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Wednesday,June16,2021
Columbia Gorge News
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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,
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With around $4.35 million
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