Death Notice: Hisako Kaku Tamura, Hood River

Hisako Kaku Tamura passed away on August 17th, 2022, in Hood River, OR. She was born May 23, 1924, and was 98 years of age at the time of her 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: Robert Charles Miller, Hood River

Robert Charles Miller passed away on August 15, 2022, in Hood River, Oregon. Robert was born on June 20, 1937, and was 85 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: Carol Ann Toombs, Sherwood

Carol Ann Toombs, age 76, a resident of Sherwood, OR, passed away on August 13, 2022.

A Funeral will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Gathering Hall in The Dalles, OR on August 26, 2022, at 11:00 am. A graveside burial will follow. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Kathleen Lucille Collins, The Dalles

Kathleen Lucille Collins, age 57, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 13, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notices: Viola Jean Hill, Hood River; Gregory Joe Wargnier, The Dalles; Bernice Geneva Sutton, Wasco

Viola Jean Hill, age 92, a resident of Hood River, OR, passed away on August 12, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Gregory Joe Wargnier, age 61, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 04, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Bernice Geneva Sutton, age 77, a resident of Wasco, OR, passed away on August 10, 2022. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Obituary: Donna Jean Smith, Hood River

Donna Jean Smith passed away on August 6, 2022, at Brookside Assisted Living Facility at the age of 91.  She was born August 31, 1930, in Detroit, MI to Charles and Marie Hoon.

  She had two older siblings, Shirley and Jackie.  She met her husband, Jim Smith, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana where they met on a blind date.  They were married three months later in 1955 by eloping in Michigan because their mothers were widows and couldn't afford a wedding for them. 

Jim had recently gotten out of the Air Force where he learned to brief pilots on weather conditions.  He got a job with the National Weather Service and then was offered a position working for a new television station in Cincinnati, Ohio.  

Jim was a television meteorologist and a member of the American Meteorological Society, a career that took Donna all over the country. In 1956, they welcomed a baby girl, Patti, to the world amidst their move to Cincinnati.  That led to job changes to Baltimore, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Orlando, Florida and Tampa, Florida.   Donna worked as an accountant and administrative assistant at locations where ever Jim's career took them.  She raised Patti, with love and kept the family going with all the changes in locations. 

Donna had a second 'adopted daughter' when Patti became best friends with Heather Mackenzie.  Heather and Donna jokingly referred to each other as Mom #2 and Kid #2.  

In 1989, Patti married Glen Pearce adding a son-in-law and three grandsons to Donna's family, Robert (Lisa), Mark and Andrew.  Sadly, Jim died in 1993 to liver cancer less than a year after retiring.  

In 1997, she chose to follow Patti and Glen to Seattle, Washington when a career change took the family to the great northwest.  Donna hit the road again for a final time when Patti and Glen moved to Hood River.  She lived on her own for 20 years in a single-story duplex in the Heights of Hood River.  Finally, it came time for her to accept more assistance from others and she spent two years at Parkhurst Place and finally almost two years at Brookside Assisted Living. 

Donna was such a sweet person with a great personality and a quick sense of humor.  She never failed to tell folks that she appreciated their help and loved hugs and kisses.  She was a great mother and an incredible grandmother.

She will be missed by many.  At her request, there will be no service.

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: Joan Chandler Fowler, Hood River

Joan Chandler Fowler passed away suddenly at her home on August 6, 2022, at the age of 90. She was born on June 9, 1932, in McCloud, California, to Orville and Bell Chandler. Soon after, the family moved to the foothills of the Elkhorn Mountains just outside of Haines, Oregon." 

 Her childhood on the Chandler Ranch was of another era – Joan and her three siblings, Dan, Pat and Janet all pitched into hay the fields and raise the cattle. Starting at the young age of eight, she worked a team of draft horses by herself. She and her younger brothers had many early mornings milking jersey cows before they rode their horses to school.  Twice, while riding her beloved mare, Shodie, to school they slipped on the ice and Joan broke her femur, a serious injury in those days.  It must be said Joan was truly a child of her Chandler ranch whose ways and loves and values she never left.  

 After graduating from North Powder High School, Joan attended the University of Oregon—where she was a member of the Delta Zeta sorority and met her future husband, Earl Fowler. Shortly after graduating with a Master’s in English, Earl and she married and moved to Hood River to teach high school. Joan spent her career as an English teacher first at Wy’East High School and later at Hood River Valley High, where she oversaw the yearbook. She loved animals and raised many horses, cows, cats and dogs. Joan and Earl lived out their lives at their home on Wy’East Drive in Odell, where they raised their two children Brad and Jacqueline. She had a remarkable breadth and depth of knowledge and was known for her wit and humor.   

