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Doris Sharkey
Doris Euleta (Utley)
Sharkey died on April 20,
2015, in Bend, Ore., from lym-
phoma (blood cancer). Doris
was born April 11, 1927, the
third child of Merrill Utley
and Ethel (Waddle) Utley. She
was born at
home on the
family farm
near
Blue
M o u n d ,
Kansas, dur-
ing the great
Mississippi
Doris Sharkey flood of 1927;
the flooding
creek there prevented the
doctor from attending her
birth. She resided on the fam-
ily farm and began school
near Blue Mound.
She moved with the Utley
family to the Hood River Val-
ley of Oregon when she was
10 years old. The family
resided on Eastside Road
where her father worked as
orchard foreman for the Vic-
tor Thomsen Orchards and
her mother seasonally sorted
and packed fruit at Pine
Grove. She attended Pine
Grove Grade School and
graduated from Hood River
High School.
On June 18, 1949, she mar-
ried Allan Sharkey at Park-
dale, Ore. She and her grow-
ing family lived in Parkdale,
Hood River, Springfield, The
Dalles, Pendleton, Gresham,
North Bend, and Bend, Ore.,
as they followed Allan’s
banking career.
She loved nurturing her
family, outdoor adventure,
camping, fishing, archeology,
birdwatching, gardening,
bingo, reading and card
games. She was a good cook
and perhaps the best pie
maker this planet has ever
produced.
Doris was preceded in
death by her older siblings,
Harlan and Lyndell; her
younger sister, Lorraine; and
her daughter Diane.
She is survived by her
younger brother, Harold; her
husband, Allan; sons David
and Douglas; daughter
Debra; grandson Rowan and
great grandsons Austen and
Dakota.
Doris loved flowers, but in
lieu of flowers please consid-
er a charitable contribution
to the American Cancer Soci-
ety, Beyond Toxics, Partners
in Care (hospice in Bend,
Ore.), or the National
Audubon Society.
There will be a memorial
gathering at Parkdale, Ore.,
on June 13.
Richard (Dick)
Semmes
Richard “Dick” Semmes
passed away peacefully with
his family by his side on
April 12, 2015, after a long
struggle with
several tough
bouts of can-
cer.
Dick
fought coura-
geously and
bravely for
several years,
never wanti-
ng to give up.
Richard
Dick grew
Semmes
up on the
family homestead in North
Yarmouth, Maine, primarily
a dairy farm that they slowly
converted to a horse riding
school. He hunted, fished,
rode horses and repaired old
cars. Because of the values
received from his parents he
loved to work and build,
which he considered his
hobby and brought great sat-
isfaction and enjoyment
throughout his life.
After graduating with an
engineering backg round
Dick would travel the coun-
try for United Telephone in-
stalling telecommunications
systems, the high-tech of its
time. One such assignment
lead him to Hood River
where he instantly fell in love
with the mountains and the
Columbia River. He decided
to settle and would spend the
next 35 years calling Hood
River his home.
He brought with him his
many hobbies, interests and
work ethic; the Gorge was the
perfect place to continue his
adventurous interests. He
would become one of the
founding members of the
Hood River Yacht Club, build-
ing the first Yacht Clubhouse
and starting the first sailing
school in the Gorge in 1968 at
the old marina. Co-owner of
the first keelboat to call Hood
River its homeport, his San-
tana 22 is still sailing the
windy conditions of the
Gorge today. His love for the
ocean and sailing was pas-
sionate and would earn him
the nickname “Skip” by fam-
ily and friends. He designed
courses and taught celestial
navigation, built a 36-foot
sailboat, logged numerous
nautical miles off-shore and
sailed for years in the San
Juan Islands with his family.
An avid skier, he was one
of the earliest members of
the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, and
a ski instructor at Cooper
Spur Ski Area. The Cascade
Mountains would hold a spe-
cial place in his heart as he
hiked the many trails and
would summit many of its
peaks.
He was best known by his
family and friends for always
having one or more projects
going on at any one time, and
was very handy and re-
sourceful. Dick built a rustic
cabin in Mount Hood from
the wood of an old barn he
salvaged and rebuilt several
homes. His interests always
kept him busy as he enjoyed
tennis, photography, archery,
and would always have a gar-
den.
In 1993 Dick returned to
Maine and began renovating
an 1850s farmhouse in Round
Pond. He met his life partner,
Judy Ribeiro, and together
they completed the building
of their home, traveled the
country in their RV, and
spent the winter months in
Fort Myers, Fla. Sailing con-
tinued to be a large part of
their lives – adventures with
friends in Europe and cruis-
ing the Maine Coast on one of
Dick’s numerous boats he
purchased and renovated. He
spent many fulfilling hours
playing his guitars, striving
to learn new jazz chords, his
favorite music.
He made an impact on
everyone he met, and will be
missed.
