Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 10, 2016
OBITUARIES
Gregory Allen Ray
June 24, 1955 – Jan. 5, 2016
Gregory Allen Ray, 60, of
Salem, died Jan. 5 in Salem.
He was born to Richard
Lee Ray and Irene Rose
(Hein) Ray in Dallas.
Gregory worked in the RV
business for almost 40 years
before retiring. He was a
member of the Salem Elks
Lodge and had coached the
Cherry City Derby girls.
Survivors include his fa-
ther, Richard Ray and step-
mother, Clara; sister, Janice
Words, of Aloha; brothers,
Robert Ray, of Hawaii,
Richard (Rick) Ray Jr., of Col-
orado; son, Shawn Ray, of
Singapore; daughters, Kris-
teen Beck, of Salem, and
Kendra Noel, of Hillsboro;
four grandchildren; and ex-
tended family.
Celebration of life is Feb.
21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Eagles Lodge, 2771
Pence Loop SE, in Salem.
Contributions are sug-
gested to be payable to Kris-
teen Beck, sent in care of
Heidi Ballweber, 871 White-
tail Deer NW, Salem, OR
97304.
Ian Craig
McDougall
Aug. 11, 1936 – Jan. 31, 2016
Ian Craig McDougall, 79,
died Jan. 31 in Salem.
He was born in Glendale,
Calif., and graduated from
Glendale Community Col-
lege. He
earned a
bachelor’s
degree in
public ad-
ministra-
tion and a master’s degree in
city and regional planning
from the University of
Southern California.
After graduating, he ac-
cepted a position with the
planning department for the
city of Los Angeles. He also
served in the Army Reserve
during the Vietnam War.
In 1968, he moved to
Hawaii, where he retired as
chief city planner for the city
and county of Honolulu
after 24 years of service, and
relocated to Dallas to enjoy
his retirement.
Ian was a quiet, gentle
man, an avid reader of local,
national and international
news. His passion was work-
ing on his HO gauge model
railroad.
Survivors include his wife,
Marilyn; a son and daugh-
ter; three grandsons; and
two stepdaughters.
Private family service is
planned for a later date.
James ‘Jim’ H.
Weidman
Aug. 6, 1935 – Feb. 2, 2016
James “Jim” H. Weidman,
80, of Dallas died Feb. 2 in
Dallas.
He was born in Withee,
Wis., to Ralph and Eva
Hoage Weidman.
Jim graduated from With-
ee High
School in
1954 with
an athletic
scholar-
ship to the
University
of Wiscon-
sin.
He decided to stay at
home and help out on the
farm. He worked in a box
factory and drove long-haul
truck for a time.
He married Catherine
“Kitty” Marie Rathsack in
Withee on March 5, 1957.
In 1962, the family moved
to Florence, where Jim
worked for the Georgia Pa-
cific Lumber Company as a
saw filer.
While working in the mill,
he had his own business on
the side sharpening saws
and small utensils “Weid-
man Sharp Shop.”
He retired in 2005 and he
and Kitty moved to Dallas.
He loved family gather-
ings, where he enjoyed bar-
becuing.
He always had music
playing in the shop and he
loved to dance the polka. He
had a green thumb and grew
a wonderful garden.
He was preceded in death
by seven siblings.
Survivors include his wife,
Kitty, of Dallas; daughters,
Jean (Don) Thomson, of
Eagle River, Alaska, and Amy
(Rick) Porter, of Little Rock,
Ark.; sons, Tim (Lisa) Weid-
man, of Dallas, and Lee
(Sherri) Weidman, of North
Bend; brother, Ralph Weid-
man, of Triple Eye, Wis.; half-
sister, Paulette Spindler, of
Stratford, Wis.; nine grand-
children; and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Private family service was
Monday at Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Sharron Rose
Frampton Kremer
Sept. 28, 1945 – Feb. 3, 2016
Sharron Rose Frampton
Kremer, 70, of Dallas died
Feb. 3 in Dallas.
She was born in Tillam-
ook
to
Marion
and Leta
Gillespie
Frampton.
Sharron
grew up in
Garibaldi,
Rockaway
Beach, Nehalem, and New-
berg.
She worked as a data
entry processor. She married
David W. Kremer on Aug. 21,
1986, in Vancouver, Wash.
Sharron enjoyed music,
singing, reading and playing
the piano.
