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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
O bituaries
Paid notices
Jack Blake
Jack Blake passed away on
May 1, 2015, at the Hood
River Care Center in Hood
River, Ore. He was born in
Winchester,
Ill., to Harold
and Maxine
Blake in 1935.
He met and
m a r r i e d
Betty Soll-
man in 1954
in
Jack-
sonville, Ill.
T he f amily
moved
to
Hood River in
1958.
Jack first
retired
in
1985 after 20
Jack Blake years with
Martin Mari-
etta Aluminum. He moved to
Arizona for two years, man-
aging a mobile home park.
He returned to Hood River
and worked for the alu-
minum company, by then
called Northwest Aluminum,
another 13 years until retire-
ment.
He is survived by his ex-
wife, Betty Blake, of Hood
River; sons: Rick and his
wife, Julie, of Salem, Ore.,
Randy and his wife, Elaine,
of Beaverton, Ore., Reggie
and his wife, Anita, of
Spokane, Wash., and Rod and
his wife, Kerry, of Hood
River; and his daughter, Re-
becca Lee, of Hood River. He
is also survived by his 11
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren; his sis-
ter, Barbara Pledging, and
brother, Dan Blake, of St.
Louis, Mo.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, Harold and Max-
ine Blake; a brother, Mark
Blake, of Winchester, Ill.;
and one grandson, Benjamin
Blake, of Hood River.
Jack enjoyed bowling, golf
and fishing. He was a family
man; a loving father who was
always there for his family.
He was of the Baptist faith
and was a very giving person
who enjoyed being around
people and never knew a
stranger.
Remembrances may be
made to Doernbecher Chil-
dren’s Hospital in Portland.
There will be a celebration
of life at Faith Bible Church,
1889 Belmont Drive, Hood
River, at 11 a.m. Saturday, May
9, with a potluck to follow.
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-
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of condolence for family.
Hazel ‘Maude’
Baskins
Hazel “Maude” Baskins
passed away at Hawks Ridge
Assisted Liv-
ing in Hood
River on May
1, 2015, at the
age of 95. She
was born on
July 8, 1919, in
Gross, Neb., to
Fred Bernard
Picking and
Bertha Eliza-
beth (Bishop)
Picking.
Fred’s broth-
er James mar-
ried Bertha’s
sister Pearl,
and the two Hazel ‘Maude’
Baskins
families grew
to four chil-
dren each, as they followed
various occupations together,
taking them to Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Missouri be-
fore Fred’s family set out for
Oregon in 1937.
Fred and his brother James
had worked in the Hood River-
White Salmon area circa 1910,
liked what they saw, and that
led them to return here with
their families after the De-
pression. James and his fami-
ly followed along to Odell in
1941. Maude was the only girl
in her family, and among her
“double” cousins, Bud Pick-
ing was the only boy. Maude
and her older brother Boyd
had received an eighth-grade
education before leaving Mis-
souri, while her younger
brothers Melvin (Chuck) and
Vernon completed high school
in Odell. For their entire lives,
all eight cousins remained as
close as if they were from one
family.
After settling in the Odell
area, Maude worked as a
housekeeper and also partici-
pated in a local youth group.
The Baskins family and the
Picking families were ac-
quainted with each other
while living in Missouri, and
Maude had attended school
there with Leland Baskins,
whose family had left for Hood
River just a few days prior to
the Pickings. Maude and Le-
land began dating and were
married in Stevenson, Wash.,
in 1940.
Death Notices
Robert Farlow
Leda Prinzing
Robert Farlow, 60, passed
away Friday, May 1, 2015, at
his home in Parkdale, Ore.
Robert was born Sept. 9,
1954.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals •
Receptions • Cremations),
1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
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of condolence for family.
Leda Prinzing, 76, passed
away Tuesday, May 5, 2015,
at her home in Hood River,
Ore. Leda was born June 25,
1938.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals •
Receptions • Cremations),
1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
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Maude and Lee raised three
sons, first living in the Neal
Creek area where Lee worked
for O.W. “Pep” Mann. In the
early 1940s they moved to
Paasch Road where Lee was
employed as foreman for
Kirstina and Allen Paasch for
25 years. Maude worked as a
cook’s helper at Pine Grove
School, and in the orchards
thinning and picking fruit.
She also worked in the straw-
berry fields for the Yamaki
family. Maude was a Cub
Scout den mother, and enjoyed
sewing, gardening, fishing
and camping.
When the boys were older,
Maude worked in several
packing houses, doing jobs
such as checking and stamp-
ing packed boxes. However,
the job she worked at the
longest and did very well was
sorting fruit. Her favorite
group of sorters and employ-
er was Bickford Orchards.
Maude is survived by her
brother Vernon, of Corvallis;
her sons Leland Jr. of Marina,
Calif., Eugene and Robert,
both of Hood River; and by
seven granddaughters, 11
great-grandchildren, and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband,
Lee Baskins, in 1989; and
brothers Boyd (in 2004) and
Chuck (in 2014).
