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The INDEPENDENT, February 20, 2002
Obituary
GEORGE HOWELL
George Howell, 40, Hillsboro, died
February 5, 2002. Funeral services
were held February 9 at Bronleewe-
Bass Funeral Home. Interment was in
Fir Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Howell was born June 16, 1961,
in Portland, to Gilbert George and Su-
sanne Wells Howell Sr. He grew up in
Scholls. He served in the U. S. Military.
He did glass work for Tom Benson
Industries and worked at North Plains
Arco. He attended West Coast Heavy
Equipment School and worked as a
heavy equipment operator.
He was preceded in death by his
mother.
Survivors include a daughter, Leia
Howell-Blomberg of Forest Grove; his
father of Hillsboro; two brothers, Bill of
Newberg, and Rick of Banks; nieces
and nephews.
Bronlewee-Bass Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
BOBBY G. JOHNSON
Bobby Gene Johnson, 53, Cor
nelius, died February 6, 2002. A cele
bration of life service was held Febru
ary 9 at Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral
Home in Forest Grove, with Pastor
James T. Simmons, of Singing Hills
Christian Church in Hillsboro, officiat
ing. Interment was private.
Mr. Johnson was born February 28,
1948, in Idabel, Okla., to Robert and
Betty Travis Johnson. He grew up in
Crescent City, California.
In 1967, he married Sheri K. Mur
phy. They lived in Crescent City and
moved to North Plains in 1970. They
later divorced.
In 1993, he married Rebecca J.
Hendrickson. They lived in Hillsboro
and moved to Cornelius in 1994.
Mr. Johnson worked for Hoody Cor
poration in Beaverton for 22 years as a
truck driver, and for Excel Corporation,
an automotive parts company in
Beaverton.
Survivors include his wife; three
daughters, Laura P. Larsen and Jen
nifer J. Fraser, both of Hillsboro, and
Jennifer R. Hendrickson of Timber; a
son, Rusty D. Hendrickson of Timber;
seven grandchildren; his parents of
Crescent City; two brothers, Ed of Port
land, and Travis of Crescent City; a sis
ter, Patricia Harrison of Willitts, Califor
nia; several nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foun
dation, 1121 SW Salmon, Suite 201,
Portland, OR 97205-2021.
Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
MARY V. SMITH
Mary Verda Smith, 88, Vernonia,
died February 10, 2002. Funeral ser
vices were held February 15 at the
Gales Creek Church of God, with Pas
tor Rich LaMar, officiating. Interment
was at Gales Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born September 21,
1913, in Salem, to John White and Ma
bel Lottie Riggs Allen. She grew up in
Portland.
In 1930, she married Roscoe Kelly
Smith. They lived in Vernonia for 10
years and in Sweet Home for 11 years.
They moved to Fortuna, Calif., and re
turned to Portland in 1956. They owned
and operated Western Auto in the Big
Dollar Shopping Center in Portland,
then returned to Vernonia and owned
and operated Western Auto.
She was a telephone operator for
Linn County Telephone Company in
Sweet Home and for General Tele
phone in Forest Grove, Cornelius and
Beaverton, until 1975, when she re
tired. She was a member of the Ver
nonia Evangelical Church.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death
by her husband in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Marvin R.
of Portland; a sister, Barbara M. Casci-
ato of Portland; three grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4800
SW Macadam, Portland, Oregon 97201
or to the Casey Eye Institute, 3375 SW
Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, Oregon
97201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
OLIVE H. DETHLEFS
Olive Hettie Dethlefs, 88, Forest
Grove, died February 10, 2002. Private
interment was held.
Mrs. Dethlefs was born October 5,
1913, in Hillsboro, to Henry and Daisy
Matteson Scott. She grew up in Scog
gins Valley and graduated from Gaston
High School.
In 1936, she married Harvey T.
Dethlefs. They lived in Scoggins Valley
Junction until the mid-1970’s, when
they moved to Forest Grove.
She was a waitress and bartender
for several years. She worked at the
Alpine Inn at Scoggins Valley Junction
and the Somewhere Cafe in Cornelius.
She worked for Tektronix in Beaverton
in the parts/packaging department until
she retired.
Mrs. Dethlefs was a member of the
Gaston Community Club.
She was preceded in death by two
brothers, Charley and Hiram; and a sis
ter, Helen Gossett.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, Harve R. of Vernonia, and Dou
glas A. of Cornelius; a daughter,
Sharon K. Koberstein of North Bend;
nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchil
dren; nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Heart Association, Ore
gon Affiliate, Inc., 1425 NE Irving
Street, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon
97232-4201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
ARTHUR M. OVESEN
Arthur Marshall Ovesen, 74, died
February 5, 2002. A memorial service
was held February 8 in Grace Lutheran
Church in Scappoose.
Mr. Ovesen was born January 28,
1928, in Portland. He graduated from
Vernonia High School and served in the
U S. Army during the Korean War. He
was a tile driller for Kaiser Gypsum (lat
er Owens Corning) from 1959 to 1983.