Joyful Sound Hearing
312 Main Street • Dallas
Salem
412 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-6265
Low Cost
Cremation & Burial
Funerals & Memorials
Simple Direct Cremation $495
Simple Direct Burial
$550
Traditional Funeral
$1,975
• Hearing Testing
• Hearing Aids
• Service
Call today for your
FREE Consultation
Mark Sturtevant
503-623-0290
Personally involved
and invested in the
Dallas community
Welcoming new patients.
Most insurance health plans accepted. Also a Moda preferred provider.
She had composed ap-
proximately 800 songs and
made three CDs, and two
CDs with her sisters.
She had been a member
of the Ambassadors of
Gospel Music (AGM), where
she sang in many concerts
and was a member of the
Church of God in Salem.
In the mid-2000s, Sharron
served as the president of
the Dallas Senior Center and
was very active in the organ-
ization.
She was preceded in
death by her brothers,
Wayne Frampton, Marion
Frampton, Darrell Framp-
ton, Keith Frampton and
Lyle Frampton.
Survivors include her hus-
band, David, of Dallas;
brothers, Kenneth Frampton
of, Rockaway Beach, David
Frampton, of Kellogg, Idaho,
Roger Frampton, of Vancou-
ver, Wash., Bruce Frampton,
of Tacoma, Wash., and Larry
Frampton, of Roseburg; sis-
ters, Janice Baumgardner, of
Portland, and Lois Shultz
and Carol Hinds, both of
Dallas; and extended family.
Memorial is Thursday at 1
p.m. at Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Ada ‘Fay’
Baumgartner
Feb. 6, 1925 – Feb. 5, 2016
Fay Baumgartner, 90, of
Monmouth died Friday.
She was born to Louise
Rozelle Putnam and
Franklin Perry Cunningham
in Drain on the same farm
that her great-grandparents,
Rozelle Ap-
plegate
and Cha-
rles Freder-
ick Put-
nam, had
h o m e -
steaded
circa 1848.
Fay grew up during the
Great Depression in a rustic
country home without elec-
tricity or modern plumbing.
True to her independent
spirit, Fay moved to Port-
land to start a life of her
own.
In Portland, she support-
ed herself as a switchboard
operator, sewed for Jantzen
Co., and sold war bonds. She
rented a room from a young
widow named “Doll” Root.
When Doll took Fay to her
in-law’s cherry farm in
Mosier to pick cherries one
summer, Fay met her hus-
band-to-be, Kenneth Root
(Kenny).
Fay and Kenny were both
progressive for their time,
loved people, and never
missed a party.
They were married on
New Year’s Eve 1946 and had
three children: Alan, Christi-
na, and Karen. While raising
their family, they lived in
Terrebonne, Redmond, Esta-
cada, and Tigard, and finally
moved to Portland in 1974.
Kenny died in 1983.
Fay moved to the Inde-
pendence-Monmouth area
after the births of her four
grandchildren.
Once arriving, Fay made
more life-long friends in the
community.
Always with an open
heart and open mind, she
welcomed people into her
life from varied back-
grounds and lifestyles.
At her 40th high school
reunion, she was reac-
quainted with an old school-
mate, Francis Baumgartner,
and they married in 1987.
Francis complimented
Fay’s adventurous side; and
enjoyed sailing on the ocean
and a long road trip through
Mexico. From this union,
Fay was blessed with four
step-grandchildren.
Fay had many hobbies
and interests.
She loved hiking and
knew all the names of the
native flowers in the region.
As an avid seamstress, she
sewed garments for just
about everyone in the family
and extended family. Being
crafty and creative, she once
owned a little crafting shop
in Portland called The Owl’s
Nest.
She gardened and worked
at a flower nursery.
Her favorite games in-
cluded Pinochle and Scrab-
ble. She was a master at
Scrabble, and won the last
game of her life just a day
before her stroke. A testa-
ment to her sharp wit until
the very end.
With a youthful spirit, Fay
enjoyed life one moment at
a time, embracing adventure
at every turn of life, never
expressing regrets, and lov-
ing everyone who crossed
her path.
She held a deep faith in
Jesus Christ and was always
accepting, never judging.
She is survived by all her
three children, four grand-
children, and three great-
grandchildren.
A gathering of family and
friends to celebrate her life
is Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
at the Monmouth Senior
Center.
Farnstrom Mortuary in
Independence handled
arrangements. To send an
online tribute: www.Farn-
stromMortuary.com.
‘Sandi’ Sandra
Jean Grewe
May 16, 1939 – Feb. 3, 2016
“Sa n d i ” Sa n d ra Je a n
Grewe, 76, of Dallas died
Feb. 3.
