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The INDEPENDENT, Novem ber 7 ,2 00 2
Obituary
OTHA 0 . EKEGREN
Otha Ophelia Ekegren, 86, Oroville,
California, died October 10, 2002. Ser
vices were held October 19, at Fuiten,
Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernon
ia, with President Lee Knowlton of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, in Vernonia, officiating.
Mrs. Ekegren was born October 22,
1915, in Longville, Louisiana. She
grew up in Vernonia, Weed, Calif., and
Longville. She graduated from high
school in Longville.
In 1937, she married Percy Milton
Ekegren. They lived in Hines until mov
ing to Portland in 1942, then in 1946 to
Long Beach, Calif., where they owned
and operated the Press Club. Later,
they owned and operated Harley’s
Fishing Resort in La Push, Wash., un
til retiring in 1987. In 1997, they moved
to Bandon; she moved to Oroville in
2001.
Mrs. Ekegren was a member and
treasurer of the National Dining and
Beverage Association. She was also a
member of the Lady Anglers.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 2000; two brothers, Thur
man DeHart and A. L. DeHart, Jr.; a
sister, Dorothy O’Neil; and a son,
Roger, in 1984.
Survivors include two daughters,
Linda Daily of Fullerton, Calif, and Glo
ria Farris of Oroville; three brothers,
Mitchell DeHart of Seattle, Wash.,
Lester DeHart of Sheridan, and David
DeHart of Portland; two sisters, Betty
Meier of Tacoma, Wash., and Tempie
Nance of Vernonia; eight grandchil
dren; thirteen great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Save Our Wild Salmon, 2031 SE Bel
mont, Portland, OR 97214, or the
Audubon Society of Portland, 5151
NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR
97229.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Homein Vernonia was in charge of
arrangements.
LAVERNA E. SMITH
Laverna Echo Smith, 92, Vancou
ver, Wash., died October 13,2002. Fu
neral service was Oct. 16 at Donelson,
Sewell and Mathews Mortuary in Hills
boro, with Pastor Mark Rainey, of
Orenco Presbyterian Church, officiat
ing. Graveside services were in Moun
tain View Memorial Gardens, Forest
Grove.
Mrs. Smith was born July 24,1910,
in Mountaindale, to Earl and Sadie
Keene Hollenbeck. She grew up in
Mountaindale and graduated from
Banks High School in 1927.
She married Huebert Smith. They
lived on a farm in Mountaindale.
In 1997, she moved to Forest
Grove and, in 2000, to Vancouver.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and
worked at Bird's Eye Cannery during
harvest seasons.
She was an active member of
Pythian Sisters and Royal Neighbors
of America.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1984; a son, Earl; two sis
ters, Helen Connolley and Amy Van-
Domelen.
Survivors include a son, Garth of
Vancouver; five grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren;
nieces
and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
American Cancer Society, Washington
County Unit, 19875 NW Metolius Dri
ve, Portland, OR 97229.
Donelson, Sewell and Mathews
Mortuary was in charge of arrange
ments.
DAVID G. FROST
David G. Frost, 67, Hillsboro, died
October 29, 2002. A bon voyage cele
bration was held Nov. 5 in the Tuality
Health Education Center in Hillsboro.
Mr. Frost was born August 14,
1935, in Cloquet, Minnesota. He
moved to Scoggins Valley in 1946 and
graduated from Forest Grove Union
High School in 1953. He attended
Willamette University, earning a bach
elor of arts degree in economics in
1957; and an LLB in 1960 from
Willamette’s College of Law.
He practiced law from 1960 to
2002, serving as City Attorney for For
est Grove, Vernonia and Gaston. He
was corporate attorney for Tuality
Healthcare organizations, was a
founder and director of SakeOne Cor
poration, and attorney for the L.A. Wa
ter Cooperative.
He also served as a Representative
in the Oregon State Legislature from
1967 through 1971, and was appointed
as a Washington County Commission
er in 1978. He was chairman of the Cit
izens Advisory Committee tor the West
Side Transit corridor (Metro) and a
member of the Citizens’ Advisory Com
mittee to Northwest Power Council. He
was a member of the Board of Gover
nors for the Oregon State Bar Associa
tion, member and president of the
board of directors of Tualatin Valley
Guidance Clinic, and director and sec
retary for the Tuality Health Alliance.
He received the Distinguished Service
Award as Hillsboro’s Outstanding
Young Man in 1966.
Survivors include his wife of 46
years, Barbara; two sons, Griffith of
Hilo, Hawaii, and Thomas of Portland;
two daughters, Kristin Albrecht of Hills
boro, and Katherine Kamakahi of St.
Stephens, Minn.; 12 grandchildren;
two brothers, O.W. “Jack” of Medford,
and Allan of Twin Falls, Idaho; and a
sister, Peg Morton of Sun City, Ariz.
Remembrances are suggested to
Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, at Tuali-
ty Healthcare, 335 SE Eighth Ave.,
Hillsboro, OR 97123.
BEULAH J. WILLIAMS
Beulah Jane Williams, 76, Scog
gins Valley died October 6, 2002.
Mrs. Williams was born July 4,
1926, in Vernonia, to Frank and Ella
O’Connor.
She married Glenn Williams in
1942; they lived in Scoggins Valley.
She was preceded in death by her hus
band in July, 2002.
