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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 20, 2016 11A
OBITUARIES
Richard Dorland
Ray
June 23, 1947 – April 11, 2016
Richard Dorland Ray
“Mushy,” 68, of Sheridan,
formerly of Willamina, died
of cancer on April 11.
He was
born to
Madeline
L. Smith-
Nelson
a
n
d
Arnold
Houck in
Willamina.
Mu s h y R a y l i v e d i n
Willamina most of his life
after moving from Crescent
City, Calif., where he lived
with his parents.
He learned how to drive
big trucks at an early age,
being tutored by his Uncle
Bob Smith, who drove off-
road log trucks with him.
After he was old enough to
get his commercial driver’s
license, Mushy branched
out on his own, driving for
many logging businesses in
the west valley area.
Around 1980, he bought
his own truck. He and his
wife, Kathi, built that used
truck into a mobile home-
toter and began their own
business as Richard Ray
Trucking.
They both retired in 2009.
Retirement didn’t suit him,
so he went to work for Hurst
Berry farm (HBF Interna-
tional) in Sheridan.
He worked for HBF until
cancer prevented him from
working any longer.
He is preceded in death
by his stepfather, John G.
Nelson; stepmother, Joyce
Houck; daughter, Stacy;
and granddaughter, Mer-
cedes.
He is survived by his wife
of 31 years, Kathryn “Kathi”
M. Ray; and many children,
grandchildren, great-grand-
children and great-great-
grandchildren.
Memorial service is at 10
a.m. on April 30 at the Grand
Ronde Tribal Gymnasium
with a meal to follow at the
Elder Activities Center.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send and online trib-
ute: www.dallastribute.com.
Robert Boswell
June 14, 1931 – April 11, 2016
Robert Boswell, 84, died
April 11.
Services are pending. The
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center is handling arrange-
ments.
For more information:
www.dallastribute.com.
Ramona G. (Edwards) Harris
Feb. 5, 1935 - April 6, 2016
Ramona G. (Edwards) Harris, 81,
born to Gay R. Edwards and Agnes A.
Edwards on February 5, 1935; entered
eternal life, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at
her home in Monmouth Oregon.
Ramona began a career of loving wife,
mother, grandmother and great grand-
mother after marrying Jack L. Harris on
June 18, 1955.
Her lifelong love of music began at age 5 as a gifted violinist
in the Brooklyn Washington elementary school orchestra. It
was a gift that continued throughout her life as she conquered
the piano and massive pipe organs. Her talent was beyond
measure and her natural skills were often envied by those
with more formal training.
Ramona lovingly and happily shared her knowledge and
understanding of great music with the Episcopal Church play-
ing the organ for St. Thomas in Dallas, St. Mark’s in Hood
River, Good Samaritan in Corvallis and Trinity in Portland
and also through accompaniment for music majors in colleges.
Her spirit will be carried forth by her husband of 60 years,
Jack Harris, her daughter, Cyndi Harris and her grandsons,
Ryan, Nolan, Logan, Corbyn and Evan, and her great grand-
sons, Makiha, Dawson and Braden, as well as many lovers of
her music she shared throughout her life and her beloved
Scottish Terrier, Caitlyn.
There will be a private celebration of Ramona’s life at her
home on Saturday, April 30th at 2 o’clock pm. Anyone want-
ing to attend may either phone 541- 588 -2396 for information
or email cyn259@gmail.com.
Donations can be made to : Chamber Music Society of
Oregon PO Box 2911 Portland Oregon 97208 Or: Willamette
Valley Hospice 1020 Elm St. NW Salem Or.97304.
Please leave your memories and condolences for the family
at www.mchenyfuneralhome.com
Anne Justina Carrington
April 15, 1920 - April 12, 2016
Anne Justina Friesen, Fern,
Klein, Carrington passed away
April 12, 2016 just days shy of her
96th birthday at Brookside Manor
of Hood River, Oregon.
Services to honor Anne are
planned for 1:00 p.m., Thursday,
April 21, 2016 at Anderson’s Trib-
ute Center with Pastor Alicia Spei-
del officiating.
