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VIOLET A. “BABE” DREESZEN
Violet Amelia “Babe” Dreeszen, 99,
North Plains, died December 17, 2001.
A funeral was held December 21 at
Fuiten Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in
Forest Grove, with the Rev. C. Eugene
Sabin officiating. Interment was in
Union Point Cemetery in Banks.
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Mrs. Dreeszen was born December
3, 1902, in Wilsonville, to Frank and
Amelia Wilson Gosser. She grew up in
Wilsonville.
In 1925, she married John M. “Max”
Dreeszen. They lived in Sherman’s Mill
until 1935, when they moved to Banks.
Mrs. Dreeszen moved to North Plains
in 1999.
She picked crops, baked bread for
neighbors and was a floor lady for R.D.
Bodle Co., Portland Canning Co. and
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Mrs. Dreeszen was a founding mem
ber of the Sunset Auxiliary in Banks.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1980, and four siblings.
Survivors include a son, Dale of
Yakima, Wash ; four grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Banks High School Alumni Fund c/o
Banks High School, 450 S. Main,
Banks, OR 97106.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
FATHER ERVIN VANDEHEY
Father Ervin Vandehey, 82, Beaver
ton, died December 8, 2001. A memori
al mass was celebrated December 18
in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
in Roy, with Father Todd Molinari, cele
brant. Interment was in Mt. Calvary
Cemetery in Portland.
Father Vandehey was born Novem
ber 26, 1919, in Forest Grove, to
William E. and Mary Hermens Vande
hey. He grew up in Verboort.
He received his bachelor's degree
from the seminary at Mount Angel in
1943 and a Master of Divinity degree
from St. Edward Seminary in Kenmore,
Wash., in 1946. He was ordained in
1946 by Archbishop Howard.
Father Vandehey served as an as
sociate for 10 years in Milwaukie,
Salem and Portland. He served as pas
tor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bandon,
Holy Redeemer Parish in North Bend
and St. Joseph Parish in Portland. He
retired in 1990.
Father Vandehey also learned
American Sign Language and, for a
number of years, served as Catholic
chaplain to the hearing impaired.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers.
Survivors include four sisters, Mar
cella “Molly" Herb, Elaine Duyck and
Regina Van Domelen, all of Roy, and
Florence Van Domelen of Cornelius;
four brothers, Adrian and Stanley, both
of Hillsboro, Ignatius of Roy, and Nor
man of Banks; nieces and nephews.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
ROBENA A. REED
Robena A. Reed, 90, Beaverton,
died December 16, 2001. A memorial
service was held December 21 at Lau
rel Community Church in Scholls, with
Pastor Don Jensen officiating. Inter
ment was in Mountainside Cemetery in
Scholls.
Mrs. Reed was born October 10,
1911, in Portland, to Donald Louis and
Edith Mary Pavey Bate. She grew up in
Kalama, Wash., and graduated from
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Kalama High School. She attended
Washington State University.
In 1932, she married Ethan Averitt
Reed. They lived in Oak Grove from
1934 to 1945 and in Kinton from 1945
to 1960. They moved to Buxton in 1960
and returned to Kinton in 1972.
Mrs. Reed served on the Groner
School Board while living in Kinton and
received an award for 50 years in the
Extension Service while a member of
the Groner Extension Unit. She was an
active member of Kinton EUB Church
and attended Manning Bible Church
and Laurel Community Church. She
worked at Teufel Holly Farm in Portland
for over 20 years.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1985; a brother, Donald,
and a sister, Edith Littlejohn.
Survivors include a son, Ethan
Averitt, Jr. of Hillsboro; two daughters,
Leila Edith of Beaverton, and A. Joy
Stevenson of Aguanaga, Calif.; 15
grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren;
a sister, Mildred Merz of Grand Ronde;
two brothers, Arthur of Kalama, Wash.,
and Alex of Redmond.
Remembrances are suggested to
Laurel Community Church, 30640 SW
Laurel Road, Hillsboro, OR 97123, or to
Northwest Medical Teams.
Donelson, Sewell and Mathews
Mortuary of Hillsboro was in charge of
arrangements.
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