Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 13, 2016
OBITUARIES
Ron Lines
Aug. 2, 1965 – Jan. 8, 2016
Ron Lines, 50, of Dallas
died Friday in Salem.
He was born in Sacra-
mento, Calif., to Joseph and
Jennie Lines.
T h e
f a m i l y
moved to
Salem in
1972 and
settled in
Dallas in
1974. Ron
graduated
from Dallas High School in
1983. While Ron was in high
school, he worked for Arctic
Circle in Dallas. He attended
Chemeketa Community
College and was a certified
welder.
Ron worked at the Inyok-
ern Airport in California as a
ramp agent, and at the Hertz
and Avis Rental counters for
two years before coming
back to Dallas.
Ron married Sherry Noon
on Sep. 27, 1986, in the
Woodland Chapel.
His career included work-
ing at Praegitzer Industries,
Dallas Planing Mill, and
Balderson’s as a scheduler
and MJB Professional Land-
scape.
He had his own business
called Ron’s Lawns. Ron
worked for the Dallas School
District as building custodi-
an at both Rickreall Grade
School and Dallas High
School.
He later was in charge of
all school district grounds
maintenance. Ron and Mike
Bowman Landscaping
helped build the soccer
fields at LaCreole Middle
School.
Ron was later hired by the
city of Dallas as Parks Super-
visor. Ron was a hard worker
and took pride in his work
and kept the city parks look-
ing their best.
When he was off work, he
often helped folks in the
community with yards,
landscape and sprinkler
projects. Ron had been a
Scout leader for eight years,
as well as a Kids Inc. softball
coach, and also coached the
West Valley Hericanes girls
softball team.
Ron and Sherry loved to
visit local wineries as well as
travel nationally and inter-
nationally, especially Mexi-
co.
He could fix just about
anything. He really enjoyed
spending time with his fam-
ily and friends. He had a
passion for cars and a 1977
Land Cruiser FJ40 that he
and his son Anthony worked
on together with a frame-off
restoration project.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Joseph in 2002.
Survivors include his wife,
Sh e r r y ; s o n , A n t h o n y ;
daughter, Alyssa (Jonathon)
Trost; mother Jennie Lines,
brother, Mark Lines; and sis-
ter, Margaret Hamilton.
Celebration of Ron’s life is
Sunday at 1 p.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Dallas.
Contributions are sug-
gested in memory of Ron
Lines to Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center, which is
handling arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
James Harvey
Bones
Dec. 10, 1932 – Dec. 25, 2015
James Harvey Bones, 83,
of Salem died Dec. 25 in
Portland.
He was born in Turner to
Hollis Bones and Edna El-
ston Bones.
Harvey was raised in
Brownsville and graduated
from Brownsville High
School at the age of 15 as
class vale-
dictorian.
He then at-
tended
Oregon
State Uni-
versity for
one year
b e f o r e
starting work shoveling saw-
dust for the local sawmill.
He rode saddle bronc as a
young man until several
broken ribs convinced him
than an early retirement
from rodeo was in order.
Harvey married his wife,
Florence Alice Johnson, of
Redmond, and shortly re-
turned to the sawmill indus-
try, helping to build the mill
in Maupin, which ultimately
became Wasco County’s
largest employer.
Mt. Fir Lumber Company
included the mills in Tygh
Va l l e y, I n d e p e n d e n c e ,
Grants Pass, as well as log
yards and wood chip facili-
ties throughout the Pacific
Northwest. Mt. Fir chip
plant was the first tenant of
the Port of The Dalles.
Harvey held many indus-
try leadership roles, includ-
ing a board position on the
National Railroad Tie Asso-
ciation, and served as presi-
dent of the Western Forestry
Products board.
He was named the 1981
Business Leader of the Year
by the Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Chamber of Com-
merce and was named Ore-
gon Business Leader of the
Year by Associated Oregon
Industries in 1982.
In the course of his career,
he rose from pulling green
chain to president and CEO
of Mt. Fir Lumber Company,
exemplifying the American
dream.
After closing the sawmills
due to the spotted owl issue,
Harvey reorganized the
chipping facility in The
Dalles that remained in
business until 2002, when a
wildfire burned the plant to
the ground and closed the
business.
Harvey’s lifetime obses-
sion with golf brought him
many friends and great ex-
periences. He lived nearly 20
years on the 12th fairway at
Creekside Country Club in
Salem.
He was preceded in death
by his wife of 62 years, Flo-
rence in 2014.
