Obituary: William “Bill” Fredick Moffat, III, 54, Cascade Locks

William “Bill” Fredick Moffat, III passed away November 12th, 2024 at home in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Bill was born October 10th, 1970 and was 54 years of age at the time of passing.

Bill was born in Des Plaines, Illinois to William F. Moffat, II, and Pamela Joyce (Williamson Van Ningen.

Bill married Michelle Georgine Steffers and to their union were blessed with three children; Mason, Maxine, and Madison. Bill and his family have called Cascade Locks home. Bill along with his family enjoyed fishing, hiking,g and camping. He also loved his time spent with family, friends, and dogs. He had the best sense of humor, he loved showing off his fish, he enjoyed the little things in life, and was a great storyteller.

Bill worked for Fed Ex and was the Operations Supervisor in Portland, Oregon. He took a great deal of pride in his job and working with FedEx.

Bill is survived by his wife, Michelle Moffat; son, Mason Steffers; twin daughters, Maxine Moffat and Madison Moffat; other distant family and many, many friend he has collected over his years as well as his beloved pets; Duke, Duches, Lenny, Dibbles and Dottie.

Friends are invited to join the family for a time of viewing and a time to share memories at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 at Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.

Donations for family are welcome and can be given directly to them or through Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Obituary: Leon Edward Reed, 86, Cascade Locks

Leon Edward Reed was born February 8, 1938, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Herbert Elmer Reed and Eula Govie (Gales) Reed. On July 3rd, 2024, Leon went home to The Lord at age 86.

Leon graduated from Leedey High School in Oklahoma, where his adult journey began at 17, with only $20 in his pocket. With $20 he traveled to Florence Oregon where he met his first wife Betty C Haskell. They married on June 17th, 1956, and had four daughters before the divorce. Leon remarried Dorene Alise (Strunk) Grace on August 11th, 1978. Together they celebrated 44 years of marriage, where Leon added to his family caring for Dorene’s daughter and son.

Leon was a talented jack of all trades. He worked many jobs from detailing cars, being a millwright at the sawmills, owning his service station, receiving his electrician license and becoming an electrician, owning the Reed Furniture store, farming, being a caregiver, and being a maintenance worker at Roger Mills County Courthouse. Leon and Dorene began their marriage in Heppner, Oregon where they both worked at a local sawmill and potato plant. They then moved to Leedey Oklahoma and lived on the Reed family homestead for 41 years. In October 2021 they moved to Cascade Locks, Oregon with their daughter and son-in-law (Debra and Dan).

He was preceded in death by his loving wife Doreen Reed, his parents; Herbert Elmer Reed and Eula Govie (Gales) Reed, grandchildren; Pamela Ferguison, James Sharp, and Michael Ferguison and great-granddaughter Lilian Medina.

Leon grew a large and loving family that included Debra Reed-Sharp and Dan Sharp, Kathy (Reed) and Gene Bolin, Robbin (Reed) Ferguison, Meschelle (Grace) and Hal Whitaker, Clay, and Lolita Grace, Kimberly (Reed) and Colin Williams. He loved all 16 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 1 great, great-grandchild.

You will be missed by us all.

Services are planned for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27th, 2024 at Cascade Locks Community Church (5 SW Benson Ave, Cascade Locks, OR 97014).

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • Celilo Chapel 204 E. 4th Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Death Notice: James E. Qualls, 55, Cascade Locks

James E. Qualls passed away on April 21st, in Cascade Locks, Oregon. James was born October 2nd, 1968. He was 55 years of age at the time of passing.  

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Death Notice: Donald L. Latimer “Don”, 83, Cascade Locks

Donald L. Latimer “Don” passed away on February 25th, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. Donald was born October 19th, 1940. He was 83 years of age at the time of passing.  

Memorials are encouraged to be made in Don’s name to The Oregon Humane Society.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  

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Death Notice: Michael Earl Blakley, 81, Cascade Locks

Michael Earl Blakley passed away on May 31, 2023, in Cascade Locks, Oregon. He was born on January 2, 1942, and was 81 years of age at the time of his passing.  

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. 

Death Notice: George Arthur Bradley, 75, Cascade Locks

George Arthur Bradley passed away on May 17, 2023, in Cascade Locks, Oregon.  George was born December 14, 1947, and was 75 years of age at the time of passing. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. 

Obituary: Eileen Ruth Gurley, The Dalles

Eileen Ruth Gurley

Eileen Ruth Gurley, beloved mother, nana and granana sadly passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, in The Dalles, Oregon with her daughter by her side at the age of 89.  She will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

She was born to Kenneth Emmet Cook and Lois Virginia Hines in Mountain Home, Idaho in 1933.  In 1938, her parents divorced, and she lived with her grandparents until her mother married Roy Luther Duncan and the family moved to California, living on Balboa Island.  Her father Kenneth married Lillian Jennie Rogers.  Kenneth and Lillian had four children, Jennie, Phil, Roger and Ron.  Eileen would not meet these siblings until she was and adult and was overjoyed to do so. 

