6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 4, 2015
Polk County News
OBITUARIES
Marge Lange
March 16, 1931 – Feb. 26, 2015
Marge Lange, 83, of Dallas
died Thursday in Keizer fol-
lowing a three-year battle
with the neurological disor-
der Progressive Supranu-
clear Palsy (PSP).
She was born to Gustav
and Elizabeth Lachenmeier
in Bismarck, N.D.
The family moved to Ore-
gon in the late 1930s, living
for a time
in McMin-
nville and
Newberg.
Marge had
lived most
of her early
life in Port-
land. She
met the
love of her life, Ken Lange, as
a teenager at the Camp
Arrah Wanna church camp.
They dated for six years to
complete school and Ken’s
Navy flight training. They
were married at Trinity Bap-
tist Church in December
1952 and were happily mar-
ried for 62 years.
The couple enjoyed an ad-
venturous life during Ken’s
36 year Navy career and lived
in many locations on the
West Coast and East Coast of
the United States before re-
tiring to the Salt Creek area
near Dallas.
Marge was very proud of
being a Navy wife and had a
“can do” independent atti-
tude. Marge was an active
volunteer at church and
Navy base activities. When
her own children reached
adulthood, her love of chil-
dren extended to others; she
began working and subse-
quently became director of
Teeny Weeny Daycare Center
in Laurel, Md., a job she held
for more than 10 years.
In 1988, Ken and Marge
retired to Ken’s “home place”
in the Salt Creek community.
Marge and Ken had an active
retirement visiting and
working with family and
friends. They also enjoyed 25
years as snowbirds in South-
ern California, where she
volunteered 15 years as an
LPGA golf marshal. She
loved getting autographs
from famous individuals.
Most important to Marge
was her love and devotion to
family and her faith in Jesus
Christ. She dearly loved her
family and they brought her
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great joy. She was active in
church throughout her life
teaching children and, with a
lovely soprano voice, singing
in the choir. Marge was an
excellent cook and avid
recipe collector.
She was preceded in
death by her brothers, Emil,
Rudy and Weston Lachen-
meier.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Ken; son, Rick Lange
(Lynnette); daughters, Susan
Thames (Dale), Debi Mynatt
(John) and Terri Lange; six
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorial service is Satur-
day at 1:30 p.m. at Salt Creek
Baptist Church.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to www.curepsp.org or
www.camp-tapawingo.com.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Margaret Mae
McAbee
May 15, 1927 – Feb. 26, 2015
Margaret Mae McAbee,
87, of Grand Ronde died
Thursday in Grand Ronde.
She was born to Paul B.
and Elizabeth Leno Lafferty
in Grand Ronde.
Margaret attended
Chemawa Indian School in
Salem and
a voca-
t i o n a l
school in
Eugene for
home eco-
nomics.
For many
years, she
worked in
food service and health care,
and was a former employee
of the Bonanza Restaurant in
Grand Ronde. She also
worked with her father train-
ing horses.
She enjoyed cooking, knit-
ting, crocheting, beading,
quilting, canning and horses.
She loved feeding hundreds
of birds at her home each
day.
Margaret was a member
of St. Michael Catholic
Church in Grand Ronde.
She was preceded in
death by four sisters and
seven brothers.
Survivors include her
daughters, Sharon Wattier
and Marline Groshong, both
of Grand Ronde; sister,
Juanita Lee; two grandsons;
and one great-granddaugh-
ter.
Funeral Mass was Tuesday
at St. Michael Catholic
Church. Interment was at
the Grand Ronde Tribal
Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Gene E. Cantrell
Elsie Pearl Seals
March 24, 1933 – March 1, 2015
June 13, 1918 – Feb. 9, 2015
Gene E. Cantrell, 81, of
Dallas died Sunday in Dallas.
He was born in Portland
to Ray and Laura Smith
Cantrell.
He was proud to have
served in the U.S. Marine
Corps and was stationed in
Japan during the Korean War
from April
of 1952 to
October of
1954.
G e n e
married
Donna J.
Martin in
Clatskanie
on June
30, 1956.
G e n e
was a hard
worker
and was
self-employed as an excava-
tor until his retirement in
2010. He had lived in Beaver-
ton, then West Linn from
1963 to 1989, and then Tu-
alatin until 2008, when they
made Dallas their home.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Bob.
Survivors include his wife,
Donna of Dallas; sons,
Rodger of Milwaukie, Steven
of Dallas, Mark of Philomath
and Scott of Tualatin; daugh-
ter, Deborah Olson of Gre-
sham; half-sister, Kathy Lee
of Tigard; and 12 grandchil-
dren.
