Death Notice: Dennis Ralph Miles, 88, The Dalles
Death Notice: Dennis Ralph Miles, 88, The Dalles
Dennis Ralph Miles, age 88, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 8, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Marsha Christine Savery, 70, Maupin
Death Notice: Marsha Christine Savery, 70, Maupin
Marsha Christine Savery, age 70, a resident of Maupin, OR, passed away on October 18, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Erma LaVelle Test, 88, The Dalles
Death Notice: Erma LaVelle Test, 88, The Dalles
Erma LaVelle Test passed away October 14th, 2023 at home in The Dalles, Oregon. Erma was born March 1, 1935 and was 88 years of age at the time of 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: Dorothy Burnham, 90, The Dalles
Death Notice: Dorothy Burnham, 90, The Dalles
Dorothy Burnham, passed away on October 16, 2023 in The Dalles Oregon. Dorothy was born July 27, 1933, and was 90 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: Steve Stevens, 79, Hillsboro
Death Notice: Steve Stevens, 79, Hillsboro
Steve Stevens passed away on October 14th, 2023 at Providence St. Vincent in Hillsboro, Oregon. Steve was born July 21st, 1944, and was 79 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.
Dale Scott Buchert, 69, Dufur
Dale Scott Buchert, 69, Dufur
Dale Scott Buchert, age 69, a resident of Dufur, OR, passed away on October 6, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Alan Bradshaw, 87, Wamic
Death Notice: Alan Bradshaw, 87, Wamic
Alan Bradshaw, age 87, a resident of Wamic, OR, passed away on October 14, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Keith Douglas Smith, 61, The Dalles
Death Notice: Keith Douglas Smith, 61, The Dalles
Keith Douglas Smith, age 61, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 16, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: John Addington Langfeldt, 87, The Dalles
Death Notice: John Addington Langfeldt, 87, The Dalles
John Addington Langfeldt, age 87, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 16, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: James Byron Bartz, 68, The Dalles
Death Notice: James Byron Bartz, 68, The Dalles
James Byron Bartz, age 68, a resident of Wishram, WA, passed away on October 15, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Darlene Ann Golden, 58, Hood River
Death Notice: Darlene Ann Golden, 58, Hood River
Darlene Ann Golden passed away on October 7th, 2023 at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, Oregon. Darlene was born December 9th, 1964, 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 Notice: Paul Stolhand, 101, The Dalles
Death Notice: Paul Stolhand, 101, The Dalles
Paul Stolhand passed away on October 10, 2023, at Oregon Veterans’ Home in The Dalles, Oregon. Paul was born November 17, 1921, and was 101 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: Alice Marie Penman, 91, The Dalles
Death Notice: Alice Marie Penman, 91, The Dalles
Alice Marie Penman, age 91, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 6th, 2023.
A Burial will be held in Oakesdale Cemetery in Washington, on October 23rd, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Robert Joseph Sproule, 82, The Dalles
Death Notice: Robert Joseph Sproule, 82, The Dalles
Robert Joseph Sproule, age 82, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 9, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Obituary: Nicholas Allan Wheeler, 90, Portland
Nicholas Allan Wheeler (May 24, 1933 – October 7, 2023) had a seven-decade-long relationship with Reed College, first as a student beginning in 1951, and as a Professor of Physics between 1963 and his retirement in 2010. Born in The Dalles, Oregon, Nick showed an early interest in science. He decided at age 14 that he wanted to become a Professor of Physics.
Nicholas Allan Wheeler
The Dalles, OR. October 10, 2023 - Nicholas Allan Wheeler (May 24, 1933 – October 7, 2023) had a seven-decade-long relationship with Reed College, first as a student beginning in 1951, and as a Professor of Physics between 1963 and his retirement in 2010. Born in The Dalles, Oregon, Nick showed an early interest in science. He decided at age 14 that he wanted to become a Professor of Physics. During high school, he taught himself calculus and was selected as a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search for a Wilson cloud chamber that he constructed. He traveled by train to Washington D.C., where he met President Truman and many distinguished scientists.
Nicholas Wheeler and J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
He was the valedictorian of The Dalles High School Class of 1951. He attended Reed on the Schenck scholarship, only available to students from The Dalles. After graduating from Reed in 1955, he did graduate work at Cornell University for a year, then at Brandeis University, where he earned a PhD in 1960 – the first awarded there in any field. He then worked as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the Theoretical Division of the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva, where he also studied cello at the Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve. He met his first wife, Karin, in Geneva. Nick played cello in the Portland Opera for ten years.