Anne was born April 15, 1920
in Dallas, Oregon to Jacob and
Elizabeth (Bartel) Friesen. She
was preceded in death by her 4
siblings, Leta Watson, Harry, Her-
man (Bud) and Walter Friesen. Her mother died when she
was just 7 years old and Anne and her siblings were sent to
live with various aunts and uncles. They were also partially
raised by the oldest sister, Leta.
While growing up she lived in Dallas, Salem and Portland
and graduated from Dallas High School as salutatorian in
1938. She married Walter Fern, in 1938. Walter’s sister,
Emma (Fern) Bartel was married to Anne’s uncle, Ike Bartel,
which makes for an interesting family tree. Walter and Anne
had 5 daughters, the first of which, Maxine, died in infancy.
The surviving daughters are Kathleen McCaw (Eldon) of
Hood River, Christine Shepard (David) of Salem, Barbara
Patton of Canby and Pamela McClellan (Michael) of Camas,
Washington. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren (Jeff and
Greg McCaw, David and Daniel Knudsen, Jeani Chatin,
Luana Reed, Craig Jones, Michele Bratfute, Brooke Knoester
and Amanda Griffin), 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great
grandchild.
She and Walter divorced in 1966. She married James (Jim)
Klein in 1989 and moved from Dallas to Portland. He died
in 1993. In 1999 she married John (Jack) Carrington, also of
Portland and they moved to Hood River in 2007. Jack died
in 2011.
While living in Dallas, she worked for Craven Insurance
Agency for 30 years and was active in Insurance Women’s As-
sociation of Oregon for most of those years. She was a mem-
ber of both Dallas First Christian Church, where she taught
Sunday school for years, and later the Methodist Church. In
Portland she was a member of Sunnyside Methodist Church
and a volunteer at the William Temple House. In Hood
River, she and Jack belonged to the Hood River Valley Chris-
tian Church.
Anne loved music, which was evident in almost everything
she did. She directed several church choirs, directed the
Salem Sweet Adeline’s for many years, sang in duets, trios
and quartets for church and with her brothers and Uncle Ike
Bartel, and sang with the Rickreall Christmas Pageant regu-
larly.
She also loved to travel and visited many countries in Eu-
rope and many states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Anne was a hard worker, very independent and a little on
the stubborn side. She loved her family, and her grandchil-
dren gave her great joy. She was an avid Reader’s Digest con-
densed books reader and always looked forward to her daily
cross-word puzzle.
The family wishes to thank Brookside Manor and Provi-
dence hospice for their excellent care, along with her grand-
daughter, Jan McCaw, for her companionship in the last few
years.
The family suggests donations to the Alive Inside Founda-
tion (www.Aliveinside.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Trib-
ute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Bel-
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Mildred M.
Schneider
July 10, 1920 – March 7, 2016
Mildred “Mil” Schneider,
95, formerly of Dallas, died
March 7.
She was born in Salt Creek
t o Ma b e l
(Aebi) and
Jacob Voth.
S h e
graduated
valedicto-
rian from
D a l l a s
H i g h
School in 1938. In May 1942,
she earned a degree as a reg-
istered nurse from Emanuel
Hospital School of Nursing
in Portland.
She attended Linfield Col-
lege and went on to gradu-
ate from Reed College with a
bachelor’s in 1944.
She married her high
school sweetheart Gilbert D.
Schneider in the Salt Creek
Church on Aug. 18, 1944.
They were commissioned
by the North American Bap-
tist Convention as mission-
aries to Cameroon, West
Africa, in 1946.
The Salt Creek Baptist
Church sponsored them
during their time in Africa.
Mil used her nursing skills
building a hospital and lep-
rosy control settlement at
Mbingo, in Cameroon.
The design for the struc-
ture followed that of the
hospital at Vanport, which
she studied at Reed College
and would later be washed
away in the Vanport flood.
Returning to the United
States, Mil and Gil settled in
Athens, Ohio, where she
worked as a psychiatric
nurse in the Ohio State Men-
tal Hospital from 1964-1982.
After retiring, they moved
to Lincoln City in 1985,
where they lived until mov-
ing to Portland.
Mil was a member of the
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian
Church during her time in
Portland.
