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Hood River News, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
O bituaries
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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
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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
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