 Joan was preceded in death by her two brothers, Dan and Pat Chandler; her sister, Janet Skarsett and her husband Earl Fowler. She is survived by her children Brad (Kathryn Klein) and Jacqueline (Marcus) Lampros; her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, most of whom still live in the Hood River Valley.  

 A celebration of her life will be held at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, October 1st at Stave and Stone Winery 3827 Fletcher Drive, Hood River, Oregon 97031

Death Notice: Eunice DeNudt, The Dalles

Eunice DeNudt passed away on August 11, 2022 in The Dalles, Oregon. Eunice was born on May 29, 1935, and was 87 years old at the time of her passing.

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: Roxane Esther Kuehl, The Dalles

Roxane Esther Kuehl, age 66, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 8, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Obituary: Earle S. (Tony) Welch III, Oregon City

Earle S. (Tony) Welch III, 87 passed away peacefully on July 8, 2022, after a protracted battle with dementia.

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Death Notice: Vada June Demoss, The Dalles

Vada June Demoss, age 96, a resident of The Dalles, OR passed away on August 09, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Stephen Liam Clynch, Wamic

Stephen Liam Clynch, age 63, a resident of Wamic, OR, passed away on July 30, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Thomas Edward Bailey, The Dalles

Thomas Edward Bailey, age 77, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 03, 2022. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church in The Dalles, on August 11, 2022, at 10:00 am with a graveside service to follow. A celebration of life will be held in October. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Amy Kaylyn Jim, The Dalles

Amy Kaylyn Jim, age 40, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 1, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Diana Racheal Rodriguez, Hood River

Diana Racheal Rodriguez passed away on August 1, 2022, in Hood River, Oregon.  Diana was born October 7, 1963, and was 58 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: Jerry Bailey, Bobby Dawayne Main, Darla Jean Huse, all of The Dalles

Jerry Bailey, age 66, a resident of Cortland, MS, passed away on August 2, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Bobby Dawayne Main, age 58, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed on away July 30, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Darla Jean Huse, age 64, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on July 31, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Dolores “Dodie” Irene Bensor, Hood River

Dolores “Dodie” Irene Bensor passed away on August 2nd, 2022 in Hood River, Oregon. She was born on August 15th, 1935, and was 86 years of age at the time of her 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: William G. Lyons, The Dalles

William G. Lyons, age 88, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on July 27, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Death Notice: Bonnie Lou St. Germaine, The Dalles

Bonnie Lou St. Germaine, age 75, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on August 1, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.

Obituary: Lucille Hodges, Hermiston, The Dalles

Lucille Hodges

Lucille Hodges, age 95, passed away on July 28th in Hermiston, Oregon. She was surrounded by family members in her home where she had been lovingly cared for by her eldest daughter Julie.

Lucille was born in 1927 to Joseph and Helen (Hrabick) Vana and spent her early years in Portland, Oregon. She lived in the same house until marriage and had an enjoyable childhood with her loving parents. She lost two siblings: Vernon who died of pneumonia at age 1, and Donnie who died in a car accident at age 5. She graduated from Washington High School in 1945 and then worked at an insurance company as a receptionist and typist. She married Robert “Bob” Hodges on December 4, 1946, in Portland where they lived for another 13 years before moving to The Dalles in 1959.

Lucille was a loving wife and mother who spent her life serving her family, her church and her community. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where she enjoyed serving the young Primary children as well as playing the organ for many years.

She taught piano lessons for many young students in the area. When her husband retired, they shared their love of music with the residents of care facilities in The Dalles and Hood River. They loved boosting the spirits of the residents with sing-a-longs and flag waving. Lucille and Bob attended the Portland Oregon Temple regularly where they both served for many years. After her husband passed, Lucille sold their home and moved to Hermiston in 2004 where she lived with her daughter Julie until her death.

She is survived by Julie Hatch of Hermiston, Steve and Teddie Hodges of The Dalles; Bruce and Carmen Hodges of West Valley, Utah; 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her daughter, Brenda Meinig and her son, Scott Hodges.

Graveside service will be held at IOOF 3 Mile Cemetery in The Dalles, OR August 4, 2022. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral home is in care of arrangements.