passed away just 18 Dolly Loss days after Dolly. Left to mourn her passing is one sis- ter, Janet Ruby Hawkins Mabrey (John), and her only son, Michael Mullarkey (Amy, four daughters and two grand- children). Equally important to Dolly is her foster daughter, Mindy Lavalliere (Dan and one son). Michael and family live in Colorado and Mindy lives with her family in New Hampshire. In addition to her parents and husband, Dolly was preced- ed in death by another foster daughter, Becky Clifton, in North Carolina. Becky left behind her husband, Chris, and three children, along with her heartbroken sister, Mindy. Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Wesley Morris Jess and Edward Robert Jess, along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and foster parents. A celebration of life will be held on June 26, 2021, Dolly’s 75th birthday. Services will be presided by Rev. John Geiter at Gateway Church in The Dalles at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Instead of flowers, Dolly would have preferred having any memorials made to Home at Last Animal Shelter, 5655 River Road, The Dalles, OR 97058, or to HAVEN from Domestic Violence, PO Box 576, The Dalles, OR 97058. school to learn New Edge Letho plate printing. By 1962, Ray went to work for the Hood River News and started his own business, Ray's Typewriter Service, where he sold and repaired typewriters. In 1967, Ray received the contract to ser- vice Hood River County and Klickitat County school typewrit- ers. Ray continued to work for the Hood River News in various capacities until the ripe old age of 78. Ray was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. He gave service in many capacities within the church. Ray and Nancy raised five children of their own and provided a safe and secure home for many others. Family was everything to Ray! Many people loved and admired him. Ray is survived by his wife, Nancy, and his children Fredrick (Anna-Kare) Edwards of Kaysville, Utah, Judy (James) Moses of Pine Grove, Ore., Nancilee Edwards of Odell, Ore., Sandra Edwards and Jason Edwards of Hood River. He has 20 grand- children and 38 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings, Sylvia Shaw, Bill Winheim, and Julie Sim. A service for Ray was held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hood River, on June 12. Interment to immediately followed at Idlewilde Cemetery of Hood River. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River. Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. Jonathan Emerson Jonathan Sproule Emerson, 69 years old, passed away suddenly of a heart attack in Tepotzlàn, Morelos, Mexico, on May 15, 2021. He was the deeply beloved, adored and cherished husband of Louisa. Devoted to ev- Ray Edwards eryone in his family, he was the loving father and father in law of Cameron and Cecelia, Fredrick Raymond Edwards, known as Jordan and Lillian, and Parker and Maja, "Ray," passed peacefully through the veil and the loving grandfather of Ansel, Cosette, Friday, June 4, 2021, at his home in Hood Jonathan and Marion. He was the loved son of the late River with his family by his side. He was 84 Emerson Gordon E. and Margaret Emerson, and broth- years old. Ray was born June 26, 1936, to James er of David and Christopher and his wife, Susan. Theodore and Anne Elizabeth (Hammer) Our hearts are broken and we are devastated. A memorial Edwards in Huston, Idaho. Ray was their celebration will be held in the USA at some unknown time in the future. Memorial contributions can be made to his chari- Ray Edwards second child; his brother James was 6 years older. When Ray was 2 1/2 years old, his little ty, www.becasparaprepas.org. sister Sylvia was born. Ray’s mother moved to Hood River, Ore., in 1940, remarried, and three more children were added Mary Smith to the family: Jerry, Bill, and Julie Winheim. As a teenager Ray worked for Edward & Sons Logging Mary Alice Smith (Sharkey), 85, of Hood Company in Idaho with his dad and brother James. Ray River, Ore., went to be with the Lord on May played football while attending Hood River High School. After 4, 2021, lovingly surrounded by her four a football injury, he became the school photographer. Ray was children. very talented and taught a photography class in high school. Mary was born to Verne and Audrey He also helped design and take most of the photographs for Sharkey on Jan. 24, 1936, in Gillette, Wyo. the school yearbooks. They moved to Hood River in November 1941 Ray met Nancy Califf at the roller-skating rink at Barret with two of your younger sisters. Five more School. Ray was quite the show-off and he boldly asked sisters and brothers were added to the family Mary Smith Nancy, “Why haven’t I ever seen you here before?” The rest in subsequent years, and they made their is history. Ray and Nancy continued to date through high homestead in the upper Hood River Valley. school. They married on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1954, in White Mary attended school in Parkdale and graduated from Salmon, Wash. They