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Polk County News 6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 25, 2017 OBITUARIES Virgil L. Carlson Oct. 28, 1927 – Oct. 15, 2017 Virgil L. Carlson, of Siletz, died Oct. 15, 2017, at the age of 89. He was born in Alliance, Neb., on Oct. 28, 1927, to Eric and Etta (Simpson) Carlson. He married Barbara Coslet in 1948; she died in 1995. They had two daugh- ters; Dianna (Gordy) Gor- don, of Mesquite, Nev., and Suzan (Bill) Elliott, of Dallas. Virgil is predeceased by his wife and grandsons; Steven Fink Jr., Danny Gor- don, and son-in-law Steven Fink Sr. He is survived by his daughters; six grandchil- dren; 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grand- children. Contributions can be made to any veterans or- ganization in his memory. There will be no service as per his request. Dallas Mor- tuary Tribute Center is car- ing for the family. To share an online condo- lence; go to: www.dallastrib- ute.com. Wanda Ortman March 25, 1921 – Oct. 10, 2017 Wanda Ortman, 96, died on Tuesday, Oct. 10. She is survived by sons John (Lori), of El Sobrante, Calif., and Bob (Peggy) of Dallas; daughter-in-law Gisela Burk, of Pinole, Calif.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred and grandson Aaron. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4 in the Dallas Retire- ment Village Chapel. Private interment will be in the Bel- crest Memorial Park in Salem. Memorials are suggested to Weekday School of the Bible or Child Evangelism in care of the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center at 287 SW Washington St. Dallas, OR 97338. www.dallastribute.com. For a full obituary, see the Nov. 1 Itemizer-Observer. Nick Martens Oct. 9, 1918 – Oct. 17, 2017 Nick (Nicholus) Martens passed away Oct. 17, 2017 at 99 years of age. A resident of Dallas since 1936, Nick lived his last nine years at the Dallas Retire- ment Village where he passed peacefully in his sleep. Nick was born Oct. 9, 1918 at the family home near Frazer, Mont. to Jakob and Sara (Toews) Martens. On June 25, 1905 his parents im- migrated to the United States from Russia passing through Ellis Island, New York. Nick’s experiences on the family homestead farm made for endless, fascinating stories of that life. His educa- tion took place in one room schools, Sunday School, and vacation bible school. Nick was a carpenter and worked on nearly 100 bridges. The key turning point in Nick’s life occurred in Mon- tana. While out searching for the cows at milking time one summer day at about age fourteen, Nick reined in his horse, got down on his knees in the prairie dust, confessed his sins and re- ceived Jesus Christ as his personal savior. In 1936, his family moved to Dallas where they joined a large community of rela- tives and entered into the fellowship of the Mennonite Brethren Church. On May 25, 1942, Nick took Lydia Ester Wiebe as his wife. Their marriage extended just eight days short of 70 years. Nick and Lydia made many trips back to Montana to visit relatives and revisit the places where so many m e m o r i e s w e re m a d e. Grandpa Nick and Grandma Lydia took each grandson to Montana after their eighth birthday to introduce them to places of family heritage. Nick is survived by son Steve and his wife Kathy of Redding, Calif.; grandson John, his wife, Megan, and their children Addison and Dresden of Redding; John’s son Case of Eureka, Calif.; grandson Peter of Myrtle Creek, and many loved nieces and nephews. Nick was predeceased by his wife Lydia (May 14, 2012); and 12 brothers and three sisters. A memorial worship serv- ice will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center, 287 SW Washington St., Dal- las. Interment will be at Salt Creek Cemetery. To share an online con- dolence, go to: www.dallas- tribute.com Dorothea “Dot” Emilie Mayer Ames Dec. 9, 1926 – Oct. 17, 2017 Salem 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-6265 Low Cost Cremation & Burial Funerals & Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $595 Simple Direct Burial $710 Traditional Funeral $2,275 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. Privately owned cremation facility. Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com Dorothea “Dot” Emilie Mayer Ames, 90, a resident of Dallas died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. She was born on Dec. 9, 1926 in Eastern Township of Ottertail County, Minn. to Adolf and Ida Mayer. After WWII ended, Dot married Homer C. Ames and had two sons, Gary and Keith. The Ames moved west and settled in Dallas, where a daughter Connie, and son Melvin were born. H o m e r and Dot were married on April 1, 1946 and were mar- ried 50 years when Homer died. Dot worked as a cook around Polk County, mainly for the Blue Garden Restau- rants in Dallas and Mon- mouth. Dot was involved with church activities, cooking, canning, baking and quilt making until a massive stroke 17 years ago. She is survived by her sons Gary (Jenny) of Kileen, Texas, Keith (Vickie) of Dal- las; daughter Connie Smith of Salem; sisters Hertha Quinn of Garfield, Minn. and Darlene Burbee of Union Gap, Wash.; brother Marvin Mayer of Fridley, Minn., along with 10 grand- children, 17 great-grandchil- dren and two great-great- grandchildren. She was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band Homer, son Mel and her parents. Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 with service starting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, both in the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Private interment will be in the Dallas Cemetery: www.dallastribute.com James Edward “Jim” Potter Jr. Sept. 21, 1950 – Oct. 20, 2017 James Edward “Jim” Pot- ter Jr., a resident of Dallas, died on Friday. Jim was born on Sept. 21, 1950 in Broken Arrow, Okla., the son of James and Hazel Potter. He is survived by his mother, Hazel Potter of Dal- las, sister, Jackie Kroeker of Dallas, nephew, Phil Kroek- er, niece, Jennifer Scott of Dallas. He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward Potter Sr., in 1994, sister, Joanne Potter in 2016, and brother-in-law, Mike Kroek- er on Sept. 25, 2017. The family will honor his memory privately. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. James Vernon Price Dec. 8, 1930 – Oct. 10, 2017 James Vernon Price, 86, a resident of Dallas, died peacefully and in comfort of the Dallas Retirement Vil- lage Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. He was born on Dec. 8, 1930 in Cherokee, Okla., the son of Joseph Vernon and Margaret Leola Busha Price. He gradu- ated from Oklahoma City Capi- tol Hill H i g h S c h o o l class of 1 9 4 8 , where he played in the CHHS Ma rc h i n g B a n d . James at- tended the University of Oklahoma until his draft number came up during the Korean War, when he enlist- ed in the U.S. Navy. He worked for the Oklahoma Publishing Company, Okla- homan & Times Newspaper, beginning at age 13 deliver- ing the paper. He also worked for the Oklahoma City Fire Depart- ment and the Federal Avia- tion Administration. He worked for the FAA in Okla- homa, California, Frankfurt, Germany and in Anchorage, Alaska from 1968 until his retirement. He was four months shy of working 50 years with the federal gov- ernment. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jean Price, of Dallas; daughter Sheila N. (Dr. Charles) Rightmer of Salem; son Travis D. Price of Eagle River, Alaska; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviv- ing are brothers Donald D. (Helen) Price of Purcell, Okla. and Sam T. (Pat) Price of Oklahoma City, Okla. He was preceded in death by a son, Dustin James Price, two sisters Maxine Grider and Elizabeth Arnold and a daughter-in-law, Lee Price. A service of remembrance will begin at 11 a.m. Satur- day, Oct. 28 in the Dallas Re- tirement Village Chapel. Private interment will be in the Sunny Lane Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Okla. Me- morial contributions are suggested to the DRV Foun- dation in care of the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center at 287 SW Washington St. Dal- las, Oregon 97338, who is c a r i n g f o r t h e f a m i l y. www.dallastribute.com Timothy Alexander Elizondo Aug. 4, 1985 – Oct. 7, 2017 Timothy Alexander Eli- zondo of Dallas, Oregon died Oct. 7, 2017 in Lincoln City at the age of 32. To be obsessed is to be mis- understood and what some saw as an irrational preoccu- pation with his craft, we saw as the defining difference between average and unforget- table. Tim’s passion was fishing and living life to the fullest. He was born in Nampa, Idaho on Aug. 4, 1985, the first of three children to Jesse and Judy (Carbajal) Elizondo and following would be sis- ters Michelle and Tiffany. Tim was a free-spirited kid and was able to run the streets of Weiser. Although rambunctious, Tim had a gentle heart. His energy and charisma was contagious to anyone he surrounded. In Tim’s early childhood, his mother met “Big Tim” (aka Pops) expanding their family with more sisters; Stephanie, Sara and Susan. One of his great influences was his beloved grandmoth- er Guadalupe Carbajal who had a heart of gold and passed that on to Tim. An- other major influence that shaped Tim’s life was his Pops. As a young boy, Tim developed a passion and love for fishing and the out- doors. In his teenage years, the family moved to Nampa, where Tim began his hobby of BMX riding. He would travel to different states to ride and ended that era with several awards and trophies, and as he would explain to his own kids later in life: “It was so big! It was as tall as me!” Tim built friendships with many, and loyalty was im- portant to him. After high school, these traits and morals carried on and led Tim to his wife and best friend, Amanda Imeson, and after eight years they mar- ried on July 5, 2012. Tim took on the role of becoming a fa- ther to Amanda’s son, Alex, and daughter, Arrianna, and years later, after moving to Salem, had a son, Adrian. Tim was a loving father and would always create spe- cial surroundings that were filled with fun and laughter. As adventures began