Willie Harutoshi Tahara was born in Seattle, Wash., on March 12, 1919, to parents Masaye (Masumura) and Harukichi Tahara. He passed away at the Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles, Ore., on April 27, 2008, at the age of 89.

Willie was raised in Seattle, graduating from Garfield High School and then the University of Washington with a degree in forest engineering.

When World War II broke out, his family was relocated to the Minidoka internment camp near Hunt, Idaho. Willie enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the 232nd Engineer of the 442nd Regiment. He served in France and Italy and received a Purple Heart.

In the mid 1950s Willie met Yoshiko Nakatsu and the couple married in Seattle in 1957. They moved to Glenwood, Wash., and Willie began working for J. Neils Lumber Company.

After living in Glenwood for 12 years, Willie and Yoshiko moved to White Salmon. He worked for St. Regis and Champion International until retirement. Since 2004, Willie had been a resident at the Oregon Veterans Home.

Mr. Tahara enjoyed fishing, reading, crossword puzzles, Mariners baseball, UW Huskies football, and picking mushrooms. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and was very active in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hood River.

Willie is survived by his wife, Yoshiko, of Hood River; daughter Joanne (Steve) Angell, of Seattle; son Patrick Tahara (Jennifer Akiyama), of Kensington, Calif.; sister Mary Okazaki, of Chicago; brother Dante Tahara, of Chicago; sister Dorothy Handa, of Madison, Wis.; and two grandchildren, Kazuhiro and Emiko. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Yasutake.

A memorial service for Willie will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hood River. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Willie’s memory to the University of Washington College of Forest Resources. Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon handled cremation arrangements.

Larry F. Copley, age 65, passed away May 1, 2008, at his Hood River, Ore., residence, after a long battle with a rare blood disorder.

Larry was born Aug. 10, 1942, in Van Nuys, Calif., to Fay and Neva (Walston) Copley. He was raised and educated in Colorado, graduating from high school in 1960.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1967 and was stationed in Germany. He worked in the Climax Mine in Leadville, Colo., and later followed his passion for flying working as a flight instructor/charter pilot in Aspen, Colo., where he met his future wife, Barbara, from Oregon. They married in Aspen in 1969 and moved to Hood River in 1973.

Larry served as a deputy sheriff in Hood River until 1978 when he went to work as a Teamster Business Agent for Local 670 in Hood River.

Larry also served on the State Board of Apprenticeship and Training. In 1991 he took a job with Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration and retired in 1997.

Larry was a past member of the Alpinees and climbed both Mount Hood and Mount Adams. He was a 33-year member of the Hood River Elks Lodge and was voted volunteer of the year for 2006-07.

Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara, of Hood River; his mother, Neva, and brother, Gary, of Delta, Colo.; his brother, Keith, and sister-in-law, Char, of Larkspur, Colo.; his brother-in-law, Henry Hewitt, and his wife Sharon, of Portland, Ore.; nephew, Adam, and nieces Laura and Brooke.

Arrangements by Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000; www.andersonstribute-center.com.

Ila Marie Fenwick, age 92, died April 30, 2008, at Parkhurst House in Hood River, Ore.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Monday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at the Hood River Valley Christian Church with reception after.

Ila was born Jan. 14, 1916, in Hoquiam, Wash., to Ernest and Lola (Parr) Stanton. She was raised and educated in Worden, Mont., coming to the Hood River Valley in 1944. On May 24, 1946, she and Frank Fenwick were married in Stevenson, Wash.

Ila and Frank were owner/operators of the Oak Grove Store until their retirement in 1977.

Ila was a longtime member of Hood River Valley Christian Church. She enjoyed playing cards, quilting, sports and having a good time with friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank C Fenwick, parents, brothers Calvin, Clarence and Jules and her sister, Gertrude.

Ila is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Dollie and Lynn Rasmussen and Francie and Jeff LaMarche; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Zelda Stanton, and numerous nieces and nephews in Oregon, Utah and Montana.

Ila’s family is making a book of memories. They ask that you participate by sharing your favorite memory of Ila. There will be cards at the Celebration of Life to complete or e-mail them to ilamemories@gmail.com or mail them to Dollie Rasmussen, 3020 Thomsen Road, Hood River, OR 97031.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Hospice of the Gorge, The History Museum of Hood River County or the West Side Fire Department in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000; www.andersonstributecenter.com.