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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 2011)
The INDEPENDENT, August 17, 2011 Out of My Mind… Page 21 Speedway gives August 6 results From page 2 under the direction of a receiver board that could break contracts and sell assets. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) and Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) have proposed bills that would give the agency more freedom to close post offices and allow it to make the $5.5 billion payments from a separate pension sur- plus. These bills have drawn some Republican support. When a Congressman (or a constituent) ob- jects to closing Post Offices in rural communi- ties, they are often met with condescending re- marks about “nostalgia”. Too many people in D.C., and too many in control of big city newspa- pers have never even visited our rural communi- ties, much less lived in them. There is a Constitutional requirement for Con- gress to maintain a Postal Service (Benjamin Franklin was our first Postmaster General). What the new, improved Post Office will be is anybody’s guess. From page 16 son; Pittsonbarger; Lee Doty, Medford; Wesolowski; Eric Aos, Milwaukie. Women’s Division – Fast Time: Jenae Frelich, St. Helens 15.94. Trophy Dash: Kathy Mc- Mullen, Deer Island. Heat: Tiffany Berg, St. Helens; Mc- Mullen; Frelich; Victoria West, St. Helens; Morgan Tenney, Scappoose. Tracers – Fast Time: Cody Smith, Scappoose 19.56. Tro- phy Dash: Smith. Heat: Smith; Baleigh O'Connor, St. Helens; Jonathan West, St. Helens; Stephen Kaptur Jr., St. Helens. Main: Smith; West; O'Connor; Kaptur Jr. gested to the National Rifle As- sociation. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia was in charge of arrangements. He was preceded in death by his wife. Survivors include five chil- dren; Stephen of Vernonia, Zenda Koch of Oregon City, Terry Ellis of Warren, Craig and Scott, both of Scappoose; a brother, Gary Ellis of Portland; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grand- children and one nephew. she moved to Beaverton, and to Hillsboro in 2011. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, hand- work, quilting, and gardening. She was preceded in death by five brothers, and five sis- ters. Survivors include two sons, Larry Hickman of Yamhill, and Curtis Hickman of The Dalles; two daughters, Patricia Spohn of Cool, California, and Priscilla Grice of Portland; nine grand- children; nine great-grandchil- dren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are sug- gested to the Hospice and Pal- liative Care of Washington County. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. Obituary GLENNDELL R. BOND JR. Glenndell “Glen” Royal Bond, Jr., 64, Hillsboro, died August 6, 2011. A gathering of family and friends will take place Saturday, August 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Verboort Gun Club. Mr. Bond was born July 22, 1947, in Lebanon, to Glen and Grace (Hardin) Bond. When he was a young child, the family moved to Timber, then to Banks when he was a teenag- er. He graduated from Banks High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war. In 1971, he married Susie Hartwick. They made their home in Vancouver, Washing- ton, before divorcing in 1985. In 1986, he married Julia “Judy” Hamlin. They made their home in Forest Grove until moving to Hillsboro in 2010. He was a welder with Columbia Indus- tries in Hillsboro, for most of his working life, before retiring in 2010. He enjoyed golfing, high school wrestling, reading, gar- dening and visiting with friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings, Dorothy French and Clifford Bond. Survivors include his wife; two sons, John Chaney of Port- land, and Bob Chaney of Madras; three daughters, Bethany Schaffner of North Plains, Janelle Schaffner of Beaverton, and Crystal Bond of Aloha; two brothers, Rodger Bond of Banks and Norman Bond of Scappoose; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are sug- gested to the Banks Mat Club in care of Coach Dan Herb, 503-830-0335. EARSEL V. CHRISTENSEN Earsel V. “Ernie” Christen- sen, 90, Vernonia, died August 2, 2011. A celebration of life LOREN ELLIS JR. LUCILLE EVA HICKMAN Ernie Christensen service was held August 9 at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia, with Pastor John Cahill officiating. Mr. Christensen was born April 22, 1921, in Vernonia, to Vester and Helen (Anderson) Christensen. He grew up on the family farm near Vernonia, and attended Lincoln and Pleasant Hill Elementary schools. He graduated from Vernonia High School in 1939. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1949, he married Velva Ramsey. They later divorced. He married Irene Bergerson in 1985. They made their home on the Christensen homestead in Vernonia. He worked as a faller and later as a supervisor for Holce Logging for 17 years, retiring in 1986. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, hiking, camp- ing, traveling and working on his tree farm. He was preceded in death by his three sisters, Arvela Robertson, Vesta King and Lesta Peppard. Survivors include his wife; four stepsons, Phillip D. “Phil” Meyer of Aloha, Stanley B. “Stan” Meyer and Gary B. Meyer, both of Vernonia, and Ronald D. “Ron” Meyer of Beaverton; three grandchil- dren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are sug- Loren Ellis, Jr., 84, Scap- poose, died July 5, 2011. A cele- bration of life will be held August 28. Mr. Ellis was born October 26, 1926, in Portland, to Loren, Sr. and Iva (Uttenberg) Ellis. He graduated from Benson High School. He was a Merchant Ma- rine during World War II. In 1948, he married Gloria Faye Erickson. Shortly after the marriage, they purchased the Vernonia Farm with his parents. In 1963, they bought out his par- ents. They started a dairy with 13 cows and went into partnership with their four sons. In 1980, they moved the herd, now with 360 head, to Scappoose. He was a supervisor at ESI in Portland for 10 years and served on the Ver- nonia School Board for 10 years. He enjoyed trips to be beach, maintaining and managing his rental properties in Vernonia and Scappoose. Lucille Eva Hickman, 94, Hillsboro, died August 9, 2011. Graveside services were held August 12 at Vernonia Memori- al Cemetery with Pastor Sam Hough officiating. Mrs. Hickman was born De- cember 7, 1916, in Custer County, Nebraska, to Fred Cur- tis and Amy Mehetibel (Burnett) Hickman. She was raised on the family farm and educated in Broken Bow, Neb. In 1935, she married Charley Lawrence Hickman. They made their home in Ne- braska before moving to Cor- vallis in 1938. They moved to Vernonia in 1947. In 1990, she moved to McMinnville, then to Forest Grove in 1999. In 2008, JAMES “SLO JIM” HOLM James “Slo Jim” Holm, 65, Vernonia, died July 20, 2011. Mr. Holm was born Septem- ber 30, 1945, in Stockton, Cali- fornia, to Carl and Marcella Holm. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. He was living in Manning with Sue and a daughter, Amber, until he moved to Vernonia around 1990. He enjoyed motorcycles, the outdoors, and “critters”. He re- spected family and honesty most of all. He was known for his hon- esty and loyalty and friends knew him as a gentleman to the end. He is survived by children, a sister and grandchildren. His friends are trying to locate his relatives.
