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JENELLE WIGGINS
Jenelle Wiggins, 47, Vernonia, died
January 1, 1998, at her home of cancer. A
wake was held Jan. 3 at the family home.
Disposition was by cremation.
Ms Wiggins was bom Oct. 2, 1950, in
Santa Monica, Calif, to Norman and
Dorothy (Greenway) Wiggins. She was
raised in Iowa and attended the University
of Iowa. She moved to Vernonia about
1975.
She married John Wysong in 1981;
they were divorced in 1985. In 1990, she
married Cory Colburn.
Ms Wiggins used her interest in history
and local people to interview and photo­
graph Nehalem Valley residents, both old-
timers and newcomers, publishing articles
in the Vernonia Freedom, helping people
get acquainted while bridging the “home-
boy/alien" gap.
She worked for Community Action
Team in St. Helens, in the weatherization
and low income housing assistance pro­
gram.
She was preceded in death by her fa­
ther in 1961.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, Tucker Wysong and Charles Col­
burn-Wiggins, both of Vernonia; mother,
Dorothy Wiggins of Fountain Hills, Arizona;
sister, Susan Becker of Berkeley, Calif.;
brother, Frank Wiggins of Washington, D.C.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was
in charge o, arrangements.
SANTO DISTEFANO
Santo Distefano, 76, died Jan. 13,
1998. A Mass of Christian burial was Jan.
16, in St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. The
rosary was recited Jan. 15, in Portland
Memorial Funeral Home. Emtombment was
in Portland Memorial Mausoleum.
Mr. Distefano was born June 16, 1921,
in Kansas City, Mo. In 1956, after years of
studying in North Africa and living in Italy,
he returned to the United States, moving to
Portland..
He married Cira in 1956, in Italy.
Mr. Distefano was a cabinetmaker for
32 years for the Charles Grant Co. Among
other projects, he built a 40-foot conference
table for the U.S. Bank Tower in 1983. He
retired in 1989.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Mario
Leonetti of Vernonia and Tony Leonetti of
Vancouver, Wash.; sister, Nancy Bonfiglio
of Portland; six grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to the
American Diabetes Association.
HELEN E. SMITH
Helen Evelyn Smith, 85, Seaside, died
January 10, 1998. A memorial service was
held Jan. 13 at Calvary Episcopal Church in
Seaside, with Fr. Chet Falby officiating. In­
terment was a, Evergreen Cemetery, Sea­
side.
Mrs. Smith was born January 8, 1913,
in Vernonia to Charles and Emma (Peder­
son) Bergerson. She married Ervin Smith.
They moved to Seaside in 1950.
Survivors include one daughter, Janet
Smith Teevin of Seaside; one son, Gordon
E. Smith of Portland; four grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grand­
son, Jeffrey Teevin.
Memorial contributions may be sen, to
Hospice, c/o Hughes-Ransom Mortuary,
SEaside.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
ARCHIE L WALLACE
Archie Lincoln Wallace, 82, Banks, died
Dec. 26, 1997. Private services were held.
Disposition was by cremation.
Mr. Wallace was born Feb. 12, 1915, in
Jasper.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Wallace lived most of his life in the
Jasper and Springfield areas and worked
as a faller in the logging industry. He had
lived in Banks since 1986.
He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his daughter, Eliza­
beth White of Banks; stepdaughters, Jody
Bachman o, St. Petersburg, Fla., Mary Ann
Olsen of Cheshire and Janette Heft of Bay-
town, Texas; stepsons, John Simon of
Springfield and Peter Simon of Eugene; 23
grandchildren.
Westside Cremation Service was in
charge of arrangements.
CAMERON HENDERSON
Cameron Henderson, 81, died Jan. 5,
1998 A memorial service was Jan. 10 in
Beaverton Elks Lodge. Disposition was by
cremation.
Mr. Henderson was bom Feb. 11,1916,
in Tate, Saskatchewan. In 1948 he moved
from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Port­
land.
He was a goldsmith.
Mr. Henderson's firs, wife, Dolly, died in
1972. He married Vera Eichenberger in
1973.
