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GEORGE E. KING
G eorge E. King, 7 1 , B aker City,
died July 7 , 1994, at St. E lizabeth
H o s p ita l in B a k e r C ity. S e rv ic e s
were held July 12, at the Baker City
Church of the Nazarene, with Pastor
Jerry McConnell officiating. G ra ve
side services will be held Thursday
July 14, a t 11:00 a .m . in V ernonia
Memorial Cemetery in Vernonia.
Mr, King was bom April 9, 1923,
In Corvallis, to Henry and Blanche
King. At the age of two, he and his
family moved to Vernonia, where he
was raised and educated. After high
school he a tte n d e d O re g o n S ta te
University in Corvallis.
In 1946 he married Tharis Robert
son in Vernonia w h ere they m ade
their home. He then began a career
in electric utility cooperatives. After
m oving to C o rvallis he w orked for
Consumers Power for fifteen years.
Mr. King later b ecam e m anager for
Clearwater Power in Lewiston, Idaho.
After his retirement, he took a job in
1989 as m a n ag er with the O regon
Trail Electric Co-op in Baker City.
Mr. King was a past master of the
Corvallis Masonic Lodge, a member
of the Scottish Rite and the Shrine.
He served as president of the Clark
ston Golf Club and was past presi
dent of the Lewiston, Idaho, C h am
ber of Commerce.
Survivors in addition to his wife,
include two cousins in Bend.
T h e fam ily sug g ests m e m o ria l
c o n trib u tio n s to the S t. E liza b e th
Hospital H ealthcare Foundaton, c/o
Monroe Mortuary, 1950 Place Street,
Baker City, 97814.
G. MAXINE FINE
jG. Maxine Fine, 62, Banks, died
July 4, 1994, of coronary artery dis
e as e. M em orial services w ere held
July 8 a t F o re s t G ro v e M e m o ria l
Chapel, with the Rev. Tolbert Lovela
dy, o f the F am ily F aith C e n te r in
Banks, officiating.
M rs . F in e w a s b o rn J u n e 2 9 ,
1932, in B anks, to Roy and M abie
M arsh M ailer. She g radu ated from
B an k s H ig h S c h o o l. S h e m a rrie d
Doyle Fine in 1971 in Buxton.
S h e ow n ed a n d o p era ted M a x
ine’s Fine Foods restaurant in Banks
since 1960.
She had lived in Banks all her life
and was a m em ber of the First Chris
tian Church in Forest Grove.
Survivors in addition to her hus
band, include sons, Richard Mott of
Denver, Robert Mott of Buxton, Ray
m o n d M o tt o f B an k s a n d E d w ard
C a v e n o f W a s h in g to n ; d a u g h te r,
D o y a J e a n F in e D a v is o f B an ks;
brother, Allen Mailer of Vernonia; 10
grandchildren.
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T h e fam ily s u g g e sts m e m o ria l
contributions to S t Vincent Hospital
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ASA B. MORRISON
A sa Bryan M orrison , 7 9 , H ills
boro, died July 5, 1994, of lung can
cer. Funeral services were held July
10 at Donelson, Sewell & Mathews
Mortuary in Hillsboro, with the Rev.
Michael McCall of Hillsboro Presby
terian Church officiating. Private in
terment was in Valley Memorial Park.
Mr. M orrison w as bom Nov 22,
1914 in Sterling, Idaho, to Asa F. and-
F ra n k ie B ryan M o rris o n . H e w as
raised and educated in Sterling and
Aberdeen, Idaho.
H e s e rv e d in th e U .S . M a rin e
Corps during World W ar II.
H e married Stella Cuddy in 1943
in Lewiston, Idaho. T h ey m oved to
Oakridge in 1953 and to Hillsboro in
1962. Mrs. Morrison died in 1988.
Mr. Morrison owned and operated
BMI Construction Co. from 1965 to
1984.
Survivors include his son, Jim of
Vernonia; five grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren.
T h e fam ily s u g g e s ts m e m o ria l
contributions to the American Cancer
Society.