Her funeral will be held at
1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at
Anderson’s Tribute Center in
Hood River with a reception
immediately following for
family and friends.
Memorial contributions are
to be made in Maude’s name
to Heart of Hospice, 2621
Wasco St., Hood River, OR
97031 or Oregon Humane Soci-
ety, 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd.,
Portland, OR 97211-1411 (ore-
gonhumane.org/tributes).
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals • Re-
ceptions • Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
andersonstributecenter.com
to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Brian McClure Memorial
Hike scheduled for May 9
Friends are hosting the
Brian McClure Memorial
Hike on May 9, to remem-
ber Parkdale resident
Brian McClure, who died
April 8 while mountain
b i k i n g o n D o g R ive r
Trail.
Meet at 11 a.m. at the
Dog River trailhead, on
H i g h w ay 3 5 s o u t h o f
Parkdale. After the hike,
participants will meet at
Solera Pub in Parkdale
Services for Donald Lee
McClain, who passed away
April 18, 2015, at the Oregon
Ve t e r a n s H o m e i n T h e
Dalles, Ore., will be held at
the Pine Grove Cemetery at
11 a.m. Saturday, May 9.
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.
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
t e l e m a rk s k i i n g a n d
mountain biking.
He also loved to play
ping pong at the Armory,
participated in Fantasy
Football, and was an avid
Scrabble player. He and
his dog Chewy could be
seen on the mountain
trails of this area any
time of the year.
For questions and de-
t a i l s, c o n t a c t M a r e n
Euwer at 541-490-8463.
VOCI ‘Earth Light’ concert May 9-10
Two very different choral
masterpieces are the focus
of the Voci Community
Choir’s next concerts, May
9 at 7 pm, and May 10 at 4
pm.
Composer Morten Lau-
ridsen was born in Port-
land and has been teaching
for several years at USC. He
maintains a “composing
hut” in the San Juan Is-
lands and he is widely re-
garded as one of America’s
most significant choral
composers. One of his most
b e l o ve d wo rk s i s “ L u x
Aeterna,” a setting of sev-
eral texts on the theme of
light. Drawing in part from
t h e Re q u i e m a n d o t h e r
Latin sacred poems, “Lux
Aeterna” is mystical, joy-
ous, and profound.
Jazz musician Paul Win-
ter composed his “Missa
Gaia” (Earth Mass) for the
Cathedral of St John the
Divine in New York. It
weaves together many texts
from the traditional Latin
Mass with the prerecorded
sounds of animal songs—
wolves, whales, and birds.
Winter bases many of the
musical themes on the ani-
mal songs, and creates a
musical experience that
celebrates life on Earth, the
beauty of the planet and its
fragility.
The concerts will be at
the Wy’east Middle School
performing arts center, and
there is a $10 suggested do-
nation.
For more information, go
to cgoaonline.blogspot.com.
Traffic safety blitz happens May 18-31
Beginning May 18 until
May 31, the Hood River City
Police Department will be
conducting a two week traf-
fic safety Blitz campaign.
The focus will be on seat
belts, speed, and cell phone
use while driving. The pur-
pose of this traffic enforce-
ment is to promote safety,
compliance, and to reduce
the number of motor vehi-
cle related injuries or
deaths. This enforcement
campaign will take place
throughout the state.
Oregon law requires a
child weighing less than 40
Service Announcements
Donald McClain
for a meal and fellowship.
McClure worked as a
civil engineer and divided
his time between Park-
dale and the Seattle area.
He was a licensed profes-
sional engineer in Cali-
fornia, Washington and
Oregon, and site manager
for the Washington State
Department of Ecology.
He was active in Ultimate
Frisbee, mountain climb-
ing, hiking, backcountry
pounds to be properly re-
strained by a child safety
seat. A child under one year
of age or weighing less than
twenty pounds must be re-
strained in a rear-facing
child seat. A child over 40
pounds but under age eight
or less than 4 feet, 9 inches
tall must be restrained in ei-
ther a child seat with a har-
ness system or in a booster
seat that raises the child up
so that a lap and shoulder
belt system fit correctly.
Law Enforcement will not
only be checking for per-
sons wearing seat belts, but
also that they are being
worn properly. Please take
the time to buckle up and
stay safe. For additional in-
formation, please contact
Sergeant Don Cheli at the
Hood River Police Depart-
ment at 541-387-5256.
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Myrtle White
Myrtle White, 95, passed
away on Tuesday, April 28,
2015, at Hawks Ridge Assist-
ed Living in Hood River, Ore.
Myrtle was born on Sept. 16,
1919.
A memorial service will be
held Wednesday, May 13, at
1:30 p.m. at Anderson’s Trib-
ute Center, with burial to fol-
low at 3 p.m.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals •
Receptions • Cremations),
1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
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