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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, Septem ber 6, 2000 — "... J1'"», ...... V" — --------------- ---------------------------------------------1 ------------------- í Y? i W '? Y ' : X<i « — 'jtâjg'Z _ RICHARD S. HUNTEMAN Richard S. Huntsman, 80, Vernon ia, died Sept. 2, 2000. Funeral Mass was held Sept. 6 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vernonia, with Fr. Todd Moli- nari officiating. Burial was at Vernonia Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include his daughters, Nancy Carpenter of Deer Island, Sheri Fenn of Riddle and Jeina Crawford of Natal; one son, Robert of Hillsboro. Remembrances are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1425 SE Irving, Portland, OR 97232. A complete obituary will appear in the next issue. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Vernonia was in charge of arrange ments. GRACE E. MATHEWS Grace Elizabeth Mathews, 87, Clatskanie, died August 25, 2002, in Longview, Wash. Services were held August 31, in Mist, with Elder Wes Schlenker of the Reorganized Latter- Day Saint Church of Longview. Inter ment was at Mist Cemetery. Mrs. Mathews was born January 14, 1913, in Sublett, Idaho, to Herbert and Ida (Powers) Condit. In 1920, the family moved to a farm near Vernonia. She graduated from Vernonia High School in 1931. She received her BS in 1963 and taught grade school for 37 years at Natal, Vernonia and Mist. She married Walter Mathews in 1941. They lived in Mist. She was a member of the Natal Grange, the Mist- Birkenfeld Helping Circle, the Clatskanie and Vernonia Senior Citizen Centers and the Reorganized Latter- Day Saint Church in Longview, Wash. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Marian Benita Clark of Iowa City, Iowa; a foster daughter, Judy for the Vernonia Planning Commission. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Merle Schmid, Marvin Schmid and Harold Schmid. Survivors include her husband, Claude; a daughter, Darlene Newman of Portland; a son, Kenneth of Maryville, Tenn.; a brother, Jim Schmid of Hoquiam, Wash.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia was in charge of arrange ments. Bjornson Carder of Burley, Idaho; two sisters, Lillian Buchanan of San Diego, Calif., and Ruby Clark of Cornelius; a brother, Ralph Condit of Portland; five foster grandchildren and nine foster great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Remembrances are suggested to: Mist-Birkenfeld Ambulance, Mist- Birkenfeld Helping Circle, Clatskanie Senior Citizens or Vernonia Senior Cit izens. Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary of Clatskanie was in charge of arrange ments. JUDY A. OLSON Judy Ann Olson, 48, Banks, died August 19, 2000, in Hillsboro. Funeral mass was held August 23 at St. Fran cis of Assisi Catholic Church in Roy, with Fr. Todd Molinari and Bishop Ken neth Steiner, celebrants. Interment was at St. Francis Cemetery. Mrs. Olson was born February 21, 1952, in Hillsboro to Norbert and Betty (Vuylsteke) Krieger. She graduated from Banks High School in 1970. She married Ron Olson in 1972. They lived in Banks after their mar riage. RUTH E. VEAL Ruth Elizabeth Veal, 75, Vernonia, died August 19, 2000, in Forest Grove. A memorial service was held August 27 at the Veal family home with Elder Willard Loewen officiating. Interment was in North Cemetery at Clear Creek, Vernonia. Mrs. Veal was bom February 9, 1925, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Floyd and Edith (Newman) Schmid. She grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from high school in 1942. She married Claude Veal in 1946 in Vancouver, Wash. They lived in Wash ington for fifteen years before moving to Idaho, Arizona and Oregon. In 1971, they moved to Vernonia. In Arizona, they owned and operat ed a motel and in eastern Oregon, she worked for the U.S. Forest Service. She was bookkeeper for their busi ness, C&R Gardens, in Vernonia. She retired in the late 1980’s. Mrs. Veal was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and held several offices throughout the years. She was secretary of the first water district formed in Ukiah and for Mrs. Olson was a teller at US Bank in Banks until May, when she retired. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Tricia Gerding of Philomath and Laurie Kemper of Forest Grove; two sons, Eric and Brian, both of Banks; her parents, of Tillamook; brothers Ron Krieger of Aloha, Ken Krieger of Juneau, Alaska, and Mark Krieger of Hillsboro; sisters, Karen Schmidlin of Banks, Jane Wanberg of Tualatin and Mary Lou Vandehey of Gales Creek; numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Baseball and Softball Programs at Banks High School or to the computer Lab Fund at St. Francis Grade School in Banks. Fuiten Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. GERTRUDE E. 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