HARUN MCCAIN
H a rlin J. M c C a in , 8 0 , F o re s t
G rove, died July 1,1994, at a Hills
boro care center. Funeral services
were held July 6 at Bronleewe-Bass
F u n eral H om e C h ap e l in Hillsboro
with Pastor Tom Harris of Cornelius
C om m unity Baptist Church officiat
ing. Interment was in Skyline Memo
rial Gardens, Portland.
Mr. M c C a in w as born July 17,
1913, in Crofton, Neb., to James W.
and Penny Kruse M cCain. He was
raised and educated in Crofton.
He moved to Ontario in 1936 and
m a rrie d M a ry W a y n e in 1 9 3 7 , in
Payette, Idaho. In 1938, they moved
to Hillsboro, where he worked for a
cold storage warehouse.
During World W ar II, Mr. McCain
worked as a leadm an and in boiler
assembly in the Portland shipyards.
A fte r the war, h e o p e ra te d h e a v y
equipment, building roads and dams.
H e re tire d in 197 1 a n d th e y
m oved to Salem , where he was ac
tive w ith the S o jo u rn e r's group at
Grace Baptist Church. He also volun
teered at the Senior Center in Salem
for 14 years.
In 1991 th e y m o v ed to F o re s t
Grove and he becam e a m em ber of
th e C o rn e liu s C o m m u n ity B ap tist
Church.
Survivors in addition to his wife,
in c lu d e a son, Jim of B anks; five
grandchildren; five great-grandchil
dren; a brother, Harvey of Croffton,
Neb.; two sisters, Ruby Miller of C as
tro Valley, Calif., and Ruth Bunje of
Garden Grove, Calif.; several nieces
and nephews.
T h e fam ily s u g g e sts m e m o ria l
contributions to Cornelius Communi
ty Church.
EDNA I. THOMSEN ELLIS
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Edna I. Thom sen Ellis, 97, O re
gon City, died June 29. Funeral ser
vices w ere held July 2, at Mt. Scott
F u n e ra l H o m e C h a p e l. In te rm e n t
was in Lincoln Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ellis w as bom S e p t 2,1896,
in Banks, where she was raised. H er
m a id e n n am e w a s R eyn o ld s. S h e
m a rrie d C arl T h o m s e n in 1 9 2 4 in
Portland, and they farmed in C ana
d a They later divorced.
She married Henry "Bud* Ellis in
1977 in Oakland, Calif. T h ey owned
and operated a motel in Oakland for
a num ber of years.
Survivors include her sons, Stan
ford Thom sen of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
and Lane Thomsen of Fresno, Calif.;
daughter, Darlene Swan of Portland;
sister, Jessie W ebb of Seattle; eight
grandchildren; eight great-grand chil
dren.
S h e w as p re c e d e d in d ea th by
two sons, Clarence and Donald.
FRANK P. BAGAN
F ra n k P atrick B ag a n , 6 5 , P o rt
land, died June 27, 1994, of em phy
sem a. F u n era l serv ic es w e re held
June 3 0 at Rose City C em etery and
Funeral Home.
M r. B a g a n w a s b o rn A u g .
2 2 ,1 9 2 8 , in V a n c o u v e r, B ritis h
Columbia and moved to Portland as
a child. H e attended Law rence Ele-
mentary School and Com m erce High
School and was a captain in the first
Shrine football g am e in Portland in
1948.
H e w as m a n a g e r of the Liberty
Theater, then w orked for A m erican
Building M ain ten a n ce in sales and
becam e vice president and regional
manager. He retired in 1991 after 38
years.
In 1964, he won the Pacific North
west Doubles Handball Tournament
w hile rep resen tin g the M ultn o m ah
Athletic Club.
Surviving a re d au g h ters, D iane
O rr of Lake O sw ego, Debby Honke
of Gresham, Kerry Bagan and Laura
Miceli, both of Portland; son, Dan of
Portland; sisters, Joyce Bohn of Port
land a n d D o ree n Tobey of Tigard;
brothers, John and Vince, both of Ti
gard, and Tom of Banks; one grand
child.
