Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 24, 2016 9A
OBITUARIES
Wilma Rose
Pedersen
June 28, 1931 – Aug. 13, 2016
Wilma Rose Pederson, 85,
of Burns, died Aug. 13.
She was born to John and
Ann Lewis in Warren Coun-
ty, Ohio. Her family moved
to Lebanon when she was
14. She graduated from
Lebanon High School in
1950, and then went to
Northwest Christian College
in Eugene.
She married Melvin Ped-
erson and settled in Sweet
Home. They lived in Jeffer-
son before moving to Burns.
She worked at Camp
Koinonia, a Christian camp
in Sweet Home. She taught
Sunday school for many
years at Jefferson Christian
Church.
Survived by husband,
Melvin; children Diana
Virdino, Elcy Jannett Peder-
sen, Loretta “Pete” Jacobes,
Melvin “Tiny” Pedersen,
Mike Pedersen, Leland Ped-
ersen, Marjie Downing, and
Tim Pedersen; and many
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Son, Thomas Andrew Ped-
ersen, died before she did.
Memorial service will be
at Camp Koinonia at a later
date. Huston Jost Funeral
Ho me i s in cha rg e o f
arrangements.
Maria Teresa
Amadeo
June 10, 1921 – Aug. 14, 2016
Maria Teresa Amadeo, 95,
of Independence, died Aug.
14.
She was born in Jayuya,
Puerto Rico. She moved to
New York City in 1945;
Phoenix, Ariz., in 1986, and
Independence in 2012.
She loved her Puerto
Rican cuisine, reading a
good romance novel and the
New York Yankees.
Survived by daughters,
Amarilis M. Santiago, M.
Teresa Santiago and M. Vic-
toria Santiago; four grand-
children; and five great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday, Aug. 24, at
11 a.m. in the St. Philip
Catholic Church in Dallas.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com. The
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
Bill R. Allison
Loy ‘Lynn’ Garrett
Sept. 22, 1942 – Aug. 9, 2016
Jan. 7, 1939 – Aug. 20, 2016
Bill R. Allison, 73, of North
Bend, died on Aug. 9 at
home.
Bill was born in Artesia,
N.M.
He lived in New Mexico
until high
school,
when he
moved to
Perrydale.
Bill gradu-
ated and
married
his wife in
1961. They
were married 55 years. He
lived in the Dallas area, in-
cluding Valsetz, for 26 years
and worked for Boise Cas-
cade. Bill moved to North
Bend and retired form Shut-
ter Creek Correction Center
in 2005.
Bill was an avid hunter
and fisherman who loved
being outdoors.
Survived by wife Lucille;
seven children; 12 grand-
children; and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Celebration of life will be
Sept. 24, at their home in
North Bend.
Loy “Lynn” Garrett, 77, of
Dallas, died Saturday.
He was born in Japton,
Ark., to Lawrence and Wilma
(Miller) Garrett. He moved
to Sweet Home at age of 2
and attended school there.
After graduation, Lynn
moved to Portland and at-
tended
Lewis and
Clark Col-
lege, where
he excelled
in sports
and was
drafted by
t h e Mi n -
n e s o t a
Vikings. Unfortunately, an
injury ended his career
shortly after. He moved to
Salem, where he sold real es-
tate and opened his own of-
fice, “Red Carpet Real Es-
tate,” before working for
Coldwell Banker. Lynn left
real estate in 1985 and
opened “NW Metro RV” in
Rickreall with his wife Rita.
They married in 1981. They
retired in 2005. After retire-
ment he enjoyed getting
outdoors, traveling, camp-
ing and fishing, but mostly
he loved attending various
sports games and activities.
Survived by wife, Rita;
children, Brian, Robin and
Nicole; and sister, Faye
Thomas.
Memorial service will be
held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday,
Aug. 26, at the Dallas Mortu-
ary Tribute Center in Dallas.
Interment will be in Rest-
lawn Cemetery in Salem. In
lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to the Dallas
Mortuary Tribute Center in
Dallas, who is in charge of
arrangements.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Cora May Williams
May 12, 1938 – Aug. 17, 2016
Cora May Williams, 78, of
Aumsville, died on Aug. 17.
She retired from the State
of Oregon, Corporations Di-
vision in 2003 after 25 years
of service to the state.
She is
survived
by s i s t e r
J o y c e ;
brother
G a r y ;
daughter,
Te r e s a ;
sons, Jef-
f e r y ,
Monte, Gary and Hollie;
eight grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Cora thought her greatest
legacy was her children,
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Service will be on Friday,
Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. at Dallas
Cemetery, 2065 SW Fairview
Ave., Dallas.
Flowers may be sent to:
(Prior to the service) Dallas
Tribute, 287 SW Washington
St., Dallas, OR 97338. For
more information: 503-623-
5757. To leave an online trib-
ute: www.dallastribute.com.
Isaac Mark Harwood Sturtevant
July 31, 2016
Isaac M. H Sturtevant, age 31 of Dallas,
Oregon, departed this life on Sunday, July 31,
2016 in Santa Rosa, California. He was born
in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Salem and
Dallas, Oregon. He was a graduate of Santiam
Christian High School, and attended Portland
Bible College. He was a gifted artist, musician,
songwriter and poet. He loved to laugh,
enjoyed plants and gardening, camping, and
skateboarding. He is survived by his father
Mark and his mother Cathey, a daughter, Elowen, and sisters Katie
and Elizabeth. He was a friend to many. He was a beloved child of
God.
A memorial service was held August 21, 2016, at Life Church in
Salem, Oregon. In lieu of flowers you can make a contribution to
the Isaac Sturtevant Memorial Fund at any Wells Fargo Bank.
