The INDEPENDENT, June 7, 2000
Obituary
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VERNON M. LINDSLEY
Vernon Mead Lindsley, *81, Vernon
ia, died May 29, 2000, athisfiom e. Fu
neral services were held June 1,2000,
at the Vernonia Foursquare. Church,
with Pastor Paul Pastor officiating. In
terment was at Vernonia Memorial
Cemetery.
Mr. Lindsley was born SeRt. 24,
1918, at Linnton, to Warren and Clara
(Mead) Lindsley. The family moved to
Vernonia in 1923, where he was raised
and educated. When he was seven
teen, he worked for the Civilian Con
servation Corps.
He married Alice Juola in 1938 in
Vancouver, Washington.
In 1944, joined the United States
Navy. He was discharged in 1946.
Upon his discharge, he returned to
Vernonia where he worked at the mill
and in several logging camps in the
Vernonia area. In 1963, he went to
work at the Oregon Primate Center in
Aloha, where he retired in 1976.
He was a member of the Vernonia
Foursquare Church, which he helped
pioneer in 1978, and the Vernonia
Grange.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, his wife in 1981, and 10 broth
ers and sisters.
Survivors include his companion of
seventeen years, Christine Preston of
Vernonia; two daughters, Sherry Alfon
so of Portland, and Sandy Welch of
Vernonia; a son Jack of Vernonia; two
sisters, Annabel Smith of Scappoose,
and Joan Hunt of Eugene; 10 grand
children; 28 great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Lung Association of Ore
gon, 9320 SW Barbur Boulevard, Suite
140, Portland, OR 97219-5481.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home,
Vernonia was in charge of the arrange
ments.
CHRISTINE PRESTON
Christine Preston, 56, Vernonia,
died May 30, 2000, at Providence St.
Vincent Medical Center in Portland.
Private family services were held.
Mrs. Preston was born Oct. 3,
1943, in New York City to Walter and
Lily (Froelich) Freymuller. She grew up
in New York City. In 1948, the family
moved to Portland.
She married Richard Preston in
1960 at Vancouver, Washington. They
lived in the Portland area until 1963,
when they moved to Blackfoot, Idaho.
They later lived in Newport and Salem
and in 1980, moved to Vernonia.
Christine was a homemaker.
Survivors include her mother, of
Waldport; two daughters, Sharon Pre
ston of Vernonia and Laura Hunter, of
Hillsboro; two sons, Jerry of Bremer-
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HOWARD W. CARTER
Dec. 10, 1919 May 23, 2000
Services held
VERNON M. LINDSLEY
Sept. 24, 1918 May 29, 2000
Services held
ton, Wash, and Rick of Oregon; two
sisters, Linda Mullen and Ellyn
Reuther, both of Milwaukie; nine grand
children and one great-grandchild.
Westside Cremation service was in
charge of arrangements.
WAYNE A. CALDWELL
Wayne Alan Caldwell, 54, Vernonia,
died May 19, 2000, at his home. Fu
neral services were held May 23 at the
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in
Vernonia, with Pastor Grant Williams of
the Vernonia Community Church offici
ating.
Mr. Caldwell was born April 28,
1946, in Waterville, Maine, to Justin
and Ella (McNamara) Caldwell. He
grew up in Fairfield, Maine.
He served in the United States
Naval Reserve in Augusta, Maine, and
Great Lakes, Illinois until he was dis
charge in 1966.
' In 1978 he married NellEva Lam-
phier in Fairfield, Maine. They made
their home in Maine until 1980, when
they moved to Portland. They moved to
Vernonia in 1990.
Mr. Caldwell worked in woolen mills
in Clinton and Oakland, Maine, from
the age of 17 until he moved to Ore
gon, where he went to work for Pendle
ton Woolen Mills. He later worked as a
truck driver.
He was a member of the Eagles
Aerie in Skowhegan, Maine.
Survivors include his wife; his moth
er, Ella Caldwell of Portland; two step
sons, Doug Stratton of Conesus, New
York, and Allan Stratton of Farmington,
Maine; a stepdaughter, Debra Rodgers
of Dansville, New York; two sisters,
Joyce Trott of Clinton, Maine, and
Gwen Bowen of Bedford, New Hamp
shire; five grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Cancer Society, 0330
SW Curry Street, Portland, Oregon,
97201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
CARL E. DOUGLAS, SR.
