Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 2, 2016
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
• Dallas School District — 503-623-5594
• Delbert Hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359
• Girl Scouts of Southwest Washington and Oregon — 503-581-
2451
• Ella Curran Food Bank — 503-838-1276
• Falls City Arts Center — 503-559-6291
• Falls City School District — 503-787-3531
• H-2-O — 503-831-4736
• HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651
• Heron Pointe Assisted Living — 503-838-6850
• Independence Health and Rehabilitation — 503-838-0001
• Independence Public Library — 503-838-1811
• Kings Valley Charter School — 541-929-2134
• Luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237
• Luckiamute Valley Charter School – 503-623-4837
• Meals on Wheels — 503-838-2084
• Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce — 503-
838-4268
• Monmouth-Independence YMCA — 503-838-4042
• Monmouth Public Library — 503-838-1932
These Polk County groups would welcome individuals who
have time or expertise to volunteer. Organizations that would
like to be added to this list should call 503-623-2373 or email
IOnews@polkio.com.
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• AARP Foundation Tax-Aide — 503-930-7636
• After DARC — 503-623-9501
• Arc of Polk County — 503-949-5552
• Central School District — 503-838-0030
• City of Dallas — 503-831-3502
• City of Independence — 503-838-1212
• City of Monmouth — 503-751-0145
• Crime Victims Assistance Program — 503-623-9268
• Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564
• Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532
• Dallas Food Bank — 503-623-3578
• Dallas Kids, Inc. — 503-623-6419
• Dallas Police Department — 503-831-3582
• Dallas Public Library — 503-623-2633
• Dallas Retirement Village — 503-623-5581
• Northwest Human Services — 503-588-5828
• Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745
• OSU Extension Service - Polk County — 503-623-8395
• Perrydale School District — 503-623-2040
• Polk County Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) —
503-623-9268, ext. 1301
• Polk Community Development Corporation — 503-831-3173
• Polk County Community Emergency Response Team – 503-
623-9396
• Polk County Museum — 503-623-6251
• Polk County Public Health — 503-623-8175
• Polk County Resource Center — 503-623-8429
• Polk Soil and Water Conservation District — 503-623-9680
• Reading for All — 503-623-9664
• SABLE House — 503-623-6703
• Salvation Army — 503-798-4783
• SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) — 503-391-8423
• West Valley Hospital — 503-623-8301
• Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600
OBITUARIES
Robert Francis
Feldman
Dec. 29, 1932 – Feb. 22, 2016
Robert Francis Feldman
“Bob,” 83, of West Salem,
died on
Feb. 22.
He was
born in
Por tland
to Harry T.
and Mar-
garet Feld-
man.
He was
r a i s e d
with his
f o u r
brothers
on their
family dairy farm on Fanno
Creek in Garden Home.
He attended school in
Garden Home and Mount
Angel before going to work
in logging camps near
Valsetz and Mount St. He-
lens.
Bob joined the Air Force
and served in Germany dur-
ing the Korean War as a mil-
itary police officer.
After his service, he re-
turned to Portland and went
to trade school to become a
Salem
412 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
journeyman machinist. This
is when he met Kathleen Ri-
ordan “Kay.”
They were married after a
brief courtship on Nov. 17,
1956, and moved from their
small apartment to a home
they purchased in Tualatin.
For the last 50 years, they
have lived on the farm in the
Eola Hills in West Salem.
They raised sheep, grain
crops, and Christmas trees
and managed a stand of
timber on the 345-acre
property.
In addition to farming,
Bob loved tending to his
timber. He was a volunteer
for the Oregon State Univer-
sity Extension Service as a
master woodland manager.
He was an avid hunter and
fisherman and enjoyed
camping, gardening, restor-
ing his old tractors and
spending his winters in
sunny Arizona.
He was preceded in death
by his four brothers and son,
Chris, who passed away in
2009.
He is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Kay; children,
Joe Feldman (Donna), Mol-
lie Maxson (Lewis), Karen
Aumend (Steve), Kate Crowe
(Kelly), Diana Christensen
(Kur t), Jennifer Woock
( T i m ) , To n y F e l d m a n
(Dawn); and daughter-in-
law, June Worley; 16 grand-
children; and seven great-
grandchildren.
Service was Friday at
Bethel Church in Rickreall.
Virgil T. Golden Funeral
Service in Salem handled
arrangements.
(503) 581-6265
Richard ‘Dick’ Carl
McDonald
Sept. 15, 1943 – Feb. 17, 2016
Richard “Dick” Carl Mc-
Donald, 72, of Falls City died
Feb. 17 in Falls City from a
long-term illness.
He was born in Dallas to
Eugene L. McDonald and
Elsie L. Muller McDonald.
He grew up on the family
farm in Dallas and graduat-
ed from Dallas High School
in 1961.
Dick worked on the farm,
in the woods and was a
heavy equipment operator.
