Saturday Aug. 30, 2003
Sal Remley
   Lucille “Sal” Ione Achter Remley of Newberg died Aug. 25, 2003. She was 85.
   She was born May 19, 1918, to Joseph and Michaelena Achter in Glenwood, Minn. She lived in Glenwood until her 20s when she married Mark Remley and they later moved to the West Coast. They settled in their home on Dayton Avenue in Newberg in 1960 and raised four children. When her husband, Mark, died in 1972, she turned her love of cooking into a career becoming a cook at Newberg High School.
   She worked there for 15 years before retiring in 1988. During that time she became close to her co-workers and enjoyed socializing with them. She also loved games and her children and grandchildren participated in them with her, quickly learning she was stiff competition. She volunteered at Providence Newberg Hospital after retirement as a “pink lady” from 1988 to 1999, again becoming close with another group of co-workers.
   As her family grew her activities broadened. She loved being a spectator at her grandchildren’s soccer, basketball and baseball games. Even though she had a setback in her health, she was able to attend her first grandchild’s wedding two years ago.
   She made candy, cookies and other confections during the holidays to share with all and her home was the center for any celebration.
   Survivors include: sons, Tom of Beaverton and John of Tigard; daughters, Jane Vaden of Beaverton and Jo Engelke of Newberg; and nine grandchildren.
   A memorial service was held Thursday at Newberg Free Methodist Church.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Newberg Charitable Organization or Providence St. Vincent Hospice.

Wednesday Aug. 20, 2003
Elsie Tilly Macaulay
   Elsie Tilly Macaulay died Aug. 15, 2003, at Providence Newberg Hospital. She was 82.
   She was born July 13, 1921, to John and Hulda (Berk) Pfeifer in Portland. She was raised in the Hawthorne District of southeast Portland. She left school early to work as a housekeeper.
   Shortly after moving to Carlton in the late 1930s, she met her future husband, John Paul Macaulay. According to relatives he was handsome and dashing in his convertible and tried to pick her up, but being the proper girl she was, she made him get out of his car and walk her home.
   They were married Feb. 17, 1940, in Vancouver, Wash. Two years later, she gave birth to twin boys, who only lived a few hours. During and shortly after the war, she had two more sons, Don and Larry, and cared for them by herself, while her husband was in the service. Over the next few years the couple built and lived in several homes in southwest Portland and Newberg.
   She was preceded in death by husband, John, in May of 2001.
   She was a Cub Scout leader and enjoyed teaching the boys crafts, as well as giving ceramics classes to the neighborhood women. According to her family her lemon meringue pie was a special treat and each holiday season, her home was a decorative showplace. At Christmas, you could find a life-sized Santa and Mrs. Santa in rocking chairs in her front window, winning Newberg’s best holiday display year after year.
   Survivors include: sons, Donald Macaulay of Newberg and Larry of Newberg; sister Glendora Young of Boring; one granddaughter; one great-grandson; and a niece and several nephews.
   Chapel viewing and visitation hours are noon to 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Attrell’s Newberg Chapel.
   A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, with Pastor Peter Freisen-Blank officiating. Private Committal will be at Valley View Memorial Park, Newberg.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross care of Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.

Elizabeth C. Minas
   Elizabeth Carey Minas died Aug. 16, 2003, at a Newberg care facility from complications of cancer. She was 94.
   She was born June 19, 1909, to Gervas A. and Amy (Gitchel) Carey in Travers City, Mich.
   She was born an only child, and her father was a Friends Minister. As a child of five she lived with her parents in Princeton, N.J. while her father completed a seminary degree at Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of several Friends Churches, a professor at Pacific College and served as president from 1947-1950. In 1950 the college was renamed George Fox College, in honor of the founder of the Friends (Quacker) denomination.
   She attended Pacific College, now George Fox University from 1927-1929, then completed a degree in library science at the University of Washington and immediately became employed in libraries in Bend and Klamath Falls and Wichita, Kansas.
   She moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1944 as an employee of that city’s library system, serving in various positions for 25 years. For 17 years she served as head librarian of the Waikiki Kapahulu Branch.
   In 1968, while living in Hawaii she met and married Vaugh Minas, an ophthalmologist. She moved to Friendsview Manor in Newberg in 1975, following the death of her husband in 1974. She began an 11-year career as a volunteer at the library at GFU. She had an intense interest in helping students achieve their dreams. She was astounded to learn her husband had arranged for an estate gift to the university, establishing a student scholarship endowment in her name.
   Survivors include stepson, George of Oakland, Calif., and two step-grandchildren.
   A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, with Pastor Gregg Koskela. Concluding service is private.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Friendsview Manor Assistance Fund care of Attrell’s Newberg Chapel 207 Villa Rd., Newberg, OR 97132.