Carl E. Douglas Sr., 69, Vernonia,
died June 2, 2000, at his home. Memo
rial services were held June 6 at the
Vernonia Foursquare Church, with
pastor Rick Ellingson presiding.
Mr. Douglas was born Dec. 3,1930,
in Kingston, Jamaica, to Clinton B. and
Daphne M. Douglas. He was raised in
Kingston and attended Kingston Col
lege before moving to Seattle to study
for the ministry at Northwest College.
Following graduation, he attended the
School of Engineering at the University
of Washington.
He married Darlene Denham in
1956, in Longview, Wash. They lived
and worked in Seattle until moving to
Oregon in 1970.
While in college, he worked for
Longview Fibre Company in Seattle.
He worked for Caterpillar Company,
then went into the airfreight forwarding
industry and real estate. He became
manager of the Portland office of Cali
fornia City Real Estate in 1970. With
declining health, he became self-em
ployed as an air freight consultant
working out of his home.
Mr. Douglas was a member of the
Beaverton Four Square Church and
served as assistant to the pastor of the
Assembly of God Church in Tacoma,
Wash. He was soloist and song direc
tor at several churches and a former
Toastmasters Club member.
He also played semi-pro soccer in
Jamaica and dedicated a lot of his time
to the Oregon Youth Soccer Associa
tion. He was a soccer coach for many
years in the Hillsboro area.
Survivors include his wife; his moth
er, Daphne Douglas of Forest Grove;
two sons, Carl E. Douglas, Jr. of Ver
nonia, and Alan Douglas of Cascade
Locks; three daughters, Judy Tanner of
Cornelius, Diane Benes of Vernonia,
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and Le’Alys Wilms of Beaverton; three
sisters, Grace Douglas of Forest
Grove, lisa Hart of Florida, and Ruth
Kidd of Kingston, Jamaica; eight
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
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GERTRUDE V. “TRUDY” POTTS
Gertrude Virginia “Trudy" Potts, 72,
Gales Creek, died May 12, 2000. Fu
neral services were held at Forest
Grove Memorial Chapel with Muriel
Marble of the Gales Creek Community
Church of God officiating.
Mrs. Potts was born Oct. 6, 1927, in
Grants, New Mexico, to Olaf and Emily
Carter Justice Hansen. During the de-
presssion, the family moved to Forest
Grove, where she graduated from For
est Grove High School.
She married Delbert C. Potts in
1945 in Forest Grove. They lived in
Gales Creek until 1962, when they
moved to Tillamook. They returned to
Gales Creek in 1981.
Mrs. Potts worked at Wallace Nurs
ing Home in Hillsboro as a nurse's aid
for several years, and as a surgical
nurse in Tillamook County Hospital and
Rhinhart Hospital in Wheeler until her
retirement in 1980.
She was preceded in death by her
husband.
Survivors include two sons, Samm
of Portland, and Mark of Banks; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchil
dren; a brother, Thomas Hansen of In
dependence; two sisters, Helga
Carsrud of Hillsboro and Constance
“Connie” Patterson of Portland.
ADOLPH R. WAGNER
Adolph Rudolph Wagner, 83, Cor
nelius, died Saturday, May 20, 2000.
Services were held May 23 at St.
Alexander Catholic Church in Cor
nelius, with Father Mark J. Cach offici
ating.
Mr. Wagner was born June 9,
1916, in Southy, Sask, Canada, to
John K. and Carolina (Schaffer) Wagn
er. He began farming with his brother
Fred when he was 14.
He married Mary Ker in 1944, in
Winnemucca, Nev. They moved to
Burns, where they owned The Palace
Cafe and Sporting Goods, which they
ran with his brothers Fred and Art, until
1957, when the cafe was sold.
The family moved to Baker in 1959,
when he and Fred bought the local
Blitz Distributing Company, which they
owned until 1967. He began selling
cars for Charles Haight Chevrolet in
Baker, and moved in 1973 to sell cars
for Charles Haight in Everett Wash.,
Mr. Wagner retired in 1979, moving to
Cornelius.
He was a charter member of the
Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. in Burns, and a
member of St. Alexander’s.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters, Elizabeth Wagner and Lena
Stetner, and a brother, Fred.
