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The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2012
Salem Scene
50 Years Ago This Month
From page 9
er faiths withdrew and began work
in the new churches. This all took
its toll but newcomers to the com-
munity stepped in to fill the gap
and the work flourished and grew.
In 1924, the present church was
built on State street by the Repass
brothers as contractors and the
congregation moved to it in May
of that year with a march from the
old church to the new one.
During the years the mill was
here it served as a community
church and center for many activi-
ties. Rev. H. G. Hermann was pas-
tor at the time the church and the
parsonage at the corner of State
and North streets were built.
In 1930, the Oregon-Washing-
ton conference of the Evangelical
church met in Vernonia in the still-
new church. Overnight accommo-
dations were in the homes of
members and meals were served
in the church social hall, with all
the women of the church working
hard, long hours.
In recent years, the United
Brethren church and the Evangeli-
cal church have merged and the
name for the church today is
Evangelical United Brethren com-
bining both groups that exerted so
much influence in the early
church.
The 28 ministers who have
served during the 75 years of the
church are M. H. Jackson, 1887;
James W. Ray, 1888-89; A Mar-
cham, 1890; M. Burlingame,
1891; R. D. Streyfelder, 1892-93;
F. W. Launer, 1894-95; G. McEl-
roy, 1896; F. M. Fisher, 1897-98;
G. M. Stroup, 1899-1900; C. C.
Snyder, 1901; J. C. Emmel, 1902;
Morris Heverling, 1903-04, 1918
and 1921-22; J. C. Coleman,
1905; A. E. Meyers, 1906-07; A.
Weinert, 1908; Ezra Mauer, 1909
to 1913; Samuel Conklin, 1913-
15; 1916-17, supplied; G.
Hartzell, 1919-20; H. G. Her-
mann, 1923-24; W. F. Rademach-
er, 1925-26; G. W. Plummer, 1927
to 1953; F. M. Knowl, 1953 to
1959; Earl Tousley, 1959; Ray-
mond Taggart, present pastor, who
came here in 1960.
Some other sidelights brought
out at the anniversary were that
Sunday school was held at Pleas-
ant Hill and other surrounding
points until roads and travel be-
came easier. At one time in the
early 1890s, Dr. Poling held a
camp meeting at Pittsburg. Early
ministers were in a sense circuit
riders going as far down the river
as Jewell and up Rock Creek and
to other points.
From page 3
modification so that you can
stay in your home, SB 1552 es-
tablished a mediation program
that requires banks to meet
face-to-face with a homeowner
who is threatened with foreclo-
sure. This program is brand
new as it just became effective
July 11th. It is patterned after
programs in other states, how-
ever, and we expect to see the
same success in Oregon.
So how do you know if
you qualify for any of these
programs? The best source of
information and support rests
right in our own back yard! The
Community Action Team, serv-
ing Clatsop, Columbia and
Tillamook Counties, is our
boots-on-the-ground resource
for guiding interested home-
owners through the various
programs that have been es-
tablished to keep you in your
home. You can contact Cindy
Peake at cindkp @cat-
team.org for more information.
If you live in Multnomah
County, you can contact Ha-
cienda Community Corpora-
tion,
Carlos
Garcia,
cgarcia@haciendacdc.org.
And if you live in Washington
County, you will be working
with Ricci Sohn at Open Door
Counseling
Center,
rsohn@opendoorcc.net. Meet-
ing with a housing counselor is
a requirement of the mediation
program. And best of all, it is a
free service!
Finally, I will be holding an-
other series of town halls on
September 21st and 22nd. This
series will examine the new
Coordinated Care Organiza-
tions that have been estab-
lished to lower the cost of
health care in Oregon. Next
week, I will send you more in-
formation as we firm up partici-
pants, times and locations.
Sandy Sherwood; and 14
grandchildren.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to the research portion
of the national CJD association
or the hospice unit of St. Vin-
cent’s Hospital.
Crown Memorial Center was
in charge of arrangements.
Road, near Vernonia, to Dun-
can Bruce and Hazel Elizabeth
(Utiger) McDonald, one of four
children. She started her edu-
cation in a one-room school
house and graduated from Ver-
nonia High School in 1944. She
moved to Portland and worked
for Pacific Telephone.
In 1947, she married
Charles Deole Hanson. He lat-
er died. She started work in the
Vernonia High School office in
1964 and worked there until
1975. She married Marvin
Meyers in 1975. They built their
home on their tree farm land
outside Vernonia.
She enjoyed square danc-
ing, round dancing, traveling,
camping, clam digging, hiking
and other outdoor activities.
Other interests included gar-
dening, knitting, crocheting,
postcard collection, and read-
ing. She was a member of the
First Christian Church, since
1958.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; and a son,
Steve.
Survivors include two sons,
Jerry and Bill; and one daugh-
ter, Susan.
Remembrances are suggest-
ed to Hospice and Palliative
Care of Washington County.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange-
ments.
RAYMOND TODD RADCLIFF
Raymond Todd Radcliff, 40,
Cornelius, died August 4, 2012.
Mr. Radcliff was born in
1966, in Hillsboro, to Raymond
Earl and Patricia Ann (Poe)
Radcliff. He graduated from
Glencoe High School.
In 1992, he married Patricia
Bonte. They made their home
in Cornelius. He worked as an
automotive mechanic at Les
Schwab/Gratteri’s and Glenn
Walters Nursery.
He enjoyed classic cars,
R.C. cars, woodworking, boats,
helicopters, and working on his
1967 Chevelle.
Survivors include his wife; a
daughter, Amber Bonte Kenoy-
er of Philomath; his father of
Banks; his mother, Patricia A.
Aleshire of Hillsboro; a brother,
Troy Radcliff of Portland; and
two grandchildren.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to Odyssey Hospice.
Tualatin Valley Funeral Al-
ternatives in Hillsboro was in
charge of arrangements.
Obituary
GEORGE ANDREW HERR
George Andrew Herr, 70,
Timber, died August 10, 2012,
of complications from CJD
(Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease). A
memorial service was held Au-
gust 25 at the Hillsboro Elks
Lodge.
Mr. Herr was born January
1, 1942, in Wenatchee, Wash-
ington, to George Albert Herr
and Pauline Hopkins. He
served in the U.S. Army as a
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George Andrew Herr
cryptologist. He owned his own
software company, Pacific
Software Associates, later
called PacSoft LLC, where he
worked up to a couple weeks
before his death.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and picking mushrooms.
Survivors include his wife,
Donna; 11 children, Janice,
Kariena, Mark, William, Mary-
ann, James, Charles, Jacinda,
Tina, Trinity, and Tiara; four sib-
lings, Linda Hart, Nancy Gin-
nis, Joe Mascarenas, and
Ellen Meyer, 85, Vernonia,
died August 27, 2012. A service
will be held Saturday, Septem-
ber 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Vernon-
ia Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Meyer was born Janu-
ary 23, 1927, on Rock Creek
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Kendall Elaine
Grady wishes to thank everyone
for your prayers, support, hugs,
cards, flowers, your help at the
Scout Cabin and other help,
meals, monetary contributions to
Kendall’s Fund, and you love, as
we struggle with the loss of our an-
gel.