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JULY 24, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 8th annual RIVER fair Saturday, August 8 10 am-8 pm Keizer Rapids Park Fun for the whole FAMILY! • Junior Archaelogical Dig • Balloon Toss •Pie eating championships •Volleyball • Vendors • Food Wine-Beer Garden Open Noon-8 p.m. Pie Eating Contest Sponsored by Shari’s Restaurant & Pies AND The UPS Store/Keizer Pet Parade Presented by & Golden Bone Awards Entertainment The Brady Goss Band 6 p.m. Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre Also... • Keizer Community Band • Cherry City Cloggers • Vaihere Te Ora Polynesian • Sheba Dawn & Therese Fratto • Ballet Folklorico • Keizer Homegrown Theatre RIVERfair CRUZ-In Car Show 11 am-4 pm at Schoolhouse Square River & Chemawa Roads Presented by Making Keizer Better Foundation 503-390-6840 | www.riverfairkeizer.com Proceeds fund vocational scholarships for Keizer students obituaries Submit an obituary at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Jerry Miholer January 24, 1942- April 11, 2015 Jerry (Gerald) S. Miholer, 73, was born January 24, 1942 in Three Rivers, Mich. to the late Frank (Dick) Lewis Mi- holer and Margaret (Peggy) Lou- ise Peterson Miholer. He died April 11, 2015 in Green Valley, J. Miholer Ariz. Jerry grad- uated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Ill. in 1959 and that summer went to work for Motorola. He later transferred to Zenith Radio in Chicago. While at Zenith, he studied engineering at DeVry University. Jerry served his country in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and received his honorable discharge papers in January 1966. He married his fi rst wife, Sue, in 1968 and settled in Kalamazoo, Mich., where they had two sons, Jeffrey Scott and Steven James. In 1977 the family moved to Oregon, set- tling in the Salem-Keizer area where he opened his own business: Northwest Micro- wave Oven Service. In 1993, he married Kray- len Kelly Miller. Jerry retired from his microwave oven re- pair business in 2004 and he and Kraylen spent several years traveling the country in an RV. By 2008, they had visited all 48 states in the continental USA. In 2013 they took a land tour of Alaska and the Cana- dian Yukon. In February, Jerry and Kraylen spent nine days visiting Hawaii – completing their 50th state. Jerry and Kraylen bought a home in Green Valley, Ariz. in 2008. After three years of commuting to Oregon for the summer, they decided to make Green Valley their permanent year-round home. Jerry leaves behind his wife Kraylen, his two sons Jeff and Steve, both still in the Salem- Keizer area; two step-children, Bill Miller and Erin Miller, and six grandchildren. His mother Peggy also survives him, as do his two sisters, Mary Sue and Judy, and his brother, Frank. There will be no services, but remembrances may be made to a favorite charity. Joan Barker July 28, 1931- July 9, 2015 Joan Bark- er, 83, passed away on July 9, 2015. Joan was born in Kirkwood, Il- linois to Eva and Harold Joan Barker Baldwin. Joan moved to Canby in 1945 and married Arnold H. Gardner. They had three children. Ar- nold died in1971. Then Joan worked as a sec- retary at Highland and Bush Elementary Schools and then as offi ce manager at McNary High School. Later Joan mar- ried Bruce Barker until his death in 2003. Joan applied her generous nature beyond her family. She mentored school children, through which she developed many long-term relation- ships. Later she volunteered No Job Too Big or Too Small • Additions & Repairs • Dry Rot Repairs • Flooring & Countertops • Roofi ng & Siding • Kitchens & Baths • Doors & Windows • Decks & Fences • Patio & Deck Covers 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 nearly full-time managing the Keizer/Salem Senior Center kitchen. She loved to bake cookies and candies and she generously handed them out. Joan is survived by her brother Jerry Baldwin and sister Anita Woodruff, her three children Judy Davidson (Dan), Janet Stride (Jon) and Arnie Gardner (Robin). She is also survived by grandchil- dren Brian and Brad David- son, Eric and Jason Stride and Sara Henricks, Brett and Scott Gardner and Lindsey Gerard, and six great grandchildren. A memorial service cel- ebrating Joan’s life will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, July 24 at the Keizer Heritage Cen- ter, 980 Chemawa Road NE in Keizer. Memorial gifts may be made to the Keizer/Salem Senior Center, 930 Plymouth Drive NE, Salem, OR 97303. Mark Duane Wieglenda May 29, 1953- July 11, 2015 Mark Duane Wieglenda, 62, was born on May 29, 1953 to Har- ry and Max- ine Wieglen- da. He lost his battle to tongue and throat cancer on July 11 s u r ro u n d e d M. Wieglenda by family and friends and went home to be with his beloved Jesus. Mark attended Four Cor- ners Elementary, Parrish Middle School and gradu- ated in 1971 from North Sa- lem High School. He worked for 20 years at Oregon State University in the Facilities Maintenance Department, retiring on July 1. Mark was a longtime member of the Salem Radio Controlled Pilots Association where he was a fl ight instruc- tor. He loved to build and fl y his planes. Mark also loved spending time off-roading with his family and friends. Mark was a member of Lake- point Community Church and served as a council mem- ber. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Harry Wieglenda; his grandparents; his nephew, Travis Wieglenda and brother-in-law, Norm Johnson. Mark is survived by his beloved wife, Sharanne Wieglenda of Salem; his mother, Maxine Wieglenda of Bend; his son, Nicholas Wieglenda of Aumsville; his step-sons, William (Brit- tany) Stevenson of Keizer and Keith (Angela) Steven- son of Keizer; his grand- children Shakia Wieglenda, Laurel Stevenson and Colton Stevenson; his siblings, Ron (Dolores) Wieglenda of Ter- rebonne and their children, Becky Johnson of Redmond and children, Todd (Kathy) Wieglenda of Forest Grove and Kristel Wieglenda of Bend. Private family interment was on July 16. Celebration of Mark’s life will be on July 26 at 3 p.m. at Lakepoint Community Church, Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, OR 97303. Mark requested that it be a party and no one wear black. In lieu of fl owers do- nations in Mark’s name may be made to Salem RC Pilots Association Youth Program, EAA Chapter 292, PO Box 13214, Salem, OR 97309. Library story time each Thursday in summer The Keizer Community Library Story Time has started. It’s being held at the library, located in the Keizer Heri- tage Center at 980 Chemawa Road NE and runs from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursdays. It’s oriented to readers 7 years old or younger and in- cludes stories and activities. You do not have to be a li- brary patron to participate. Children must be accompa- nied by an adult. This activity will happen each Thursday during the summer.