He leaves his love and part-
ner, Judy Ribeiro, of Round
Pond, Maine, and his beloved
families of Maine and Ore-
gon.
A memorial remembrance
will be celebrated this sum-
mer both in Maine and in
Oregon. Donations in Dick’s
memory can be made to Sky-
line Farms, a nonprofit orga-
nization, P.O. Box 144, North
Yarmouth, ME 04096.
Marie Murphy
Marie Murphy, 96, of Hepp-
ner, Ore., died Sunday, April
26, 2015, at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. A graveside service
will be held Tuesday, May 5,
at 1 p.m. at Mountain View
Cemetery in Hood River, Ore.
She was born March 10,
1920, at Portland, Ore., the
daughter of William and
Grace Seargent Treece. Her
early married years were
spent on a
ranch
in
Northern
Okanogan
Valley, Wash.,
as well as the
Havillah area
where they
lived
and
raised their
family.
Survivors
include her
daughter, Jo
Melig an, of
H e p p n e r,
Ore.; a son,
Marie Murphy David Wilder-
muth,
of
Oroville, Wash.; stepdaugh-
ters Beverly Thomas, of
White Salmon, Wash., and
Betty Paddock, of Hood
River, Bonnie Simpson and
stepson Leonard Murphy of
Portland, Oregon. She is also
survived by numerous grand-
children, great-grandchil-
dren and great-great-grand-
children.
Marie was preceded in
death by her husband, John
Murphy; her parents and
three brothers and two sis-
ters, also preceding her were
three of her five children,
Clarence Wildermuth, Nor-
man Wildermuth and Edna
Tessman; and three grand-
children: Marcia Jo Meligan,
Clarence Wildermuth and
Cynthia Ann Deming.
Remembrances may be
sent to Pioneer Memorial
Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hep-
pner is in care of arrange-
ments.
Donald McClain
On March 22, 1928, in the
little Oregon town of Cove, a
son by the name of Donald
Lee McClain was born to Lee
Andrew Mc-
Clain
and
Daisy Bras-
hears. Short-
ly after they
made their
way to the
Hood River
Valley and
settled
in
Parkdale.
Donald made
Parkdale his
home
for
much of his
life.
I n Ap r i l
Donald
1946 he de-
McClain
cided
to
s e r ve
his
country and entered the
army where he was a toxic
gas handler and received a
World War II victory medal.
In November 1948 his ser-
vice was cut short when his
father got hurt and he had
to return home to tend to
the family farm.
Donald started his career
as a timber faller and gave
over 45 years to the timber
industry. He finally fell in
love and married Susan
Dougharty. Susan had three
sons: Shad, Brian and Sam.
The couple had a daughter
together and named her
Nancy Dawnell.
Donald had a love for the
o u t d o o r s, s p e n d i n g h i s
leisure time hunting and
fishing.
He was married a second
time, this time to Geraldine
F l o yd . T h i s m a r r i a g e
blessed him with a step-
daughter, Marla. The couple
moved to Rufus, Oregon.
Donald enjoyed watching
the local sports teams and
westerns on TV. On April 18,
2015, we lost Donald while
he was in the Oregon Veter-
ans Home in The Dalles,
Ore.
Donald was preceded in
death by both his parents,
his sister Oneida Bonnett,
and wife Geraldine.
He is survived by his
daughter Dawnell Espersen
and her husband, Ken; step-
daughter Marla Davies and
husband Rich; ste psons
Brian and Sam Belander,
Shad and wife Stephanie
Shibahara; cousins Jim and
Vi r g i n i a M c C l a i n a n d
nephews David, Raymond
and Stanley Chaffin. Donald
will be greatly missed by his
family and countless
friends.
With Donald’s love for the
outdoors, his daughter is
planning to make a dona-
tion to a conservation group
on his behalf. If you would
like to contribute to this
fund please contact Dawnell
at 541-352-6479.
Services for Donald will
be held at the Pine Grove
Cemetery at 11 a.m. Satur-
day, May 9.
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.
Sam Pobanz
Sam Pobanz, 95, passed
away Tuesday, April 28,
2015, in Portland, Ore. Sam
was born May 3, 1919.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
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Community Resiliency
Programs continue May 2
S t eve n s o n G r a n g e
121’s 2015 Community Re-
siliency Programs con-
tinue with a Walk-In
Plant Clinic given by the
Central Gorge Chapter of
the OSU Master Garden-
ers (Hood River) and a
Seed and Plant Swap, on
Saturday, May 2, from 12
to 3 p.m., in the Steven-
son Community Library
Gallery.
Bring
q u e s t i o n s,
plants, or samples of
plant problems and ask
the Master Gardeners for
HRV Parks District
Board Member
answers and solutions.
Attendees are asked to
bring the whole plant, if
possible, or enough of
the plant so that identifi-
cation of any problem is
made easier.
The Seed and Plant
Swap will take place con-
currently with the Plant
Clinic.
