The INDEPENDENT, December 6, 2000
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land, Brad of Vernonia, and Carol
Chapman of McMinnville; 10 grandchil
dren and three great-grandchildren.
Pacific View Memorial Chapel han
dled the arrangements.
PETER T. DENIKE
Peter T. Denike, 60, Manning, died
November 18, 2000. A memorial ser
vice was held December 3 at Fuiten,
Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest
Grove, with Jim Sitzman officiating. A
Flag Honor Presentation was under the
direction of American Legion Washing
ton Post #2 in Forest Grove. Private in
terment was held.
Mr. Denike was born April 29, 1940,
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Kelvin
He was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Priscilla Bogema.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh
ter, Lara Elizabeth of Manning; a son,
David T. of Beaverton; three brothers,
Kelvin of Scottsdale, Arizona, Robert of
Stateline, Nevada, and Don of Min
neapolis, Minnesota; one sister, Judy
Flynn of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Audubon Society of Portland, 5151
NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97229
or to the Banks Community Library, 111
Market Street, Banks, OR 97106.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
and Alice (Malsed) Denike. He was
raised in Minneapolis and graduated
from Washburn High School in 1959.
He joined the United States Navy
and served for four years until being
honorably discharged in 1964. He then
attended the University of Wisconsin
and graduated in 1970 with a degree in
Business Administration.
Mr. Denike married Frances E.
Kooken in 1973. They lived in Aloha
and Beaverton until 1980, when they
moved to Manning.
He worked as independent repre
sentative for several hardware stores,
seven years for Intel, and then in com
puter sales and service.
Mr. Denike was a member of the
Willamette Valley Soaring Club.
WARREN “LES” SCHLEGEL
Warren Lester Schlegel, 80, Welch
es, died November 20, 2000. A private
family memorial service was sched
uled.
Mr. Schlegel was born January 24,
1920, in Banks, to Edwin and Lura
(Williams) Schlegel. He was raised in
Banks, and graduated from Banks
High School in 1938.
He attended Oregon State Univer
sity for two years then was drafted into
the U.S. Navy in 1942. He was dis
charged in 1945.
In 1947, he married Mary G. Tail-
man. They lived in Forest Grove.
Mr. Schlegel was owner/operator of
Tualatin Valley Plumbing and Heating
until retiring in 1974. They then moved
to Seattle to live on their boat in Lake
Union.
He was preceded in death by his
brother, Irwin Schlegel.
Survivors include his wife; two
sons, Kip Anderson of Sun River and
Warren of Nehalem; a daughter,
Cassie Kottkamp of Bend; a brother,
Bob of Forest Grove; five grandchil
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Remembrances are suggested to
Banks High School Alumni Scholarship
Fund.
Sandy Funeral Home was in charge
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MARY LOU HARMON
Mary Lou Harmon, 73, Vernonia,
died November 26, 2000. Memorial
services were held November 30,
2000, at the First Baptist Church in
Vernonia, with Pastor John Cahill offici
ating.
Mrs. Harmon was born January 16,
1927, in Charlotte, Michigan, to Max
Hughes Keeler and Bernice (Pettit)
Keeler. She was raised in Charlotte
and graduated from Charlotte High
School in 1945. She attended Michigan
State University, receiving a bachelors
degree in Business.
In 1948 she married Thomas Otto
Harmon. They lived in Tonawanda,
New York; Freeland, Midland and
Marysville, Michigan. In 1993, Mr. Har
mon passed away and she moved to
Vernonia.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Vernonia, the Ver
nonia Senior Center and the American
Legion Auxililary.
In addition to her husband, she was
preceded in death by a daughter, Patti
Pettit Harmon.
Survivors include
two sons,
Thomas O. of Freeland, Michigan and
Steve of Vernonia; and six grandchil
dren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Mary Lou Harmon Memorial Fund,
c/o First Baptist Church, 952 Washing
ton Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange
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CALVIN E. BUCKNER
Calvin E. Buckner, 89, Vernonia,
died November 30. 2000. Private fami
ly services were scheduled.
Mr. Buckner was born January 13,
1911, in Boone, Missouri, to David S.
and Artie (Whillhite) Buckner. He grew
up on a farm near Liberal, Kansas.
In 1931, he married Alice T. Rundell
in Ellensburg, Washington.
He moved to Vernonia as a young
man and worked as a mechanic at the
mill in Vernonia. He later owned and
operated Valley Garage. He also
worked as an independent trucker and
retired as a mechanic from Crown
Zellerbach in 1969.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include three sons, Max
of Vernonia, Jerry of Douglasville,
Georgia, and Linn of Vernonia; one
brother, Walt of Ukiah, California; one
sister, Alama Bond of Seaside; three
grandchildren and four great grandchil
dren.
Fuiten Rose & Hoyt Funeral home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
FREDRICK EUGENE DONEGAN
Fredrick Eugene Donegan, 31, died
November 8, 2000. No services were
held. Disposition was by cremation.
Mr. Donegan was born April 27,
1969, in Portland and was raised in
Vernonia and Aloha. He attended Alo
ha High School, then moved to Port
land and worked as a landscaper.
Survivors include two sons, Gage
and Cameron; his mother, Delores;
and one sister, Stephanie.
Sunnyside Little Chapel of the
Chimes was in charge of arrange
ments.
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