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A6 Hood River News, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 O bituaries Paid notices Ray Gaulke Sara Stone-Parks Sergius Ray Gaulke, 92, longtime Hood River resident and dentist, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Oregon Health and Science University hospital in Portland. He was born Aug. 2, 1922, in Walla Walla, Wash., to Sergius C a r r o l l Gaulke and Rita (Hamble- ton) Gaulke. His early years were spent in Ray Gaulke Baker City and Coquille while following his father’s career with Stan- dard Oil. He graduated from Coquille High School in 1940, along with his wife-to-be, Jeanne Claterbos, whom he married in 1944 and spent the next 58 years with before Jeanne’s passing in 2002. Ray shared the last 10 years of his life with his loving companion Dorothy Mellenthin. Ray attended the Universi- ty of Oregon for two years be- fore entering North Pacific Dental College (now OHSU School of Dentistry) and graduating in 1945. Following graduation he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps sta- tioned in Farragut, Idaho, and Bremerton, Wash., until the end of World War II. He then moved to Hood River in 1946 and entered into dental prac- tice as an associate of Dr. Carey H. Jenkins. Shortly af- terward he began solo prac- tice for 35 years until his son, J. Scott Gaulke, joined him in 1982. During the Korean War, he had to put his private prac- tice on hold for two years when he was recalled by the Navy, and then loaned to the Army who were short of den- tists. He retired from the prac- tice of dentistry in 1986. Ray and Jeanne raised four sons who were the primary focus of their interest and ac- tivities that included boating, skiing, hunting, camping, hiking, travel, and photogra- phy. As a father and grandfa- ther devoted to his family’s love of sports, he attended hundreds of ball games and sporting events over the years, enthusiastically sup- porting his children, grand- children, and their teams. From 1962 to 1974, Ray served as a Hood River Port Commis- sioner and was a strong sup- porter of the development of the Hood River waterfront that occurred during his tenure. For over 50 years he enjoyed summers with his family at their cabin at Wal- lowa Lake. Ray is best remem- bered by his friends for his selfless devotion to his family, his talent for creative problem solving, and his compassion and empathy for his patients. Ray is survived by his sons and their families: Michael R. and Judith A. Mellenthin Gaulke of Atherton, Calif., Thomas G. and Sherry A. Gaulke of Albany, Ore., Dr. J. Scott and Sue Gaulke of Hood River, and Terry K. and Cheryl Hughes Gaulke of Tu- alatin, Ore. Also surviving are grandchildren Brent, Kelly, Lindsey, Lauren, Cameron, and Mitchell Gaulke; and great-grandchil- dren Gunnar and Logan Gaulke. The family will observe private ceremonies of re- membrance. Sara Kathereine Stone- Parks, 92, passed away Jan. 8, 2015, at her home in Odell, Ore. She was born March 27, 1922, in the Pigeon District of Mountain Home, Ark., to Steve Jonafan and Dolly Jane (Trivitt) Stone. Sara was a 53-year resi- dent of the Hood River Val- ley. She was an ordained minister who loved music, reading, and gardening, and deeply loved spending time with her friends and family. Sara is survived by sons Jerry and his wife, Brandi Parks, Kenneth and his wife, Debbie Parks, Daniel Parks, Ronald Parks and Donald and his wife, LaLoni Parks; daughters Evelyn Joan (Parks) and her husband, Thomas Elliott, and Shirley (Parks) and her husband, Lyle Wells. She is also sur- vived by her many grand- children, great-grandchil- dren and great-great-grand- children, along with many nieces and nephews. Sara was preceded in death by her parents; seven siblings; husband James Eldon Parks; son James Keith Parks; and grand- daughter Heidi Marie Parks. Sara asked that no funeral service be held. A private family remembrance cere- mony was held for Sara at her home. Those wishing to recognize Sara’s life can make a contribution in her name to Providence Hospice of the Gorge, 1630 Woods Court, Hood River, OR. 97031. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit andersonstrib- utecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family. David Arnold David Dennis “Dave” Arnold, 48, passed away Dec. 29, 2014, at his home in Port- land, Ore. Dave was born Oct. 1, 1966, in Portland, Ore., to Larry L. Arnold and Mari Beth Arnold (now Bohne). Dave spent his g rade school years in Aloha, Ore., District 48, where he was involved in mar tial ar ts. He David Arnold moved with his parents to Parkdale, Ore., during his seventh-grade year in school. He attended Wy’east Middle School and later graduated from Hood River Valley High School, class of 1984. Dave loved to speed ski and worked at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort as a ski technician. After high school, Dave attended East- ern State College where he became active in the ROTC program. Later he joined the U.S. Coast Guard, receiving an honorable discharge. In his youth, Dave was part of the Boy Scouts of America’s Sea Explorers. And while in high school he became the president of the Spanish Club, and could speak Spanish fluently. Dave’s summers, while in school, were spent traveling throughout the USA. He often spoke of his seeing Service Announcements Fredrick Hogg Fredrick Neil Hogg, 72, passed away Jan. 8, 2015, at his home in Parkdale, Ore., surrounded by friends and family. Fredrick was born Oct. 18, 1942. A Celebration of Life ser- vice with reception following will be held at 11 a.m. Satur- day, Jan. 31, at Anderson’s Tribute Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Death Notice Vernon Bowlby Vernon Lee Bowlby, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at his home in Corvallis, Ore. A Celebration of Life is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Suburban Christian Church in Corvallis. McHenry Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Please visit andersonstrib- utecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family. Leroy Nickerson Leroy Nickerson, 64, passed away Jan. 10, 2015, at his home in Hood River, Ore. Leroy was born Dec. 18, 1950. Services are planned for 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at An- derson’s Tribute Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit andersonstrib- utecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family. every state in America. This experience created a love for geography, making it one of his hobbies. He also loved cruise ships and traveled ex- tensively abroad, visiting many countries. During his “free time,” Dave enjoyed many activi- ties: skiing, motor-cross, whitewater rafting, high div- ing, camping and target shooting were among his fa- vorites. But mostly Dave en- joyed hanging out with his friends around a campfire, telling stories and sharing his sense of humor over a hot dog. He also enjoyed studying the history of his family’s American Indian heritage. Dave leaves behind his fa- ther and stepmother, Larry and Carol Arnold, of Park- dale; and mother and stepfa- ther, Maribeth and Randy Bohne, of Portland, Ore. A celebration of David’s life will be held Saturday, Jan. 31, at the home of Ryan and Denise Koch, 12524 S.E. Eagle Glen Drive, Happy Val- ley, OR 97086, from noon to 4 p.m. Betty Connelly Betty Louise Connelly, 87, passed away Jan. 10, 2015, in Salem, Ore. She was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Oscar Alonson and Anna Alice (Hoard) Rich. She married T. Daryl Connel- ly on June 20, 1946; he pre- ceded her in death on Jan. 9, 2012. Private ser- vices will be at Willamette National Cemetery when Betty will be laid to rest with her husband Daryl. Betty is survived by her children, Allen, of Van- c o u v e r, Wash., Ken- neth, of Ban- Betty don, Ore., Connelly Calvin, of Coos Bay, Ore., Diania Parvin, of Drain, Ore., Vickie Johnson, of Pasco, Wash., Pe g g y Diefenbaugh, of Salem, Ore., Carol Phelps, of Eugene, Ore. and Christine Arnold, of Parkdale, Ore.; sister, Bever- ly Loomis; two brothers, Vern Rich and Larry Rich; many, many grandchildren and many more great- and great-great-grandchildren. Betty will be g reatly missed by f amily and friends. She now joins her husband of 65 years in eter- nal sleep in Heaven; they are at peace and with other fami- ly already there. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386- 1000. Please visit anderson- stributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family. Cherry loss may be ‘catastrophic’ Extension agent seeks declaration of emergency what their spurs and wood looks like. If the spurs are damaged or dead, they are going to have to prune harder and it may be 2017 before they (flowers) produce again,” he said. He said even if affected flowers produce smaller cher- ries this year, farmers could suffer a complete loss. “It is impossible to make any money off small fruit,” he said. Long said he discovered some of the damage to trees during a pruning tour in Wasco County in December. It is too early to tell the ex- tent of the damage but his initial testing shows the dam- age could be “catastrophic” depending on the location of the orchard. Oregon Cherry Growers Vice President Gip Redman agrees that farmers should be monitoring their trees closer this year because of the freeze, but he is not ready to throw in the towel on the 2015 and 2016 crop. “Given the proper (weath- er) conditions through the rest of winter and spring some of that injury will re- pair itself,” Redman said. “Probably the crop has been diminished but for growers, having a light crop is better than having tree death.” Redman said farmers with many acres of cherry trees may want to start pruning now because the pruning process may take longer this year because of the freeze. Long said temperatures in Dufur and The Dalles fell below freezing and orchards there could suffer a complete loss while Mosier’s low was closer to 7 or 8 degrees and trees there may not be affect- ed at all. He said when trees begin to bloom in late March or early April, farmers would have a better idea at the extent of the damage. Another concern for farm- ers is bacterial canker, a dis- ease that harms branches on fruit trees like cherry by causing oozing “sores” that drain beneficial nutrients from the tree. Long said the disease is more likely to occur when trees have been damaged like the frost damage that oc- curred in mid-November. He told commissioners a Parkdale orchard was annihi- lated by bacterial cankers in 2010 following a similar freeze. Wasco County’s cherry in- dustry is worth about $50 mil- lion annually and is the most valuable agriculture product in the county. “This could be really bad,” Long said. Kevin McIntyre with The Dalles USDA Service Center said a secretarial declaration of disaster for the area could help farmers. He also said farmers who bought crop insurance before Nov. 20 could be recouped for losses and encouraged farm- ers whose crop may be affect- ed to call him at 541-298-8559, ext.2 for potential solutions. All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River. ■ Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic vi- olence: None reported ■ Controlled substance violations (non-DUII): Jan. 7 — Cascade Avenue, 2200 block — Washington resident arrested for unlaw- ful possession of metham- phetamine and later charged with theft by receiving I. The investigation is ongoing. ■ Disorderly conduct, mischief, criminal tres- pass and vandalism: None reported ■ Driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants: Jan. 5 — Hood River — Hood River female arrested for driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants and lodged at NORCOR. Jan. 10 — Hood River — Resident of The Dalles ar- rested for driving under the influence of intoxicants. ■ Identity theft or bank/credit card fraud: None reported ■ Motor vehicle crashes, offenses and impounds: Jan. 5 — Cascade Avenue, 2000 block — Hit and run re- ported. Suspect vehicle dam- aged a parked truck. Jan. 8 — W. Cascade, 2200 block — Hit and run report- ed. Jan. 9 — Rand Road at Wasco Avenue — Vehicle stopped for an unsignaled turn. The driver was driving while criminally suspended. The driver was arrested and lodged at NORCOR. The dri- ver was also placed on a de- tainer per his probation offi- cer. Jan. 10 — Hood River — Hood River resident arrested for misdemeanor driving while revoked and attempt to elude. Jan. 10 — 12th Street, 2000 block — Motor vehicle crash reported. ■ Outstanding war- rants, parole, probation or terms violations: Jan. 10 — Hood River — Hood River resident arrested on two outstanding war- rants. ■ Theft, burglary or rob- bery: Jan. 7 — May Street, 800 block — Theft of a bicycle re- ported. Jan. 7 — Eugene Street, 700 block — Theft of ski equipment reported. Jan. 7 — Country Club Road, 500 block — Lost or stolen money reported; fe- male stated she had dropped an envelope containing $700 in a local taxi. Jan. 9 — Fifth Street — Un- lawful entry into a motor ve- hicle reported. Jan. 9 — Montello Avenue, 200 block — Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle report- ed. Jan. 9 — Seventh Street, 1100 block — Multiple car prowls reported. Jan. 9 — May Street, 400 block — Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle reported. Jan. 