Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 8, 2017
OBITUARIES
Michele Marie
(Hemenway)
Wooster
Nov. 27, 1950 – Oct. 15, 2017
Our beloved sister, moth-
er, wife and friend fulfilled
her earthly obligation in the
early hours of Sunday, Oct.
15, 2017, at the age of 66.
Born in
New Bed-
f o r d ,
Mass., to
Gilbert F.
and Marie
(Casey)
Hemen-
w a y, t h e
family relocated when she
was very young to Southern
California, where she grew
up in the Los Angeles and
Hollywood areas.
There she developed a
love for horses and spent
many afternoons and
evenings riding horses from
California and Pickwick Sta-
bles.
She received Jesus Christ
into her heart at the age of
16. By 18, she was a young
mother raising her only
daughter with the love and
support of her parents and
her protective older brother.
She maintained a nurtur-
ing and comfortable home
for the close-knit family, and
was known in the Alhambra
neighborhood as the Mom
one could confide in and
count on for wise counsel.
Her nature was to nurture.
Michele was gifted with
the heart of a philosopher,
teacher and communicator.
She had a great love of
music, especially folk, Joni
Mitchell and Paul Simon
being two of her favorites.
In December of 1995, she
married the love of her life,
David “Randy” Wooster.
They made their home in
the San Bernardino Valley
for two decades until relo-
cating to Monmouth in
2013.
Blessed to be a homemak-
er for most of her life, she
enjoyed arranging potlucks
and game nights with her
neighbors.
A talented cook, she loved
to share her favorite recipes,
feed friends and family, and,
as she put it, “Chew the fat.”
With several health condi-
tions, she became a self-de-
scribed “Professional Pa-
tient.” Several cancers, in-
c l u d i n g s t a g e 4 No n -
Hodgkins Lymphoma in
1995, and life-threatening
surgeries were her biggest
earthly challenges, yet she
exhibited much strength
and grace in battle.
She finally succumbed to
sepsis and metastasized
Pancreatic Cancer.
Her belief was that her
complicated health was her
opportunity to benefit the
medical community, a noble
sense that overruled bitter-
ness.
A phrase she had taught
her daughter at a young age
was, “Noblesse oblige”: The
noblest oblige.
To know her was to love
her.
If she knew you, she loved
you too.
Preceded in death by her
parents, she leaves behind
her loving husband Randy
Wooster, of Monmouth;
daughter Vanessa Hemen-
way Gaiser, of Independ-
ence; brother Alan and sis-
ter-in-law Judy Hemenway,
of Vancouver, Wash.; and
family/beloved fr iends
throughout the country.
A celebration of
life/potluck is planned for
Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. at Weekday
School of the Bible, 1160 SE
Holman in Dallas.
The family has invited her
pastor, Thoren Sode from
Berean Baptist Church in In-
dependence, to share.
Farnstrom Mortuary is
handling arrangements.
Share memories and condo-
lences at FarnstromMortu-
ary.com.
Cecil Dare Dillard
Aug. 13, 1943 – Oct. 31, 2017
Cecil Dare Dillard, age 74,
departed this life on Oct. 31,
2017, in Mt. Shasta, Calif.
Prior to moving to Mt. Shas-
ta in 2006,
he had
been a
longtime
resident of
Dallas.
Ce c i l
was born
on Aug. 13,
1943, in Fairview, Okla., to
Bonnie and Cecil Clair Dil-
lard, and was the oldest of
three boys.
As a child, Cecil’s family
moved west to Goleta, Calif.,
from Oklahoma, and then
subsequently relocated to
Oregon.
Cecil graduated from
Springfield High School in
Springfield in 1961, where
he played several sports, in-
cluding basketball, thereby
capitalizing on his 6-foot, 6-
inch stature.
He went on to attend Col-
lege of the Siskiyous in
Weed, Calif., where he also
played basketball and made
many lifelong friends. Cecil
ultimately obtained a bach-
elor of science degree in ed-
ucation from Oregon Col-
lege of Education (now
called Western Oregon Uni-
versity), and continued
there with his collegiate bas-
ketball career.
He later obtained a Mas-
ter of Science in education
while working as a teacher.
In the 1970s, Cecil settled
in Dallas, where he taught a
myriad of social science
classes at Dallas High School
and coached several sports
teams, most notably the var-
sity basketball team.