lived in an apartment in Hood River Wy’east High School in 1954. She married her high school while Ray went to work for Sun Publishing Company. sweetheart, Donald Smith, that same year and they were In 1956, Ray participated in training at Smith Corona to married 61 years when he passed in 2016. learn to fix typewriters. Then in 1960, he went to a trade Mary’s greatest loves were God and her family, and everything she did revolved around them. She was an amaz- ing wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to all who knew her. Everyone who met Mary always had a smile. She was a woman who learned her manners from the Word of God and that’s the way she lived her whole life. Mary packed fruit at Lage’s Orchard for 30 years. She was an extremely talented painter and seamstress. She also enjoyed photography, creating stained glass pieces and many other forms of art. She loved researching and recording family history and wrote down many stories that her mother told her about family history. She was beautiful inside and out and her absence will be felt by many for decades to come. Mary is survived by her four children, Ronald Smith (Terry Ann), Randell Smith (Jeanne Solze), Terry Smith (Agnes Hearne) and Renee Smith-Carey (Erich Carey); her three sisters, Rita Dorzab, Roberta Sullenger, and Ramona Myers; one brother, Rickey Sharkey; 11 grandchildren, Dana Stull, Kari Stull, Camille Jones, Rachel Smith, Zachary Smith, ryan Smith, Staci Smith, Molly Unruh, Morgan Unruh, Lindsey Smith and Danika Smith; and 12 great-grandchil- dren, Finnian, Audrey, MaKinzie, Clinton, Madeline, Jack, Josephine, Penelope, Evvie, Richie, Isaiah and Cyrus. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vern and Audrey Sharkey, her husband Donald Smith, and three siblings, Sylvia Larch, Donna Sharkey and Lynn Sharkey. There will be a celebration of life at the Hood River Church of the Nazarene, 22nd and Belmont Drive, Hood River, on June 26 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Kim Linder and Pastor Rick Sharkey officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Wounded Warriors Project in her name. Esther "Pete" Germeraad Esther Pietrina “Pete” Germeraad was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Boston, Mass., to Peter and Caroline Aspesi. In 1943, she graduated from Simmons College with a Bachelor of Science degree and as a Board Certified Nurse. It was the height of World War II so she joined the Nurse Corp of the U.S. Navy. After weeks of officer training, she was assigned to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Esther "Pete" Md. When the Naval Flight Evacuation Unit Germeraad started, she was chosen to join this elite group stationed on Guam. Their assignment was to evacuate the injured of the Iwojima and Okinawa invasions. She stayed on to bring POWs home from various encampments in the Pacific Theater. In 1946, she married Donald Pound Germeraad, who pre- deceased her on May 11, 1992. She is survived by a son, Paul Germeraad (Susan) of Saratoga, Cali., and a daughter, Ann Cline (Richard) of Underwood, Wash.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Esther died peacefully at her home in White Salmon, Wash., on June 7, 2021, and will be cremated. Her mili- tary marker is alongside that of her husband’s in the Fort Rosecrans Military Cemetery, Point Loma, Calif. If you wish to send a memorial, it can be sent to the organization or church of your choice. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.gard- nerfh.com. DEATHS AND SERVICES Edna Margaret Chandler died April 1, 2021, in The Dalles, Ore. Edna was born Jan. 5, 1922, and was 99 at the time of her passing. Services are planned for 11a.m. on Saturday, June 19 at Hood River Alliance Church, 2650 Montello Ave., Hood River, Ore. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center, Hood River. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condo- lence for the family. Robert "Bob" Allene Anderson died April 10, 2021, at the age of 83. Bob was born Sept. 25, 1937. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 305 Ninth St., Hood River, Ore. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center, Hood River. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condo- lence for the family. Joanne C. LaDoux died April 12, 2021. A memorial service will be held June 19 at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, The Dalles. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Gary Lee Brooks, a resident of the Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles, Ore., died June 3, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Robert Tobias Renouard, age 19, a resident of Portland, Ore., died June 3, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Raquel Enriquez Marquez died June 8, 2021, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, Ore. Raquel was born March 24, 1968, and was 53 years of age at the time of her passing. Catholic Funeral Mass was held June 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1501 Belmont Ave., Hood River, and graveside urn committal June 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condo- lence for the family. Steven Gale Bausch died June 9, 2021 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, Ore. Steven was born on Feb. 24, 1941, and was 80 years of age at the time of his passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center, Hood River. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condo- lence for the family. Robert Lee Brenden, age 72, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., died June 9, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Viola Joan Page died June 11, 2021, at her home in Hood River, Ore. Joan was born on Feb. 20, 1932, and was 89 years of age at the time of her pass- ing. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center, Hood River. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condo- lence for the family. John Lundell, 85, died June 13, 2021, at The Springs at Mill Creek, The Dalles, Ore. A full obituary will appear in an upcoming edition. GORGE NEWS White Salmon pool progresses towards final design Jacob Bertram ■ By Columbia Gorge News The future White Salmon Valley Pool will feature one eight-lane, 12-foot-deep lap pool and one main building for showers, dressing rooms, lockers, a ticketing office and mechanical and chemi- cal components in initial construction, according to consensus met to confirm key aspects of the design plan, following a presenta- tion to commissioners by the contractors associated with the pool project. A proposed wading/shal- low-entry pool and separate therapy pool will be com- bined into one but will be part of a separate construc- tion phase, depending on the results of a capital fundrais- ing campaign, according to discussion during a June 10 regular board meeting of the White Salmon Valley Pool Metropolitan Park District. The district met last week with representatives from Plan B Consultancy and Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company to discuss six separate design options the contractors devised. With the six options included a range of possible features and cost estimates ranging from $3.97 million to over $5 million in cost, which include construction estimates as well as contrac- tor fees, siting costs, taxes, additional fees, and insur- ance costs. The board decided, fol- lowing lengthy discussion surrounding the pros and cons of each design option, to go with combined elements of two of the middle-of-the- road designs that captured the highest priorities of the commissioners — a pool that is wide enough for eight lanes and deep enough to allow for installation of a diving board — with some modifications. The original design options called for a separate shal- low-entry pool and future plans for a third therapy pool, but with budget limitations in mind, the board formed a consensus to narrow the design down further to plan for a combination of the shallow-entry and therapy pool. The board is estimating that the new design will cost approximately $5 million phased out between initial construction of the lap pool and building, and future construction of the combined pool, although the contrac- tors are working to calculate the final estimates with modifications. The board will use the future option for the com- bined pool to market towards potential donors through the course of a capital fundrais- ing campaign, a goal realized through discussions between board members June 10. A request for proposals from capital campaign manag- ers closed last Thursday. The board is set to decide between several applicants later this month. At the meeting, the board also approved an appli- cation for a Certificate of Participation bond valued at $1.5 million to see the construction completed while enabling the board to have cash-flow to fund capital costs. According to Commissioner Steve Harris, if the COP bond is approved, Dr. Cullen’s Student of the week Quality vitamins and supplements. DANIELS health & nutrition 10% off Keegan Ku Ku for Global Studies: Jaimie Castro, Keegan comes every day Student to of class the week with a I nominate positive attitude works Jaimie as student and of the week. — Just a high improving achieving student who hard, not only himself, little recognition! but fellow receives classmates as well. Congratulations one regular priced item. 918 12th St | Hood River, OR | 541-386-7328 Victor Cullen, DDS Keegan Ku, TDHS TDHS Jaimie Ku Castro, it would equal to “$90- to $95 thousand per year in debt service.” With around $4.35 million dollars potentially commit- ted to the pool project from donations, grants, levy funds — including the COP bond, not yet approved by the state financiers — the board is looking at a goal of raising around $1.15 million to com- plete the funding of the pool. “I think we have a viable means to get to what we want to … at this particular time,” Harris said, citing the sepa- rate zero-entry/therapy pool as an incentive for a future capital campaign. 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