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JACK PETERSON stepson, Richard Willis; eight grandchil Jack Peterson, 70, St. Helens, died dren; five step-grandchildren. July 23, 2003. Recitation of the Rosary Remembrances are suggested to was July 28 and a mass of Christian the Columbia Pacific Food Bank. burial was on July 29 at St. Frederic Columbia Funeral Home was in Catholic Church. Private committal and charge of arrangements. entombment followed. Mr.. Peterson was born July 11, DERREL J. “POPS” ROSE 1933, in St. Helens, to Harold and Tem Derrel James “Pops” Rose, 75, pest Peterson. He graduated from St. Banks, died July 29, 2003. Funeral Helens High School in 1952 and lived services were held August 2, at Fuiten, in St. Helens alfbut five years of his life. Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest He served three terms as Columbia Grove, with the Revs. Richard E. Os County Commissioner, retiring in 2001. burn, of the United Church of Christ, In 1954, he married Beverly. They and C. Eugene Sabin, officiating. Con owned McNulty Grocery and Gas Sta cluding rites and vault interment were tion from 1960 to 1969 and Western at Mt. View Memorial Gardens in Forest Auto from 1970 to 1980. She died in Grove. Flag Honor presentation was 1994. under the direction of the American Le In 2001, he married Jean. gion Washington Post #2 in Forest He was a member of St. Frederic Grove. Catholic Church, the Elks and Moose Mr. Rose was born December 22, Lodges, served on the St. Helens 1927, in Vernonia, to James E “Bud” School Board, Columbia County Civil and Myrtie Jenkins Rose. He grew up Service Commission and board of the in Vernonia. Northwest Housing Budget Committee. In 1945, he joined the United States In addition to his first wife; Mr. Pe Navy. He served three years during terson was preceded in death by a sis World War II and was discharged in ter, Joyce Schumacher, in 2002. 1948. He received his high school Survivors include his wife; three diploma while in the service. sons, Randall, Daniel and Robert; a In 1950, he married Evelyn M. Fuller. They lived in Vernonia and Springfield and moved to Forest Grove "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service " Angel Memorials Granite Markers Privately owned Not a funeral home or cemetery Fuiten, Rose & H oyt Funeral H om e 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 DERREL & DEANN ROSE TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS HECTOR DE LOS SANTOS Attendant: RAY PELSTER Personal home visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 including design and lettering Wendy Sears 503-429-1523 From page 2 This is good common sense, but not something most of us think about when we get the urge to go fishing. The reason for the request is that fish are already suf fering at these temperatures and could die if they are further stressed. Talking of cool water brings me to my latest kayak ing experience. I have described the White Salmon River in Washington, before, so I won’t describe this beautiful river again. What was more interesting on this trip were the number of people using the river. My two partners and I were joined by hundreds of other boaters and rafters. Anybody who says there is no money in tourism, should look at this river. When we arrived, rafts were lined up at the launch area, waiting to put-in; we kayakers found a gap in the crowd and seal launched in. We ran the middle section, starting at BZ Corner, and ending at Northwestern Lake, so we had to go either around or over Husum Falls. I kind of did both! Husum Falls drops about 10 feet with some of it forming an angled chute. On the right side is an out cropping of rock that is flat on top and juts out even with the falls portion. The perfect line on Husum Falls is tight against the rock outcropping because the river will draw you off to the left as you near the falls sec- in 1958. They later divorced. In 1968, he married Deann R. Niel DON C. WHITCHURCH son Vaandering. They lived in Forest Don C. Whitchurch, 78, Vernonia, Grove and moved to Banks in 2002. died July 23. 2003. A gathering will be Mr. Rose graduated from the Cali held in his Vernonia home on August fornia School of Mortuary Science in 10. 1951. He worked for Bud Bush at the Mr. Whitchurch was bom March 8, funeral home in Vernonia until 1952 1925, in Sheridan, Wyo. He moved to and for Buell Chapel in Springfield until Portland as a teenager. 1958. He also worked for Prickett’s He served in the Marine Corps in Mortuary in Forest Grove. In 1965, he the South Pacific during World War II. began working for Jim Fuiten at He was an industrial painter for Wagn Fuiten’s Mortuary in Forest Grove. er Mining. In 1984, Mr. & Mrs. Rose purchased In 1966, he married Ruby Mule- the Fuiten Mortuary Chapels in Forest back. Grove and Vernonia, which they owned Survivors include two daughters, and operated as Fuiten-Rose Mortuary Donna A. Elwood and Diana L. Veazie; Chapels until retiring in 1992. a brother, Koch; six grandchildren and He served as president of the For 10 great-grandchildren. est Grove Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Cremation was in charge of president of the Lions Club and zone arrangements. chairman of District 36-0 Lions, state secretary-treasurer of the Oregon CHERRY L. PRESTON Jaycees, vice-president of the Oregon Cherry Louise Preston, 60, Forest Jaycees, chairman of the Gay Nineties Grove, died July 10, 2003. Private fam citizens committee and was named ily services were held. outstanding Junior Citizen of Forest Mrs. Preston was born October 9, Grove, 1962-63. He was also vice- 1942, in Bend, to Cleo and Hattie chancellor of the Knights of Pythias Crone Riegel. She moved to Forest Lodge in Forest Grove, a charter mem Grove and graduated from Forest ber of the Forest Grove Elks Lodge Grove High School in 1962. She at B.P.O.E. #2440, a life member of the tended one year of nursing school at V.F.W., a member of the Forest Grove