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The INDEPENDENT, October 15, 2009 Vernonia Police Department From page 19 taken to CCSO jail. – Juvenile taken into protective custody for Detox. Sept. 7 – Juvenile referred to Juvenile Dept. for MIP-Tobacco and PCS, less than 1 oz. Sept. 9 – Theft III reported at Anderson Park. Sept. 10 – Assisted DHS on Child Abuse Investigation on Cougar St. – Owen Owen, 19, no town giv- en, taken into Protective Custody. – Julie Kelso, 35, no town giv- en, cited for PCS, less than 1 oz. Sept. 11 – Vicious Dog reported on North St. Sept. 13 – Two juveniles taken into protective custody and one re- ferred to Juvenile Dept. for Pos- session of an Explosive Device and Attempted Arson. – Vincent Seibert, 24, no town given, arrested on an outstanding Page 21 From the Sheriff’s Desk… warrant; taken to CCSO jail. – Juvenile taken into protective custody and referred to Juvenile Dept. for MIP-Alcohol. Sept. 14 – Owen Owen, 19, no town given, taken into protective custody for Detox. Sept. 15 – Hit & Run reported in Sentry Market parking lot. – Juvenile taken into protective custody and referred to Juvenile Dept. for PCS, less than 1 oz, and within 1000 feet of a school. Sept. 17 – Criminal Mischief re- ported on Nehalem St. Sept. 18 – Public Assist report taken at VPD. Sept. 20 – Lonnie Dennis, 44, no town given, arrested for Stran- gulation, Reckless Endangering and Assault IV; taken to CCSO jail. Sept. 22 – Investigated possible threats at VHS; unfounded. – Report taken of possible sex- ual assault involving a juvenile. Sept. 24 – Public Assist with in- jured raccoon at Anderson Park. – Possible Animal Abuse report- ed at Vernonia Lake. Sept. 25 – Criminal Mischief re- ported on Adams St. Sept. 27 – Shannon Fennern, 20, no town given, cited for MIP-Al- cohol. Sept. 29 – Juvenile taken into protective custody for MIP-Tobac- co and Curfew. Sept. 30 – Juvenile reported as runaway. – Nuisance Abatement started on State Ave. – Death investigation conduct- ed on Heather Lane. gram. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia was in charge of arrangements. Calif.; a sister, Kathleen Boas of Danville, Calif.; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Hospice of Washington County or to The Leukemia & Lym- phoma Society. The family thanks Dr. John A. Schaer, M.D. for his re- lationship with John the past two years. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of arrange- ments. Traffic...............................5 Additional information has been requested from VPD regarding this blotter. As additional information is received it will be printed. From page 18 Each particular service to the sheriff, whether VIPS, SAR or reserves will have its own bank account where donations desig- nated for a particular service will be deposited. The Board will help raise funds for the various services, ensure that funds are deposited in the appropriate accounts, work with the sheriff to identify appropriate expenditures and draw funds on the accounts in support of sheriff volunteer services. If you have a desire to support sheriff’s office volunteer servic- es, you can call the sheriff’s office at 503-366-4611. We have nu- merous opportunities for community-minded individuals to help make a difference in the livability of our county. We gratefully ac- cept the donation of your time, and our volunteers will welcome any donation of time or resources to help them carry out there mission. It is all for the higher goal of providing the best public safety services possible to all county residents from Vernonia to Scap- poose and St. Helens to Clatskanie, and all points in between! Daylight Savings Time ends November 1, remember to change your clocks. Obituary ROBERT MICHAEL BURNETT JOHN FRANK POLVOROSA years. She was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Evelyn Elsie Shepard; and a grandson. Survivors include a son, David W. Schmidlin of Banks; a daughter, Elaine Stewart Harris of Portland; five grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the St. Edward Building Fund. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home is in charge of arrange- ments. VERETTA M. SCHMIDLIN ROCKY YOUNG Robert Michael “Bob” Burnett, 78, Vernonia, died September 30, 2009. A prayer service was held October 5 followed by vault inter- ment at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley. Mr. Burnett was born December 16, 1930, on the Ojibwe Reserva- ton in White Earth, Minnesota, to Mr. Burnett and Frances Winter- meyer. He was raised in Cass Lark, Minn. In 1953, he married Joyce Ann Sabin. They made their home in Minn. until moving to Milwaukie in 1955 and later to Oak Grove. She died in 1978. In 1980, he married Cynthia S. “Cindy” Trute. They lived in Oak Grove until moving to Vernonia in 1984. He worked as a yard master for Portland Terminal Railroad for 41 years, retiring in 1992. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Timothy Robert of Portland and Jack Michael of Lafayette; two daughters, Jody Marie Meskel and Gena Marie Hayes, both of Port- land; and six grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the OHSU-Kidney Cancer Pro- John Frank Polvorosa, 73, Ver- nonia, died September 11, 2009. A celebration of life will be held Octo- ber 26, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fre- mont, California. Mr. Polvorosa was born June 19, 1936, in San Leandro, Calif., to Frank and Josephine (Perry) Polvorosa. He was raised in San Leandro and worked in the family grocery store after high school. In 1958, he married Dixie Lee Ames. He served in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, they made their home in Fremont, Calif., until 1997. He owned the Mission Ranch Liquors. They moved to Vernonia in 1997. He was preceded in death by his wife. Survivors include two sons, Bradley of Piedmont, Calif., and Bret of Portland; one daughter, Kristin Lee Krueger of Danville, Veretta M. Schmidlin, 88, North Plains, died October 8, 2009. A fu- neral mass will be held Friday, Oc- tober 16, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ed- ward Catholic Church in North Plains. A burial ceremony was held October 9 at Buxton Cemetery. Mrs. Schmidlin was born May 14, 1921, in Fort Jones, California, to William and Elsie Shepard. In 1941, she married Ambrose Joseph Schmidlin. They moved to Buxton in 1947. She moved to North Plains in 1992. She worked as an auditor for Textronix for 25 LESLEY MARLIN Rocky Lesley Marlin Young, 66, Hillsboro, died October 3, 2009. A celebration of life service was held October 11 at Brookwood Baptist Church in Hillsboro, with Pastor John Cahill officiating. Interment was at North Cemetery of Clear Creek in Vernonia. Mr. Young was born May 2, 1943, in Litchfield, Illinois, to Leslie and Ailene (Brockmeyer) Young. He was raised in Michigan and at- tended Baxter Seminary in Baxter, Tennessee. In 1971, he married Deborah L. Harr. They made their home in Beaverton before moving to Tim- ber in 1978. They moved to Hills- boro in 1994. He worked as a car- penter in the commercial construc- tion industry until becoming dis- abled by an injury. Survivors include his wife; sev- en children, Tiffany R. Youngblood, Katie-Lynne E. Young, both of Hillsboro, Colt M. Young of Timber; Daphane R. Young and Robin S. Young, both of Chicago, Ill., Natasha A. Young of Paris, and Fawn C. Cherry of Beaverton; a brother, Morgan of Cookville, Tenn.; a sister, Carolyn Whitaker of Cookville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Hillsboro Public Schools Ath- letic Fund or to the Battered Women’s Shelter. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements.