He was the founding president of the
Portland Highland Dance Asociation, pas,
master of Masonic Lodge 210 and pipe ma­
jor with the Portland Scottish Pipe Band.
Survivors include his wife; daughter,
Heather Mash of Calgary, Alberta; son,
William of Banks; seven grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to the
Portland Highland Games Association.
Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes
was in charge of arrangements.
ALLEN 0 . VanDOMELEN
Allen 0 . VanDomelen, 63, Mountain-
dale, died Jan. 8,1998, a, St. Vincent Hos­
pital in Portland of a heart attack. A funeral
was Jan. 13, in Zion Lutheran Church in
Hillsboro, with Pastor Bill Warren officiating.
Interment was in Rafferty Cemetery in
Mountaindale.
Mr. VanDomelen was born Feb. 20,
1934, at his grandmother’s home in Hills­
boro, to Oliver and Frances (Kearn) Van­
Domelen. He lived in the Iowa Hill area
south of Cornelius before moving with his
family to Mountaindale in 1944. He attend­
ed Meacham School in Mountaindale and
Hillsboro High School.
He and his father operated a logging
and farming business, raising livestock,
grain, and strawberries.
Mr. VanDomelen married Doloris
Stroeder in 1954, in Hillsboro. They lived in
Forest Grove for a short time before moving
to a farm in Mountaindale.
He was preceded in death by a sister,
Janice Butterworth, in 1994.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Dave
of Mountaindale and Bar, of North Plains;
daughters, Jolene Sholey of Jackson Hole,
Wyo., and Angie Reese of Long Beach,
Calif.; brother, Marv of Buxton; sisters,
Margie Evers of Banks and Linda Pierson
of Cornelius; six grandchildren; 21 nieces
and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to Zion
Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, the West-
side Lutheran School Association, or the
Allen VanDomelen Headstone Fund.
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home of Hills­
boro was in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES HAYDEN
Charles Hayden, 69, died Jan. 3,1998.
A memorial service was Jan. 17, in Firs,
Christian Church of Portland. Disposition
was by cremation.
Mr. Hayden was born May 23, 1928, in
Portland. He graduated from Jefferson
High School and attended Gonzaga Uni­
versity.
He married Susan Dewey in 1979.
Mr. Hayden was a self-employed tour
and travel director and founded Suntime
Tour and Travel agencies in Portland and
Beaverton. He retired in 1992.
He co-founded the Willamette Shore
Railway and the Vernonia, South Park and
Sunset Steam Railroad.
Mr. Hayden was a member of Firs,
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Beaverton.
Survivors include his wife; daughters,
Mary of Lake Oswego, Melissa of Spokane
and Cindy Clague of Eugene; brother, Jim
of Wickenburg, Ariz.; seven grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to Tualatin
Valley Centers' Step by Step program.
JOSEPHINE C. BUSBY
Josephine Charlotte Busby, 86, died
Jan. 10,1998. A memorial service was Jan.
17 in Rockaway Community Church in
Rockaway Beach. Graveside services were
in Willamette National Cemetery.
Mrs. Busby was bom June 13,1911, in
Hayes, Mich. Her maiden name was
Ranes. She lived in Portland from 1925 to
1968.
She married Morris Busby in 1930.
Mrs. Busby was a former member of
Sellwood Baptist Church and a member of
Rockaway Community Church.
Survivors include her husband; sons,
Leslie M. and Claude B „ both of Portland;
daughters, Ricella C. Sincock and Anita
Hall, both of Rockaway Beach, Lorinda
Marie of Portland and Victoria M. Shields of
Mist; 27 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchil­
dren and four great-grea,-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to the
Peniel Mission in Portland.
Lincoln Memorial Park Funeral Home in
Portland was in charge of arrangements.
JUDITH L. HOLSEY
Judith Lee holsey, 57, died Dec. 27,
1997, of diabetes and renal failure. Ser­
vices were Dec. 31, in Cornwell Colonial
Chapel in Wilsonville. Interment was in
Willamette National Cemetery.
Mrs. Holsey was bom June 12,1940, in
Portland.
Her
maiden
name
was
Cantwell.She graduated from Vernonia
High School in 1958.
She married Lawrence Holsey in 1958.