Service is Saturday at 5
p.m. at Dallas Mortuary Trib-
ute Center. Private family in-
terment will be at Willamette
National Cemetery in Port-
land.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Memorial service for Elsie
Pearl Seals of Dallas is Satur-
day at 11 a.m. at Dallas Mor-
tuary Tribute Center. Private
interment will be at Dallas
Cemetery.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Gloria Jean
Kinney
Jan. 15, 1931 – Feb. 23, 2015
Gloria Jean Kinney, 84, of
Dallas died Feb. 23.
Visitation is Wednesday
(today) from 1 to 5 p.m. at
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center
Service is Thursday at
11:30 a.m. at Valley Life Cen-
ter in Dallas. Interment is at
Restlawn Memory Gardens,
Salem.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Kenneth Wayne
Erickson
Sept. 21, 1927 – Feb. 27, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Erickson,
87, of Salem died Feb. 27 in
Salem.
He was born in Portland.
Service is April 4 at 2 p.m.
at Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Salem, 5090
Center St. NE.
Arrangements were han-
dled by Restlawn Funeral
Home of Salem.
Masako Wiseman
Sept. 5, 1925 – Feb. 22, 2015
Masako Wiseman, 89, of
Dallas died Feb. 22.
She was born in Aichiken,
Japan, to Takiniro and Kaki
Kato.
She moved with her hus-
b a n d ,
Leonard,
from Kla-
math Falls
to live in
Dallas in
1964.
She is
survived
by her hus-
band, Leonard of Dallas.
Private interment will be
at Willamette National
Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments. To send an online
condolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Audrey Louise
Newell
Oct. 24, 1929 – Feb. 24, 2015
Audrey Louise Newell, 85,
of Hoskins, near Kings Valley,
died Feb. 24.
She was born in Joliet, Ill.,
to Art and Lucille Markgraf,
five days before the big
“Crash of ’29.”
As a young child, she
along with her mother and
baby twin
sisters
took a
train to
California
to join her
father,
who found
a
job
working
on the dams. They settled in
San Jose, Calif., where Au-
drey finished high school
and started college at San
Jose State.
Audrey headed to Maga-
lia, Calif., to help her parents
in a bar they had bought and
it was there that she met a
tall good looking cowboy
who asked her to dance. The
two danced together, and
that was the beginning of a
long, wonderful, happy life
with Lucky Newell. They
shared more than 64 years
together as husband and
wife.
Audrey and Lucky and
their three daughters headed
to Oregon, where they
bought their first ranch in
Airlie. Audrey found herself
learning about ranch life,
with all its trials and tribula-
tions. She took care of the
ranch pretty much on her
own, as Lucky’s job kept him
on the road and he was only
home on the weekends. Au-
drey and Lucky spent their
last 45 years on a ranch in
Hoskins. They lived in an old
one-room schoolhouse,
where she made a home
filled with love and warmth.
She could sew anything from
wedding gowns to covers for
the wagons, cook for hay
crews and had a gift for any
kind of craft.
They owned a team of
horses and a wagon, and in
the early 1990s started going
on “wagon trains.” In 1993,
Lucky was asked to be the
wagon master for the
Sesquicentennial Polk Coun-
ty Wagon Train. Audrey
picked up the lines and was
the lead teamster on that
train and many others since.
She was preceded in
death by her great-grand-
child, Dusty.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Lucky Newell; daugh-
ters, Sandra “Sandi” Revell
(John), Melinda Schoonover
(Rick) and Debra Chambers
(Rick); six grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchil-
dren.
A potluck will be held to
celebrate Audrey on Satur-
day at 2 p.m. at the Kings
Valley Community Center.
Larry Darwin
Hofenbredl
May 9, 1944 – Feb. 28, 2015
Larry Darwin Hofenbredl,
70, of Grand Ronde died Sat-
urday in Portland.
He was born in McMin-
nville to John and Eileen
Hofenbredl.
Larry attended Mountain
Home School and later
Willamina High School. He
married Priscilla Holmes on
Dec. 31, 1965, in McMin-
nville.
He worked for a shingle
mill for a time and later
planted trees with his broth-
er, John. Larry and John
started salvage logging for
Miami.
L a r r y
o w n e d
Hofen-
bredl Log-
g i n g C o.
and en-
j o y e d
working
with his
sons. He always enjoyed op-
erating the loader. He was
well versed in all aspects of
logging. He enjoyed his daily
work in the shop. He was al-
ways looking for the next
project to tackle.
Larry always spent time
with his children while they
were growing up, many
times taking them on the
jobs and teaching them
along the way.
Larry and Priscilla were
absolutely dedicated to their
children and grandchildren.
He watched his children par-
ticipate in logging competi-
tions and motorcycle racing.
They were faithful in attend-
ing their grandchildren’s ac-
tivities and were well known
at all sporting events. They
were just known as “Grand-
ma and Grandpa Hof” and
supported the whole team.
They enjoyed following the
grandkids, even if it meant
driving to Illinois in a bliz-
zard to watch wrestling or to
Nevada to watch a volleyball
match, or stopping in Idaho
to see their grandchildren.
