DOROTHY OLINGER
Dorothy Olinger, 74, Hillsboro, died
December 31, 2002. Services were
held January 4 at Bronleewe-Bass Fu
neral Home in Hillsboro. Interment was
at Fir Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Olinger was born September
17, 1928, in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, to
George and Helen Roland. They
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moved to Vernonia when she was in
fifth grade; she graduated from Vernon
ia High School
In 1947, she married Bill Olinger.
They lived in Vernonia until 1958, when
they moved to Hillsboro.
She worked as a bookkeeper and
secretary in the family business, Bill
Olinger Lincoln-Mercury.
Mrs. Olinger was a member of Trin
ity Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband;
three sons, Roland of Aloha, Kyle of
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Program aids low-income seniors
with cost of prescription drugs
About 10 percent of Ore
gon’s 750-plus pharmacy retail
ers have signed up for a new
state program to help low-in-
come seniors pay reduced
prices for prescription drugs.
The program, authorized by
the 2001 Oregon Legislature,
will be phased in beginning
February 1, and save partici
pating seniors an estimated 10
percent to 20 percent on pre
scription drug purchases.
“ ...57 percent of Oregon’s
seniors have no insurance for
drug costs," said Lynn Read,
acting state Medicaid director
in the Oregon Department of
Human Services. “This causes
large numbers of them to take
chances with their health by re
ducing dosages, failing to fill
some prescriptions and cutting
back on food or utilities.”
The 15 counties in which the
program will begin February 1
include Clatsop, Columbia and
Washington.
Participating seniors will pay
the same price as is paid by the
state Medicaid program. For ex
ample, if Medicaid pays $100 for
a prescription that retails for
$115, then a senior will pay $100
with the dispensing pharmacy
subsidizing the difference.
An estimated 100,000 Ore
gon seniors are eligible to par
ticipate.
Unlike California, which re
quires participation of pharma
cies selling Medicaid patients,
Oregon’s program is voluntary.
Chains such as Kmart and Tar
get and the mail order pharma
cy, Wellpartner, have signed
up, so far; several others have
indicated that they intend to.
“We are counting on the
public spirit of Oregon pharma
cists to sign up for this program
to help struggling seniors
whom they see everyday,”
Read said.
To be eligible, a senior must
be 65 or older, have income
less than 185 percent of the
federal poverty level ($16,392
annually for an individual), own
liquid assets of less than
$2,000 (excluding house and
car), pay a $50 annual fee and
have had no prescription drug
coverage for at least six
months. The $50 fee may be
reduced once costs to operate
the program are known.
The Governor’s Commission
on Senior Services reported
that, among Oregon seniors
who are uninsured for prescrip
tion drug costs, 50 percent take
partial doses to stretch medica
tions, 83 percent skip filling pre
scriptions, 71 percent spend
less on food, rent, heat and
clothing to offset drug costs
and 22 percent buy from ven
dors in Canada or Mexico.
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Portland, and Tad of Aurora; a daugh
ter, Kelly Wilson of Aloha; a sister,
Marge Aldridge of Roseburg; two broth
ers, Dale Roland of Yamhill, and
Leonard Roland of Roseburg; eight
grandchildren and eight great-grand
children.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Alzheimer’s Association. Greater
Oregon chapter, 1311 NW 21st Av
enue, Portland, OR 97209
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
BARBARA A. NICHOLS
Barbara A Nichols, 60, Banks, died
December 29, 2002. Funeral services
were held January 2 at Forest Grove
Memorial Chapel, with Brother Dale
Moore and Brother Vernon Flandemey-
er officiating. Graveside services were
January 3 at Sandridge Cemetery in
Lebanon.
Mrs. Nichols was born March 15,
1942, in Delta, Colorado, to David E.
and Fleda J. Wilson Boyd. She grew up
in Oklahoma and Colorado.
In 1963, she married Walter B.
Nichols. They moved to Oregon in 1966
and to Banks in 1986.
She was a member of the General
Assembly and Church of the First
Board.
Mrs. Nichols was preceded in death
by a brother, a sister, and four infant
children, Dannie, Leroy, Pauline and
Bobby.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, David of Platteville, Colo., and
Larry of Duvall, Wash.; a daughter. Lin
da Stoddard of Banks; a brother, Terry
Boyd of Vernonia; a sister, Erma Sloat
of Pine Bluff, Ark.; six grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Forest Grove Memorial Chapel was
in charge of arrangements
ORADELL GRIEBELER
Oradell P. Griebeler, 85, Forest
Grove, died December 25, 2002. No
service was held Cremation took
place.
Mrs. Griebeler was born April 3,
1917, in Banks, to Orville and Rose
Schlegel Prickett. She grew up in Hills
boro, graduated from Hillsboro High
School in 1935, and received a bache
lor's degree in home economics from
Oregon State University in 1941
In 1941, she married Bill Griebeler.
The lived in Corvallis, Palo Alto, Calif.,
Port Townsend, Wash., and Mesa, Ariz.
They moved to Forest Grove in 1992
During World War II, Mrs. Griebeler
worked in the Food Service Depart
ment of the Pentagon in Washington,
D.C. She later taught school in Tacoma,
Wash.
Survivors include her husband; a
daughter, Jane VanWinkle of Olympia,
Wash.; three grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Multnomah Bible College in Portland.
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home of
Hillsboro was in charge of arrange
ments.
ELLIS S. WOOLDRIDGE
Ellis S Wooldridge, 87, Aloha, died
January 8, 2003. A funeral was held
January 14 at Bronleewe-Bass Chapel
in Hillsboro. Interment was in Fir Lawn
Cemetery in Hillsboro.
Mr Wooldridge was born December
18, 1915, in Scofield
In 1941, he married June Michener.
He was an auto mechnic and
worked at Ankeny Auto Service in Port
land, Knauss Chevrolet in Tigard, and
as a Custodian at Aloha High School
until retiring in 1978. He served with the
U.S. Army in the South Pacific during
World War II. He was a member of Alo
ha VFW Post #4617 and president of
West Union Community Club
Mr. Wooldridge was preceded in
death by his wife in 2002.
Survivors include two daughters,
Shirley Meeuwsen of Hillsboro, and
Madeline Wendland of Scholls; 5
grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Alzheimer's Association
Bronlewee-Bass Funeral Home in
Hillsboro was in charge of arrange
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