She had many happy memories of her grandparents George and Anna Hines on their farm in Mountain Home and of grandparents Myron and Helen Cook.  She loved to help with chores on the farm and get into mischief, being quite good at the latter.  She once covered the entire floor of her grandpa Hines workshop floor with cat tail fluff, jumping into it off his workbench.  

One day she excitedly told her grandma and grandpa Hines that she was in the school Christmas play and got to hold up one of the letters to spell Christmas. Her grandpa Hines asked her which one and when she told him H, he said that must be for hellion.  Her grandpa Cook always told her that her middle name of Ruth stood for ruthless. 

In the early 1950s, the family moved to Grass Valley, Oregon to be near Roy’s family.  Eileen attended Moro High School, home of the Huskies. While in high school she was on the staff of the Huskey, the school’s newspaper and annual staff, the glee club, student council, Future Homemakers of America, and was in the senior class play as Mrs. Logan in Pure as The Driven Snow.  She graduated in 1953 with a graduating class of 14.

Eileen was a spunky teenager and told stories of her life in Grass Valley. She and her friends kept quite busy in school and in numerous other activities including putting sheep in the high school gym and returning with hay to feed them.  Disassembling a piece of farm equipment and reassembling it in the hotel lobby and painting the town of Wasco red literally, by painting the sidewalks red. 

After high school, Eileen went to work at the truck stop in Biggs Junction, Oregon, where she met the love of her life Clifford Gurley.  They eloped and were married in Goldendale WA. September 22, 1958.  

Clifford worked in road construction and building power lines across Washington and Oregon.  Working in different locations meant that the couple traveled a lot and lived in several cities including Wenatchee, WA., and Baker City and Cascade Locks, Oregon.  They finally settled down buying a small house in Wood Village, Oregon where their only child Wendy was born.  

In the early ‘60s, Eileen and Clifford moved to The Dalles, to settle down and make a home.  Clifford would go on to travel for his job, leaving Eileen and Wendy to stay in The Dalles so Wendy wouldn’t have to change schools while moving around.  Even with working away from home, he was always home on the weekends.

Eileen stayed busy making friends and doing activities.  She was in a bowling league for several years, was the leader of her daughter’s brownie group and spent time with the Home Extension group learning skills including home canning.  However, one of her favorite pastimes was fishing for steelhead on the Deschutes River with her friend Loraine every summer.

Eileen went to work for Stadelman Fruit in the ‘70s and started as a sorter, then became one of their first female forklift drivers which at that time was not well accepted.  She took great pride in her work, finally retiring as a plant supervisor.  Her years spent there were some of the happiest of her life, meeting many of her dearest friends.  

After retiring, Eileen kept busy with yard work and doing projects around the house.  When she wasn’t busy with that she was volunteering in the community.  First as a victim’s advocate for the elderly, CASA, and later helping at Chenoweth Elementary. 

The children all loved her very much for her kind but firm manner and her sense of humor.  However, her biggest joy was loving her family.  Her husband Clifford, daughter Wendy and husband Jim, grandchildren and then great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter Wendy of The Dalles, OR (husband Jim and daughter Chelsea), brother Ken of Oro Valley, AZ (wife Coleen), sister-in-law Ida Duncan of Eugene, OR, sister Jennie Lane of Clatskanie, Or (husband Dave), brothers Ron, Robert and Phil cook (wife Eliene). Granddaughter Kyra Shoptaw of Milwaukie, OR (spouse J), Grandson Duncan Shoptaw of Vancouver, WA (wife Amanda, sons Jamesen, Andrew, and Fletcher and daughters Chloee and Ella), and many extended family and friends. 

Eileen was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Gurley, older sister Barbara Cantrall, baby brother Harold Duncan, and beloved niece Chrissy Cantrall.  

Funeral arrangements are with Spencer, Libby, and Powell, The Dalles, Oregon.  Memorial service will be at 11 am, Friday February 17th in the chapel.  Private burial will follow.

Potluck gathering for family and friends will follow the burial from 2-5 at Eileen Gurley’s home in The Dalles, Or.   

Obituary: Suzanne 'Sue' K. Gardner, Cascade Locks

Suzanne '“Sue” K. Gardner

Longtime Cascade Locks resident, Suzanne '“Sue” K. Gardner passed away at home, surrounded by family, on January 7, 2023.

Sue was born in San Jose, CA on April 16, 1937, to Joshua (Jim) J. Pappin and Amarita K. (Cameron) Pappin. She was their only child, but she had an older half-brother from Jim’s first marriage.  

