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16 JULY 15,2011 Smoke Signals Donna Lorraine Schlappie April 28, 1943 - May 28, 2011 Tribal Elder Donna Lorraine Schlappie, 68, a resident of Port land, walked on at her home on May 28 with her family by her side. She was born on April 28, 1943, in Portland, Ore., the daughter of Edward Schlappie and Josephine LaBonte, and her grandmother was Esther LaBonte. Donna enjoyed working as a wait ress and bartender for more than 30 years in the Portland area. She is survived by her brother, Richard Schlappie, and aunts Charlotte Schlappie and Rosetta Managan. Harold Dean Mercier April 18, 1930 - July 6, 2011 Tribal Elder Harold Dean Mer cier walked on peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at his home in Grand Ronde with his family around him. He was born on April 18, 1930, at the home of his parents, Harold and Velma (Hudson) Mercier, in Grand Ronde. As a child at the age of 9, he began helping his dad with various logging responsibili ties. He also enjoyed boxing until a broken arm that occurred when he was 15 ended his aspirations of becoming a professional boxer. He purchased his first logging truck when he was 16. After completing his education, he devoted his life to the logging industry. Dean was very involved with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. He served as a Tribal Council member and was the chairman during the Restoration of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in 1983. He was proud of his service to his people. Dean is the great-grandson of Martha Jane Sands, whose statue stands at Spirit Mountain Casino in honor of her and for the journey she made on the Trail of Tears. Dean's aunt Gertrude also is displayed sitting next to Martha Jane Sands. bOOKL FOR SALH "The KalapuyansA sourcebook on the Indians of the Willamette Valley" by Hat-old Mackgy, Ph. P. Mi Name: , AddrM!. City: St; Zip: of book! x $ I3.9S each Checks only. Joint, v This book, through collabora tion between the Cultural Re sources Department, Mission Mill Museum, and the Mackey Family, has been re-released in a second edition with a new cover, an updated bibliography with more current and accurate sources, new photographs, and a new afterward explaining the Grand Ronde Tribal perspective. $12.95 per book Books may be purchased from the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department located on the second floor of Tribal Building U CA4ult Education Build ing) for $12.95 each. To have an order mailed to you, please fill out this form and Include an additional $3.00 for shipping cost per book. Mail this form to: CTGR Cultural Resources The Kalapuans 9613 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 flftl Dean also served as intake personnel with Social Services in Salem. He loved working with children and enjoyed spending time with youth. Dean enjoyed the time he spent coaching baseball, hunting and fishing, and was known to be the life of the party and to have a good time. In 1966, Dean was the champion at the Dory Derby Days in Pacific City. He won the various competitions and has a plaque with his name, as a previous champion, mounted in Pacific City. Dean is survived by his wife, Christina Mercier; son, Harold Dean Jr.; daughter, Cheryl (Bill) Carl; and stepdaughter, Janice (Patrick) Croskey. He also is survived by eight grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren, one step-great-granddaughter and former brother-in-law Pete Mooney. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jerry Dorland; daughter, Jackie Whisler; stepson, Keoki Santos; sister, Beverly Ann; and brother, Eldon Mercier. He also is survived by his blood brother, Richard Shannon. Recitation of the Rosary was held at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Grand Ronde on Thursday, July 14. The funeral service was held in the Tribal gym at 11 a.m. Friday, July 15, followed by interment at the Tribal Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Online condolences can be left at www.dallastribute.com. Mildred L. Haynes March 20, 1921 - June 27, 2011 Tribal Elder Mildred L. (Jef fers) Haynes was born on March 20, 1921, and walked on Monday, June 27, 2011, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Bertha Luce Jeffers. She loved fishing, camping, can ning and knitting. She is survived by two daugh ters, Joyce Hanson of Fort Rock and Eloise Winter of Eugene; a son, Larry Lynch of Eugene; four sisters, Bettey Reed of Eugene, Alta Bloomquist of Veneta, Lano- ra Young of Alaska and Evelyn Seidel of Salem; a brother, Donald Jeffers of Florence; and seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by West Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home of Eugene. . it ,yw Z GEO B!ICA'jii EEC .. i zs: : el T7Z ; -.''.-""'i. 4 0 0 WW imnmim