Participants who can-
not attend the 3-hour peri-
od can bring their seeds
and plants to the library
before noon and are asked
to pick up any remaining
at 3 p.m. All those who
have seeds and plants to
swap are asked to leave a
card with the name of the
seeds and/or plants, and a
contact number for any
questions.
This Community Re-
siliency Program is co-
sponsored by the Steven-
son Community Library
and Stevenson Grange
121. Call Mary Repar,
Grange Master, at 509-
427-7153
or
e-mail
repar@saw.net for more
information.
Mad Hatters Tea Party benefits
Opportunity Connections
“I’m LATE, I’m LATE, for a
very important date! Read the
DIRECTIONS and DIRECTLY
you will be DIRECTED in the
right DIRECTION!”
The fifth annual Mad Hat-
ter’s Tea Party, a benefit for
Opportunity Connections, is
about to begin! Inspired by
Lewis Carroll’s classic story
“Alice in Wonderland,” tea
will be served at the elegant
Columbia Gorge Hotel in
Hood River, accompanied by
delicious canapés, cakes and
sandwiches. The mad Hatter,
Alice, and the White Rabbit,
along with Lewis Carroll, will
mingle with guests in their
best tea-time attire.
You can take part in a game
of lawn croquet with the pink
flamingos and try your chance
at Alice’s cakewalk. Silent
auctions of treasures and raf-
fles offered for your enjoy-
ment.
There will be a hat and at-
tire contest, along with some-
thing new — a themed “Once
Upon a Cake” decorating con-
test for all enthusiasts rang-
ing from children to profes-
sionals.
Tea time is 2 to 4 p.m. For
more information, contact the
Opportunity Connections
website, Facebook or call
“Once Upon a Cake” deco-
rating contest entrants will
compete for four $100 cash
prizes.
The Alice in Wonderland-
themed cake decorating con-
test will have four categories
with cash prizes open to all
ages and abilities, ranging
from children five years of
age up to professionals. The
cakes are sure to add more
imagination to this already
storybook afternoon.
influence of alcohol.
■ Identity theft or
bank/credit card fraud:
April 21 — 12th Street, 1400
block — Forgery reported.
■ Motor vehicle crashes,
offenses and impounds:
April 20 — Cascade Av-
enue — Officer responded to
a non-injury motor vehicle
accident.
April 21 — Fifth Street,
1100 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
April 21 — Second Street,
100 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
April 22 — May Street,
3100 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
April 22 — Wasco Street,
2700 block — Male reported
being hit by a vehicle in a
parking lot.
April 24 — State Street
near Second Street —Officer
dispatched to a two-car, non-
injury motor vehicle crash.
April 24 — E. Marina Way,
1000 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
■ Outstanding war-
rants, parole, probation or
terms violations:
April 21 — Railroad Street,
100 block — Officer made
contact with a male.
April 25 — Belmont Av-
enue, 1700 block — Hood
River resident arrested on
two valid felony warrants
and for resisting arrest.
■ Theft, burglary or rob-
bery:
April 22 — 13th Street, 1300
block — Employees reported
illegal dumping in their
trash containers.
April 24 — Rachel Way,
3300 block — Bicycle theft re-
ported.
April 26 — Montello Av-
enue, 1000 block — Hood
River resident reported the
vandalism, break in and
theft of items from an art
studio.
■ Sex offenses:
April 23 — Hood River —
Sexual assault reported.
■ Other:
April 22 — Hood River —
Resident reported concerns
over an ex’s behavior.
April 22 — Second Street,
200 block — Hood River resi-
dent reported a lost or stolen
purse.
April 24 — First Street and
Oak Street — Littering re-
ported.
April 25 — Marina Beach
— Officer dispatched to a
shots fired call.
Katie Maple at 541-386-3520
ext. 7003. Tickets are $25 and
on sale at Klints and Wauco-
ma book stores.
■
POLICE LOG
April 20 to 26
All calls were responded to
within the City of Hood
River.
■ Assaults, harassment,
menacing and domestic vi-
olence:
April 21 — Hood River —
Female reported multiple do-
mestic assault situations
that had occurred in the
past.
■ Controlled substance
violations (non-DUII):
April 26 — Hood River —
The Dalles resident arrested
on the charges of possession
of methamphetamine, tam-
pering with physical evi-
dence and a probation de-
tainer out of Wasco County,
and lodged at NORCOR.
April 26 — Second Street,
100 block — Cook-Under-
wood male arrested for pos-
session of methampheta-
mine.
■ Disorderly conduct,
mischief, criminal tres-
pass and vandalism:
None reported
■ Driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants:
April 21 — State Street,
300 block — Hood River res-
ident arrested for driving
under the influence of in-
toxicants.
April 22 — Hood River —
Hood River resident arrested
for driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol.
April 25 — Hood River —
White Salmon resident ar-
rested for driving under the
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