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Page 18 The INDEPENDENT. June 19. 2003 ESTHER J. EBY Esther Jensen Eby, 91, Portland, died June 6, 2003. A funeral was held June 12 in Riverview Abbey Funeral Home. Mrs. Eby was born March 31, 1912, in Clatskanie, to John and Amanda Jensen. She graduated from Westport High School and attended Oregon Nor mal School, then taught elementary school in Marshland and Mist. She was principal at Mist. In 1941, she married Robert Eby. They lived in Corvallis, Portland, Taco ma, Minnesota and Washington, then returned to Portland. Survivors include her husband, two daughters, Trish Eby of Seattle, and Gaile Baack of Portland; two sisters, Jan Morrison of Bend, and Vivian Stensland of Corvallis; four grandchil dren. Remembrances are suggested to the Robert J. Eby Scholarship, Oregon Student Assistance Commission, 1500 Valley River Dr. #100, Eugene, 97401. Riverview Abbey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. LINDA M. LEE Linda Mary Lee, 42, Forest Grove, died June 3, 2003. A funeral mass was celebrated June 7 at St. Francis of As sisi Catholic Church in Roy. with Father Mike Hemming, celebrant. Interment was in St. Francis Cemetery. Mrs. Lee was born December 23, 1960, in Hillsboro, to Norman R. “Bob" and Anna N. Herb Vandehey. She at tended St. Francis of Assisi Grade School and graduated from Banks High School in 1979. In 1986, she married Dennis J. Lee. They lived in Bend, Lincoln City, Astoria and Carson City, Nev. They moved to Hillsboro in 1995 and to Forest Grove in 2003. She worked as an accountant for Haney Trucking of Cornelius, Nike of Beaverton, Longbottom Coffee of Hills boro and UEI Inc. of Beaverton. Since 2001, she was a full-time homemaker and home-schooled her children. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Tyson J. and Gavin R, and a daughter, Janna S., all of Forest Grove; her parents, of Manning; two sisters, Dianne Park of Manning and Brenda Murdock of Hillsboro; a brother, Brian Vandehey of Manning; several nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to Forest Grove Special Olympics. Duyck and VanDeHey Funeral Home of Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. NORBERT B. KEIM Norbert B. Keim, 74, Hillsboro, died June 11,2003. Memorial services were June 18 at Donelson, Sewell and Math ews Mortuary, with Pastor Dan Stewart, officiating. Private interment will be at a later date. Mr. Keim was born January 19, 1929, in Eureka, S.D., to Frederick and Clara Haag Keim. He moved to Forest Grove when he was two and attended school in Buxton, Cornelius and Forest Grove. In 1948, he married Ruby Duling. They lived in Hillsboro. He worked at the Oregon Ship yards, Hillsboro Auto Wrecking, Bunge- Hill Motors and Jack Swank Pontiac auto body shops. He was drafted into the U S. Army in 1952, served in Ger many for two years and was in the Army Reserves for 10 years. He earned a GED while in the army. Mr. Keim started his own body shop in Aloha after his discharge. He later worked as a machinist and mechanical engineer at Tektronix in Beaverton and retired in 1983. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Kathleen Brack of Blantyre, Malawi, Africa, Nancy Harlow of Hills boro, and Susan Keim of Mesa, Ari zona; five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, David; five sisters and three brothers. Remembrances are suggested to Kaiser Hospice Care Program, 2701 NW Vaughan Street, Suite 140, Port land, OR 97210. Donelson, Sewell and Mathews Mortuary was in charge of arrange ments. "A Trusted N am e in Funeral Service” Angel Memorials Granite Markers Privately owned Not a funeral home or cemetery Personal home visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 including design and lettering Wendy Sears 503-429-1523 Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home S e c o n d G e n e r a tio n F a m ily O w n e d & O p e r a te d JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT D E R R E L & D E A N N ROSE TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS HECTOR DE LOS SANTOS Attendant: RAY PELSTER Columbia Center sponsors Black Tie and Blue Jeans fundraiser Columbia Foundation and Technology Center has an nounced that its signature event - “Black Tie and Blue Jeans" - dinner, auction and summer social, will be held again this year. Friends of the Foundation and users of Co lumbia Center are invited to do nate auction items for the event. All donations must be made and delivered by July 10. The benefit dinner and auc tion will be on Saturday, August 2, from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Deer Island Stock Ranch. Guests will enjoy a full dinner, assorted desserts, a no-host bar, raffle drawing, and both live and silent auctions. A band will provide music for your lis tening pleasure and dancing, following the auction. The Foundation board in vites participation in this event to support the educational and community building activities of the Columbia Foundation and Technology Center. The Foun dation offers community class es, private tutoring, free open lab, meeting spaces for the community and a high school Sell those unused items in The Independent A ction A ds The easy, inexpensive way to clean your garage! Call 503-429 9410 fo r in form ation Make $$ while you m ake space! scholarship program. We also provide Internet service, com puter technical support, domain hosting and web page design. Tickets are now on sale with Corporate tables at $600. Friends tables ensure group seating for eight at $480. Individ ual tickets are $60 per person. Corporate sponsors are also needed for the event. Sponsors donate $1,000-$10,000 and re ceive promotional benefits in various publications and fo rums. To donate auction items, re serve tables and tickets, or for information call 503-397-1139 to contact Jill Hummer, ext. 212, or e-mail: <jill@colcen- ter.org> or Anita Keltz, ext 200, or <akeltz@colcenter.org>