OHSU. Rotary and a charter member of the In 1969, she married Ray Conklin. Banks Lions Club. They lived in southern Oregon. They Mr. Rose was preceded in death by later separated. In 1985, she moved to a grandson, Doug Davis, in 1993; and a Vernonia. brother, Bobby Jo Rose, in 2000. In 1988, she married Richard “Dick" Survivors include his wife; two sons. Preston. They moved to Hillsboro in Derrel J. “Jim”, Jr. of Hillsboro, and Art 1990. of Banks; four daughters, Del Rita Survivors include her husband; Davis of Aloha, Tina Reynolds of Forest three daughters, Jackie Murray, Julie Grove, Debbie Hoyt of Forest Grove, Nizich and Dianna Janowski, two sons, and Tammy Rose-Wright of Forest Gerald Murray and Mike Conklin; and Grove; two brothers, Mance of Long twelve grandchildren. Beach, Calif., and Jack Greenwood of Westside Cremation Service was in Birkenfeld; a twin sister, Dorothy charge of arrangements. Staight of Jacksonville; thirteen grand children; nieces and nephews. KAREN L. HENDERSON Remembrances are suggested to Karen Lee Henderson, 48, died July Macular Degeneration Research, c/o 28, 2003. A graveside service was held Devers Eye Institute, 1040 NW 22nd August 4 at Green Mountain Cemetery Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97210. in Rainier, with Pastor Ned Landers, of Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home Calvary Baptist Church of Longview, of in Forest Grove was in charge of ficiating. arrangements. Mrs. Henderson was born Novem tion. If you hit it right, there is a small, submerged rock outcropping, at the side of the big outcropping, from which you can boof (kayaker slang for launching into the air off of a rock). Properly done, a kayaker can get five to six feet of air and land in the foam pile away from the pour-over of the falls. If the line is too far left, you tend to dive deep at the bottom of the pour-over, bringing images of submarines to mind. The key to hit ting the boof rock is to aim at the big outcropping as if you are going to hit it, remembering the river will sweep you off to the left. I watched my pal, Alex, pad dle at the large outcropping, glance off of it and make a good boof. This should have been a clue for me! I went next, bearing down on the rock formation; as it was getting closer I kept thinking “The river is going to take me to the left." I didn’t feel like I was paddling hard and the rock was getting closer and closer and...Oh! No! My bow clipped a small rock and shot me right up on top of the rock outcropping! I quickly got out of my boat to see my predicament and there I was, standing in the middle of a waterfall! To top it off, spec tators lining the highway bridge that crosses just below the falls were amused by my situation and, I have to admit, so was I. Alex, who was waiting for me in the large pool below the falls, motioned for me to do a seal launch off the end of the outcrop and after looking it ber 14. 1954, in Portland, to Daniel John and Marjorie Emma Reynolds El bert, Jr. She grew up in Rainier and Goble and graduated from Vernonia High School in 1973. In 1972, she married Arthur H. Hen derson. They lived in Phoenix and Coos Bay and moved to Clatskanie in 1994. She was a caregiver at Clatskanie Adult Care Center and retired in 1996. She is survived by her husband. Remembrances are suggested to St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union, Account No. 745503, P O Box 537, St. Helens, OR 97051 Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary, Clat skanie, was in charge of arrangements. JEWEL D. KAUFFMAN Jewel D. Kauffman, 69, Tigard, died July 9, 2003. Mrs. Kauffman was born August 8, 1933, in Portland. She graduated from Banks High School. She was a director of finance for In tegrated Services. She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Elkins, in 1995. Survivors include a son, Robert Elkins; a daughter, Kathleen Poor; her mother, Maybelle Baldwin; a brother, Wray Chain; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements by Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes JOHN PATRICK GELLATLY John Patrick Gellatly, 46, Tyrone, Georgia, died July 30, 2003. Memorial services will be held. Mr. Gellatly was born in Vernonia. He grew up in St. Helens and graduat ed from Southern Oregon College. He received his masters in business ad ministration from West Georgia Col lege. Survivors include his parents, Char lotte and Larry; wife, Patricia; a son, Patrick; two daughters, April and An gela; a brother, Robert Ira; two sisters, Starla Cunningham and Patricia Gellat ly Click; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to Eisenschmidt Pool, 1070 Eisenschmidt Lane, St. Helens. OR 97051. over, that's what I did. My biggest fear was that the edge of this 10-foot drop was so sheer, I could over-ro tate and land upside down. I crawled into my kayak, which was precariously balanced half over the edge, and took the plunge, leaning back hard as I went over. I went completely under water and came up on my side right next to the pour-over of the falls. Let’s just say I made some very big brace strokes, then poured it on to keep the pour-over from sucking me in and working me over a little. When I finally got out in the pool where I could re lax, I noticed that the professional photographers who take picture of us crazies were giving me the thumbs up sign. I paddled over to one of them who said he had never seen anyone do that before. He got some pho tos of my adventure that can be looked up at <Roger- sAction Photos.com> for July 19th; I’m on the first page toward the bottom of the thumbnail pictures. We hung around the falls for a while, watching kayakers and rafters, then headed down the lower section of the White Salmon. What a great day and hot beautiful weather. The take-out was packed with kayaks and rafts. For women who think kayaking is a man’s sport, think again, about half of the kayakers that day were women. Hope you had a great Jamboree.
