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Polk County News 6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 8, 2016 2016 GRADUATION SCHEDULE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MORRISON WESTERN OREGON Graduating class: 41. When: Tuesday, 7 p.m. Where: Dallas High gym, 1250 SE Holman Ave., Dallas. Graduating class: 213. When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Panther Stadium, 1530 Monmouth St., Independence. When: Saturday, 11 a.m. Where: McArthur Field, 345 Monmouth Ave. N., Monmouth. DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL PERRYDALE HIGH SCHOOL Graduating class: 205. When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Where: Dallas High School, 1250 SE Holman Ave., Dallas. Graduating class: 28. When: Saturday, 5 p.m. Where: 445 Perrydale Rd., Amity. OBITUARIES Soren Dejgaard Nielsen April 29, 1930 – May 30, 2016 Soren Dejgaard Nielsen, 86, of Rickreall, died on May 30. He was born to Christian D. and Elsie Frizzell Nielsen in McMinnville. He graduat- ed from Dallas High School in 1948. Between 1955 and 1957, he served in the U.S. Army in Company D 23rd Armored Engineers in Ger- many. He married Rose Martha Krupicka on Nov. 9, 1968, and they lived and worked 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 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. Privately owned cremation facility. Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com on his family farm near Rickreall for 36 years. The century farm included what was initially part of the fam- ily donation land claim. They raised beef cattle, sheep, and various grains. He also spent 25 years work- ing once a week at the McMinnville Auction Yard. Fo r 3 0 years, he played the part of the C h i e f Scribe in the Rickre- all Christ- mas Pag- e a n t . He was also supportive of the local 4-H organ- ization and taught his children how to raise animals for the county fair. In his later years, he moved from the farm to the Applewood Retirement Community. His wife, Rose, died before he did. Survivors include daugh- ters, Karen (Richard) Watté, of Albany, and Anita (Chad- wick) Stryker, of Vancouver, Wash.; son, Peter (Michi) Nielsen, of Iowa City, Iowa; sister, Alice Nielsen, of Salem; brother, Christian F. (Betsy) Nielsen, of Eugene; and six grandchildren. Services were held. Contr ibutions in his memory may be made to the Oregon 4-H Association for Polk County in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center in Dallas. To leave an online tribute: www.dallas- tribute.com Francis ‘Frank’ Earl Bean April 2, 1940 – May 24, 2016 Francis “Frank” Earl Bean, 76, of Gates, formerly of Grand Ronde, died May 24 in the Salem Hospital. He was born to Fremond Francis and LaVerne May Teter Bean at the Chemawa Indian School in Salem. He grew up in Grand Ronde going to school and logging. At the age of 20, he en- tered the U.S. Navy, where he served on the USS Chipola, an oiler, based in Hawaii; the USS Staten Island and the USS Burton Island, both based out of Seattle, both icebreakers. He was a mechanic on all of the ships, serving from 1960 to 1966. Following the service, he continued to log. Frank studied Automotive Repair at Linn-Benton Community College. He spent time in Alaska fishing and cleaning new construction project sites. He spent some time in Phoenix, Ariz. On Sept. 22, 1996, he mar- ried Billie Faie Wornell. They moved to Gates in 2000. For 30 plus years, Frank worked in maintenance at the Chemawa Indian School, starting in 1989 and retiring in 2010. Frank enjoyed detailing, working on and watching cars. He rebuilt a 1965 Chevy and an El Camino. He enjoyed watching NASCAR racing. He was a proud member of the Con- federated Tribes of Grand Ronde and a past member of the Eagle’s Lodge. Wife, Billie and brother, Thomas died before he did. Survived by his mother, LaVerne Hosford, of Grand Ronde; daughters, Sandra Stone, of Beaverton, and Ka- trina Bean, of Salem; sons, Brian Bean, of Happy Valley, Randy Bean, of Willamina, and Timothy Anderson, of Turner; stepsons, Gerald Colyer, of Albany, and An- drew Colyer, of Salem; step- daughters, Pamela Kilmur- ray, of Woodburn, Michele Thomas, of Salem, and Debra Williams, of Dundee; 18 grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild; and sis- ters, Donna Stronach, Ellen Fischer, Linda Olson and Joyce Kirk, all of Grand Ronde. Funeral ser vices will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery Chapel. Interment with military honors will be in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrange- ments. To leave an online tribute: www.dallastribute.com. Myra Bernadine Edwards They lived in the Pedee area growing grain until 1962, and then they started raising sheep in 1963. After Glen died in 1973, Bernadine moved to Mon- mouth and started working at the Oregon College of Ed- ucation (now Western Ore- gon University) in 1976 in the Dorm Food Service Cen- ter. She retired from the col- lege and moved to Dallas. She loved flower garden- ing, collecting rocks, camp- ing and fishing. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and served many years as Worthy Ma- tron. Survived by children, Ronald R. (Zelma) Edwards, of Dallas, Jodel “Jo” (G.I.) Wilson, of Keizer, and Mer- rilee Edwards, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sister, Jean Behrends, of Vancouver, Wash. She was preceded in death by nine siblings. Services were held. Inter- ment was in the Edwards Cemetery in Pedee. To leave an online tribute: www.dallastribute.com. March 23, 1923 – May 29, 2016 Myra Bernadine Edwards, 93, of Dallas, died May 29 in the Dallas Retirement Vil- lage. She was born to William Ray and Margaret Amelia Henr ietta Stolk Jones in Lewisville. Bernadine grew up in the Pedee area. She was a member of the Monmouth High School graduating class of 1940. She worked in the hop fields where she met her husband to be. On March 27, 1942, she married Otto “Glen” Edwards in Vancou- ver, Wash. Joyful Sound Hearing David Westly Gardner Jan. 26, 1952 – May 8, 2016 David Westly Gardner, 64, of Angier, N.C., died on May 8. He was the son of Kather- ine Andrus, of Dallas. He was born in Santa Rosa, Calif. David joined the Marines after high school. He spent four years as an aircraft mechanic. Afterward, he studied elec- tronics and worked in the computer field. His job took him to North Carolina. David developed cancer and died of pneumonia. Survived by his mother, Kay Andrus, of Dallas; sister, Jamie Esquer, of Dallas, and brother, Jeffery Gardner, of Oklahoma. Verna Mae Bartok Nov. 17, 1923 – June 3, 2016 Verna Mae Bartok, 92, a resident of Kentucky and formerly of Dallas, died Fri- day. She was born in Pierceville, Kansas. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Dallas Cemetery. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrange- ments. To leave an online tribute: www.dallastrbute.com. Obituary Information Obituary information must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the Monday before publica- tion to be included in the newspaper. Most funeral homes handle obituary information and pro- vide it to the Itemizer-Observ- er. However, information can also be submitted directly from family members. Color and black-and-white photos can be submitted, but photos will only be published in black and white. The Itemizer-Observer uses a flag logo in the obituaries of people who served in the armed forces. Obituaries — like all infor- mation submitted to the news department — are subject to editing for style, content and length. Information can be brought or mailed to the Itemizer-Observer, 147 SE Court St., Dallas, OR 97338, or emailed to ionews- @polkio.com. For more information: Emily Mentzer, 503-623-2373. 312 Main Street • Dallas • Hearing Testing • Hearing Aids • Service Call today for your FREE Consultation Mark Sturtevant 503-623-0290 Personally involved and invested in the Dallas community Herschel Edwin Greenwade July 29, 1931 - May 26, 2016 Welcoming new patients. Most insurance health plans accepted. Also a Moda preferred provider. Herschel Greenwade was born at home near Whitney, Texas on July 31, 1931 to Jesse Lee Greenwade and Vera Lee Johnson, the youngest of three boys. At the age of seven, his family moved to West Salem, even- tually settling in the Dallas, OR area. Herschel gradu- ated from Dallas High School where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Betty Craven. Together they had three children, Melanie, Sally and Justin and enjoyed 27 wonderful years together. Herschel joined the National Guard and was stationed in Fort Lewis, WA. He was a de- voted WWII historian and enjoyed numerous trips with fam- ily to Maui and Prineville Reservoir where he boated, water skied and enjoyed his Meyers rum and coke. In 1982 Herschel married Carolyn Paulsen at Napili Beach, Maui and became a loving stepfather to her children Kristina and Dennis. They eventually moved to a small acreage in Spring Valley and loved to spend time with their three granddaughters, Mikaela, Danielle and Chloe who played in the fields and barn with the cows and llamas. Herschel and Carolyn were married for 30 years and remained close friends. Herschel was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Loyd and Alton. He is survived by his children, Melanie Bradley, Sally Crow and Justin Greenwade and granddaughter, Mikaela Greenwade and his stepchildren, Kristina (Jeff) Barbknecht, Dennis (Betty) Paulsen and grandchildren Dani (Cody) Miller and Chloe Barbknecht. There will be a celebration of life sched- uled at a later date. Aloha Oe — Farewell to you, one fond embrace, until we meet again... Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services. Memory of Me ~ Polk County’s ONLY Family Owned Funeral Homes ~ I’d like the memory of me To be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow Of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo Whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times, And bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun, With all the happy memories That I leave when life is done.
