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Obituaries
wallowa.com
November 2, 2016
Wallowa County Chieftain
Evelyn Irene Beacham
June 2, 1924 to Oct. 29, 2016
Betty Jane Winters
June 3, 1943 to Oct. 27, 2016
Michael Glafke McIver
March 21, 1939 to Oct. 27, 2016
Evelyn Irene Beacham passed
away Oct. 29, 2016 at age 92 at
Wallowa Valley Senior Living in
Enterprise.
Evelyn was born on June 2,
1924 to William Harold Tobin
and Effi e Luella (Springer) Tobin
in Pueblo, Colo., the youngest of
three children. At age 13 she and
her family moved to Newberry
Springs, Calif. There she met the
love of her life, Charles “Earl” Bea-
cham. They were married November 19, 1941 and shared 61 years
together before Earl went home to be with our Lord.
She was the loving mother of three children: Nancy (Tom)
Samples of Wallowa; Pat (Vaughn) Kempf of Billings, Mont.; and
Ed (Kathi) Beacham of Sisters. She is a grandmother of fi ve, a
great-grandmother of 10, and a great-great-grandmother of eight.
Before moving to Oregon, Evelyn was a part of the Tobin fam-
ily businesses and an active farmer’s wife. In 1958, when they
moved to southern Oregon, she did secretarial work with Harry &
David and for a freight line, and later worked as a bank teller. After
retirement they traveled in their motorhome working with Mobile
Missionary Assistance Program building and remodeling churches
and church camps for seven years. Due to Earl’s declining health
they settled in Lostine for a short time. In 1996 they moved to Bill-
ings, where Earl passed away Dec. 6, 2002. In 2003 Evelyn moved
back to Wallowa County, where she enjoyed reconnecting with her
Wallowa County friends and ministering to shut-ins.
She will be remembered for her love of books, the many slip-
pers knitted and for her servant’s heart. She was always willing to
lend a helping hand. Family was always very important to her, and
her ready smile will always be remembered.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, parents, siblings
and granddaughter Melynie Samples.
Conger-Morris Funeral Directors is entrusted with arrange-
ments.There will be a graveside service on Nov. 5 at their chapel
in Medford.
Betty Jane Winters died at her
home in Eugene on Oct. 27, 2016 at
age 73. The cause of death was con-
gestive heart failure.
She was born June 3, 1943 in La
Grande to Lillie and Elmer Trump.
She graduated from Wallowa High
School in 1961 and married Gary
Winters on July 10 that same year.
The newlyweds spent two years in
Hinesville, Ga., while Gary was sta-
tioned at Fort Stewart. They returned
to Oregon in 1963 with daughter Laurie and settled in the Willa-
mette Valley, where Gary began a career with the Eugene Water
and Electric Board. In 1965, the couple purchased their forever
home in south Eugene and soon grew the family to fi ve, with the
addition of daughter Andrea in 1966 and son Derek in 1968. Bet-
ty’s hobbies included gardening, needlecrafts, reading, puzzles and
spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She
was passionate about collectibles, with a special interest in Hall-
mark Ornaments, and was active with a local club for many years.
Betty had an eye for detail and enjoyed working as a bookkeep-
er, school cook and lingerie fi tter. She was a breast cancer survivor
and bravely dealt with several other health issues over the years.
Traveling to northeastern Oregon to spend time with family was
especially important to her, and she never let distance weaken the
strong bonds she had with her parents and siblings.
Betty will be lovingly remembered by her children – Lau-
rie (Shane) Byerly of Dayton, Ore.; Andrea (Ron) Hartman, and
Derek Winters, both of Eugene; grandchildren Brandi (Zac) Hart-
man, Shelby Byerly, Travis Byerly and Hannah Hartman; and
great-grandchildren Brooklyn and Hunter. In addition, she is sur-
vived and cherished by sisters Aleta Neal of Lostine, Barbara Asu-
mendi of Nyssa, Ore., and Fredia McDonald of La Grande, along
with brother Joseph Glenn (Martha) Breshears of Bessemer, Ala.
Betty also leaves behind many loving nieces, nephews, cousins,
in-laws and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and
brother Charlie Rae.
At her request, no services are planned. Memorials are sug-
gested to the charity of your choice. Arrangements are entrusted to
Musgrove Family Mortuary. You are invited to sign the guestbook
at musgroves.com.