Mrs. Holsey worked at Tektronix in
Wilsonville for 30 years and was a supervi­
sor.
Survivors include her husband, and a
sister, Rena Miller of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Remembrances are suggested to the
American Diabetes Association.
DESSIE J. KING
Dessie J. King, 83, Hillsboro, died Jan.
18, 1998. Funeral service will be held
Thursday, Jan. 22 at 1:00 p.m. at Bron­
leewe-Bass Funeral Home, 1070 W. Main,
Hillsboro. Interment will be in Fir Lawn
Cemetery.
Mrs. King was bom June 17, 1914, in
Fargo, Okla., to Pete and Hattie May (Tay­
lor) Lane.
She married Ralph William King in 1939
in Oakwood, Oklahoma. They moved to
Hillsboro in 1956, then lived in Vernonia
from 1968 to 1990 before returning to Hills­
boro because of poor health.
Mrs. King was active in the Vernonia
Bible Church and Evergreen Christian Cen­
ter in Hillsboro.
She was preceded in death by her hus­
band in 1991, and a son, Jerry R. in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy
Smallwood, son, Ralph, and daughter-in-
law, Carol King, all of Hillsboro; sister, Vir­
ginia Wes, of Sacramento, Cali,.; brother
Herschel Lane o, Guymon, Okla.; five
grandchildren and seven great-grandchil­
several grand children, great-grandchil­
dren, nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to the
Vernonia Senior Center.
Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel was in
GRACE D. JAMES
Grace Darlene James, 79, died Jan. 8,
1998. A funeral was Jan. 12, in New Vision
Fellowship Church in Beaverton. Interment
was in Sunset Hills Memorial Park.
Mrs. James was bom Nov. 6, 1918, in
Westboro, Mo. Her maiden name was En­
yart. She had lived in Portland since 1944.
She was a salesperson in a women’s
clothing store, and retired in 1977.
Mrs. James was a member of the
church.
Survivors include her husband, Ed;
sons, Gary L. Enyart o, Beaverton and
Michael James o, Portland; daughters, Keri
A. Kaiser o, Portland and Peggy J. Oakes
o, Banks; brother, Donald L. Enyart of
Clackamas; 11 grandchildren; and four
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Mrs. Eckland was preceded in death by
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Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA
COUNTY, OREGON
TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
1. Notice is hereby given that the Columbia
County Board of Commissioners have es­
tablished their meeting dates for 1998 as
follows: Every Wednesday of the month at
10:00 a.m. for the regular Board meetings
and the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
at 10:00 a.m. for the Work Session. These
meetings will be held in the Commission­
ers’ Meeting Room, Room 308 of the Co­
lumbia County Courthouse in St. Helens,
Oregon unless otherwise noted.
2. The County does not discriminate on the
basis of handicap status. If any special ac­
commodations are required, please contact
the Board office at (503) 397-4322 the day
before the meeting.
Dated this 6th day of January, 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
By; Joel R. Yarbor, Chairman
Publish 1/21/98
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA
COUNTY, OREGON
In the Matter of the Construction of a
Sewage Disposal System, Located at Big
cbm
OF THANKS
A special thank you to all who sent
flowers, cards, and furnished food, and
all the kindness shown us at the loss of
our beloved ¿hosband, father and
grandfather. A special Thank You to all
who attended the memorial service
and to the EMTs and Emergency Crew
who answered our calls to help Bill.
Aretha Ritz
Deanna and Clive Ebsen
all our grandchildren
P1/21
The Family of William (Bill) Krieger
wishes to thank everyone for all the
love and support, cards, prayers and
flowers, at the passing of their father,
who was very much loved and will be
greatly missed by all who knew him.
We would also like to thank Archie
Dass, Al Delemos, Darin Krieger, Bob
McCabe, Ralph Sturdevant, Joe
Wuest for helping lay him to rest. As
well as Larry Bernardi, Joe Fennell,
Dennis Kriegerfor being ready to step
in.
Special thanks to Mary Taylor, Pat &
Darlene Knight for all the hard work, as
well as everyone else who helped be­
hind the scenes.