Nicholas was a mathematical theoretical physicist. He taught and wrote extensively about Special Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Classical Mechanics, Statistical Methods, Thermodynamics, Classical and Gauge Field Theory, and Mathematical Methods of Physics. 26 volumes of his lecture notes written out in his clear calligraphic script and can be found here: https://rdc.reed.edu/c/wheeler/home/.
After his retirement, he served as the A.A. Knowlton Professor Emeritus of Physics at Reed, giving lectures and continuing his research. A scholarship at Reed was created in his name in 2014. Further information about Nick´s career can be found here: https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2014/prof.-nicholas-wheeler-physics.html.
Nick had many passions in addition to science. Among these were hiking, fine woodworking, classical music, and playing the stand-up bass, cello, piano, and harpsichord. He devoted over 25 years to meticulously building a harpsichord, which was completed in 2011.
Nick died on October 7, 2023, by Death with Dignity as a result of terminal bladder cancer. He was 90. He is survived by his wife Oya, his sisters Monica, Susan, and Cara, his children Tanja and Colin, his step-children Idil and Ty, his first wife Karin, and his grandchildren Wren, Talya, and Mila.
A Celebration of Life memorial will be held at a later date.
Death Notice: Barbara A. Pashek, 83, The Dalles
Death Notice: Barbara A. Pashek, 83, The Dalles
Barbara A Pashek, age 83, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 8th, 2023.
A private family graveside will be held at St. Peter's Cemetery. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Kenneth Clayton Brandt, 99, The Dalles
Death Notice: Kenneth Clayton Brandt, 99, The Dalles
Kenneth Clayton Brandt, age 99, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on September 20th, 2023. A Graveside service will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery on 3 Mile Rd. in The Dalles, OR, on October 14th, 2023 at 9:30 am with a Memorial following at the First Christian Church in The Dalles, OR, at 10:30 am.
Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Death Notice: Patrick William Quigley, 75, Hood River
Death Notice: Patrick William Quigley, 75, Hood River
Patrick William Quigley, age 75, a resident of Hood River, OR, passed away on October 03, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Ruins in Hood River, OR, on October 29th, 2023 at 2:00 pm.
Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Obituary: David L. Neitling, 87, The Dalles
Obituary: David L. Neitling, 87, The Dalles
David L. Neitling (1936–2023)
Editor’s Note - It is with a sunken heart we have learned of the passing of David L. Neitling a man who encompassed the idea of civic spirit and tenacious optimism. We met David on one of his many volunteer days where he was patching Riverfront Trail with tools and materials he and his wife Juanita purchased on their own accord. We lost a great one in David. CCCNews stories about David’s work are linked at the end of the obituary.
David L. Neitling, 87, of The Dalles, was born in Stayton, Oregon on May 21, 1936, to Chris and Mary “May” Neitling, the second of three children. His parents taught him the value of volunteering and he did so everywhere he lived. He died on October 6, 2023, due to injuries from a fall.
He spent an active life living in several of Oregon’s small towns. From Klamath Falls to Newberg, to Rainier, to The Dalles and a few others along the way. He was an avid runner, competing in 48 marathons and 2 ultra-marathons. He climbed all of the major peaks in Oregon.
David is a graduate of Stayton High School and St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California. He served in the U.S. Army for four years, spending most of his time in Germany. His primary career interest began when he was hired as a teller at First Interstate Bank and eventually became a loan officer. He worked for the State of Oregon Department of Energy and later in the Environmental Department, arranging financing for worthy projects.
David working away on Riverfront Trail in 2020.
You may have seen him over the years working on the Riverfront Trail, sealing cracks or cutting back overgrowth. He may have waved at you and said hello and stopped to ask about your life or cheer on your walk, run or bike ride. You may have seen him cleaning up tree limbs in Sorosis Park or working on the tennis courts. Maybe you met him when he was building houses with Habitat for Humanity. Or it could have been that he helped prepare your income taxes at the Senior Center. Whether you knew him or not, David had a big impact on the community of The Dalles.
David volunteering to remove leaves from Sorosis Park in 2020.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Juanita Neitling, his two children, David and Jennifer Neitling, and his three grandsons, Garrett Neitling, Kai Rifani, and Dane Rifani. He was a loving uncle to Rita, Robert, Joe, Cathy, Donald “Dee,” Jolene, Glenda, and Lynn. His parents, brother Bruce and sister Margaret predeceased him.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~ Winston Churchill
David’s Memorial Service will be at Spencer, Libby and Powell’s Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Avenue, The Dalles, on October 21, 2023, at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Cascade Cemetery, North Bonneville, WA.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
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Death Notice: Douglas John Macnab, 75, The Dalles
Death Notice: Douglas John Macnab, 75, The Dalles
Douglas John Macnab, age 75, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on October 5, 2023.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.
