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Alice Ozanick
Alice Anita Ozanick, 96, died July 6,
2009, at Hawks Ridge Assisted Living in Hood River, Ore.
Alice was born Aug. 14, 1912, in Far
Rockaway, N.Y., to Charles and Josephine (Haas) Spiers. She was
raised and educated in New York, graduating from Washington
Irving High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1930.
Following high school she worked for an
insurance company until moving to California in 1936 to marry
her sweetheart, Bill Grundlach, who had moved west earlier and
found work in a lumber mill. Together they raised three sons and
called Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, their home for most of that time.
Alice was a wonderful homemaker, ensuring that the boys had a
broad-based education; growing a large garden every year, and
canning fruit, berries and vegetables. Her dinners brought the
family together every evening and ended with desserts made from
“scratch.”
Her favorite pastime was swimming. She
especially enjoyed free time at Sanders Beach in Coeur d’Alene,
where she became buddies with many neighborhood youngsters;
teaching them to swim or just exchanging stories.
Her young friends soon gave her the
nickname “Brooklyn,” reflecting their endearment for her and
noticeable accent on her part.
After the boys were all in college, she
was off on her own and back to work. She married Steve Ozanick
in October 1963. They traveled often, near and far, and relaxed
by fishing the lakes of Washington and Idaho and visiting with
family.
She continued to enjoy gardening,
swimming and traveling through her later years and in 2004
settled in Hood River to be more centrally located to family.
She is remembered as a wonderful mother
by her sons Bill and his wife, Joan; David and his wife, Mae,
and Paul (Tyke) and his wife, Joyce. She is also survived by
three grandsons and four great-granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Hospice of the Gorge in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center
(Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest
book.
Mary Stillwell
Mary Katherine Stillwell, a resident of
Cascade Locks for 55 years, died July 7, 2009, after a battle
with leukemia. Mary was born in Minot, N.D., May 16, 1928, the
firstborn of Wilbur and Ione Cram.
The family moved west in 1934,
eventually settling in Orchards, Wash., where Mary spent her
growing-up years with her five younger siblings; two brothers
and three sisters.
Mary moved to Cascade Locks, Ore., with
her husband in 1954, where she raised her two daughters. Twice
widowed over the ensuing years, she continued to live in Cascade
Locks and was very active in the community.
She was a member of Cascade Locks
Community Church, where she served as church pianist, among many
other roles. Mary was also the Cascade Locks Historical Museum
Board chairman for 25 years and a number of improvements to the
museum were made under her very capable leadership.
She is survived by daughters Terry
Graybill, of Glen Burnie, Md., and Cheryl Boblet, of Carnation,
Wash.; stepdaughter Carol Mason, of Portland, Ore.; two sisters:
Lillian Cram, of Pacifica, Calif., and Sarah Hill, of Portland,
Ore.; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10
a.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Cascade Locks Community Church, 5
Benson St., Cascade Locks. Donations may be made in memory of
Mary Stillwell to Cascade Locks Community Church, P.O. Box 395,
Cascade Locks, OR 97014.
Paul Mann
Paul Jay Mann, son of the late Ruth Mann
and late jazz flutist, Herbie Mann, passed away Friday, July 3,
2009, while stand-up paddling on the Columbia River in Hood
River, Ore.
Paul was an avid windsurfer and
sportsman with an infectious smile, a quick mind and wit, and
boundless energy who inspired loyalty and laughter in those
around him. He was also a lover of fine music and wine.
Truly, he was too many different things
to too many different people to list them all properly, but the
common thread that ran through was that, above all, he was a
“loved one.” He will be sorely missed.
Paul is survived by his aunt, Judy
Bernstein, his sisters, Claudia and Laura, his brother,
Geoffrey, his stepmothers, Jan and Janeal, his girlfriend,
Michelle, and numerous other friends and family.
A memorial service will be held in San
Francisco on Sunday, July 19. For more information, please
visit
www.paulmann.typepad.com.
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