Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 28, 2015
POLICE REPORT
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Longtime West Valley Hospital volunteer Patricia Lucanio, center, and Volunteer Serv-
ices Coordinator Jennifer Best, right, talk with another volunteer last week.
WVH: Volunteers dwindle to 24
Continued from 1A
Best said new volunteers
need to be able to commit to
at least six months.
“We provide extensive
training,” Best said. “They
will go to orientation over at
Salem Health and then we
train them here.”
No easy feat, Best is work-
ing toward rebuilding the
volunteer ranks to 50.
For those who are inter-
ested, Lucanio offers a bit of
simple advice on working
with patients:
“I kind of act like I’m an
old friend,” she said.
Then she added: “When
you leave, it makes you feel
so good.”
For more information or
to volunteer: contact Jen-
nifer Best at 503-623-7311 or
e m a i l j e n n i f e r. b e s t
@salemhealth.org.
To find more information
or applications online to go
www.salemhealth.org/about
/volunteers.
Information for the police re-
port comes from law enforce-
ment agencies. Not all calls for
service are included. The status
of incidents reported may
change after further investiga-
tion. Individuals arrested or sus-
pected of crimes are considered
innocent until proven guilty. See
www.polkio.com for more.
Dallas
Arrests/Citations
• Angela D. May, 37, of
Sweet Home in the 800 block
of Southeast Jeferson Street
on Oct. 12 on a failure to ap-
pear warrant out of Lebanon.
• Samuel Richardson, 28, of
Dallas on Southwest Ash Street
on Oct. 12 on a charge of sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass.
• Georrine G. Dufour, 51, of
Dallas in the 1000 block of
Southeast LaCreole Drive on
Saturday on charges of driving
under the inluence of alcohol,
reckless driving and a failure to
appear warrant.
• James J. Kannasto, 50, of
Dallas in the 100 block of
Northwest Howard Drive on
Saturday on a violation of re-
lease agreement and restrain-
ing order violation.
Independence
Arrests/Citations
• Mark Daniel Grasso, 52, of
Monmouth at Autozone, 1495
Monmouth St., on Oct. 16 for
third-degree theft and unlaw-
ful possession of methamphet-
amine.
• Edgar Montiel, 19, of Inde-
pendence in the 0-99 block of
Deann Drive on Oct. 19 for
third-degree rape — younger
than 16.
• Heather Tuggle, 34, of
Salem in the 200 block of
Deann Drive on Oct. 21 for un-
lawful possession of metham-
phetamine.
• Chad Ellis Leckington, 39,
of Independence on South
Gun Club Road near B Street
on Thursday for driving under
the inluence of intoxicants.
Monmouth
Arrests/Citations
• Manar Ali Alhomoud, 22, of
Monmouth in the 300 block of
Knox Street North on Oct. 14
for failure to perform the du-
ties of a driver when property
is damaged.
• Kenneth Michael Rogers,
27, of Salem in the 1400 block
of Monmouth Street on Oct. 16
for driving under the inluence
of intoxicants.
• Eric James Thorsted, 44, of
Dallas at the corner of Main
Street East and Paciic Highway
South on Oct. 16 for giving false
information to a police oicer.
• Marcus L. Skundrich, 18, of
Scottsdale, Ariz., in the 300
block of Ecols Street South on
Oct. 16 for minor in possession
of alcohol.
• Kenneth Michael Rogers, 27,
of Salem in the 1400 block of
Monmouth Street on Oct. 16 for
unlawful possession of cocaine.
• Jose Ramirez Rodriguez,
59, of Monmouth at the corner
of Hofman Road and South
Paciic Highway North on Oct.
17 for driving under the inlu-
ence of intoxicants, reckless en-
dangering and reckless driving.
• Matthew Thomas Baurer,
24, of Monmouth in the 100
block of Main Street West on
Oct. 17 for prohibited exposure.
• Dusty James Trullinger, 26,
of Monmouth at the corner of
Paciic Highway South and Clay
Street East on Oct. 18 for third-
degree theft.
• At the corner of Jackson
Street West and Monmouth Av-
enue North on Oct. 18, Megan
E. Cervantes, 20, Robert Jesus
Cummings, 20, Austin
Lawrence Shoopman, 19, and
Michael Anthony Wilson Jr., 20,
all of Salem, all for minor in
possession of alcohol.
• Sandra Dehaven, 26, of
Monmouth in the 500 block of
Clay Street East on Friday for
felony fourth-degree simple as-
sault, physical harassment and
interfering with making a report.
• Richard Dewayne Powers,
49, of Dallas in the 400 block of
Clay Street East on Friday on a
warrant for probation violation
and third-degree escape.
• Ryan Matthew Loe Fernan-
dez, 35, of Monmouth at the
corner of Paciic Highway
North and Church Street East
on Sunday for driving under
the inluence of intoxicants.
• Caleb Chance Maxwell, 19,
of Monmouth at the corner of
Monmouth Avenue North and
Jackson Street West on Sunday
for driving under the inluence
of intoxicants.
OBITUARIES
Theodore David
LaVoie
June 21, 1946 – Oct. 21, 2015
Theodore David LaVoie,
69, of Monmouth, died Oct.
21 in Monmouth.
He was born to David and
Joyce LaVoie in Pequot, Minn.
His boyhood years were
spent on farms in Pine River
a
n
d
Backus,
Minn. In
1963, at
the age of
17, his
f a m i l y
moved to
Falls City.
Two years
later the
f a m i l y
moved to
the Pedee
area. The
rest of his
life was spent in the home he
purchased on Kerber Road.
Ted spent most all of his
working life in a log truck,
which is what he thoroughly
enjoyed. He began his career
driving log truck for Mosier,
and then in March of 1976 he
joined CG Hall Trucking Inc.