Mark T. Brunk
   Mark Thomas Brunk died Aug. 12, 2003, at Providence Newberg Hospital Hospital. He was 42.
   He was born July 7, 1961, to Gordon and Shirley (Briles) Brunk in Salem.
   He attended school in Salem and enjoyed playing football, baseball and basketball. On Sept. 9, 1979, he married Dolli Kinslow, and they had two children, Nathan in March of 1980 and Kimberly in April of 1981.
   He lived in Newberg for several years, then following his father’s death he moved to Salem with his mother. He then moved to a farm in Carlton and worked for Flying Feather Orchard for the last few years of his life. He spent time every day working on the farm. According to his family nothing made him happier than his three grandchildren, and spending time on the Trask Mountain and the surrounding areas. He had a great love for the outdoors.
   Survivors include: son Nathan of Salem; daughter Kimberley of Salem; mother, Shirley of Keizer; brothers, Randy and Greg both of Salem and Gary of Newberg; uncle Dale of Crooked River Ranch; and three grandchildren.
   A memorial service was held Monday, in Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, with Pastor Arley Johnson officiating. Committal was private.

Reginald G. Cox
   Reginald George Cox died Aug. 14, 2003, at a Portland hospital. He was 68.
   He was born December 20, 1934, to Reginald Charles and Gwendoline (Northwood) Cox in Shefford, England.
   He grew up and received his education in England and received his engineering degree from Liverpool College of Technology. He then came to the U.S. as a young man and lived in Seattle where he worked for Boeing Company until 1968 when he moved to Portland. He worked for the Hyster Company and Bingham Willamette Company and on August 4, 1979 he married Beverly Powell in Portland. In 1981, they moved to Yamhill where they lived until 1992 when they moved to the Newberg-Dundee area. He worked for Allied Systems for several years and retired in 1997.
   He was a British citizen and appreciated his British heritage. He liked having things around him that reminded him of England and loved getting gifts of food and candy that were British. He was a member and past vice president of the Newberg Soccer Association, and was a coach for the U-12 NSA team and was also a soccer coach for Chehalem Park and Recreation District.
   According to his family he was very devoted to his children, always there for them and ready to help. He enjoyed working with electronics, and working with and building computers. He also enjoyed camping and square dancing and was a member of the Braids & Braves in McMinnville for a time.
   Survivors include: wife, Beverly of Dundee; sons, Douglas of Oregon City, Michael Worden and Dwayne Worden both of McMinnville, and Robert Cox of Dundee; daughters, Kim Cox of Portland, Jennifer Cox of Newberg, and Kathryn and Caroline Cox, both of Dundee; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
   A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Attrell’s Newberg Chapel with Lloyd Cornell, officiating. Committal will follow at Valley View Memorial Park in Newberg.

Elmer L. Ernst
   Elmer L. Ernst of St. Paul died Aug. 13, 2003. He was 79.
   He was born Nov. 13, 1923, to Henry and Dorothy (Eder) Ernst in St. Paul. He lived all of his life in St. Paul and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Maryanne Smith on July 26, 1947 in St. Paul and they made their home there where he farmed his entire life. He had volunteered for the St. Paul Fire Department and the St. Paul Rodeo Association. He was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church.
   Survivors include: wife Maryanne of St. Paul; daughters, Deborah Kirk of Independence, Alison Eggers of Roseburg and Carla McGillivray of Grants Pass; sons, Mark of Albequerque, N.M., Brian of Salem and Bruce of Newberg; sister Virginia Crassman of Kennewick, Wash.; and 14 grandchildren.
   A memorial service was held Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church. Interment followed at St. Paul Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul Fire Department or the St. Paul Catholic Parochial School Tuition Fund, care of Simon-Woodburn Funeral Chapel, 1050 N. Boones Ferry Rd., Woodburn, OR 97071.