9 — Seventh Street, 1100 block — Theft of a firearm from a motor vehicle reported. Jan. 9 — May Street, 400 block — Car prowl reported. ■ Sex offenses: None reported ■ Other: Jan. 8 — Hood River — Of- ficer responded to a traffic crash with injuries involving a bicyclist and a pedestrian. Both subjects were trans- ported to the emergency room. The cyclist was deter- mined to be at fault and cited for unsafe operating of a bi- cycle on a sidewalk. ■ Motor vehicle crash- es, offenses and im- pounds: Jan. 8 — Highway 35, 14000 block — Hit and run with property damage re- ported. Jan. 8 — Cooper Spur Road, 10000 block — Hit and run reported. ■ Outstanding war- rants, parole, probation or terms violations: Jan. 5 — State Street, 300 block — Female arrested for violation of a conditional release ag reement and lodged at NORCOR. Jan. 8 — Montello Av- enue, 1200 block — Male ar- rested for a probation viola- tion detainer and lodged at NORCOR. Jan. 8 — Dee Highway, 7100 block — Female arrest- ed for giving false informa- tion to a police officer (false name given for warrant) and four outstanding war- rants issued for her arrest. ■ Theft, burglary or robbery: Jan. 6 — S.W. WaNaPa Street, 300 block, Cascade Locks — Burglary investi- gated. Jan. 6 — S.W. Benson Street, 0-100 block, Cascade Locks — Burglary reported. Jan. 9 — Odell Highway, 3300 block — Theft report- ed. Jan. 10 — Forden Road, 4200 block — Cold burglary reported at a vacant resi- dence. Minor damage to dry- wall additionally reported. ■ Sex offenses: None reported ■ Other: Jan. 5 — State Street, 300 block — Male arrested for attempting to escape cus- t o dy a n d a d d i t i o n a l l y charged with resisting ar- rest after a short foot pur- suit and physical struggle. He was transported to the emergency room for evalua- t i o n , t h e n t o N O RC O R , where he was lodged with- out incident. Jan. 6 — Highway 35, 14000 block — Report from Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Pa- trol about three missing snowboarders. All three were found and returned to the lodge. Jan. 8 — Van Horn Drive, 3000 block — Juvenile male reported as a runaway. Jan. 10 — Reed Road, 2700 block — Unattended death reported. By JUSTIN BRIMER The Dalles Chronicle A Wasco County horticul- turalist is warning cherry growers that a perfect storm of unusually warm Novem- ber weather followed by a sharp drop in temperatures may wreak havoc on their fruit trees for up to two years. “This is perhaps the worst disaster that has fallen on Wasco County cherry or- chard production since I’ve been here, and I started in 1988,” Lynn Long, Oregon State horticulturalist, told county commissioners dur- ing their Tuesday meeting. Long said when tempera- tures dipped to between 7 and 4 below zero in Wasco County on Nov. 16 buds, spurs and the wood on cherry trees may have been significantly dam- aged. He asked commissioners to help affected farmers to get low-interest USDA loans by signing a letter to a local USDA emergency board ask- ing for a secretarial declara- tion of disaster. If that board approves the declaration they would forward the request to the U.S. Secretary of Agricul- ture who could free up other- wise unavailable money for loans. Long said farmers should check the spurs and wood on the trees and if damaged, they would have to drastical- ly change how they prune. “Growers really need to be out there checking their situ- ation and not just look at flower buds, but looking at POLICE LOG Jan. 5 to 10 SHERIFF LOG Jan. 5 to 12 All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River. ■ Assaults, harass- ment, menacing and do- mestic violence: Jan. 5 — Culbertson Drive — Assault reported. Report was unfounded. Jan. 5 — Wells Drive — Assault reported. Report was unfounded. Jan. 10 — Avalon Drive — Male arrested for felony strangulation and harass- ment, and lodged at NOR- COR. ■ Controlled substance violations (non-DUII): None reported ■ Disorderly conduct, mischief, criminal tres- pass and vandalism: None reported ■ Driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants: None reported ■ Identity theft or bank/credit card fraud: None reported In your time of need... 541-386-1000 one call to one place. Anderson’s TRIBUTE CENTER Funerals • Receptions • Cremations 1401 Belmont Ave. • Hood River W W W . A N D E R S O N S T R I B U T E C E N T E R . C O M WE HONOR PLANS & PRICES FROM OTHER CREMATION SOCIETIES. Serving the Hood River Valley Since1921