Cecil marr ied fellow
t e a c h e r, M e l a n i e J o y
(Fruechtenicht) Dillard, on
April 29, 1978, in Vancouver,
Wash., and they had two
sons, Dru (born in 1979) and
Beau (born in 1983).
Cecil and Melanie attend-
ed Evangelical Bible Church
and were active in the
church community. Melanie
predeceased Cecil on Dec.
10, 2002, after a heroic battle
with cancer.
Cecil retired from teach-
ing in the early 2000s.
In 2006, he reconnected
with a former friend and
widow, Sally (Sara) Abbe, of
Mt. Shasta, whom he had
met while at College of the
Siskiyous in the 1960s. Cecil
and Sally were married in
Mt. Shasta on Aug. 31, 2006,
and they shared 10 wonder-
ful years together until
Sally’s passing on Nov. 24,
2016.
Cecil and Sally were active
at the Evangelical Free
Church in Mt. Shasta, and
Cecil continued to help
coach various local basket-
ball teams in the Mt. Shasta
area even in his retirement.
Cecil loved his family,
fishing, a big breakfast,
teaching, coaching, and all
sports, especially basketball.
Cecil is survived by his
two brothers, Bill Dillard
(Donna), of Salem, and Jerry
Dillard (Kris), of Dallas; his
sons, Beau Dillard, of Mt.
Shasta, and Dru Dillard
(Theresa), of San Jose, Calif.;
and his grandchildren,
Chase (6 years old), Taylor (4
years old), and Ella (10
months old), children of Dru
and Theresa.
Friends and family are in-
vited to attend Cecil’s me-
morial service at Evangelical
Bible Church, 1175 SE Howe
St., Dallas, on Saturday, Nov.
18, 2017, at 11 a.m.
Glen Alvin Sweet
Jan. 30, 1936 – Oct. 30, 2017
Glen Alvin Sweet passed
away peacefully of natural
causes on Sunday, Oct. 29,
2017, at his home in Beaver-
ton.
Glen was born to his par-
ents Marguerite and Nor-
man Sweet in Dover, Idaho,
on Jan. 30, 1936. He graduat-
ed high school in Prineville
in 1954.
After serv-
ing in the
U.S. Army,
he married
Marcia
M a r i e
Dane in
1 9 5 7 . He
chose his
career in
elemen-
tary edu-
cation,
where he
enjoyed serving as principal
of Lyle Elementary for 27
years before pursuing other
business ventures.
He will be remembered as
a loyal, loving, and generous
person that was fun to be
around and always ready to
listen.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; five brothers;
and two sisters.
He leaves his wife Marcia;
and children: Jeanne (Grant)
Dawson, Jeff (Linda) Sweet,
Katherine (Greg) Dostert,
and Angie (Jeff) Long; as
well as his grandchildren:
Corrin Coker, Luke Faxon,
Dane Dostert, Alexandra
Alvey, Elise Dostert, Ashley
Watts, Alyx Brennan, Sam
Long, Steven Long, Nathan
Sweet, and Hunter Sweet;
and great-grandchildren:
Malachi Coker, Nicodemus
Coker, Silas Coker, Isaiah
Alvey, Abigail Alvey, Evelyn
Brennan, and Leia Faxon.
A celebration of life will
be held at Oak Knoll Golf
Course located at: 6335 OR-
2 2 , In d e p e n d e n c e, O R
97351, on Saturday, Nov. 18,
from 3 to 6 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please
make a donation to The Dal-
las Oregon Food Bank in his
name. Those unable to
make the celebration wish-
ing for a memory to be read,
please email: shopwithcor-
rin@gmail.com.
His last name was Sweet
and indeed he was — he will
always be missed.
left this world. Together they
had two girls, Deborah
Brainard (Ed Burger) and
Sarah (Gene) Miller; grand-
children, Scott Brainard,
Nick Brainard, Emma Miller,
Olivia Miller, Kyle Miller, and
Abby Miller.
Edie graduated from West
Linn High School in 1961,
and pursued her higher edu-
cation at Portland State Uni-
versity where she graduated
with a human resources de-
gree in 1988.
Edie was good with num-
bers and was able to assist
many people with book-
keeping and tax prepara-
tion.
She also had a big heart
and volunteered much of
her time to the local food
bank.
In addition, she loved to
spend time with her grand-
children and supported
them in 4-H, FFA, sports,
theater and all of their vari-
ous activities.
Edie traveled a lot with
her sister Lynn and was able
to visit many places that
most of us will only read
about. She loved to visit
friends and relatives and at-
tended family reunions as
much as possible.