here in Oregon, Tim got hired on at Ore Pac and he became very fond of Dallas. He loved his job and his passion for fish- ing began to flourish. Tim bought his first drift boat and he was in love! He began taking it out on the river fishing right away. His love of fishing was mostly for salmon and he was known as “The Salmon Slay- er.” He became so good at salmon fishing that he had to buy a second freezer. When Tim was out on the river, he made many new friends and would always have them out on the boat. He was hardcore and dedi- cated to the sport, so much so that he would spend days after work just prepping his boat and gear and some- times he would sleep at the boat launch or even in his boat to get the best spot, many times waking up at 3 a.m. just to get those fish. Tim loved fishing, but he also loved his family, he was a dedicated family man. He was always surprising his wife with trips or concerts on anniversaries and birth- days and would go out of his way to make sure his kids had whatever they needed. He would always take the family to do fun outdoor things on the weekends and even take the kids to the park after work to help them prepare for sports they were involved in. Tim loved his family so much and always made an effort to stay in contact with everyone because it was what mattered most to him. He also loved his friends Jeramie, Lance, James, Jeff and Mike and would always talk about how much fun they all had. Tim was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend and he was taken way too soon, but we will cherish him and the time we had and never forget him. Services were held. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. To share an online condolence: www.dallastribute.com. Vivian Dyck Schellenberg April 3, 1923 – Oct. 22, 2017 Vivian Dyck Schellenberg, a resident of Dallas died on Sunday, Oct. 22 in Salem. She was born on April 3, 1923 in Dallas, the daughter of Isaak and Adaline Hiebenthal Dyck. Vivian attended Zion Mennonite Church, which was started by her grandfa- ther Isaak Dyck sr. on their family farm. She graduated from Dal- las High School in 1941. She met her husband Aron “Ed” Schellen- berg when he came to work for Vivian’s fa- ther in 1934, when she was 12 and he was 16. Vivian married Eddie Schellenberg on June 18, 1941 in the Grace Mennon- ite Church on Jefferson Street. The church later moved and built a new church building located on East Ellendale. Vivian accepted the Lord as her savior as a teenager and was an active member at Grace Mennonite/Commu- nity church. Vivian sang in the church choir. She taught children’s Sunday school and was the superintendent of the junior department. She also was a member of the Priscilla sewing circle. Vi- vian taught child evangelism classes and was active in the Gideon Women’s auxiliary. Vi- vian was a church youth camp cook for many years and was responsible for many church social activities. During grain harvest she cooked delicious dinners and took them out to the field and they ate in the shade of the combine. Vivian was a rural mail carrier starting in 1967. She carried the mail for many years until she retired. Vi- vian and Aron farmed with their sons, Donlee and Ken- neth Schellenberg and son- in-law, Larry Green known as “Schellenberg Farms”, growing prunes operating the dehydrator, growing grains and raising various livestock. Vivian loved working in her flower beds and grew a large garden to feed her family. She is survived by her children, Donlee ( Judy) S c h e l l e n b e r g , Na D e a n (Stan) Schmidt, DeAnn Green, Beverly (Len) Staple- ton, all of Dallas, Marilyn (Joe) Rouswel, of Willow, Alaska, Kenneth (Lori) Schellenberg of Wasilla, Alaska , along with 13 grand- children, 20 great grandchil- dren and four great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Aron on Jan. 17, 2006, son in law, Larry Green on Sept. 6, 2017 and granddaughter, Ronna Wilson. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. at Grace Community Church in Dallas. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dallas Mor- tuary Tribute Center. Inter- ment will be in Salt Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Gideon’s in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center who is caring for the family. Bryce Rautio Aug. 28, 1989 – Oct. 20, 2017 A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, at First Baptist Church in Dallas. Viewing will be on Thurs- day and Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center, who is caring for the family. To share an online condolence: www.dallastribute.com. Obituary Information Obituaries cost $8 per col- umn inch (25 words) and in- clude a photo and a flag for veterans. Obituary information must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the Monday before publication. Color and black-and-white photos can be submitted, but photos will only be published in black and white. Death no- tices are subject to editing for style, content and length. 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: Emily Mentzer, 503-623-2373.