Rem em brances may be contribu
tions to Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children.
VERNON A. SUSBAUER
V ern o n A. S u s b a u e r, 6 9 , P o rt
land, died Jun e 2 7 ,1 9 9 4 . A rosary
followed by celebration of M ass was
h e ld J u ly 1 a t S t. P h ilip B e n iz i
Church with interm ent in W illam ette
National Cemetery.
Mr. Susbauer was bom Dec. 16,
1924, in Banks. H e owned and oper
a te d V e rn 's A u to B o d y S h o p in
Clackam as for 3 5 years and retired
in 1985.
He served in the U .S. Army dur
ing World W ar II.
Surviving are his wife, Elva; sons,
Robert of Clackam as and Steven of
Milwaukie; daughters, Kathy Wells of
Oregon City and Debbie Susbauer of
Portland; sisters, Edna Van D erzan-
den and Lucille Zim m erm an, both of
Clackamas; nine grandchildren.
T h e fa m ily s u g g e s ts m e m o ria l
contributions to Veterans Administra
tion H o s p ita l o r S t. P h ilip B e n iz i
Church, 18211 S. Henrici Road, O re
gon City 97045.
HAZEL M. JOHNSON
Hazel M. Johnson, 73, Dilley, died
June 26, 1994 of heart disease. Fu
neral services were held June 29 in
the F u ite n -R o s e C h a p e l in F o rest
Grove.
M rs . J o h n s o n w a s b o rn A p ril
9 ,1 9 2 1 , in V e s p e r, to W illia m
■Howarcf and Grace L Berg Larson.
S h e w as raised in Birkenfeld. She
m a rrie d P a u l L e tc h e r J o h n s o n in
1948 in Longview, Wash. They m ade
their home in Dilley.
S h e w as a h o m e m a k e r and
worked for several years at the For
est Grove Senior Center.
Mrs. Johnson was a m em ber of
the Forest Grove Foursquare Church.
In addition to her husband, she is
survived by sons, Gary E. of Yamhill,
Rodger 0. of Helix, Steven L. of Lyle,
W ash., and David 0. of Timberville,
V a .; d a u g h te rs N a n c y C o lc o rd o f
K en n e w ic k, W a s h ., a n d P a u la M.
Lance of Vancouver, Wash.; brother,
Bill Larson of Bandon; sisters, Dory
Price of Clatskanie, Betty Spencer of
S e a ttle , R o s e H e ik k ilä o f G ra n ts
P a ss a n d F a y e N ie m e lä of F o rest
Grove; 2 7 grandchildren and many
great-grandchildren.
THOMAS C. BAGAN
T h o m a s C liffo rd B a g a n , 6 2 ,
Banks, died July 1, 1994. F u n eral
services were held July 5 at Young's
Funeral Home with private interment
in SL Anthony’s Catholic Cem etery in
Tigard.
M r. B ag a n w a s born M a y 2 8 ,
1932, in Spokane, W ash. H e was a
sheet-metal worker and lived in G as
ton for many years before moving to
Banks three years ago.
Surviviors include sons, Patrick T.
of Kennewick, Wash., Jack P. of G as
ton, Richard B. of Edmonds, Wash.,
Timothy V. of G ales C reek and Ter
rance C. of Forest Grove; daughters,
K a th le e n M . M o z e jk o o f F o r e s t
Grove, Maureen E. Ward of Hillsboro
and M arg aret A. Bagan of R aleigh
Hills; brothers, John P. of Tigard and
Ben V. of Portland; sisters, Joyce
Bohn of Portland and Doreen Toby of
Tigard; three grandchildren.
EDWIN D. AAMODT
Edwin D. Aamodt, 80, Woodburn,
died June 2 8, 1994, of cancer. F u
neral services w e re held July 2 at
Z o ar Lutheran Church in Canby.