Husband Gil died on July
26, 1999. Daughter Mary
Alice Schneider; brother
Lester Voth; and sister Ar-
lene Jansen (Voth) also died
before she did.
She is survived by chil-
dren, Evan G. Schneider, of
Portland, and Linda M.
Smalley (Schneider), of
Bowling Green, Ohio; and
extended family.
Paul Thomas
Mannen Jr.
Aug. 22, 1933 – April 12, 2016
Paul Thomas Mannen Jr.,
82, of Dallas, died on April
12.
Memorial service will be
at 11 a.m. on May 7 at the
First Presbyterian Church in
Dallas.
Donations may be made
to Dallas Education Founda-
tion, Delbert Hunter Arbore-
tum, or Dallas First Presby-
terian Church in care of Dal-
las Mortuary Tribute Center,
287 SW Washington St., Dal-
las, who handled arrange-
ments.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
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Preventing abuse is job of all
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
MONMOUTH — Mon-
mouth Police Sgt. Kim Dorn
doesn’t pay attention to
every special “month,” but
April’s Child Abuse Preven-
tion Month is one she asks
officers to honor.
“Children can’t protect
themselves,” she said. “We
have to be protectors for
children.”
When Dorn says “we,” she
DONLEY (DON) LLOYD BOTTENBERG
January 14, 1933 - April 15, 2016
Don passed away peacefully April 15,
2016. Don was born to Lloyd and Jennie
(Schulson) Bottenberg on January 14,
1933 at their home in the Salt Creek
area near Dallas. Don attended Perry-
dale Schools for 11 years having skipped
the first grade.
Don worked for Silas Starr farm near
the Salt Creek Store during his early
years. He owned and operated a log truck and hauled logs
for Earl Godsey in Benton and Polk counties until being
drafted into the Navy in 1955. After serving for two years,
he worked in a saw mill near the Steel Bridge in Willamina
and also assisted his father on the farm in Ballston. He took
over the farming duties after his father retired. Don was a
talented mechanic and carpenter. He created and reinvented
machines to use around the farm and built his family a home.
Don farmed until 1995. After retirement, he was able to see
much of the United States. His favorite trip was a road trip
to Alaska which he talked of often.
Don had a big heart and believed in the importance of fam-
ily. He enjoyed time with his family, believed in the spirit of
children, and had a soft spot for animals.
Don married Velma Young in 1964 at the McCabe
Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Velma, son Ray
Bottenberg (Jeanna), daughter Kristi Wilson (Robert) and
daughter Patricia Ward (Chris). He is survived by six grand-
children, Katie and Jenny Wilson, Ian Bottenberg, and Tristen,
Colin and Mary Ward and many nieces and nephews. Don
was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Aldine.
Don is also survived by his dog Bo. He always had a dog
and was commonly seen walking his dog, also often accom-
panied by a cat.
We will all miss his wonderful laugh.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Amity
Education Foundation. A service will be held Thursday,
April 21st at 3:00 pm at Amity United Methodist Church,
203 Nursery Avenue, Amity. To leave online condolences,
please visit www.macyandson.com
means everyone in the com-
munity, not just police officers.
“They can’t care for them-
selves; they can’t get them-
selves out of situations that
may be bad,” she said.
Dorn said people make
more reports to the child wel-
fare hotline than they used to.
“Sometimes it may be an
overreaction, sometimes
not,” she said. “We appreci-
ate people making those
calls. We have the training
and the knowhow. If it was
just a mom or dad that just
lost their temper, we can
look at the family dynamic
and make contact with the
family and not just accuse
them of abuse.”
Officers don’t investigate
reports of abuse with a pre-
determination of guilt and
to make an arrest, Dorn said.
“We make the parents feel
like we are here to help you,”
she said. “We aren’t here to
take you to jail and interfere
with your life; that’s not our
purpose.”
Children have accidents,
too, Dorn said.
“When a parent is up front
and honest with us about
what happened, it makes
everything a lot easier to de-
termine,” she said. “We real-
ize — we have kids — we real-
ize that kids are going to have
injuries and get bumps and
bruises. We have to look at the
totality of the situation.”
If you see a child who you
suspect has been abused, or
know someone who needs
help: child welfare hotline,
503-378-6704, or call your
local police department.
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