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S moke S ignals
may 1, 2014
Walking On...
John Channing Wakeland Jr.
Dec. 20, 1957 – April 20, 2014
Tribal Elder John Wakeland Jr. of Creswell, Ore., passed away peace-
fully from unknown causes on April 20, 2014. He was 56 years old.
He was raised in Cottage Grove, Ore. He graduated from Cottage Grove
High School. He played football and baseball all through his childhood
and remained an avid sports enthusiast his entire life. He was an Or-
egon Ducks and San Francisco Giants fan. He played summer softball
for years, loved competing in pool tournaments and loved golfing.
In addition to sports, John had a love for music. He played clarinet in
high school, was a self-taught pianist and had a lovely singing voice.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Norita Wakeland of Cot-
tage Grove and John Wakeland Sr. of Anchorage, Alaska. He is survived
by his long-time domestic partner, Lynn New; daughters, Kimberly
Worthington and Autumn Wakeland of Salem, Ore., and Tawna Brad-
ford and Keauna Wakeland of Springfield, Ore.; stepsons, Chris and
Richard New of Creswell; sisters, Dominique Hall of St. Helens, Ore.,
and Jennifer Eller of Tualatin, Ore.; brothers, Peter Wakeland of Salem
and Eric Wakeland of Cottage Grove; numerous nieces and nephews;
and seven grandchildren.
A private service will be held in Cottage Grove. Smith Lund Funeral
Home in Cottage Grove will assist with the services, which are still
pending.
Charles Gordon Haller
Sept. 28, 1945 – April 28, 2014
Tribal Elder Charles Gordon Haller, 68, walked on on Monday,
April 28, 2014.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Tribal
gym with interment to follow in the Tribal Cemetery. A meal service
will be held at the Elders’ Activity Center after interment.
Bollman’s Funeral Home in Dallas is assisting with the funeral
service.
A full obituary will appear in a future issue of Smoke Signals.
St. Michael’s offers weekly brunch
St. Michael’s Catholic Church offers an open house brunch every
Sunday following Mass. The brunch is free to the community.
Brunch begins at about 11:30 a.m. following the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
Mass attendance is not required for brunch attendance. For more
information, contact Janelle Justen at 503-550-0923. n
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