Don and Edie had a small
farm that they both worked,
and Edie became exception-
ally proficient as a midwife
during lambing season.
They had converted a
Christmas tree farm into
pastureland when they first
moved there and spent
many days cleaning it up.
She was picking up those
darn leftover tree sticks in
her sleep.
A memorial service will be
held Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.
at Our Savior’s Lutheran,
1770 Baxter Road SE, Salem.
Dress is casual.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial donations may be made
in Edie’s name to Willamette
Valley Hospice. Farnstrom
Mor tuar y is handling
arrangements. Memories
and condolences may be
shared at FarnstromMortu-
ary.com.
Edie Hein
Tencha Maria
Campbell
Aug. 23, 1943 – Nov. 3, 2017
Edie Hein, 74, passed
away peacefully at her home
Friday, Nov. 3, of complica-
tions from Dementia.
Ed i e i s
survived
by her hus-
band Don
and their
two adult
children.
E d i e ,
born Edith
Miriam Stanley in Portland
in August of 1943, was the
first born of four children to
the late Charles and
Josephine Stanley of West
Linn.
Her two brothers Norman
and David preceded her in
death. She is survived by her
sister, Lynn Luhman, of
Sparks, Nev.
Edie married Don Hein in
June of 1963, and remained
his one and only until she
S OME D ECISIONS H AVE A V ERY P ROFOUND E FFECT .
March 10, 1923 – Oct. 26, 2017
Tencha Maria Campbell,
of Dallas, passed away
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at
the age of 94.
She lived
an incredi-
ble life.
In 1923,
Hortensia
“ Te n c h a”
Maria Mc-
Carthy de
Zelaya was
born to an Irish father and
Spanish mother in the tiny
town of Sabana Grande,
Honduras.
Tragically, both parents
died a few years later. Nuns
at a local Catholic orphan-
age took Tencha in and
raised her from a toddler to
a young adult.
In 1940, Tencha became a
dental assistant. And seven
years later, met her future
husband — a North Ameri-
can electrical engineer
named Lloyd Campbell —
when he came in for some
dental work. The two mar-
ried a year later. And two
sons quickly followed, John
and George.
For the next 30 years, Ten-
cha traveled widely and
lived in various mining
camps throughout Central
and South America. She
sailed on a cargo ship
through the Panama Canal,
flew in a bush plane over the
Amazon jungle, and took a
road-rail vehicle across the
Atacama Desert.
In 1980, Tencha and her
newly retired husband
moved to Dallas. The two
never moved again. (Her
husband, Lloyd, passed
away in 1996.) Here she de-
veloped deep friendships
and fell in love with the
church community of St.
Phillip.
Tencha wishes for every-
one to think positive, and in
her own words, “… be
happy, I’m with God!”
Survivors include sons
John (Lori) Campbell and
George (Terrance O'Shea)
Campbell; grandchildren
Kate (Per Olstad) Campbell
and Bradley Campbell; and
great-grandchildren Eva
Campbell and Hank Camp-
bell.
A rosary will be held at
10:30 a.m. with a memorial
service to follow Thursday,
Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at St.
Phillip Catholic Church, 825
SW Mill St. Dallas. A recep-
tion at St. Phillip will be held
after the service.
Charitable gifts in lieu of
flowers can be given in Ten-
cha’s name to the Altar Soci-
ety of St. Phillip Catholic
Church. Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center is caring for
the family. To share an on-
line condolence, go to:
www.dallastribute.com.
Eren Emre Kilic
March 14, 1996 – 2017
Eren Emre Kilic was a gift
given to us on March 14,
1996.
He was a
natural at
building
super com-
puters, fix-
ing cell-
phones,
laptops,
and other
electronics.
He also enjoyed playing
computer games and was
studying computer science
at Western Oregon Universi-
ty.
Although Eren had a short
life, he was wise beyond his
years.
He could relate to the
young and old, leaving be-
hind unfinished memories.
With his pure heart he
loved animals, and they
loved him.
With his pure soul he
touched so many lives and
especially his mother, who
will always love him.
His sense of humor, com-
passion, and kindness will
all be missed.
We entrust his soul with
the angels.
A memorial will be held
on in his birthday in March
and details will be forth-
coming.
Rosary at The Grotto in
Portland, Wednesday, Nov. 8
at 12:45 p.m.
The Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center is caring for the fam-
ily. To leave an online con-
dolence: www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
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