The INDEPENDENT, October 7, 2010
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Candidate interviews help to inform voters of election choices
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the secretary of the Parks
Committee, and is a member of
Vernonia Pride, First Friday
and the Strategic Planning
Committee. Helmer and her
husband, Scott, have lived here
four years. They have one
daughter, in cosmetology
school, and one son.
Ed Johnson works for Elec-
tro Scientific Industries, where
he is an Engineering Techni-
cian, Machinist, Paralegal and
Electronic Technician. He has
an associates degree in parale-
gal and as an electronic service
technician. He and his wife,
Linda, have lived in Vernonia
for over 20 years and raised
their three children here. He
was the chief petitioner for the
local dialing exchange in the
1990s that made local calling
(rather than long distance) to
Portland, Hillsboro, even Scap-
poose.
Steve Johnson has lived in
Vernonia since just after the
flood of 1996. He is a Vocation-
al Rehabilitation Counselor for
the State of Oregon. He has an
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associates degree in Adminis-
tration of Justice, a bachelors
degree in Criminology and a
masters in Counseling Psychol-
ogy. He worked at Tualatin Val-
ley Mental Health for 11 years
before working for the state.
Johnson is divorced and his
grown son lives in Eugene.
Marilyn Nicks is a local busi-
ness owner (Cornerstone Natu-
rals) who moved here from
Chapman in 1998. Her father
worked at the O-A Mill before it
closed. She is the president of
the local Kiwanis, a Ford Fami-
ly Foundation leadership pro-
gram graduate, served on the
city’s Budget Committee this
year, is the secretary for the
Economic Development Com-
mittee, is a member of CPAC,
the Chamber of Commerce, on
the Strategic Planning Commit-
tee and is President of the
Downtown Association. Nicks
and her husband, Dennis, have
seven children.
Ernie Smith works as a truck
See Candidate on page 22
Obituary
DELBERT ELMER HARRISON
Delbert Elmer Harrison, 73,
Vernonia, died October 4, 2010.
A memorial service will be held
Sunday, October 10, at 2:00 p.m.
at the Vernonia Community
Church. Private committal serv-
ice will be held later.
A full obituary will be printed in
the next issue.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange-
ments.
CECIL JOHN HERB
Cecil John Herb, 80, Roy, died
September 13, 2010. A funeral
mass was held September 16 at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church in Roy. Vault interment
took place at the St. Francis
Catholic Church Cemetery.
Mr. Herb was born August 31,
1930, on the family farm in Roy,
to Henry and Jennie (Nielson)
Herb. He was raised in Roy and
graduated from Banks High
School in 1948.
In 1952, he married LaVonne
Caldwell. They made their home
in Banks until moving to a farm
on Cedar Canyon Rd., outside of
Banks, in 1963. He worked for
ODOT for 13 years before be-
coming a farmer. He retired from
farming in 1995.
He enjoyed the outdoors,
hunting and gardening, and col-
lected horns and hats. He was
an accomplished wine and
sausage maker and liked to can.
He was preceded in death by
two brothers, Keith and Richard;
and a grandson.
Survivors include his wife; two
sons, Gordon of Forest Grove
and Matthew of Roy; three
daughters, Vickie Duyck of
Greenville, Janet Peters, and
Sharon Cox, both of Forest
Grove; two brothers, Fred and
Ken; two sisters, Catherine
Sohler and Jan Jansen; 30
grandchildren; and 14 great-
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggest-
ed to Prostate Cancer Research
or Washington County Hospice.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange-
ments.
ETHEL L. MORRELL
Ethel L. Morrell, 94, Salesville,
Arkansas, died September 21,
2010. Services were private.
Mrs. Morrell was born January
20, 1916, in Vernonia.
In 1936, she married Floyd T.
Morrell.
She was preceded in death by
her husband.
Survivors include two sons,
Tom of Salesville, and Le Roy of
The Dalles; one brother, Noah
Truhurne of Rockaway; six
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggest-
ed to a charity of choice.
Roller Funeral Home in Moun-
tain Home, Arkansas was in
charge of arrangements.
RUTH VEALEY
Ruth Vealey, 84, Hillsboro,
died September 14, 2010. Pri-
vate interment has been held.
Mrs. Vealey was born March
15, 1926, in Vernonia, to Fritz
and Betty Hausler. She graduat-
ed from Vernonia High School in
1943.
She married William Harry
“Bill” Vealey. He adopted her
baby son from a previous mar-
riage. They made their home in
Vernonia until they moved to
Hillsboro in 2007.
She enjoyed playing pinochle
and watching television.
She was preceded in death by
Ruth Vealey
her husband; and a brother, Fritz
Hausler.
Survivors include a son,
William J. Vealey of Cornelius;
one grandson and one great-
grandson.
Remembrances are suggest-
ed to the American Cancer Soci-
ety.
Tualatin Valley Funeral Alter-
natives in Hillsboro was in
charge of arrangements.
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