Saturday Aug. 16, 2003
Kailee E. Gillespie
   Kailee Erin Gillespie of Sherwood died Aug. 10, 2003. She was 3.
   She was born Oct. 22, 1999, to Craig and Elizabeth Johnisee in Portland.
   She fought JMML- leukemia for a year. After being diagnosed last August with leukemia, she underwent excessive amounts of treatment to fight the disease. She started off by taking a study drug for six weeks, which helped shrink her liver and spleen significantly. Those organs were enlarged due to the disease. She went through two rounds of chemotherapy from November to December.
   On Jan. 2 her spleen was removed because it still had traces of leukemia in it. Her grandfather started a bone marrow drive to search for a donor in late December of 2003. The donor was found through the National Registry around January of this year. On Feb. 4 she had her transplant. She spent five weeks in the hospital for that, even though she went through harsh chemotherapy and full body radiation.
   At day 60 after the transplant, the bone marrow aspiration they did showed that her leukemia had returned. According to her family she bravely continued on with another round of chemotherapy before receiving the donor’s white blood cells. She was strong until her lungs contracted a virus, which led to her respiratory failure.
   She loved butterflies, bubbles, and for some reason shoes. She loved to dress up in pretty dresses and loved bugs and all animals. Her family was important to her and she loved to sing country songs with her mother. She played Barbies with her brother all the time. Although she was extremely shy, she loved all the nurses at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, especially Pam DeAlba, who was her support through the last week before she died.
   Survivors include: mother and father, Craig and Elizabeth Johnisee; brothers, Aidan (age 5) and Dylan (age 1); and grandparents, Marianne and Kerry Gillespie all of Sherwood.
   Funeral services were held Thursday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood. A Rosary was held Wednesday at the church.

Walter P. King
   Walter Peery King of Federal Way, Wash., died Aug. 3, 2003. He was 88.
   He was born Nov. 24, 1914, in Buhl, Idaho. He had lived in the Vancouver area since 1938 before his recent move to Federal Way. He had job layovers in Glen’s Ferry, Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho, Bend, Hillsboro and Poulsbo, Wash. He attended George Fox University.
   He worked in construction as a contractor and was a manager for Evergreen Rentals and Earl Kelly’s Buffet. He was also a maintenance supervisor for Vancouver First Friends Church and managed Twin Rocks Friends Camp, where he was a pastor for the local Friends church. He enjoyed gardening, especially flower gardening, children and reading. He was a member of many Christian organizations including the Clark County Holiness Association.
   Survivors include: wife Myrtle of Federal Way; daughters, Shirley Tunsen of Everrett, Wash., and Linda Edwards of Arlington, Wash.; son Bill of Poulsbo, Wash.; sister Maxine Larsen of King Hill, Idaho; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
   Burial with military honors was held Aug. 8 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. A memorial service was held Aug. 9 at Vancouver First Friends Church.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Twin Rocks Friends Camp, P.O. Box 6, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136.
   Arrangements were in care of Evergreen Staples Funeral Chapel.

Neva L. Chipley
   Neva L. Chipley of Mesa, Ariz., died Aug. 3, 2003. She was 85.
   She was born Oct. 10, 1917, in Mannville, Wyo., to Errington Dewitt and Harriet Lucinda (Vargason) Lamb. She was a medical assistant.
   She married John Chipley and lived in Newberg prior to moving to Arizona.
   Survivors include: daughter Karen Waide of Newberg and son John of Pebble Beach, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband, John.
   A memorial service was held Friday in Fellowship Square in Mesa.
   Arrangements were under the direction of Melcher Mortuary Mission Chapel, Mesa, Ariz.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Family Care Foundation, 1550 South Alma School Road, Suite 102, Mesa, AZ 85210.