The families of
Dennis & Jamie Krieger
Richard & Phylis Krieger
Scott & Charlotte Krieger
Joe & Darcy Fennell
P1/21
CABO OF THANHS
Gresham.
She married Robert Gilpin in 1920; they
divorced in 1952. She married C. Clark
Griffiths in 1955; he died in 1959. She mar­
ried Harry E. Eckland in 1961; he died in
1989.
Mrs. Eckland moved to Portland in the
1940s, and to Vernonia in 1961, where she
worked as a senior advocate for the Ver­
nonia Senior Citizens Center. In 1991 she
charge of arrangements.
charge o, arrangements.
dren.
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home was in
charge o, arrangements.
DESSIE L. ECKLAND
Dessie L. Eckland, 93, Gresham, died
Jan. 9, 1998, in Gresham. Memorial ser­
vices will be Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. in Bateman
Carroll Funeral Chapel in Gresham. Private
inurnment will be in Fores, Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Eckland was bom April 10, 1904,
at Pleasant Home, to Clay and Mattie Har­
ris. She was raised and educated at Ander­
son Station, and operated a berry farm in
great-granocnnaren.
Remembrances are suggested to the
church building fund.
Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary was in
Second (generation
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DERREL & DEANN ROSE
JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT
TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS
AARON DUYCK
Attendant: RAY PELSTER
2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161
741 Madison Av. Vem........ 429-6611
Eddy Park, near Vernonia, Oregon
TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
1. The Board of County Commissioners for
Columbia County, Oregon, is requesting
bids for the construction of a sewage dis­
posal system, located at Big Eddy Park,
64555 Nehalem Highway North, Vernonia,
Oregon.
2. Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 11,1998. Charles J.
Ashcroft, Director of County Forests, Parks
and Recreation (or his designee), is the
person designated for receipt of bids. The
bids must be received by him (or his de­
signee), by the designated time at the Co­
lumbia County Courthouse, Room 318, St.
Helens, Oregon 97051. The bids must be in
sealed envelopes marked “Bid for Con­
struction of a Sewage Disposal System,
located at Big Eddy Park, near Vernonia,
Oregon”, or its equivalent. The bids will be
publicly opened and read at 10:15 a.m., on
Wednesday, February 11, 1998, in the
Commissioners' Meeting Room, Room 308
of the Columbia County Courthouse, in St.
Helens, Oregon.
3. No bid will be received or considered by
the County unless the bid contains a state­
ment by the bidder that the provisions o,
ORS 279.350 (prevailing rate of wage law)
will be complied with.
4. Each bid must contain a statement as to
whether the bidder is a resident bidder as
defined in ORS 279.029.
5. Bidders need not be licensed under ORS
468A.720 (asbestos contractor).
We, the families of Mel Hooker,
want to Thank each and every one of
you for all of your thoughts and pray­
ers, all of your support and help during
our loss. Thank you to the many peo­
ple who helped with food, cleanup,
cards and flowers. This all has been
greatly appreciated.
Jill & Corey Hooker
Steve & Becky Hooker family
Jeff & Glynis Hooker family
Sue & Barry East family
P1/21
6. No bid for a construction contract shall
be received or considered by the County
unless the bidder is registered with the
Construction Contractors Board or licensed
by the State Landscape Contractors Board
as required by ORS 671.530.
7. The Bid Proposal Form and Contract
Documents may be seen at, and copies ob­
tained from, the County Forests, Parks and
Recreation Office, located at 1054 Oregon
Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051, tele­
phone number (503) 397-2353.
8. The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a performance bond and/or pay­
ment bond and certificates of insurance as
prescribed in the Bid Proposal and Contract
Documents.
9. Vendors shall use recyclable products to
the maximum extent economically feasible
in the Contract work.
10. The County reserves the right to waive
minor informalities in the bids received. The
County may also reject any bid no, in com­
pliance with all prescribed public bidding
procedures and requirements, and may re­
ject for good cause any or all bids upon a
finding of the County i, is in the public inter­
est to do so.
11. No bidder may withdraw a bid after the
deadline se, for receipt of bid unless thirty
(30) days have elapsed and the County has
not yet awarded the Contract.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
By; Joel R. Yarbor, Chair
Publish 1/21/98