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Page 16 The INDEPENDENT, May 15, 2003 C H A R LES “S T E V E "F A R R E L L C harles “Steve" Farrell, 58. H ills boro, died M ay 7, 2003. A vigil service w as held May 9 and a M ass of C hrist ian Burial was celebrated M ay 10, both at St. M atthew C atholic C hurch in H ills boro. Interm ent w as in W illam ette N a tional Cemetery, Portland. Mr. Farrell was born O ctober 14, 1944, in San Bernadino, C alifornia, to Joseph E. and Jeanette E. Farrell. He grew up in Yoncalla and graduated from Yoncalla High School in 1962. He served in the U nited States C oast Guard. In 1975, he m arried M arie Daniell, Mr. Farrell earned b achelo r’s and m aster's degrees from Oregon C ollege of Education, and a doctorate in educa tion from Brigham Young University. He taught in Riddle, and in O kinaw a and G erm any for the D epartm ent of D e fense. He held several adm inistrative positions in Vernonia, w as Superinten- dent/Principal in Elkton, and Principal at St M atthew School. He was a charter m em ber of the C onfederation of O regon School A d m inistrators. S u rv iv o rs inclu d e his w ife; two daughters, Beth and Lisa; three sisters, Mary Andrews, M argaret Dahlgren, and S ally F arrell; nieces and nephews; aunts and uncles. R em em brances are suggested to Steve Farrell Scholarship fund at St. M atthew School, 221 S.E. W alnut St, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. Donelson, Sewell & Mathews with Fuiten M ortuary of Hillsboro were in charge o f arrangem ents. leys h . mccarter Leys H. McCarter, 80, Seaside, died April 30, 2003. A m em orial service will be held at a later time. Mr. M cC arter was born March 27, 1923, in Port Gam ble, W ashington. He w orked as a fisherm an in Alaska, served in the artillery during W orld War II, w orked in sawm ills and forestry and was a cartographer for Crown Zeller- bach Corporation in Vernonia. He re tired in 1982 and served on the Clatsop County Planning Com m ission, the Soil and W ater C onservation Service and the board of directors of the Hamlet Fire District. Survivors include his wife, Zelda; a daughter, C onstance C ooper of Kirk land, W ash.; a son, David Smith of Portland; three sisters, Joy M cCarter of Sequim, Wash., June Stewart of Smith River, Calif., and Gloria Petersen of Winlock, Wash.; three brothers, Jack of Seattle, Wash., Joe of Oroville, Calif., Jean of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; eight grandchildren and tw o great grandchildren. EMILIE J. SIEDELM AN Emilie Julia Siedelm an, 88, Imnaha, died May 9, 2003. Funeral services will be held May 17 at 1:00 p.m. at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernon ia, with ministers Lowell Stidolph and Linda Brist, of the Non-Denom inational Faith, officiating. Interment will be at Ver nonia Memorial Cemetery, with Jane Buell and Richard Carlsen presiding. Mrs. Siedelm an was born April 20, 1915, in Portland, to Peter and Julia Bill Felong. She grew up at Top Hill. In 1931, she married Marion S. Siedelman. They lived in Vernonia until moving to Imnaha in 1975. She was a m em ber of the non-de- nom inational faith. Mrs. Siedelm an was preceded in death by her husband in 1981 and a grandson, Fobey Temple. Survivors include a son, Donald of Imnaha; two daughters, Janet Fields of Imnaha, and Nancy Temple of Salem, two sisters, Irene Siedelm an and Je n nie Siedelm an, both of Vernonia; seven grandchildren; eight g re a t-g ra n d ch il dren; a great-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia is in charge of arrange m ents. "A Trusted N a m e in F uneral Service" Angel Memoriab Granite Markers Privately owned Not a funeral home or cemetery Fuiten, Rose dr Hoyt Funeral Home Personal home visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 including design and lettering S e c o n d G e n e r a t io n F a m ily O w n e d & , O p e ra te d JE F F R E Y & D EBR A R O SE-H O YT D E R R E L & D E A N N ROSE TIN A R O S E -R E Y N O LD S JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS Wendy Sears 503-429-1523 H EC TO R DE LO S SAN TO S Attendant: RAY PELSTER 2308 Pacific Av. Frst G rv....357-2161 741 M adison Av. V ern......... 