She lived in Pawhuska, OK until she was three when her parents moved to Grants Pass, OR. When Sue was young, her parents divorced and she lived with her grandparents in Grants Pass, OR. She enjoyed her time baking with her grandmother, fishing with her grandfather and riding her favorite cow when bringing them back to the barn at night.  

She moved to Klamath Falls, OR at the age of 13 when her father married Fay J. (Cone) Gardner. After being an only child with a small family unit, Sue was excited to have a new large family, which included two stepbrothers, a stepsister, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.   

Sue graduated from Klamath Union High School with a certificate in secretarial work and a love of typing. After graduating, she worked in various offices doing clerical work until 1957, when she married Gail Gardner. Gail and Sue had met 7 years earlier. Gail said it was love at first sight, and marrying Sue was the best decision he ever made. They had been married for 65 years.  

Sue and Gail moved multiple times in their early years of marriage while Gail went to Oregon State University and after he started working for the Corps of Engineers. They finally settled with their two small children in Cascade Locks, OR in 1970. While her children were growing up, Sue was involved in starting a pre-school program, co-leading a Boy Scout troop, and helping with the local 4-H group. She also belonged to the local PTO and volunteered many hours at the school.  

She loved children and had a small in-home daycare for quite a few years before going back to work. She work as a receptionist at Mid-Columbia Family Physicians in Stevenson, WA until her retirement in 1990. During retirement, she and Gail enjoyed hiking, bike riding, birdwatching, going to casinos, and wintering in Arizona.   

Sue was a talented painter and enjoyed going to tole painting and oil painting classes with her friends. Sue was also proud of her Native American heritage and enjoyed learning about her Osage lineage from her niece, who she met later in life.  

She was preceded in death by her father, Jim Pappin; stepmother, Fay (Cone) Gardner-Pappin; mother, Amarita (Cameron) Pappin-Jungworth; stepfather, Bill Jungworth; stepbrother, Ed Gardner; half-brother Jean Pappin; nephew, Daryl Gardner; nephew, Glen Gardner; niece, Sharon Pappin-Clement; and brother-in-law Floyd Folvin.  

Sue is survived by her husband, Gail G. Gardner; son, Benjamin Gardner; daughter, Kathleen Leisinger; daughter-in-law Anie Gardner; son-in-law Matthew Leisinger; grandchildren Nicholas Malone, Cameron Malone, Mykan Malone, and Madison Gardner; stepsister, Fairy Folvin; nephew, Edwin Folvin; and “honorary daughter”, Bethalyn Gonzalez.  

Per Sue’s request, there will not be a service. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate in Sue’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center. Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.  

Death Notice: Dorene Reed, 86, Cascade Locks

Dorene Reed passed away on January 14, 2023, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, Oregon.  Dorene was born on February 16, 1936, and was 86 years of age at the time of passing. 

A celebration of life for Dorene will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Cascade Locks Community Church (5 SW Benson Ave, Cascade Locks, OR 97014). Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Death Notice: Kenneth Walter Royer, Jr., Cascade Locks

Kenneth Walter Royer, Jr. passed away October 2, 2022 at his home in Cascade Locks, Oregon surrounded by family. 

Ken was born on January 12th, 1942, and was 80 years of age at the time of passing.  Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.  Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. 

Death Notices: Kenneth Kliewer, Hood River; Shiloh Michael Mitchell, Cascade Locks

Kenneth Kliewer passed away on June 17, 2022, in Hood River, Oregon. Kenneth was born on December 31, 1935, and was 86 years old at the time of his passing.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031. Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Shiloh Michael Mitchell passed away on June 15, 2022, in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Shiloh was born on July 6, 1981, and was 40 years old at the time of his passing.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031. Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.

Death Notice: Rafael Garcia-Avila, Cascade Locks

Rafael Garcia-Avila passed away on May 24, 2022, at home in Cascade Locks, Oregon.  Rafael was born on October 2, 1962, and was 59 years of age at the time of his passing. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031. 

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Death Notice: Regina Janell Dawson, Cascade Locks

Regina Janell Dawson

Janell passed away on February 13, 2022, at her home in Cascade Locks, Oregon with family by her side. Janell was born on February 20, 1972, and was 49 years of age at the time of her passing. 

Services are pending with arrangements under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.   

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Death Notice: Christopher “Chris” Farrell

Christopher “Chris” Farrell passed away December 13, 2021, at his home in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Chris was born December 10, 1947, and was 74 years of age at the time of his passing. Graveside Services with military honors are planned for 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at the Cascade Locks Cemetery (100 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014).

Death Notice: Mary Louise Ekstrom

Mary Louise Ekstrom of Cascade Locks, Oregon passed away December 13, 2021, at Portland Providence Medical Center. Mary was born May 31, 1959, and was 62 at the time of her passing. Services are pending at this time and will be updated soon.

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