Survivors include his chil-
dren, Susan (David) Hunt-
ington, of Seaside, Steve
(Karen) Bones, of Prineville,
Brian (Carol) Bones, of
Tigard, and Larry (Cheryl)
Bones, of Rancho Cucamon-
ga, Calif.; sister, Irene Ben-
nett, of Corvallis; six grand-
children; five great-grand-
children; and extended fam-
ily.
Private burial is Saturday
at 11 a.m. at Restlawn Me-
morial Garden in Salem.
Public celebration of life will
take place the same day at 1
p.m. at Creekside Country
Club.
Contributions are sug-
gested to either the Sprague
High School golf team in
Salem or the South Wasco
County Ambulance in
Maupin.
Farnstrom Mortuary han-
dled arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.FarnstromMortuary.
com.
Della Dolores
Busbee (Frink)
Oct. 20, 1927 – Dec. 24, 2015
Della Dolores Busbee
(Frink), 88, of Salem died
Dec. 24.
She was born in McMin-
nville to William and Laura
Busbee.
Dolores grew up an only
child in Yamhill. She enjoyed
school, where academics
came easily to her, and she
graduated from Yamhill
Union High. She was also in-
volved in many group activi-
ties, including volleyball.
Dolores married Warren
Leslie “Les” Frink, a young
plumber’s apprentice, at the
Yamhill Christian Church on
Nov. 17, 1951. They lived in
Yamhill for a few years in a
house they built.
They later moved to
Salem, where Dolores at-
tended Court Street Chris-
tian Church. She was a
member of the women’s
sewing group that made
quilts for the Union Gospel
Mission and Marion County
Foster Care system.
Dolores loved to sew and
made all of her own clothes.
Dolores did not have any
children, but loved having
kids around the house.
Her nephews were always
around and she watched
them grow up, along with
the many neighborhood
kids. Dolores and Les loved
animals.
They raised and sold
sheep, goats, chicken and
golden retrievers. She loved
“Manx” cats too.
Later in life she enjoyed
reading and completing
crossword puzzles. Dolores
was very meticulous about
keeping a daily log of all the
activities that surrounded
her and Les.
Private burial was at the
Upper Falls City Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
James Stephen
Murphy
May 1, 1962 – Jan. 4, 2016
James Stephen Murphy,
53, of Dallas died Jan. 4.
He was born in Boston to
Peter and Jeanne (Pierce)
Murphy.
He lived in Massachusetts
until he
graduated
h i g h
school and
joined the
Air Force in
1 9 8 0 . He
spent 20
years serv-
ing his
country
and was
involved
with oper-
a t i o n s
such as Desert Storm and
Desert Shield. While in the
military, James traveled to
various states, including
being stationed in Germany
where he met his future
wife, Brenda Abbott; they
married in Denmark on Jan.
13, 1983.
After his discharge from
the service, James and Bren-
da settled in Utah where he
worked as the director of
e m e rg e n c y s e r v i c e s o f
Ogden and Northern Utah
for the Red Cross and later
for GE & Intermountain
Healthcare as a software en-
gineer before moving to Dal-
las in 2013.
When James wasn’t work-
ing, he enjoyed the great
outdoors such as deep sea
fishing, taking off into the
mountains to relax and any-
thing computer related. He
also loved to travel and was
excited when experiencing
new things. James loved his
family and his children.
They were the most impor-
tant thing in his life.
Survivors include his wife,
Brenda, of Oregon; mother,
Jeanne, of Connecticut; chil-
dren, Sean Murphy, of Utah,
Coleen Murphy (Zac), of Vir-
ginia and Erin Murphy, of
Oregon; brothers, Brian
Murphy (Debbi), of New
York, and Timothy Murphy
( Jessica), of Connecticut;
and a large extended family.
Private family service was
held in Willamina on Satur-
day at the VFW Hall.
Celebration of James’ life
will be held in Utah in early
February.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
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Janice Gaye Bartell
Jan. 19, 1937 – Jan. 3, 2016
Janice Gaye Bartell, 78, of
Dallas, died Jan. 3 in Dallas.
She was born in Dallas to
Chet and
Doris Dod-
son.
She grew
up on the
f a m i l y ’s
farming
homestead
as a fourth-
generation Oregonian. She
had fond memories of bottle
feeding lambs and was a star
volleyball player at Perrydale
High School, class of ’55.
She married Dr. D. Robert
Bartell, M.D., on April 7,
1956. She raised their family
in Albany.
They began living part
time in Palm Springs, Calif.,
at various country club set-
tings. They retired to a wa-
terfront home on Devils
Lake in Lincoln City, where
they lived until moving to
the Dallas Retirement Vil-
lage.