429-6611 E-m ail: F uitenrosehoyt@ aol.com % Yellow Ribbons as symbols of hope Letters (eont.) From page 3 It is interesting to note that only two members of the entire Vernonia School District staff, both certified and classified employees, attended. There were no members from the school board and no adminis trators, although, considering that no administrators from the Vernonia School District live in this community, it’s not all that surprising. The school district censors were right about one thing. The play was about passion. Not sexual passion, but the sort of passion that exists all too rarely in today's society. The passion to put one’s all into everything one does. The passion “to put every fiber of one’s being into something, and thus, make a difference.” The audience got it and the actors certainly got it. The audience response to the actors professionalism showed this. The only ones who didn’t get it were the so-called leaders of education in this community. I know I speak for other par ents of drama students when I thank George Ray for what he has given our kids. Thanks to the Grange for being so gener ous with your space. Thanks, also, to the community mem bers who supported and en joyed this production. But most of all, thanks to the actors and the stage crew for doing such an outstanding job. You proved that passion is alive and well, and in very good hands. The play went on in spite of the school district, not because of it. How sad is that? Alice Brock Vernonia ANNOUNCEMENT Because there are five Thursdays in May, the next issue of The INDEPENDENT will be June 5. The deadline for that issue will be May 30. The use of ribbons as sym bols has worked its way into American culture. Wearing a ribbon has grown as an expres sion of what one is feeling, and if someone else is wearing the same ribbon, a sense of soli darity is shared. According to one scholar, the yellow ribbon tradition is connected with a folk song from the 1840’s, “Round Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”. The hit song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree" revived the symbol in 1973. When Americans were held hostage in Tehran in 1979, American citizens sponta- L O The public is invited to come honor those who have served, given their lives or are still missing M e m o ria l D ay C e re m o n ie s Monday, May 26, 2003 — 11:00 a.m. Vernonia Memorial Cemetery 2080 Bridge Street • Vernonia W elcome by Synda Allen I ntroduction of M aster of C eremonies Sgt. Major Joe Batty R eveille and T aps Robert Isted P resentation of C olors Vernonia Boy Scout Troops 860 and 201 O pening and C losing P rayers Pastor Joel Stith First Christian Church V ernonia H igh S chool C hoir Robert Isted, Director S peaker / M essage Pastor Joel Stith Christian Church P resentation and D edication of A venue of F lags M emorial Sgt. Major Joe Batty 21-G un S alute Jim Waters and GROUP R elease of C eremonial W hite D oves Loma Poetter Farmwoman’s Nursery Plan to arrive early • Limited seating available C erem onies sponsored by C ity o f Vernonia CTIh This space courtesy of Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home • Forest Grove & Vernonia O regon A ir N ational G uard F lyover F-15 Eagles 42nd Fighter Wing C oncluding R emarks Synda Allen VERNONIA MEMORIAL neously tied thousands of yel low ribbons to trees all over the country, removing them only when the hostages came home. Ever since, yellow ribbons have been symbols of hope and homecoming. WEATHER REPORT APRIL 2003 DATE PRECIP. HI 1 LO 50 AMT. 36 .05 2 45 34 .58 3 46 32 .13 4 52 28 .03 5 44 36 .34 6 53 37 .03 7 53 39 T 8 63 34 .04 9 58 33 .02 10 62 42 .02 11 59 44 .63 12 63 43 .51 13 58 30 .03 14 51 30 .06 15 56 39 .25 16 58 39 .06 17 54 33 18 53 33 .05 - 19 62 38 - .32 — 20 60 38 21 48 40 22 57 34 .21 23 49 37 .28 24 52 33 .11 25 56 34 .20 .22 — 26 52 33 27 65 34 28 66 36 .30 29 62 .04 30 60 45 39 .06 CEMETERY Synda Allen, Caretaker 503-429-7053 2080 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 T e m p e ra tu re an d p re c ip ita tio n am ounts are from the official U.S. w eather station at the Vernonia w a te r plant. M easurable precipitation in April totalled 4.57 inches.
