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
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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.