Survivors include his wife, two
daughters, Sandra of Shoreline,
Wash., and Pamela Dierickx of Banks;
a brother, Arthur of Klamath Falls, and
six grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Adolph Wagner Pain Management
Consortium at Tuality Community Hos
pital, 335 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro,
Oregon 97123.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
ALYCE M. WRIGHT
Alyce Marie Wright, 81, Forest
Grove, died May 20, 2000. Memorial
services were held with Pastor C. Eu
gene Sabin of the First Christian
Church of Forest Grove officiating.
Mrs. Wright was born July 27,
1918, in Illinois, to Guy Coleman and
Ruth Oliver Garrett. She grew up in Illi
nois and later moved to California.
She was married to Frank Young
blood from 1940 to 1952. In 1957, she
married Bruce B. Wright in Las Vegas,
Nev., and they lived in California until
moving to Timber in 1962. Mr. Wright
died in 1969.
Mrs. Wright and her husband
owned and operated the Timber Inn for
several years. From 1974 until her re
tirement, she worked for Leupold and
Stevens.
Survivors include two sons, Walt
Youngblood of Mariana, Calif., and
Michael Youngblood of Salinas, Calif.;
two stepsons, Bruce Wright of Vancou
ver, Wash., and Dale Wright of Scotts
dale, Ariz.? three daughters, Kathy
Youngblood of Forest Grove, Laura
Kuhl, and Hope Smith, both of Hills
boro; a sister, Louise Reeder of Ventu
ra, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; 20 great
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Arthritis Foundation, Oregon Chap
ter, 4412 SW Barbur Blvd., No. 220,
Portland, Oregon 97201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
JOHN T. HAILEY
John Thomas Hailey, 89, Forest
Grove, died May 22, 2000. Burial ser
vices were held at Vernonia Memorial
Cemetery.
Mr. Hailey was born May 6, 1911,
in Jordan Valley, to John T. and Helen
(Mayne) Hailey. He grew up in the Jor
dan Valley area.
In 1941, he joined the U.S. Navy
SeaBees and served in Hawaii until the
end of World War II.
He married Edna M. Brandt in
1962, in Vancouver, Wash. They lived
in Portland until moving to Vernonia in
1974. They moved to Forest Grove last
month.
Mr. Hailey was a welder in the ship
building industry for most of his life.
Survivors include his wife; three sis
ters, Jesse Brown of Fallon, Nev., Edith
Harrison of Meridian Idaho, and Helen
Knox of Washington state; many
nieces and nephews.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
JAMES H. GORTLER
James Henry Gortler, 86, St. He
lens, died May 28, 2000. Services
were held June 1 at Columbia Funeral
Home.
Mr. Gortler was born May 13, 1914,
in Yankton to William H. and Pearl
(Kister) Gortler. He worked as a mill
wright at the former Pope & Talbot
(now Boise Cascade) mill and retired in
1974.
He was a member of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy
Viola Gortler; sons, Greg of South
Bend, Wash., and Jimmy of St Helens;
daughters, Sandra Hathaway and Son
ja Gibbs, both of South Bend, and
Vanessa Warner of Monmouth; broth
ers Wilbur “Duke” of Vernonia and
William of Florence; sisters Evelyn
Popejoy of St. Johns and Mildred Elton
of Vernonia; 13 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers, George and Richard, and a
sister, Gladys Herendeen.
JEROLD E. BIRCH
Jerold E. Birch, 64, Winlock, Wash.,
died May 17, 2000. Memorial services
were held May 22, at the Winlock Ward
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints with Bishop Richard Brooks
officiating.
Mr. Birch was born March 31, 1936,
in Bear River City, Utah, to Elvin Au
gusta and Zella May (Ames) Birch. He
attended schools in Banks and served
in the Korean conflict with the U.S. Air
Force.
He worked as an electrician at
Weyerhaeuser Company in Coos Bay
and Springfield before retiring.
Mr. Birch was a member of the Win
lock Ward of LDS and the Moose
Lodge.
He was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Elva Bellish.
Survivors include his wife; nine chil
dren, Terry and Cheryl, both of Spring-
field; Larry Patching, of Winlock, Can
dy Vincent of Darrington, Wash., Kevin
Patching of Cathlamet, Wash., Colleen
Patching of Aberdeen, Wash., Brandon
Patching of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Cur
tis Patching of Tacoma, Wash.; a broth
er, Arleand of Portland; a sister, Doris
Speight of North Plains; 17 grandchil
dren; a great-granddaughter.