Michael Glafke McIver, born
March 21, 1939, son of Alexan-
der Cortland McIver and Kathleen
McIver, brother to Robert Cort-
land McIver (Scotty), passed away
at home Oct. 27, 2016 at age 77.
Mike attended school in Taft,
Ore., and graduated from Taft
High School as part of the class
of 1957. He went on to serve our
country in the U.S. Air Force. He
began in basic training at Lackland
AFB, Texas, in July 1957; then
onto Wichita Falls, Texas, where he attended aircraft electricians
school; posted in Dauharon, Saudi Arabia, from January 1958 to
February 1959 and served out the last of his military service at
Fairchild AFB in Spokane from March 1959 to 1960.
In 1960 he married Charlotte LaChappelle, and they had a
wonderful life together until her death in 2006. In 2008, Mike
married Karen Wich, and they, too, had a wonderful life until
his death. Mike and Karen were high school classmates. After
46 years of marriage for both, they were widow and widower
attending their 50th class reunion. Old friendships were renewed
and they were married barefoot on the beach at Fogerty Creek
south of Lincoln City a year later.
Mike was a highly respected employee as well as a budding
entrepreneur. In 1960 he and Charlotte moved to San Fernan-
do, Calif., where he leased a Mobil Service Station. Over the
next few years he also ran a station in San Luis Obispo, Calif.,
and leased his own Mobil Station at Pismo Beach, Calif., plus
an Arco station in San Luis Obispo. Also in this time period, he
worked at Cine-Craft, processing movie fi lm as well as sports
fi lm for the colleges. In 1977 they moved back to Lincoln City,
where he leased an Exxon Station in Taft for one year.
Mike had a persona of fairness and honesty. He gained not
only the respect of his employees and clientele, but of the other
service station owners in his city; his reputation preceded him.
In 1978, they moved to Wallowa County, where they owned
the Sears Catalog Store in Enterprise. They ran that store from
January 1979 to 1988. After they sold the store, Mike went to
work for the Ford garage from 1988 to 1989. In 1989 he went
to work for the city of Enterprise, from which he retired in 2001.
Mike had a life of service to others. In 1979 Mike became a
member of the Rotary Club, Sheriff’s Posse and was a volunteer
fi reman from 1980 to 2000. He held the position of fi re chief from
1998 to 2000. Mike knew everyone, and everyone knew Mike.
He was an avid hunter, with duck and grouse hunting being his
favorite; but come deer, elk and bear season, Mike replaced his
shotgun with one of his many hunting rifl es. Season after season he
fi lled his tags. He was considered a gun guru by his many friends;
long before the word “guru” was trendy, he was the real deal. Mike
also enjoyed the relaxation and solace of fi shing, especially from
his pontoon boat on Wallowa Lake and on the Snake River.
His other pastimes included motorcycle riding (he used to say
he had 13 bikes before Charlotte had a house), snowmobiling,
4-wheeling, dirt bike riding in the California desert, water skiing
and horseback riding. He had several motorhomes that he and
Karen would travel south in for six months each year, as well as
Jeeps, dune buggies and boats. Mike also loved antique cars. He
could look at an old car and tell you the exact year it was make
and how many were built.
From 1998-2009 he helped build the log house at the K Bar
Ranch, owned by his good friend Kurt Swinburnson.
He is survived by wife Karen; sons Phil Wich (Cindy) and
Allan Wich (Mary); granddaughters Chelsea Smith (Jason), Sar-
ah Wich, Katie Wich and Zachary Wich; great-granddaughters
Novalee and Maleena Smith; brothers-in-law Bruce Kuhlman
(Ruth) and Merlin LaChappelle (Elaine); nephew Bob McIver
(Sharon); nieces Misty, Kathleen, Colinda and Roneen (McIv-
er), Dianne Ribordy, Dottie Herring, Dani Savage, Debbie Croft
(Ken); Richard Baker, Michael LaChappelle (Melanie) and Da-
vid LaChappelle (Gina); cousin Karl Voiles (Elayne); and count-
less friends throughout Oregon, California and Nevada.
His mother, father and brother preceded him in death.
A celebration of life will be held from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
12 at 305 N. River St. in Enterprise. A graveside service at Taft
Pioneer Cemetery in Lincoln City will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 19, with reception to follow at Looking Glass Inn in Taft.
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