Survivors include a son, Gale; two
daughters, Connie McMillan and Mina
Rennie; a brother Elton O’Connor; sev
en grandchildren; six great grandchil
dren; nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
NTAF Liver Transplant Fund in honor
of Baby Justice Williams, Suite 230,
3475 Westchester Pike, Newton
Square, Penn. 19073.
EB C. BUTTERWORTH
EB Charles Butterworth, 85, North
Plains, died October 18, 2002. Grave
side services and interment were Oct.
25 at St. Francis Cemetery in Roy, with
Pastor Marvin H. Schrom, retired min
ister of the North Plains Christian
Church, officiating. Flag Honor Presen
tation was under the direction of the
American Legion Washington Post No.
2, Forest Grove.
Mr. Butterworth was bom Novem
ber 13, 1917, in Hillsboro, to Admiral
Lucerne and Bertha Rosecran Butter
worth. He grew up in Gales Creek.
In 1941, he married Martha T. Van-
Domelen.
He served in the U.S. Army during
World War II. He drove gravel truck to
build the Wilson River Hwy., and later
drove lumber truck for a mill above
Mountaindale and drove a shipyard
bus. He also worked in Scappoose,
Rockaway and Spray.
In 1955, he worked hauling atomic
material for the Atomic Energy Com
mission. He moved to Manning and
Alaska, where he drove truck, then re
turned to Manning and worked for
Shadybrook Lumber Company. He
moved to North Plains in 2000.
He was preceded in death by three
brothers and a sister.
Survivors include his wife; a son,
Jim of Hillsboro; a daughter, Deanna
Cole of North Plains; five grandchil
dren; six great-grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Washington County Hospice, 427 S.E.
Eighth Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97123.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
EDDIE NEAL-BUNCH
Eddie Neal-Bunch, 62, Vancouver,
Wash., died October 31, 2002. Memo
rial services will be held November 8,
at Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel
in Vancouver.
Mrs. Bunch was born July 18,1940,
in Vancouver. She was a Certified
Nurses Aid. She was a member of the
Mud Puppies 4-wheel drive club and
the Clark County Saddle Club.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1999; and a daughter,
Maryann A. Freimuth, in 1975.
Survivors include two sons, Earl
and Ed Freimuth, both of Vancouver; a
daughter, Marlene Duval of Vancouver;
a sister, Beverly Perrin of Castro Val
ley, Calif.; a brother, Howard “Skip"
Buzzini of Vernonia; five grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Susan G. Komen Foundation, PO Box
4613, Portland OR 97208.
Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel
of Vancouver is in charge of arrange
ments.
DONNA J. MEYER
Donna Jean Meyer, 63, Vernonia,
died November 2, 2002. Funeral serv
ices were held November 7 at the Ver
nonia Foursquare Church, with Pastor
Paul Pastor, officiating. Burial rites and
interment were at the North Cemetery
of Clear Creek, Vernonia.
Ms. Meyer was born July 14,1939,
in Vernonia, to Richard H. and Lillian
M. Kelly Meyer. She graduated from
Vernonia High School in 1958.
She was a custodian at Physicians
& Surgeons Hospital and Pacific Uni
versity in Forest Grove until she retired
in 2000.
Ms. Meyer was preceded in death
by her parents.
Survivors include a brother,
Richard L. of Vernonia; two sisters,
Kathi of Bend, and Erma of Sherwood;
nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Hospice program of one’s choice.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
ELLEN M. MOSER
Ellen Margaret Moser, 85, Forest
Grove, died November 2,2002. Grave
side services, concluding Rites and In
terment were held November 6 at
Wilbur Cemetery in Wilbur, with the
Reverend Ray Venghaus, pastor of
Faith Lutheran Church in Roseburg, of
ficiating.
Mrs. Moser was born March 27,
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VERGIE L. VIOLETTE
Vergie Lee Violette, 90, Tigard, died
November 3,2002. Graveside services
were held at Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland, with the Rev
erend C. Eugene Sabin officiating.
Mrs. Violette was born June 10,
1912, in Brimstone, Tennessee. She
grew up in Goodlettsville, Tenn.
In 1943, she married Louis E. Vio
lette Sr. They lived in Goodlettsville,
Canton, Ohio, and, in 1946, moved to
Vernonia, where she worked at the Joy
Theater. She moved to Tigard in 1990.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1976; a son, John; a broth
er, Victor Reese; and a sister, Versie
Dickerson.
Survivors include a son, Louis E. Jr.
of Tigard; a brother, Vestal Reese of
Goodlettsville; a sister, Viola Hamlette
of Goodlettsville; three grandchildren;
three step-grandchildren; three great
grandchildren; four step-great grand
children.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
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1917, in Winchester, to Frank A. and
Flora Ison Gillam. She grew up in Win
chester.
In 1934, she married Pat Moser.
They lived in Medford, Portland,
Clatskanie and eastern Oregon before
moving to Vernonia in 1970.
During World War II, she worked as
a welder at the Kaiser shipyards in
Portland.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1983; a brother, Odell
Gillam; and three sisters, Mary, Lois
and Clara.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan
Theis of Boise, Idaho; a son, Frank of
Stockton, Calif.; two grandchildren, two
great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
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OTHA OPHELIA EKEGREN
Oct. 22,1915
Oct. 10,2002
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