Remembrances are suggested to
Willamette Valley All Stars Baseball,
2324 Dubens Lane, Springfield, Ore
gon, 97477.
BONNIE J. CLAYPOOL
Bonnie Jean Claypool, 71, Tualatin,
died May 27, 2000. Private services
have been held.
Mrs. Claypool was bom August 29,
1928, in Hollywood, Calif., to Lou and
Hazel (Thyler) Huddleston. She grew
up in the Hollywood area and moved to
the Bonny Slope area of Oregon in
1967.
She married Don Claypool in Reno,
Nev., in 1970. They made their home in
Timber until her husband’s death in
1998. Mrs. Claypool later moved to Tu
alatin to live with a daughter.
Mrs. Claypool was a homemaker,
and had worked as an inspector at
Leopold Scope for 18 years, until her
retirement in 1988.
Survivors include three daughters,
Linda Wait of Tualatin, Diane Herb of
Manning, and Carol Lockamy of Tim
ber; one sister, Joan Schneider of Carl
ton; six grandchildren; six great-grand
children.
DEBRA M. NEWGARD
Debra Mary Newgard, 46, Banks,
died May 24, 2000, at her home.
Memorial services were held May 27,
at Dayspring Christian Church, with
Pastor Skip Heiney officiating.
Mrs. Newgard was born April 12,
1954, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Martin
and Harriet K. (Ayau) Rellez. When
she was five, she moved with her fam
ily to the San Francisco Bay area be
fore returning to Hawaii after high
school.
She married Jim Newgard in Sher
wood in Sept. 1979. They made their
home in Tualatin and Portland before
moving to Banks in 1983.
Mrs. Newgard was a teacher at the
Banks Christian Academy for more
than 10 years. She and her husband
co-owned a nursery, and she was an
active member of Banks Christian
Church as well as a volunteer and as
sistant director for Birthright.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, Bryce and Joel, both of Banks;
two daughters, Rachel and Jessica
Newgard, both of Banks; her father,
Michael Rellez of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; her mother, Harriet Scholtz of
San Leandro, Calif., stepmother, Mary
Rellez of Beaverton; two sisters,
Claudette McDermott of Fremont
Calif., and Sheila Rellez of Palo Alto,
Calif.
Remembrances are suggested to
Banks Christian Academy.
AGNES F. McCARTY
Agnes F. McCarty, 89, Portland,
died May 20, 2000. Private services
will be held. Disposition was by crema
tion.
Mrs. McCarty was born January 13,
1911, in Skamania, Washington. Her
maiden name was Pedersen. She
graduated from Stevenson, Wash.,
High School, then attended the Port
land Art Museum School. She was a
homemaker and lived in Vernonia from
the 1950’s through the mid-1970’s,
when she returned to Portland. Her
husband, Frank McCarty, died in the
1970’s.
Survivors include her cousin, Su
san Nielsen and several other cousins.
Remembrances are suggested to
any hospice program.
LOUISE E. DEDLOW
Louise E. Dedlow, 79, Oregon City,
died May 29, 2000. A service was held
June 2, in Willamette National Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Dedlow was born Sept. 10,
1920, in Birkenfeld. Her maiden name
was Turner. She moved to Portland as
a young woman, then to Myers Flat,
Calif., in 1950. She returned to Port
land in 1968 and moved to Oregon City
in about 1975. She was a homemaker.
In 1948, she married Raymond H. Ded
low; he died in 1987.
Survivors include her daughters,
Mary L. Welch, Nancy L. Hoskins and
Sharon I. Redmond; seven grandchil
dren and 12 great-grandchildren.
CHARLES BUD’ NEEDLES
Charles “Bud” Needles, 71, died
May 31, 2000. A funeral was held June
2 in Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Sea
side. Private interment was in Willa
mette National Cemetery.
Mr. Needles was bom March 6,
1929, in Wallace. Idaho, and lived in
Portland, Newport and Sweet Home.
From 1949 to 1961, he was a cook in
the U.S. Coast Guard.
He had done many kinds of work,
including a year on the Alaskan
Pipeline, and moved often before set
tling in Elsie 23 years ago. He was a
dishwasher and cook for Elderberry Inn
at the time of his death. He married
Sheala Shaber in 1950.
Survivors-include his wife; daugh
ter, Leah Way and Leila, son, Vem; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchil
dren.