Hoy Dean ‘Bud’
Embree
July 16, 1921 – Aug. 18, 2016
Hoy Dean “Bud” Embree,
95, of Dallas, died on Aug. 18
in Mt. Angel.
He was born in
Bartlesville, Okla., to Harry
and Elizabeth Embree, and
grew up in Kansas. Bud en-
listed in the Army after com-
pleting his freshman year at
University of Kansas. He was
assigned to the just-forming
351st Bombardment Group,
as the chief armorer for the
511th Bomb Squadron. Bud
was deployed to England in
May, 1943. Just days later, he
volunteered to replace an ill
ball turret gunner aboard
the B-17 named “Foul Ball”
for bombing missions over
Germany. On his first com-
plete mission, he was se-
verely wounded by shell fire
from enemy aircraft, but re-
mained in
the ball
turret fir-
ing on at-
tacking
German
fighters.
Credited
with saving
the aircraft,
Bud was
awarded
the Distin-
guished
Service
Cross for
his heroism and the Purple
Heart for his wounds.
Bud met Evangeline Glyn
“Babe” Pulver, who he mar-
ried on Dec. 14, 1945, in
Rapid City, S.D. He raised
stepson Herb Thompson
and they had four children.
Bud worked as a residential
and commercial drywall and
painting contractor in 1947.
He and his family moved to
Dallas in July of 1963 to
build his business.
Bud enjoyed growing veg-
etable and herb gardens,
cooking, canning and bak-
ing cookies. He loved tools
and gadgets of all kinds. Bud
was a dedicated Mariners,
loved crossword puzzles,
reading anything by WEB
Griffin and was an avid coin
collector. He had been a
member of the First Chris-
tian Church in Dallas since
1982.
Glyn died on June 22,
1981. Bud then married
Patty Strader in 1982. They
lived in the Dallas area, retir-
ing in 1996. They enjoyed
traveling across the West
and to many parts of the
U.S. and England to attend
351st Bomb Group re-
unions, including the dedi-
cation ceremonies for the
World War II Memorial in
Washington, D.C.
Bud was preceded in
death by Glyn; and second
wife, Patty on Aug. 4, 2013.
Survived by sons, Kenneth
(Jan) and Wayne (Sharon)
Embree, and Herb Thomp-
son; daughters, Terry (Dave)
Oliver and Mary (Roger)
Boettcher; 10 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren;
stepchildren, John (Susan)
and David (Tiffany) Strader,
and Pamela Burt.
A Fellowship Reception
will be on Monday, Aug. 29
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center in Dallas. Interment
will take place after the re-
ception at Willamette Na-
tional Cemetery at 3 p.m.
Memorial contributions
can be made to H2O in care
of Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center, who is in charge of
arrangements.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Jerry Lloyd Cook
July 1, 1938 – Aug. 18, 2016
Jerry Lloyd Cook, 78, of
Forest Grove, formerly of
Dallas, died Aug. 18.
He was born in Westport
to John Lloyd and Osce Ola
Reddick Cook.
He grew up in the Oak-
dale area of Dallas and grad-
uated from Dallas High
School in 1956. On Feb. 15,
1957, he married Margaret
Irene Miller in Salem.
He served in United States
Army from 1958 to 1960 and
from 1961
to 1962.
For
29
years, Jerry
worked for
Willamette
Industries
in Dallas.
He retired
on
his
62nd birth-
day
in
2000, the
day the
mill closed
down.
He is a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and served
in many capacities through
the years, including being a
Scout leader. He was instru-
mental in encouraging the
church to become involved
in Habitat for Humanity
projects. Jerry and Margaret
moved from Dallas to live in
Monmouth for three years,
and for the past six years
lived in Forest Grove. He and
Margaret enjoyed traveling
to Hawaii and New Mexico.
He enjoyed scuba diving,
cooking, fishing, hiking,
camping and family gather-
ings. He ran in the Cascade
Run Off.
Survived by wife, Mar-
garet, of Forest Grove; son,
William “Bill” Cook, of Dal-
las; daughter, Jeri Ann
Neufeld, of Monmouth;
seven grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; three
step-great-grandchildren;
and brother, Gene Cook, of
Vancouver, Wash.
He was preceded in death
by daughter, Penny Nelson
in 1999; brothers, Pat Morris,
Marshall Morris, Vern Rus-
sell and Leon Cook; and sis-
ters, Clara Flatt and Delpha
Allister.
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Marcia Ann
Tebbetts
Aug. 12, 1953 – Aug. 19, 2016
Marcia Ann Tebbetts, 63,
of West Salem, formerly of
Dallas, died on Aug. 19.
She was born to Jack and
Donna Cook in Albany. She
grew up in Dallas, and grad-
uated from
Dallas High
School in
1971. Marci
traveled to
New York
and Wash-
ington,
D.C.
She mar-
ried Steven VanOrder in
1973 in Dallas. They had
three children. Steve died in
1986.
Marci married Gary Teb-
betts on May 16, 1988. They
settled in West Salem.
Marci was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis in 1987.
She worked for the state fire
marshal’s office for seven
years until retiring. She en-
joyed traveling, trips to the
Coast and loved animals.
Survived by her husband
of 28 years, Gary Tebbetts;
mother, Donna Cook; broth-
er, Randy (Sharon) Cook;
children, Sarah (Rance)
VanOrder, Scott (Krissi)
VanOrder, Shawn (Christine)
VanOrder; stepchildren,
Donna Shamblin and Sheila
Lamb; seven grandchildren;
one great-grandson; and her
dog.
Her father, Jack Cook, and
first husband Steve
VanOrder died before she
did.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made in
Marci’s name to the MS So-
ciety of Oregon, or the
Willamette Humane Society.
Service will be at 1 p.m.
on Aug. 28 at Virgil T. Golden
Funeral Home in Salem.
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