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Obituaries/News
wallowa.com
January 28, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
James Henderson
Nov. 25, 1950 – Jan. 1, 2015
Julie Ann vanBelle
July 21, 1963 - Jan. 18, 2015
Glenn “Cy” Allen
May 27, 1915 – Jan. 8, 2015
James Leonard Henderson,
age 64, born Nov. 25, 1950,
died Jan. 1, 2015.
Leonard died at home
in Otis after battling
mesothelioma for some 15
years or so.
Leonard was born in
Enterprise to James L. (Jim)
Henderson and Maravene
(Mary) Henderson-Pickle. He
was raised in Wallowa and the
Promise area where the family
had cattle. He went to school in Wallowa and graduated in
1969.
He spent his early years custom haying, building wood
frame shops, Behlen metal buildings, and mechanicing. Later
on Leonard developed the Promise ranch to grow alfalfa and
grain. He took on his biggest project to build an irrigation dam
that still exists.
Leonard went to Alaska in 1985 to “Save the ranch” as
he said it. He spent six years there. Four years working for
Silver Bay Logging as head mechanic/welder and two years
as manager of the Yakutat Lodge. He moved the family back
to Oregon in 1991 and took on a job as mechanic/welder with
Siletz Bay Logging and other logging companies for a couple
of years. He then worked as mechanic/welder for ranches in
Washington landing at Mattawa, Wash., where he worked at
a feedlot. He moved on to work at an alfalfa cubing plant in
Othello, Wash. During this time he became too sick to work
and moved back to Wallowa County in 1994. He started his
company Henderson Friendly Computers and in 2001 moved
to the Oregon Coast. The oxygen-rich coastal air was easier
for him to breathe.
He is survived by his wife M. Joanna Henderson of Otis,
and 10 kids ranging in age from 37 to 18. Daughter Leslie
Henderson-Hulse of Wallowa, son Lyle Henderson of La
Grande, daughter Meagan Henderson of Chesapeake, Va.,
daughter Bethany of Moscow, Idaho, daughter Emelle of
Portland, sons Steel and Craig of Otis and three stepsons
Dwyane, Phillip, and Nathan. He is also survived by his
sister Annelia Riggs of Vancouver, Wash., and ex-wife Gayle
Lyman of Wallowa.
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents James L. (Jim)
Henderson and Maravene M. (Mary) Shumway-Pickle.
A celebration of Life will be held in Lincoln City on Jan.
31 at 1 p.m. at Vineyard Church.
Julie Ann vanBelle, aged 51, died surrounded by her
family on Jan. 18, 2015. Julie was born July 21, 1963 in
Medford, the daughter of Patty Pangburn and the late Warren
Gossman.
Julie and her sister Gina grew up in the Central Point area
where her love and passion for horses was instilled at an
early age.
Julie married Glen vanBelle 34 years ago at the Liberty
Grange in Joseph and they made their home in Wallowa
County. Glen and Julie had two sons, Joe and Jimmy, and
Julie devoted her life to her family. Julie spent countless
hours passing her adoration for horses down not only to
her own sons, but to countless Wallowa County youth. An
admirable nine years were spent co-founding and running
the Blue Ridge Riders 4-H horse group. Julie also served
as President of the Northwest Quarter Horse Association in
Walla Walla, Wash. Free weekends were often spent traveling
to shows with her beloved horse Red. Together they brought
home many ribbons, trophies, and High Point Awards.
When Julie wasn’t horseback, she could be found
spending time with her family. Whenever possible she
would travel to Joe or Jimmy’s to spend time with their
families. Julie’s grandchildren held a special place in her
heart. Whenever they spent time together, Julie always
had activities planned and the memories they made will be
treasured forever.
Julie is survived by her husband, Glen; mother, Patty
Pangburn; sister, Gina Gossman; son, Joe (wife Lindsey); son,
Jimmy (wife Alexa); and grandchildren, Claira and Carter.
A service in Julie’s honor will be held in Enterprise on
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suggests memorial contributions be made to the Wallowa
County Horse 4-H program.
Longtime Wallowa County Resident, Glenn Allen, died
peacefully in his sleep Jan. 8, 2015, close to the home of his
son, John Allen, in Myrtle Creek. Called “Cy” by everyone who
knew him, he was born on the home ranch near Lostine, May
27, 1915. He lived there until 1964. He, his wife, Dora, and their
twins Greg and Grace then moved to Milton-Freewater.
One of the last real cowboys of the time he rode and
trained horses all his life, was still riding at age 95. He won
many trophies for trail riding, team penning and carried the
American Flag in several Pendleton Round-Up parades. In
1946 he and Dora started a horse riding club for kids called
“The Liberty Buckaroos.” They taught many kids to ride and
care for their horses. The club remained for almost 20 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, the
former Dora Mae Hetrick in 2012, children, Grace 1986,
Greg 2012 and stepson James in 1979. He is survived by
son, John and his wife, Myrna, their children, Darwin and
Debbie. Daughter, Glenda, her children Teresa and James.
