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The INDEPENDENT, Jan. 3,1996 From page 12 as vice-president of the Pigtail and Ponytail Softball Program in Hillfbcro for several years. Survivors include h er children, Synda L. Allen of Vernonia, Dean Buhlman of Omaha, Neb., Gigi G. Phipps of Salem and Darci L. Godel o f H ills b o ro ; h e r m other, M abel Banks of Seward, Neb., two brothers, Howard of Beaver Crossing, Neb., and Roger of Hartley, Texas; five grandchildren; three great-grandchil dren; several nieces and nephews. The fa m ily s u g g e sts re m e m brances to the Tuality Healthcare Foundation, c/o Cancer Research, 334 SE E ig hth A ve., H ills b o ro , 97123. Fuiten-Rose Mortuary of Forest Grove was in charge of arrange ments. OLIVER P. MELUNGER O liver P. “Tubby” Mellinger, 85, Clatskanie, died Dec. 25, 1995, at Community Home Health/Hospice in Longview. Services were held Jan. 2 at the Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary Chapel in Clatskanie. Interment wga at Vernonia Pioneer Cemetery with the Rev. Jan Adams, of the C la t skanie Presbyterian Church, officiat ing. Mr. Mellinger was bom Sept 20, 1910, in Vernonia, to Perry O., and Pearly M. (Dereberiy) Mellinger. He g ra d u a te d from V ernonia High School in 1929. He m arried G eorgia Mae Van- Doren in 1932. Mr. Mellinger was a logger most of his life, retiring from Crown Zeller- bach at age 65. He served m any years as a volunteer fireman, begin ning in 1947, for the Clatskanie Vol unteer Fire Department. He was Fire Chief for 14 years. He then served on the Board of Directors from 1972 until 1985. He owned and operated the Rich field Service Station, the Clatskanie Furniture Store and the Montgomery Ward Catalog Store, all in Clatskanie. Mr. M e llin g e r w as a lo n g tim e m em ber o f the IO OF Lodge o f Clatskanie, and the Rifle and Pistol Club of Clatskanie. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Joan Higgason of Longview, Wash.; a son, William D. of Westport; a sister, Velda Ellis of Bandon; five g ra nd ch ild re n; nine great grandchildren; seven great- g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n ; n um erou s nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Clatskanie Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 807, Clatskanie, 97016. H aakinson-G roulx M ortuary of Clatskanie was in charge of arrange ments. FREDERICK RUBY Frederick Ruby, 92, Aloha, died Dec. 20, 1995, at his home. Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at At- trell’s Newberg Chapel with Pastor Ken Warren of the Norwood Bible Church in Tualatin officiating. Inurn ment was in Valley View Memorial Park Mausoleum, Newberg. Mr. Ruby was born June 17, 1903, in Unity, Wise., to Benjamin C. and Adele Schmale Ruby. He lived in western So. Dakota for many years. He married Naomi Krause in Het tinger, N.D. in 1928. They moved to Oregon in 1960. He worked at Meri wether National Golf Course for 23 years before retiring in 1983. Mr. Ruby was a member of the Norwood Bible Church in Tualatin. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Ben of Hillsboro, and Boyd, a Vernonia builder, of Scappoose; three daughters, Carol Breidenbach of Tualatin, June Metz of Vancouver, Wash., and Eleanor Halvorson of Ocean Park, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchil dren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother; Paul of Whitewood, S.D.; three sisters, Ruth Herald of Ken tucky, May Hathaway of Lemmon, S.D. and Emma Willey of Winston. Memorial contributions are sug gested to Hospice, c/o Attrell’s New berg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, New berg 97132. JOE D. DENNIS dren; eight great-grandchildren; sev Joe D. Dennis, 72, Vernonia, died eral nieces and nephews. December 22, 1995, at his home. Remembrances are suggested to Recitation of the Holy Rosary was the SL Vincent de Paul Society, c/o Dec. 26, at St. M ary’s C a tho lic SL Mary’s Catholic Chrch, 960 Mis Church in Vernonia. Mass of Chris souri Ave, Vernonia. tian Burial was concelebrated Dec. Fuiten-Rose Chapel in Vernonia 27, at the church, with Fr. Ron Milli was in charge of arrangements. can officiating, assisted by Lani Van- dehey, Pastoral Administrator. Burial JUDY M. WOLF rites and interment followed at the Judy M. Wolf, 53, Garibaldi, died Vernonia Memorial Cemetery. Full Dec. 23, 1995. A prayer service was military honors were under the direc held Dec. 26, in Fuiten-Rose Chapel tion of V.F.W. Post #4248 in Portland. in Forest Grove. Interment was in Mr. Dennis was bom August 11, Vernonia Memorial Cemetery. 