Jerry O. Sumner
   Jerry O. Sumner of Salem died Aug. 12, 2003, at his home. He was 87.
   He was born Aug. 4, 1916, to Earl and Maetta (Perrin) Sumner in Stocks, Alberta, Canada.
   At an early age he moved with his parents to South Dakota, where he started grade school. He would finish school in Yamhill. He worked as an auto mechanic most of his life and was also a commercial fisherman out of Newport. Later, he was a TV and electronic repairman.
   He married Azalea Rose Hacker and they had three children. From 1940 to 1942, he served in the U.S. Army. He later married Violet Light and they made their home in Redmond. She preceded him in death in 1985.
   For several years he lived in Apache Junction, Ariz., and a year ago he moved to Salem to be near his family. He had close friends in the Newberg area and was a life member of the Elks Club, a member of Sams Club, and the American Legion.
   Survivors include: son Larry of Portland; daughters, Judy Mejia of Salem and Peggy Rae of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; sisters, Laura Aguesto of Seaside and Joyce Kunze of Happy Valley; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 11 eleven great-great-grandchildren.
Chapel viewing and visitation hours are 9 a.m. until service time today (Saturday).
   A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today, in Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, with the Rev. Don B. Fivecoat officiating. Committal service will follow at Pike Cemetery, Yamhill.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003
Ernie Crook
   Former Dundee resident Ernest “Ernie” Crook died Aug. 5, 2003, at a Dallas care facility. He was 85.
   He was born Aug. 9, 1917, to Ewin and Eva (Harris) Crook in Dallas. He graduated from Independence High School. At an early age, he started farming in the Willamette Valley in Yamhill County and was a berry and row crop farmer all of his life. On Oct. 15, 1938, he married Margaret Schirman in Independence. He owned and operated a berry farm and a fruit stand in Dundee for many years. He retired from farming in 1983.
   He moved to Heron Point Assisted Living in Monmouth in 1999 to be closer to his family. He enjoyed his garden and his grandchildren.
   Survivors include: daughter Karen Davenport of Dallas; son Larry of Dallas; sister Helen McLean of Elgin; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife, Margaret, in April 1991.
   His interment was held today (Saturday), his birthday, with a private committal at Valley View Memorial Park Mausoleum, Newberg.
   Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association in care of Attrell’s Newberg Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132.

Virginia R. Wangerin
   Newberg native Virginia Rose Wangerin died July 29, 2003. She was 81.
   She was born Oct. 12, 1921, to Isaac and Lillian (Anderson) Tautfest in Newberg. In 1939 she graduated from Newberg High School.
   She spent most of her career at the Ballard Community Hospital. She was said to be a “pioneer” in the respiratory therapy department. She worked her way up to managing the department.
   She was active in the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Seattle where she was heralded, family members said, as “Mom,” and for her cooking for potlucks. She also enjoyed working with her friend Dorothy Olson, who  owned a costume shop.
   Survivors include: son Gary Honaker; daughters, Karen Nelson and Sharon Guerrero; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 23 nieces and nephews and 23 great- nieces and nephews.
   Family and friends gathered for a celebration of life Friday at Newberg Friends Cemetery. Pastor Gary Warford of Newberg Christian Church officiated and remembrances were shared.

James G. Connelly
   James Gordon Connelly of Sherwood died Aug. 3, 2003. He was 93.
   He was born July 10, 1910, to James and Lulu (Bonds) Connelly in Browns, Ill. He grew up in Kansas and became the assistant postmaster in Tribune, as well as holding the office of county treasurer.
   He married Ethel May on May 27, 1934, in Syracuse, Kan. In 1943 the family moved to California and he went to work for Lockheed. He then owned his own printing shop, the Eagle Crest, in Pasadena before working as a printing salesman.
   When he retired in 1975 the couple traveled the United States in a motorhome for a year. He enjoyed painting and drawing; he painted a mural in Tribune that now hangs in the museum. Recently he drew miniature sketches of residents at the care homes where he lived.
   Survivors include: sons, James of Tualatin and William of Woodlandhills, Calif.; sister Helen Kleymann of Tribune; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
   Private family services will be held at a later date.
   Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent Hospice in care of American Burial and Cremation Services of Oregon, 11825 S.W. Pacific Highway, Tigard, OR 97223.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003
Edith V. Dressel
   Edith V. Dressel died Aug. 2, 2003, at a Newberg care home. She was 79.
   She was born Dec. 13, 1923, to Guy and Anna (Mengel) Ashwill in Williston, N.D. She spent her early years in Williston, and at the age of 12 moved with her family to Newberg.
   She worked as a nanny. On Sept. 4, 1941, she married Levi Dressel in Eugene and they made their home in Newberg. According to her family she was a loving mother and her home was open to everyone. She learned to play piano and organ by ear. For several years she worked as a volunteer Pink Lady at Newberg Community Hospital. She enjoyed hooking rugs and was a member of the local garden club. She also enjoyed traveling, camping and fishing with her family.
   Survivors include: daughter Susanne Snyder of Sherwood; brothers, Walter Ashwill of Albuquerque, N.M. and Melvin Ashwill of Madras; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, a niece and a nephew. She was preceded in death by son, Tony, daughter, Peggy Sturdevant, and husband, Levi, in 1993.
   A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jane Shaffer officiating. Concluding services are private.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church in care of Attrell’s Newberg Chapel 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003
Marguary G. Hunt
   Marguary G. “Marg” Hunt of Newberg died July 28, 2003. She was 78.
   She was born May 10, 1925, to George and Mabel Scott in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised and educated in Saskatchewan and moved to Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and worked as a bookkeeper for a fishing company for several years.
   On Oct. 2, 1948, she married Raymond Hunt. They moved to Deep Cove, B.C., in 1955, where she remained at home as a homemaker. In 1962 she moved to Beaverton. In 1963 she moved to Tigard where she worked as a tailor for Walton Tailoring until 1968, when she moved to a small farm in Newberg. She worked at JC Penney in alterations at Washington Square mall for five years and then remained at home helping run the family farm. In 1999, she moved to the Cedar Crest Alzheimer’s care facility, where she has remained since.
   She enjoyed trips to Reno, gardening, craft projects, sewing, cooking, canning and caring for her family. She was a member of the Pin Busters Bowling League in Newberg and McMinnville for 25 years, the Women’s International Bowling Club and the Royal Purple (equivalent of the Women’s Elks in the U.S.)
   Survivors include: sons, Lee of Lodi, Calif., and Larry of Newberg; daughters, Lynn Court of Portland and Leslie Krohn of Yamhill; brother Bill of Vancouver, Wash.; sisters, Iris Meyers of Regina, Saskatchewan, Isabel Patterson of Mission, B.C., and Doneeta Gibson of Chilliwack, B.C.; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Raymond, in May 2003.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N. Evans, McMinnville, OR 97128.