He married Raeann Peter-
son on July
31, 1982.
T h e y
worked to-
gether to
b u i l d
Richard
McDonald
Tr ucking.
He hauled
logs up and down Highway
101 for 20 years.
Dick was an athlete and
loved sports. He played and
coached softball into his 50s.
He loved animals, his family,
friends, his grandchildren,
and nature.
He was known as the
“lawn mower man” at
Willamette Lutheran
Homes, where he volun-
teered.
He loved polishing rocks,
driving his winning log truck
in parades, and his Harley.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Harry, and
son, Richard Jr.
Survivors include his wife,
Raeann; sons, Shane, of
Seattle, Sam, of Falls City,
and Dustin (Nakomi), of
West Salem; daughter, Lisa,
of Seattle; brothers, Tom
(Sue), Bill (Judy), and Harp-
er, all of Dallas, and Joe of
Harrisburg; sister, Mary
(Tim) Weiss, of Dallas; and
11 grandchildren.
At Dick’s request there will
be no service. He asked that
people celebrate his life as
he did.
Contributions are sug-
gested to the Willamette Hu-
mane Society.
Howard ‘Bob’
Robertson
McBride
July 24, 1947 – Feb. 18, 2016
Bob McBride, 68, “the
Running Man of Independ-
ence,” died Feb. 18 in Salem
after a long battle with GIST
cancer.
He was born to Robertson
and Margaret McBride in
Spokane, Wash.
He received his Bachelor
of Arts in business from
Eastern Washington Univer-
s i t y. B o b
worked for
Fa i r v i e w
Tr a i n i n g
Center as a
recreation-
al special-
ist for 20
years sup-
porting those with develop-
mental disabilities.
He continued that work
as a personal support pro-
fessional at Partnerships in
Community Living (PCL),
enjoying his weekend excur-
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sions with “the guys.”
Throughout most of his
life, Bob was a runner. First
getting into running in the
late 1970s while living in
Pendleton, Bob ran races all
through Oregon and Wash-
ington.
Running was one of his
favorite activities in life. It
was where he met many
friends and where he saw
much of the world. His final
race was this past October
running the Portland Half
Marathon.
Bob also was a very tal-
ented guitar player, and
most nights he would be
found in the living room
playing his most cherished
selections of folk songs.
Survivors include his lov-
ing wife of 43 years, Margo
McBride, of Independence;
son, Peter (Amanda)
McBride, of Corvallis; and
sister, Helen Taylor, of Ch-
eney, Wash.
Memorial service was Sat-
urday at St. Hilda’s Episcopal
Church in Monmouth.
One of Bob’s favorite
events
was
the
Monmouth/Independence
Mini Marathon held every
Fourth of July. The family
has setup a Go Fund Me ac-
count in the memory of Bob
for donations going to the
Mini Marathon.
To make a contribution go
to: www.gofundme/Run-
ningManMcBride.
Farnstrom Mortuary of
Independence handled
arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.FarnstromMortuary.
com.
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hearing to Dallas and Polk
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“In Home” Service
Feb. 23, 2016
Barry Jay Clift, 74, of Dal-
las died Feb. 23 in Dallas.
He worked as a police of-
ficer for 13 years and was
disabled in the line of duty
in 1974.
He en-
j o y e d
woodwork-
ing, gar-
dening,
service to
his church,
and Boy
Scouts of
America, family history,
temple work and service to
his community. He was a
loving husband, father,
grandfather and friend.
He was preceded in death
by his son, Joshua; grand-
son, Noah; brother, David;
and sister, Karen.
Survivors include his wife
of 56 years, Margo; daugh-
ters, Peyton (Curtis) Cole,
Jaylene (Jim) Seeley, Andrea
(Matthew) Zinn, and Lisa
Clift, all of Oregon, Chrissta
(Josh) Hinze, of Texas, Bran-
di (Eric) Devericks, of Cali-
fornia, Tara (Byron) Morgan,
of Texas and Jensine (Kevin)
Hall, of Nebraska; son, Barry
Joseph (Miriam) Clift, of
Idaho; many grandchildren
and great-grandchildren;
and extended family
Viewing is Saturday from
9 to 9:45 a.m. followed by
the service at 10 a.m. at The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-days Saints in Dallas.
Interment will follow at Dal-
las Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Denise L. Walker
Jenkins
July 14, 1939 – Jan. 27, 2016
Graveside service for
Denise L. Walker Jenkins, 76,
of Mesa, Ariz., is Friday at
10:30 a.m. at Restlawn
Memory Gardens, near
Salem.
Reception will follow at
the Oak Knoll Golf Course
Clubhouse located nearby.
She was born to Beverly
Duane Walker and Esther
Orea (Meinke) Walker.
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Information
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Monday before publication to
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obituary information. Howev-
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submitted directly by family
members.
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obituaries of those who served
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OR 97338, or e-mailed to
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