1923, in Lubbock, Texas, to the late Mrs. Wolf was bom June 2, 1942, Rally and Della (Lindow) Dennis. He in McM innville to W endell C. and was raised and educated in Spear Geraldine Thayer Geiwitz. She grad man, Oklahoma, and California. uated from Y am hill-C arlton High He served in the U.S. Air Force School and was crowned Derby Day during World War II. Queen. In 1949, he married Genevieve A. She m arried B illy D. S tuck in Lardy. They made their home in Ver 1961 in Forest Grove. They lived in nonia. Yamhill and Gaston before moving to Mr. Dennis worked for the Oregon Vernonia. He died in 1970. American Lumber Mill until it closed In 1971 she married Thomas L. in 1958. He later logged in Grants Wolf in Forest Grove, where they Pass, O akrid ge and North Bon lived until m oving to G aribaldi in neville. He worked 13 years as a mill 1993. Mr. Wolf died in 1994. wright for Umber Structures in Port Mrs. W olf was ra ise d in the land, u ntil 1972, when he began Catholic Church. working at the Trojan Nuclear Plant Surviving are her father and step as a carpenter. mother, Wendell C. and Catherine M. He was a member of St. Mary’s Geiwitz of Otis; aunts, uncles and Catholic Church in Vernonia. He was nephews. also a member of the Carpenters’ She was preceded in death by a Union #1230 in Hillsboro, the V.F.W. daughter, Denise Marie, in 1970, and Post in Vernonia, the American Le son, Terry A., in 1991; her mother gion in Vernonia, and the Vernonia and a sister. Golf Club. Fuiten-R ose Chapel in Forest Mr. D ennis was p receded in Grove was in charge of a rra n g e death by a son, Brian Lynn, in 1969, ments. and a brother, Gene, in 1982. Survivors, in addition to his wife, SULO A. SANDERS include sons, Myron K. of Hillsboro, Sulo Armas Sanders, 78, West- and Donald E„ Milton J., Marvin D., p ort, died Dec. 26, 1995, at his Loren J. and Lonnie G., all of Ver home. At his request, no service was nonia; daughters, Maryann Shaw of held. Private interment was at Mist Vernonia, Shirley Cochran of Post Cemetery Falls, Idaho, Carmela G. Kelly of Alo Mr. Sanders was bom March 17, ha and Jane A. White of Clatskanie; 1917, in Moose lake, Minn., to Oscar brothers, Rufus and Curtis, both of and Albertina Santinen. He grew up Portland; sister, Mabel Dippold of in Minnesota and, after completing North Hollywood, Calif.; 28 grandchil high school, moved to Los Angeles. Page 13 He m arried Mary E. Brower in 1940 in Los Angeles. Mr. Sanders was an engineer for Goodyear Tires for ten years, then was self-employed for many years. At the age of 39, he enrolled at Biola College. Upon graduation, he served his first pastorate at the Mist-Birken- feld Community Church. He later moved to Westport, where he served as pastor of Westport Community Church until his retirement. He also served as interim pastor there until his death. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1992; a son, Dale in 1993, and a second son, Leslie, in 1994. Survivors indude a son, Paul, of Brownsville, Texas; two daughters, Rosemary G inther o f Astoria and Donna Sanders of Oregon City; eight grandchildren. Memorials are suggested to the Westport Community Church Memo rial Fund, P.O. Box 5218, Westport, 97016. H aakinson-G roulx Mortuary of Clatskanie was in charge of arrange ments. DANIEL DOMINGUEZ SR. Daniel Dominguez Sr., 70, Hills boro, died Dec. 26, 1995. A rosary was on Dec. 28 in Donelson, Sewell, & Mathews Mortuary. Mass of Chris tian burial was celebrated Dec. 29 in St. Matthew Catholic Church. Mr. Dominguez was bom Jan. 16, 1925, in Runge, Texas. He married Juanita Rico in 1951. They moved to Hillsbcro in 1966. He worked on farms and, later, as a custodian for the City of Hillsboro for 15 years. Mr. Dominguez was a member of the Catholic Church. 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