He worked there until June
22, 2015, when he was forced
to retire because of his
health. He enjoyed his work
and co-workers and consid-
ered them as part of his fam-
ily. Ted served his country in
the Army in Korea from De-
cember 1968 to July 1970.
Ted loved his family and
his work. He was a humble
and very friendly man. He
had a love for cats. He was
preceded in death by his sis-
ter, Kathleen Collins.
Survivors include his wife
Kathy of Monmouth; son,
D a v i d L a Vo i e ( C o n n i e
Lukawitz) of Monmouth;
stepchildren, Stephen Car-
doza of Harlan and Nicole
Ramsey of Montana; sisters,
Merrilou (Steven) Gilmore of
College Place, Wash., Sharon
LaVoie of Salem, and Dar-
lene (Jeff) Strand, and Patty
(Rick) Hurt all of Dallas;
brothers, Joe (Diana) LaVoie
of La Pine, and Donald
(Brenda) LaVoie of Mon-
mouth; one grandson; and a
large extended family.
Graveside service was Sat-
urday at Womer Cemetery in
Pedee.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Lee DeSaulnier
April 16, 1930 – Oct. 22, 2015
Pastor Lee DeSaulnier, 85,
of Dallas died Thursday in
Salem.
Lee served as pastor at the
Pedee Evangelical Church
from 1992 until he retired in
1995.
Service is Saturday at
12:30 p.m. at the Dallas Al-
liance Church. Visitation is
Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
at Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center. Interment will be at
Womer Cemetery in Pedee.
Contributions are sug-
gested to the Dallas Alliance
Church memorial fund or
World Gospel Missions in
care of the mortuary.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
‘Critter’ Charles
‘Charlie’ Delbert
Peterson
May 18, 1959 – Oct. 15, 2015
“Critter” Charles “Charlie”
Delbert Peterson, 56, of Falls
City died Oct. 15 in Falls City.
He was born in Sacramen-
to, Calif., to Denver Ray and
Irene Neuhauser Peterson.
Critter worked for Whites
and Rexius Trucking Com-
panies as a mechanic and
did a lot of work on the side
with automobiles and mo-
torcycles. He lived up the
Santiam Pass on the McKen-
zie River, which he loved
very much, before moving to
Falls City 10 years ago.
He was past president and
member of the High Waller
Race Team (NASCAR). He
enjoyed building, fixing and
riding motorcycles and
called his Harley “Ghost.” He
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personality and was friendly
to many. His family was very
important to him.
Survivors include his
daughter, Charlie Ann Peter-
son; stepchildren, Harley,
Angel, Joseph and DJ; sis-
ters, Faye Okeane’, Raeann
McDonald, Debbie Hallett,
Kathy Shawver; and broth-
ers, Scott Hallett and Denver
Ray Peterson Jr.
Private service was held.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
John Penn
Letterman
Nov. 30, 1927 – Oct. 20, 2015
John Penn Letterman, 87,
of Dallas, formerly of Falls
City, died Oct. 20 in Dallas.
He was born in Falls City
to William Penn and Marian
Hope Bennett Letterman.
He lived in Falls City most
of his life until moving to
Dallas five years ago. He
served his country in the
Army from October of 1950
to August 1956 and was dis-
charged as
a p r i va t e
first class.
He married
Dorothy
L o u i s e
Cuatt on July 3, 1959, in Falls
City. Together, they were
members of the Falls City
Christian Church.
John worked on the green
chain at the Ostrom Lumber
Mill in Pedee and also at the
Atlas Lumber Mill in Falls
City and retired in 1979.
He enjoyed working puz-
zles and word-find puzzles.
John was a hard working
husband and father.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy; daughter, Rebecca
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Family graveside service
was at Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
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Jaki Bechtold
Dec. 26, 1934 – Oct. 19, 2015
Jaki Bechtold, 80, of La
Pine, formerly of Salem,
died in Bend on Oct. 19.
She was born in Portland
to David and Bobbie Blettel.
Jaki was raised in Mon-
terey, Calif., and graduated
from high school in Yreka,
Calif. Jaki married Herold
Bechtold in the Dallas Evan-
gelical Church on July 3, 1955.
They lived in Valsetz for three
years at Russell’s Sunshine
Camp. They lived in Dallas for
one year before settling in
Salem where they lived for
more than 50 years. They re-
tired to La Pine in 1996.
While in Salem, Jaki and
Herold were active in the
Brooks Assembly of God
Church and also the Peoples
Church for
m a n y
years. She
enjoyed
playing the
organ. Jaki
was very
proud of
her Chris-
tian faith
and lived for teaching chil-
d re n f r o m e l e m e n t a r y
through high school about
Jesus Christ.
She was instrumental in
starting Good News Clubs in
churches around Oregon.
Jaki was a great storyteller,
enjoyed artwork and was an
accomplished painter.
Jaki was involved in paint-
ing snowboards for the an-
nual Dirksen Derby at Mt
Bachelor.
This has been a fundraiser
for Jaki’s grandson Tyler Ek-
lund, an upstart renowned
snowboarder who suffered a
traumatic spinal cord injury
in 2006 during a competi-
tion that left him paralyzed
from the neck down.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Herold Bechtold of La
Pine; daughters, Debbie Roose
of California, Sue (Mike) Ek-
lund of Bend, and Charlotte
Bechtold of Monmouth; and
three grandchildren.
Celebration of Jaki’s life is
Wednesday (today) at 1 p.m.
at Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center. Private interment
will be at Dallas Cemetery.
Contributions are sug-
gested to CEF Child Evan-
gelism Fellowship in care of
the mortuary.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.