M r. A a m o d t w a s b o rn A p ril
11,1914, in Mist. He and his wife, H e
len, manned in 1947, in Minot, N .D .
He lived near Canby for 66 years,
and was a dairy farmer.
H e was a m em ber of Zo ar Luther
an Church.
Survivors in addition to his wife,
in c lu d e a s o n , D a v id o f C a n b y ;
d au g h ter, lle n e of D allas; brother,
Lars of Canby; sister, Helen M arie of
Canby; three grandchildren.
Httiot J U a H M H M H
PUBLIC MOTICJK
PUBUC NOTICE
The residents of Vernonia are re
minded that a Building Permit is required
before any work is started on the con
struction, remodeling or repair of a build
ing within the City of Vernonia
Fences do not require a building per
mit but there are regulations concerning
height and placement.
Before construction of sidewalks or
curbs, one week notice must be given to
the Superintendent of Pubfic Works.
To avoid problems, please call City
H al, 429-5291.
NOTICE OF MEETING
City of Vernonia Planning Commis
sion meets on the 3rd Thursday of every
month at 7:00 p.m. in the Vernonia Pub
lic Library. Deadline to submit items for
consideration is the 2nd Thursday of
each month. For agenda information call
429-3703 a write to Nancy Daley, 1300
Alder Street, Vernonia 97064.
Circus slated
for September
T h e T e x a s -b a s e d King
R o yal B ro th ers C ircus will
present an old-fashioned “Un
d e r the Big Top” three-ring
wild animal circus in Vernonia
on W ednesday, S eptem ber
14th, Vernonia C ham ber of
C om m erce president, M ary
Tolonen, announced. The cir
cus will be in Vernonia just
one day, and will present two
performances at 5 and 7 pm
in Hawkins Park.
T h e King Royal Brothers
Circus fe atu re s an exciting
c o lle c tio n o f m o re th a n a
d o ze n a c ts , including wild
cats, aerial and acrobatic per
form ers, clowns, elephants
and an exotic petting zoo for
th e children. “It’s 100 min
utes of thrills under one giant
tent!"
For ticket information call
429-6364.
NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
NO. C.U. 28-94
N O T IC E IS H E R E B Y G IV E N the
Columbia County Planning Commission
will conduct a public hearing on a re
quest from David & Melissa Hunt for a
Conditional Use Permit to site a nonre
source related single family dwelling on
Highway 47, Vernonia, OR. This 6.47-
acre property is zoned Primary Forest-
76, and is identified on the Assessor’s
Records as Tax Account Number 4431-
000-00102. If approved, the Conditional
Use Permit will allow the applicant to site
a nonresource related single family
dwelling on the property.
Said Public Hearings w il be held be
fore the Columbia County Planning Com
mission on Wednesday, July 20,1994, in
Room 315, Circuit Courtroom, on the
Third Floor of the Columbia County
Courthouse Annex, St. H elens, OR,
starting at 6 3 0 p.m., at which time pro
ponents and opponents of the request
will be heard.
The criteria to be used in deciding
the request wil be found in some or aH of
the following documents and laws, as re-
vised from time to time: Oregon Revised
Statutes Chapters 9 2 ,1 9 7 and 215; and
Oregon Administrative Rules chapter
660; and Oregon Statewide Planning
Goals; and Columbia County Compre
hensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Subdi
vision and Partitioning Ordinance, and
Planning Commission Ordinance. The
specific criteria applicable to this request
are listed and evaluated in the staff re
port.
A copy of the application, all docu
ments and evidence relied upon by the
applicant, and the staff report are avail
able for inspection at no cost and will be
provided at reasonable cost at least 7
days prior to the Commission hearing
from Land Development Services, Coun
ty Courthouse Annex, St. Helens, OR,
97051.
If additional documents or evidence
are provided in support of the applica
tion, any party shall be entitled to a con
tinuance of the hearing. Unless there is
a continuance, if a participant so re
quests before the conclusion of the initial
evidentiary hearing, the record shall re
main open for at least seven-days after
the hearing.
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