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The INDEPENDENT, January 5, 2000 Obituary WEATHER REPORT (Mora Obituaries on paga 14) He was preceded in death by his wife and a son, Jonny. Remembrances are suggested to Clatskanie Lodge No. 133, AF&AM, P.O. Box 446, Clatskanie 97016. ROBERT LEE O’BRIEN Robert Lee O’Brien, 76, Beaverton, died December 31, 1999. A memorial service was held Jan. 4, 2000, in the Community Church of Cedar Hills. In terment was in Willamette Cemetery. Mr. O'Brien was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Los Molinos, Calif. He served as a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was awarded the Pur ple Heart medal. He graduated from the University of California. He married Bonnie J. Burton in 1953; they moved to Beaverton in 1963. Mr. O’Brien was a member of the church, and was a Little League base ball coach for many years. He developed and was president of a wholesale pharmaceutical company in Casper, Wyo., and later worked for Sharp & Dohme, now Merck, Sharp & Dohme, for 35 years until retiring in 1985. Survivors include his wife; daugh ters, Sally Mancini of Menlo Park, Calif., Gail Boyle of San Carlos, Calif., Kathy Brekken of Vernonia, Evelyn A. of Beaverton, and Susie O’Brien-Borer of Bothell, Wash.; sons, Mike of Both ell, Casey B. of Beaverton and Richard A. of Hillsboro; five grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the American Diabetes Association or the Make-A-Wish Foundation. HALLIE W. “BILL” THOMPSON, JR. Hallie William Thompson, Jr., 52, Cornelius, died Dec. 23, 1999, in Port Page 13 DECEMBER, 1999 the American Heart Association, Ore gon Affiliate, Inc., 1425 NE Inring St. Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232-4201. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. land. Memorial services were held at the Cornelius Eagles Lodge Aerie 4177. Private inurnment was in Willamette National Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was bom June 10, 1947, in Oakland, Calif., to Hallie W. Thompson Sr., and Dorothy L. Hetzel Hill. He grew up in the Oakland area and graduated from Encinal High School in 1965. He served in Vietnam with the Ma rine Corps. He earned a Purple Heart before being discharged in 1969t. In 1993, he married Julie Engen- Bertram in Hillsboro. They lived in Cor nelius. Mr. Thompson was a distribution clerk with the U.S. Postal Service for the last four years, and was a machin ist for most of his life. He worked for Si mons Cutting Tools of Portland for over 13 years, and for Estacada Lumber. He was a member of the Cornelius Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Desiree Thompson of Cor nelius and Meghan Thompson of Gre sham; five step-children, Jake, Rebec ca and Rachel Bertram, all of Cor nelius, Elizabeth Bertram of Banks; and Ronda Fiske of Portland; three grandchildren; his father and step mother Hallie W. and Barbara Thomp son, Sr. of Castro Valley, Calif.; his mother and step-father, Dorothy and Maynard Hill of Portland; six brothers, Richard of Avery, Calif., Kenneth of Gresham, Steven of Hilmar, Calif, Ted of Nashville, Tenn., David Hill of Port land and Steven Hill of Centralia, Wash; three sisters, Christine Bryant and Joelle Fuller, both of Portland, and Cleta Clieman of Groveland, Calif; one uncle, and one aunt. Remembrances are suggested to ELLA M. BERG Ella Mae Berg, 91, Hillsboro, died Dec. 12, 1991. Funeral services were held Dec. 17 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Vesper (near Birkenfeld), with the Rev. Steven Maling officiating. Interment was at Fishhawk Cemetery. Mrs. Berg was bom Nov. 29, 1908, in Vesper to John Faucett and Mabel Annie (Laughry) Johnston. She re ceived her early education in Birken feld, then attended Oregon State Uni versity, graduating with a degree in home economics in 1930. She married Russell Berg in Vesper, also in 1930. She taught in Ferndale, Calif., for nine years and operated a high school cafeteria during World War II. Mrs. Berg lived in Fortuna, Calif., for 49 years before moving to Beaver ton in 1992. She was a member of the OSU Alumni Association. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Allan of Hillsboro and Roger of Beaverton; six grandchildren and nine great-grand children. Remembrances are suggested to Save the Emmanuel Church Founda tion, c/o Norma Johnston, 10887 Hwy. 202, Birkenfeld 97016 . MARJORIE J. McCORMACK Marjorie Jane McCormack, 73, Dal las, died Dec. 5, 1999, at a Salem hos pital At her request, no formal services were held. Mrs. McCormack was bom March 15, 1926, in Olympia, Wash, to Dr. Kent W. and Florence Berry. She was raised on the Olympic Peninsula and attended Pacific Univer sity. She interrupted her studies to raise a family and work on the family farm, but later completed her educa tion, earning a bachelor's degree in so ciology in 1983. In 1946, she married Clyde Austin McCormack at the Little Chapel of the Chimes in Portland. They owned and operated the family farm off Highway 47 between Forest Grove and Banks. Mrs. McCormack retired, leaving the farm after the death of her hus band, and had lived in Dallas for the last 15 years. She had been a volunteer in a wide range of 4-H programs for over 50 yeras. She was also active in the Soci ety for Creative Anachronisms, and the Scottish Rites Temple and Preserva tion Society in Dallas and Salem. Survivors include two daughters, Gayle Ann McCormack of Forest Grove, and Kathleen Mary McCormack of Haines; a son, Alan Eugene of Su- isun City, Calif; and one grandchild. Remembrances are suggested to KWAX Public Radio Station in Eugene or to the 4-H Leaders’ Advisory Group, c/o Polk County Extension Services, P.O. Box 640, Dallas, OR 97338. Your voice is heard from the b allot box. Register to Vote BAIE CIE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TEMPERATURE PRE- Hl LQ_ AMT, 47 46 39 35 29 29 37 34 31 38 36 37 44 32 36 38 46 44 45 39 40 32 26 24 24 22 22 22 21 21 30 32 34 .96 .20 - .07 .46 .66 .13 .37 .23 .26 .25 .75 .83 .51 .55 .12 .48 .10 .03 - - - - 44 50 46 47 43 42 46 44 49 47 38 46 50 51 52 46 47 45 53 56 51 47 48 50 50 46 36 40 38 - .02 .06 .41 Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa ter plant. 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