Her favorite joys were
making her famous snicker-
doodle cookies and crafting
special cards for all the im-
portant people in her life.
Creating beautiful gardens
and Disney were her pas-
sions.
She had a flair for deco-
rating every holiday and
season perfectly.
Survivors include her hus-
band of almost 60 years,
Donald Robert Bartell; chil-
dren, Terri Bartell (Thomas)
Cafazzo, Pam Bartell (Brian)
Vaughan, and Susan (Bill)
Loomis; siblings, Shirley
Bird, Darlene Seeger, and
Dean Dodson; five grand-
children; two great-grand-
children; and extended fam-
ily.
Celebration of life is Fri-
day from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bel-
crest Memorial Park, Salem.
To send an online tribute:
http://Janice-Bartell.skymo-
rials.com.
Archie Issiac
Vibbard
Feb. 22, 1938 – Jan. 7, 2016
Archie Issiac Vibbard, 77,
of Monmouth, died in Dallas
on Thursday.
He was
born in
Ada, Okla.,
and grew
up in Sil-
verton.
Growing
up, he was
very close
to his “Granny,” Mary Vib-
bard. He lived in many
places, including California,
Arizona, Washington and
Oregon.
He was married to Mae
McKinnley in 1958. They
had one son, Eugene Vib-
bard.
While living in Wittman,
Ariz., he met Kathryn Joan
Runyon. He married her in
Las Vegas in April of 1987.
He worked in construction
for many years.
He and his wife Kathryn
became apartment man-
agers, where they won many
awards over the years for
their managerial excellence.
He was a loyal and dedicat-
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They both retired from
apartment managing in
Bend in 2005, moving to
Lincoln City for retirement.
He settled in Monmouth in
2006 to be closer to family
after his wife died of cancer
in 2005.
He listened to country
music and enjoyed old West-
ern movies, including his fa-
vorite, “El Dorado.” When he
was younger, he played the
guitar with family and
friends.
He loved being outdoors,
backyard barbecues, fishing,
camping and exploring
along the Oregon Coast. He
collected Louis L’ Amour
books, Archie comics, and
remote-controlled cars.
He enjoyed landscaping,
gardening, crossword puz-
zles and sudoku.
He loved visiting with
family and teasing his
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Kathryn Joan
Vibbard; stepchildren, Terry
Runyon and Kathy Cherry;
grandchildren, Alvin Troub
and Michael Runyon; broth-
e r s , Ke n V i b b a rd a n d
William Vibbard; and sister,
Melba Hampton.
Survivors include his son,
Eugene Vibbard; stepchil-
dren, Laurie Runyon, Mary
Runyon, and Michael S.
Runyon; brother, Gene Vib-
bard; sister Wanda Vibbard;
12 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; and ex-
tended family.
Farnstrom Mortuary in
Independence handled
arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.FarnstromMortuary.
com.
Benjamin F. Magill
Oct. 18, 1927 – Jan. 6, 2016
Benjamin Fulton Magill,
88, of Independence died
Jan. 6.
He was born in Seattle to
Fulton and Nilmah Magill.
Viewing is Jan. 21 from 1
to 5 p.m. at Farnstrom Mor-
tuary in Independence.
Service is Jan. 22 at 11 a.m.
at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 1444 Liberty St. SE,
Salem.
To send an online tribute:
www.FarnstromMortuary.
com.
Nancy Lee Fowler
Guggenmos Koski
Sept. 15, 1957 – Dec. 31, 2015
Nancy Lee Fowler
Guggenmos Koski, 58, of Al-
bany, died Dec. 31 as a result
of injuries received in an
auto accident outside of
Dallas.
She was
born in
Bakersfield,
Calif., to
Ja m e s D.
Fowler and
Shirley Ann
Ross.
Nancy had lived in many
areas in the states of Califor-
nia, Oregon and Washing-
ton. For many years she op-
erated her own business
“Nan’s” Pilot Car Service.
When she retired from doing
that she did in-home care
giving. Nancy had lived
around the Albany and Jef-
ferson areas for about 40
years.
She loved her family and
spending time with them
was most important to her.
She attended the First As-
sembly of God in Albany.
Survivors include her
sons, Kevin Guggenmos and
Jeffery Guggenmos; daugh-
ter, Alisha Guggenmos;
mother, Shirley Allen; broth-
er, James “Bubba” Fowler;
sisters, Shirley Bender and
St e p h a n i e A l l e n Ro s e ;
grandmother, Helen Eveline
DeChavez; and eight grand-
children.
Memorial service was Sat-
urday at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Dallas.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
For more
OBITUARIES,
see Page 15A