He enjoyed Spirit Moun-
tain Casino and was an avid
NASCAR fan.
Larry always had a smile
on his face and was willing
to help anyone out at any
time, whether he knew you
or not.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Ron; sister,
Janice; son, Jay; and grand-
son, Travis Hofenbredl.
Survivors include his wife,
Priscilla; daughters, Anna
Huston and Julie Logan;
sons, Larry Jr. (Barb), Kevin
(Marti) and Lee Hofenbredl;
brother, John Hofenbredl; 12
grandchildren; and 20 great-
grandchildren.
Visitation is Friday from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. at Dallas Mor-
tuary Tribute Center. Cele-
bration of life is Saturday at
noon at the Dallas High
School gymnasium. A fel-
lowship reception will follow
in the cafeteria. Interment
will be at Green Crest Me-
morial Park in Sheridan.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to Dallas Mat Club, Dallas
Booster Club, Willamina
Booster Club or Sheridan
Booster Club in care of the
mortuary.
To send an online condo-
lence: www.dallastribute.com.
Vernon Otis Pope
Feb. 4, 1920 – Feb. 13, 2015
Vernon Otis Pope, 95, of
Aumsville died Feb. 13 in
Salem.
He was born to Rollin Otis
and Florence Etta (Cundy)
Pope in a farmhouse six
miles north of Artesian, S.D.
Following Vernon’s gradu-
ation from Fedora High
School in 1938, the family
moved to Oregon in Decem-
ber of 1940. The Pope family
resided in Salem, Independ-
ence and settled in Dallas,
where they later established
and ran Pope Dairy.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Chester Pope,
and sisters, Carol Krause and
Jean Gay.
Survivors include his wife,
Elaine Pope of Aumsville;
brother, Burton (Bonny)
Pope of Dallas; sister, Beryl
Garton of Boise, Idaho; son,
Dennis (Gloria) Pope of
Roseburg; daughters, Mari-
lyn Pope of Aumsville and
Shirley (Michael) White of
Lebanon; three granddaugh-
ters; and one great-grand-
daughter.
Celebration of Vernon’s
life is Saturday at 2 p.m. at
Bethel Baptist Church in
Aumsville. His cremains
were interred at Aumsville
Cemetery.
Contributions are suggest-
ed to Bethel Baptist Church
or to the American Heart As-
sociation.
Weddle Funeral Services
handled arrangements.
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police re-
port comes from law enforce-
ment agencies. Not all calls for
service are included. The status
of incidents repor ted may
change after further investiga-
tion. Individuals arrested or sus-
pected of crimes are considered
innocent until proven guilty.
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Dashanae R. Brown, 18, of
Dallas in the 200 block of
Southeast Uglow Avenue on
Feb. 24 on charges of second-
degree criminal trespassing
and physical harassment.
• Matthew L. Shilhanek, 39,
of Monmouth in the 300 block
of Southeast Clay Street on
Thursday on charges of sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass-
ing and second-degree crimi-
nal mischief.
• Javier Tapia, 27, of Dallas on
Southwest Church Street on
Saturday on charges of driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants and reckless driving.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Hector Migue Ascencio-
Estrada, 30, of Independence at
Monmouth and South Sixth
streets on Feb. 21 for driving
while suspended or revoked.
• Adrian James Ulery, 37, a
transient at the corner of Main
Street East and High Street
North on Feb. 24 for second-
degree disorderly conduct and
resisting arrest. Three hours
later, he was also cited on a
warrant for failure to appear.
• Earl Edward Jones, 54, of In-
dependence in the 0-99 block
of South Gun Club Road on
Feb. 25 on a bench warrant for
failure to appear.
• William Everado Gutierrez,
19, of Silverton and Blayke
Austin Swearingen, 19, of Keiz-
er at the corner of South Ninth
and Monmouth streets on Sat-
urday, both for minor in pos-
session of alcohol.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Cameron Timothy Largusa,
22, of Monmouth in the 100
block of Main Street West on
Feb. 22 for misdemeanor fourth-
degree simple assault and sec-
ond-degree disorderly conduct.
• Katie Marie Longshore, 36,
of Monmouth at the corner of
Gwinn Street West and Warren
Street South on Feb. 24 for un-
lawful possession of metham-
phetamine and unlawful pos-
session of cocaine.
• Kenneth Minor Longshore,
35, of Monmouth at the corner
of Gwinn Street West and War-
ren Street South on Feb. 24 for
unlawful possession of
methamphetamine, unlawful
possession of heroin, felon in
possession of a weapon, carry-
ing a concealed weapon and
misdemeanor driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
• Clarence Elisha Clay, 33, of
Salem at the corner of Gwinn
Street West and Warren Street
South on Feb. 24 for unlawful
possession of methampheta-
mine and unlawful possession
of cocaine.