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Celebration of Life: Jared Glenn David Cornell, 45
Death Notice: Samarah Elena Luna-Betancort, 15, The Dalles
Death Notice: Charles James Morris Sr., 92, The Dalles
Death Notice: Robert M. Salin, 63, The Dalles
Death Notice: Maria Anneliese Ansari, 63, The Dalles
Allan Wimberly Schulz was born in Chehalis, Washington on January 16, 1940. The son of Margaret (Smithson) and Jack Schulz. He grew up in West Seattle then moved to Puyallup and graduated from Puyallup High School in 1958.
Bill was born on September 4th, 1952, to Betty and Robert Hovland in Sioux City, Iowa. He started working at the family company, Hovland Manufacturing Co., in 1966, eventually coming to own and run the company. He graduated from East High School and was also in the Army Reserves from 1971 to 1977. After moving to Cody, Wyoming in 1994, he became a Snap-on Tools franchise owner.
Obituary: Michael Maurer, Hood River
Death Notice: Donna Jean McCoy, 89, Maupin
Obituary: Larry V. Davidson
Death Notice: Timothy Shane O'Neill, 69, The Dalles
Death Notice: Dorothy Ann Smothermon, 85, Maupin
Death Notice: Sharon Lee Harmon, 80, Wasco
Death Notice: Betty Jean Morris, 89, The Dalles
Service Announcement: Jeffrey (Jeff) Drennan, 60, Hood River
Thomas (Tom) Leo Murphy, 77 years of age, passed away peacefully on a quiet Thursday afternoon, November 16th, 2023, next to his devoted wife, Joyce Murphy at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, OR. A friend to many, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a grandfather, an enemy to none, and an all-around charismatic man
Death Notice: Richard Kent Slegers, 83, Hood River
Obituary: Bill Dale Cross, 92, Hood River
Death Notice: Harry Stanley Kelsay, 80, Maupin
Death Notice: Jimmy(Jeff)Drennan Jr, 58, Hood River