Grandchildren, Becky, James, Jess, Randy, Chris and Donna.
Several great-grandchildren and one special little great-great-
grandson Kashton Allen, age 3, who spent time and talked to
Cy every day until the end.
Michael Todd Rearick
July 10, 1965 – Jan. 2, 2015
Mike passed away
peacefully at Kadlec Hospital
in Richland, Wash., on Jan. 2,
2015 at the age of 49. He was
born in Van Nuys, Calif., to
Kenneth & Beverly Rearick on
July 10, 1965. He graduated
from Lennox High School,
Lennox, S.D. in 1982 and
attended S.D. State University
in Brookings, S.D. for a time.
He lived in Sioux Falls,
S.D. for a few years before
moving to Las Vegas, Nev., for four years working as an
equipment coordinator for Medical Diagnostic Services;
moved to Eugene in 1991 and worked in the engineering
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grant, Dinesh D’souza, and Enterprise in 1999 where he spent most of 14 years as a cook
Gerald Molen, Academy for The House Café, Lostine Tavern, Range Rider and the past
Award-winning producer of few summers as lunch cook at Terminal Gravity.
“Schindler’s List,” the movie
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He is lovingly missed by his mother and step-father,
amines a crossroads that Amer- Beverly & Ted House; two brothers David Sticka and Jessica
ica is currently confronting, and and sons, and Dan Sticka and sister Angela Latta and Bart
considers what could happen to and daughters, all of Enterprise; as well as a grandmother and
our freedoms depending on the two aunts in Huron, S.D. He was preceded in death by his
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celebration of life will be planned in the spring.
‘America’ to screen
for free at OK Theatre
Wallowa County residents
are being offered the chance to
view the 2014 movie, “Amer-
ica,” free of charge at the OK
Theatre, Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7
p.m. The free screening is spon-
sored by the local group, Stew-
ards of the Wallowas.
“America” weaves our coun-
try’s history, connecting it to a
context of current events, and
causes viewers to think about
the value of America in the glob-
al community. It asks the ques-
tion, “What would the world be
like if America didn’t exist?”
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Phyllis Dotson
May 28, 1929 – Jan. 11, 2015
Phyllis Lorraine Dotson passed
away Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at
Wallowa Memorial Hospital.
Phyllis was born May 28, 1929,
in North Bend to Glenn and
Elizabeth Lindros McKay. She
graduated from Junction City
High School in 1947.
She married Russell Dotson
Sept 15, 1948, in Eugene.
They lived around the
Northwest working in the logging
industry until 1957 when they
settled in Athena. She worked as a bank teller and for Farm
Chemicals in accounting. In 1965, they moved to Joseph and
were partners in Fred’s Market in Enterprise. Later they were
partners in the 76 Union Gas Station in Joseph. After Russell
bought two logging trucks, Phyllis kept his books until retirement.
Phyllis was an artist and loved drawing, painting, photography
and knitting.
She enjoyed a lively game of cards and spent many afternoons
playing with her close friends. Phyllis loved the ladies bible study
and attended faithfully for many years. She was a member of the
Imnaha Christian Fellowship.
One of her greatest joys was spending time with her
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She is survived by two sons and their wives, Dale and
Marla Dotson of Joseph and Dan and Laura Dotson of Imnaha,
grandchildren Chad Dotson of Joseph and Samantha Dotson of
Eugene and Cody Lee and his wife Chelsi of Lewiston, sister-
in-law Susie McKay and niece Roxanne McKay of La Pine, and
sister-in-law Peggy Dotson of Bend.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, her
parents, and brother, Jim McKay.
A celebration of life was held at the Imnaha Christian
Fellowship, Saturday, Jan. 24. Memorial contributions may be
made to Imnaha Christian Fellowship, PO Box 96, Imnaha, OR
97842.
High and Low Temperatures
According to data sent to MesoWest: www.mesowest.utah.edu
Enterprise
Date
Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
Low
19
20
26
33
30
28
29
High
40
29
44
49
35
40
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Date
Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
Lostine
Low
15
17
26
33
30
28
24
High
36
30
43
45
43
44
n/a
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28
41
45
36
41
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Jan. 22
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Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
High
40
40
47
n/a
62
67
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Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
Low
16
19
30
33
31
29
27
High
40
32
47
45
41
44
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Low
28
28
36
41
38
32
32
High
41
42
47
54
49
54
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Low
23
24
35
49
n/a
42
34
Wallowa
Jan. 28
H: 40 L: 30
Chance of showers
Jan. 29
H: 44 L: 26
Mostly cloudy
Jan. 30
H: 42 L: 25
Partly sunny
Jan. 31
H: 40 L: 28
Patchy freezing fog
Feb. 1
H: 42 L: 31
Slight chance of rain
Feb. 2
H: 42 L: n/a
Chance of rain
Feb. 3
Full Moon
Phases of the moon
Feb. 10
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Feb. 24
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