For the past 13 years, Dal-
las has been her home.
At her request, there will
be no service held.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Rod Shepard
Aug. 14, 1947 – Feb. 8, 2016
Arrangements are pend-
ing for Rod Shepard, 68, of
Dallas who died on Monday.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center is handling arrange-
ments, 503-623-2325 or
www.dallastribute.com.
María Madealena
Ortega
2 de Junio 1936 a
2 Febrero 2016
Nuestra querida madre
María Madealena Ortega
será extrañada. Nació en
Manzanillo Colima México.
Dedico su vida a Jehová el 24
de Junio de 1990, se esforzó
por darle lo mejor a Jehová
durante 26 años, fue muy
feliz cuando sirvió de tiem-
po completo.
Fue viuda de Félix Ortega,
le sobreviven six hijos, Ar-
mando Ortega, Griselda
Lara, Francisco Ortega, Fidel
Ortega, Laura Elena, y Juan
Ortega, 17 nietos, y 19 bisni-
etos, esperamos ver en el
nuevo sistema a su primer
hijo Félix Ortega.
Hechos 24:15: “….tengo
esperanza en cuanto a Dios,
esperanza de que va haber
resurrección….”
Obituary
Information
Obituary information must
be submitted by 4 p.m. on the
Monday before publication to
be included in the newspaper.
Obituaries are subject to ed-
iting.
Information can be brought
or mailed to the Itemizer-Ob-
server , 147 SE Court St., Dallas,
OR 97338, or emailed to
ionews@polkio.com.
For more information:
Nancy Adams, 503-623-2373.
JACK WALTER STOOPS, Ph.D.
Discount priced
Caskets, Urns and
other Memorial items.
Dec. 4, 1941 - Jan. 19, 2016
With great sadness, his family announces
that Jack W. Stoops passed away on January
19, 2016, after a short battle with lung cancer,
complicated by congestive heart failure. His
family will carry the memories of his love,
kindness and zest for life with them always.
Family and Friends will celebrate Jack’s life
on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 1 – 4
p.m. at the Ford Alumni Center at the Uni-
versity of Oregon in Eugene. The family sug-
gests contributions in his memory to Lions VisionGift or
CASA of Polk County.
Arrangements entrusted to Musgrove Family Mortuary.
Please access the obituary and you are invited to sign the
guestbook at musgroves.com
Privately owned
cremation facility.
Locally owned and operated
by Oregon families.
www.ANewTradition.com
EMILE THEODORE PLUDE
June 17, 1926 - Nov. 30, 2015
~ Polk County’s ONLY Family Owned Funeral Homes ~
Emile was honored at “The Last Flight” ice
cream social (Ice Cream Emile’s favorite) at
the Pink House Café in Independence. Over
120 friends attended. The Café was adorned
with pictures of the different stages of his life
— all pictures with his amazing smile.
He was born in Keene, NY to John and
Laura Plude and grew up in Whitehall N.Y.
After High School he joined the Air Force.
Upon completing his military service he attended college and
started a Heating and Air Conditioning business.
After moving his family to Southern California he moved
to San Marcos, CA and started his business again. He later
worked for the City of Escondido and then hired at the City
of Carlsbad where he worked for over 20 years as a Senior
Building Inspector.
His favorite hobby was flying. After retiring, he and his wife
Betty moved to the Independence Residential Air Park in
Oregon where he continued his passion for flying. Even after
Dementia set in, he was a joy to be around. He greeted all the
ladies with “Hi Sunshine.” And, loved to play his harmonica.
Emile passed away peacefully looking out the window at
the beautiful sunrise with Serenity Hospice, Sam, by him.
Sam said he pictured Emile was visualizing flying off into the
sunrise. Betty saw the same sunrise at home while walking
the dog on the taxiway and then prepared to head back to
Emile at the Brookstone Alzheimer’s Special Care Center. He
is survived by his wife of 40 years (Valentines Day), Betty
Chapman Plude, sister, Jackie Black of Vanceboro, NC, son,
David Plude of Tucson, AZ, daughter, Rosann Lassman of
Phoenix, AZ, stepsons Todd Newman of Escondido, CA.
Mike Arthun, of Eagle, ID, stepdaughters Carol Newman of
Oceanside, CA and Christy Arthun of Salem, OR , 11 grand-
children and Ricky the dog he loved. The family would like
to thank Brookstone for their wonderful care of Emile.
Any donations in memory of Emile could be sent to Serenity
Hospice, 285 Liberty St. N.E., Suite 320, Salem, OR 97301.