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The INDEPENDENT, June 6, 2012
Obituary
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Nancy Malarkey.
Survivors include her hus-
band; one son, Joseph “Joe”
Oviatt of Phoenix, Arizona; one
daughter, Connie Cook of Ver-
nonia; seven siblings, Marie
Applegate of Maricopa, Ariz.,
Arlene VanDeHey, Gerry Van-
dehey, June Vandecoevering,
Bill Vandehey, all of Forest
Grove, Kellen Meeuwsen of
Roy, and Norbert Vandehey of
Banks; five grandchildren and
five foster-grandchildren.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to the American Cancer
Society.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Froberg, and Carolyn Nuss-
baumer; 10 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to OHSU Knight Cancer
Institute in support of GIST
Cancer Research.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Schools Rebuilding Fund, 475
Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR
97064.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home in Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
LARRY SCHAUMBURG
HERLENE ROBERTSON
John Reimers, 79, Hillsboro,
died May 10, 2012. A funeral
mass was held May 23 at St.
Matthew Catholic Church.
Mr. Reimers was born Octo-
ber 18, 1932, in Chehalis,
Washington, to Pete and
Frances J. (Tachunks) Rei-
mers. He was raised in the
Washington County area, grad-
uating from Banks High School
in 1951. He served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean War.
In 1957, he married Berna-
dette Peters. They made their
home in Verboort before mov-
ing to Hillsboro in 1959. He
was a carpenter and furniture
maker. In 1978, he started
working with his brother at
Reimers Furniture in Hillsboro
and retired in 1994.
He enjoyed fishing, the out-
doors, clam digging, crabbing,
raising beef cows, and making
furniture.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Kent Reimers of
Gaston, and Frank Reimers of
Hillsboro; two daughters, Lynn
Posch of Gaston, and Jill
Welch of Hillsboro; seven sib-
lings, Pete Reimers, Joe
Reimers, Walt Reimers, Doug
Reimers, Frances Acuff, Ann
Survivors include two sons,
Ron of Redmond; and Ryan of
Wilsonville; two daughters,
Robbin Boos of Tualatin, and
Renée Hafeman of Scap-
poose; numerous grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Columbia Funeral Home in
St. Helens was in charge of
arrangements.
Letters
JOHN REIMERS
Herlene Robertson, 86,
Beaverton, died May 15, 2012.
A celebration of life service was
held May 30 at the Vernonia
Christian Church with Pastor
John J. Cahill, of the Pioneer
Baptist Fellowship, officiating.
Interment was at the Vernonia
Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Robertson was born
December 25, 1925, in Louis-
ville, Mississippi, to Florney
and Lula Bell Johnson Thrash-
er. She was raised in Louisville.
In 1942, she married Ray-
mond “Ray” Glenn Robertson.
They made their home in Ver-
nonia. She worked at West
Oregon Electric Cooperative as
a cashier/receptionist for 30
years before retiring. In 2006,
she moved to Beaverton.
She enjoyed playing the
slots at Spirit Mountain Casino.
She was preceded in death
by her husband in 1984; a
daughter, Patricia Crowston;
three brothers, James, Free-
man, and David Thrasher; two
sisters, Lou Grote and Louise
Richardson; a half-brother, Pat-
ton Thrasher; and two half-sis-
ters, Lizzie Bonds, and Irene
Cook.
Survivors include two sons,
Donald Robertson of Aloha,
and Allen Robertson of Beaver-
ton; one daughter, Glenda
Holsey of Hillsboro; eight
grandchildren; eight great-
grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to the Vernonia Christ-
ian Church or to the Vernonia
He enjoyed hunting in Toe
Head Canyon in Central Ore-
gon, fishing at Paulina Lake,
calling square dances, and his
vacation homes in Etna, Cali-
fornia, and Harlingen, Texas.
He was preceded in death
by his wife in 2011; a stepson,
John Dalen Craig; siblings
Gwen Marino, Phyllis Wyatt,
Donald Schaumburg and a
younger unknown sibling.
Larry Schaumburg, 76, Port-
land, died May 26, 2012. A cel-
ebration of life was held May
29 at Columbia Funeral Home
in St. Helens.
Mr. Schaumburg was born
October 19, 1935, in Hoope-
ston, Illinois, to Carl Jacob and
Beulah (Carl) Schaumburg.
The family moved to Vernonia
in 1950. He graduated from
Vernonia High School in 1953.
He was a salesman for welding
supply companies.
In 1975, he married Barbara
Lee Stechmesser. They made
their home in Portland.
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own.
Over time, he would get so
fed up that he would be overly
angry, for good reason, and
frustrated and then his behav-
ior was so bad that he stood
out and would get into lots of
trouble. The other kids began
to see how they could tease
Trevor and not get caught and
get him in trouble when he go
so angry and they thought it
was funny. Where was his
help?
At no point in time have I felt
that a staff member has looked
at Trevor and tried to figure out
what has made him angry. Why
wouldn’t he be? He sits next to
students that behave worse
then he does but earn candy
bars because they were better
than the week before while the
kids that are not bad enough to
be on a behavioral program
earn Bee Bucks.
He gets teased, called
names and knocked down and
struggles in his studies, as well.
Read through all of our ex-
periences with the school staff
and tell yourself how a new
building will fix these problems!
It won’t!! Fix the staff! Fix the
problem! Pay attention to what
is really going on! Ask why?
Look at each child! We are get-
ting our son away from this di-
lapidated staff but my son is not
the only one screaming to be
seen and helped! There are
many others! Step up and help
them! These students are our
future! Give them a helping
hand like educators are sup-
posed to!!!
Sincerely,
Karla Eastlick
Vernonia
Please see page 13
Church Directory
V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH
C OVENANT C HURCH V ERNONIA
P IONEER B APTIST F ELLOWSHIP
Carl Pense, Pastor
850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-1103
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School
Pastor John D. Murray
359 “A” Street, Vernonia
503 860-3860
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.
John Cahill, Pastor
939 Bridge Street, Vernonia
503-429-1161
www.pbfalive.com
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Thursday Prayer 7:00 p.m.
S EVENTH D AY A DVENTIST
Larry Gibson, Pastor
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St., Vernonia
503 429-8301
Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.
A SSEMBLY OF G OD
Wayne and Maureene Marr
662 Jefferson Ave., Vernonia,
503 429-0373
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m
S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH
Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator
960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-8841
Mass Sunday 12:00 Noon
Religious Educ. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
V ERNONIA C OMMUNITY C HURCH
Ralph Young, Pastor
957 State Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-6790
Sunday Bible Classes 9:00 a.m.
Family Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Ladies Study 7:00 p.m.
Nursery 10:15 a.m.
Vernonia Community Preschool
N EHALEM V ALLEY B IBLE C HURCH
Gary Taylor, Pastor
Grant & North Streets, Vernonia
503 429-5378
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Nursery available
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
V ERNONIA C HRISTIAN C HURCH
C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST
OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS
Sam Hough, Minister
410 North Street, Vernonia
503 429-6522
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
(meets in Youth & Family Center)
Various Home Group Meetings
Marc Farmer, Branch President
1350 E. Knott Street, Vernonia
503 429-7151
Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m.
Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m.
Relief Society, Priesthood and
Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m.