He was a forklift driver for Steinfeld’s
pickle company and retired in 1993. He
was a member of Grace Lutheran
Church and served as its treasurer.
In 1955, he married Nellie Helen
Cacka.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Mary LaBrasseur and Julie
Smith; a son, Paul A.; nine grandchil
dren; four great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Scappoose Community Swim Council
through Washington Mutual Bank.
Columbia Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ELLANOR G. PARIS
Ellanor G. Paris, 88, died February
3, 2002. A funeral was held February 8
in Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Forest
Grove.
Mrs. Paris was born July 14, 1913,
in Vernonia. Her maiden name was
Trageser. She was raised in Portland.
She graduated from Parkrose High
School. In 1948, she moved to Forest
Grove. She was a foster mother for
more than 1,000 children and later sold
Avon products. She retired in 2001.
In 1945, she married Adam S. Paris.
She was preceded in death by her hus
band in 1994.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas
and Richard; a daughter, Linda Arnold;
three grandchildren; five great-grand
children.
Remembrances are suggested to
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Forest
Grove.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
JOHN M. HANZAL
John Marshall Hanzal, 51, Grants
Pass, died January 31, 2002. Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated Febru-
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Father Gregory Moys presiding. Com
mittal was at Granite Hill Cemetery
Mr. Hanzal was born June 8, 1950,
in Los Angeles, California. He grew up
in Southern California. He moved to
Vernonia in 1983 and to Grants Pass in
2001. He was a sewing machine tech
nician, wrote magazine articles and tied
fishing flies.
He was a life member of the Nation
al Rifle Association and a volunteer
with the Vernonia Senior Center.
Survivors include his mother, Mary
J. Hanzal of Grants Pass; three sisters,
Mary Frances Morris of Grants Pass,
Lori-Ann Vander Woude of Valley Cen
ter, Calif., and Dixie Green of Newhall,
Calif.; nieces and nephews.
The Chapel of the Valley Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
EBEN L. JOHN
Eben Lee John, 94, Milwaukie, died
February 12, 2002. A memorial service
was held at Stehn’s Family Mortuary in
Milwaukie on February 16.
Mr. John was born November 28,
1907, in Vernonia, to Milton and Minnie
Balay John. He grew up in Vernonia.
In 1934, he married Norma Ander
son. He worked in the tiimber industry
as a logger. He helped build many of
the railroad trestles in the Tillamook
Burn area. Many of these trestles are
still standing today. In 1942, he moved
to Washington and then to Portland. He
worked for General Electric Company
until retiring in 1971. He lived in Hawaii
from 1971 to 1979 and moved to
"A Trusted l^ame in fu n e ra l Service"
McMinnville in 1984. In the mid-1990s,
he moved to Milwaukie.
He was preceded in death by four
brothers and one sister.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Donna Ingram of Oregon
City, and Lea Wells of Milwaukie; a sis
ter, Eula Bishop of Vancouver, Wash.;
seven grandchildren; three great
grandchildren.
Macy & Son Funeral Directors in
McMinnville was in charge of arrange
ments.
TRACY G. VANDEHEY
Tracy Geraldanhe Vandehey, 35,
Chehalis, Washington, died February
12, 2002. A funeral mass was held Feb.
18 at St. Edwards Catholic Church in
North Plains, with Fr. Scott Vandehey,
celebrant. Private cremation rites were
held.
Ms. Vandehey was born August 24,
1966, in Portland, to Omer and Evelyn
L. Turner Vandehey. She grew up in
Banks and attended school in Manning
and Buxton.
In 2000, she married Jamison
Davis. They lived in Fargo, No. Dak.,
until they moved to Chehalis last fall.
She worked for Telecom Inc. in North
Dakota, and at the Beaverton and Hills
boro DEQ offices.
She was preceded in death by her
mother; and her brother, Brian.
Survivors include her husband; her
father of Banks; two brothers, Danny of
Rainier, Wash., and Barry of Banks; a
sister, Cindy of Hillsboro; nieces and
nephews.
Donelson, Sewell and Mathews
Mortuary was in charge of arrange-
ments.
WEATHER REPORT
JANUARY 2002
DATE
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DERREL & DEANN ROSE
JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT
TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS
AARON DUYCK, ROSS MATHEWS
Attendant: RAY PELSTER
2308 Pacific Av. Frst Gn/....357-2161
741 Madison Av. Vem.........429-6611
In Loving Memory of
MARY VERDA SMITH
Sept. 21,1913
Feb. 10, 2002
Services Held
OLIVE HETTIE DETHLEFS
Oct. 5, 1913
Feb. 10, 2002
Services Held
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TEMPERATURE
Hl
LQL
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46
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56
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41
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38
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PRECIP.
AMT,
.51
.09
.03
.04
.40
1.80
1.35
.14
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T
.19
.23
—
-
.26
.08
.54
.42
.35
.78
.49
.12
1.53
.40
.51
.29
-
.09
-
.12
and
precipitation
Temperature
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
January totalled 10.76 inches.