Kevin P. Fritz
   Kevin Philip Fritz of Gladstone died of cancer July 30, 2003. He was 33.
   He was born June 30, 1970, to George and Bonnie Fritz in San Leandro, Calif. He graduated from Newberg High School in 1989, served in the Oregon Army National Guard and enjoyed the mountains, camping and the outdoors.
   Survivors include: wife Charlotte of Gladstone; son Philip of Gladstone; parents, George and Bonnie of Newberg; brother Keith of Newberg and niece Cassie of Newberg.
   A brief memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Brandy’s Memorial Garden at the River Street Church of God, 715 S. River St., with Pastor Ron Palmer officiating.
   Memorial contributions may be made to his son, Philip Fritz, at Washington Mutual bank.

Elizabeth A. Clemmens
   Elizabeth Anne Clemmens of Newberg died July 19, 2003, at Chehalem Care Center. She was 89.
   She was born July 16, 1914, in Newberg to Fred and Lenora  (Huff) Clemmens. She attended schools in the Portland area as well as in Newberg, where she graduated from high school. She also attended George Fox College (now George Fox University), majoring in voice and art. She lived for many years in Pacific City where she was water commissioner and women’s club president. She raised fuchsias and other flowers for her flower shop. She wrote a column for the Tillamook Headlight Herald called “Garden Lines by Liz,” and enjoyed working in her garden and making cards with dried flowers.
   Survivors include: daughter Beverly Passwaters of Albany; son David of Newberg; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Katherine Van Scoy, brothers, Leon and Billy, and husband Ivan (Ink) Koeber.
   A graveside service will be held for the immediate family at a later date at the Fernwood Cemetery, where she is interred. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Billy G. DeHart
   Billy Gene DeHart of Newberg died July 26, 2003, at his home of complications from a bone marrow transplant. He was 57.
   He was born Aug. 8, 1945, to Wilbur and Marjorie (Findley) DeHart in Bethany, Mo. At an early age he moved with his family to Newberg. He received his education attending Newberg schools.
   On July 29, 1966, he married his high school sweetheart, Tanya Hilger, at the Presbyterian Church in Newberg. He owned and operated BGD, Inc., an excavating company, with his sons for more than 30 years. He enjoyed caring for his farm and family members said his home was a safe haven for numerous kids that were considered part of his family.
   He enjoyed riding his ATV, hunting trips to Eastern Oregon with his uncle, Chester Koontz, and attending NASCAR races to watch his nephew compete.
   Survivors include: wife Tanya of Newberg; sons, Tom, Todd and Garrick Waalkes; mother Marjorie; brother Roger and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by father Wilbur.
   A memorial service was held Friday in Newberg Christian Church with his uncle, Chapman Hilger, officiating. Committal was private.