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Jennifer Magill
Jennifer Erin (Barney) Magill passed
away on Dec. 29, 2009, after a long, but heroic battle with
cancer. She was born on July 15, 1976, in Hood River, Ore., and
grew up in Hood River and The Dalles, graduating from Wahtonka
High School in 1994.
After high school, Jennifer attended
Western Culinary Institute, graduating with a degree in culinary
arts in 1996. She married Jason Magill in 1997 and they welcomed
their son, Gavin, in 2003.
The family lived in Mosier and The
Dalles, and Jen worked at several local banks.
Jen was a devoted wife and mother who
enjoyed cooking and traveling her entire life. She had the
amazing ability to make friends everywhere she went with her
sense of humor and her friendly, laid-back attitude.
Throughout her illness, she faced
everything with grace, strength and humor; making friends and
encouraging others through her personal struggle.
She is survived by her husband, Jason
Magill; son, Gavin Magill; father, Bill Barney; mother and
father-in-law, Darryl and Leona Magill; grandmother, Gayla Hill;
and countless friends and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her mother,
Tanith (Karen) Barney.
Many in the community came to know
Jennifer through the annual Pig Bowl, and the family wishes to
offer their sincerest thanks to all those who contributed to the
fund and supported her through this event. It was truly
remarkable to see the community rally behind her and to know
that she touched so many lives.
A public celebration of Jennifer’s life
will be held at The Dalles Eagles Lodge on Friday, Jan. 8, at 2
p.m.
Jen requested that anyone interested in
making a financial contribution in her memory do so by giving to
a savings fund for Gavin’s future education. To fulfill this
wish, the Jennifer Magill Memorial Fund has been set up at
Columbia River Bank.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, Wash.
Helen L. Wilson
Helen L. Wilson was born in Stratford,
Ontario, Canada Feb. 28, 1923. She died in Hood River, Ore.,
Dec. 22, 2009.
She was a good lady; good wife; good
mother and good friend.
She loved Hood River and its people.
She loved her swim pool time and her
church.
A celebration of her life will be held
Feb. 28 at Asbury Methodist Church, State Street, Hood River.
Helen donated to many charities. She
would be honored if you wish to donate in her memory to one of
her favorites:
WINGS,
www.getwings.net, in care of Allyson Pate, 3820 Westcliff
Drive, Hood River, OR 97031
St. Labre Indian School,
www.stlabre.org, 2110
Overland Ave, Billings, MT 59102-6440
Mercy Ships,
www.mercyships.org, P.O.
Box 2020, Garden Valley, TX 75771-2020
Edith Hartford
Edith M. Hartford, a longtime Hood River
resident, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at Providence Hood
River Memorial Hospital with family by her side.
For those whose lives were touched by
Edith, a Mass of the Resurrection is planned for 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1501 Belmont
Ave., Hood River, with a reception to follow. All are welcome to
attend both.
Edith was born March 5, 1914, in
Blackfoot, Idaho, to Frank and Veva (Galbrith) Loy.
Edith’s education was cut short at the
age of 12, as she was needed to work on the family farm. She was
the oldest of six, and with that came many responsibilities not
normally expected of someone so young. She worked in the field
with grown men, leading a team of horses during the haying
season, working from dawn to dusk.
Edith escaped the rigors of the farm by
jumping on her horse, bareback, and riding in the countryside.
She would explore hills and valleys, sometimes coming upon
abandoned stills during the Prohibition.
Edith was most at-home on a horse. She
was found at the age of 2 under a horse, unconscious. She had
crawled on it and fallen off. Her close relationship with
horses, as well as other animals, continued throughout her life.
Edith was married twice and had six
children: Nadine McCoy, of Vancouver, Wash., Howard Hartford, of
Holt, Mo., Daniel Hartford, of Lyle, Wash., Mary Davis, of
Lewes, Del., Leo Hartford and Patrick Hartford, of Hood River.
During her married years, she was active
as a homemaker and a baker. In Edith’s later years, she moved to
Hood River, where she lived with her son Patrick and his wife,
Sue, and their daughter, Jillian. She raised and trained
Tennessee Walking horses for 25 years.
Edith is survived and will be missed by
her children; stepchildren Dr. Jim Hartford, of Portland, Ore.,
and Geri Cooney of Denver, Colo.; sisters Dorothy O’Brien, of
Pocatello, Idaho, and Hazel Nickles, of Alpena, Mich.; and
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husbands,
Edith was preceded in death by her son Leo and stepchildren John
Hartford and Shirley Deiss.
Charitable contributions can be made in
Edith’s memory to Hospice of the Gorge, Providence Hood River
Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Mary’s Catholic Church or
PROD, and sent in care of Anderson’s.
Arrangements are
under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont
Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest
book.
Patrick Petteys
Patrick Keith Petteys passed away Dec.
21, 2009, at his Parkdale, Ore., home with family by his side.
Patrick was born Dec. 18, 1941, in Pendleton, Ore., and was 68
years of age at the time of his death.
A service to honor Pat is planned for 1
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Parkdale Grange, 7375 Clear Creek
Road, Parkdale. Pastor Jerrold Collins of Immanuel Lutheran
Church will officiate. Inurnment will be in the spring at the
Petteys Family Cemetery in Ione, Ore.
Pat grew up in Pendleton attending
schools there and graduating from Pendleton High School in 1961.
He excelled at athletics and was a star fullback, linebacker and
catcher. In 2008 he was honored by being inducted in to the
Pendleton High School Football Hall of Fame.
Pat met Carol L. Schacher, a classmate
at Pendleton High School. They were married on Oct. 7, 1961, in
Pendleton. They have three sons: Mark P. Petteys, Kelly B.
Petteys and Jeffrey M. Petteys.
Pat was employed with the U.S. Forest
Service. He began his career as a surveyor and later as a civil
engineer, where he designed roads and bridges in the Mount Hood
National forests. The family lived throughout Oregon, settling
in Parkdale in 1972.
He coached Little League and Babe Ruth
baseball teams in the community. From 1979 to 1987 Pat co-owned
Murray’s Auto Wrecking in Hood River. He returned to the Forest
Service in 1987, retiring in 1992. He then contracted for
several engineering firms.
Pat was a versatile bluegrass musician.
He introduced his son Mark to bluegrass jams in the early 1970s,
and played bass in a band with Mark, Carol, Bud Brown, Darryl
Arrington and Cecil Snow, called the Upper Valley Mountaineers.
Later, in the 1980s, people will remember him playing standup
bass with Mark and Joey McKenzie.
Pat had many artistic talents. He
restored classic cars with his son Kelly, winning many trophies.
He was also a member of the local Ring Kings Car Club.
Pat and Carol made several trips to Asia
and Europe to see their son Jeff and wife Faron while Jeff was
serving in the United States Air Force. Pat also enjoyed
vacationing in Mexico and Hawaii.
Pat is survived and will be dearly
missed by his wife, Carol L. Petteys, of Parkdale, Ore.; sons
Mark (wife Phyllis and son Guthrie), of Forest Grove, son Kelly,
of Parkdale, and son Jeff (wife Faron and daughter Drake), of
Clovis, N.M.; his sister, Beverly Petteys, of Pendleton; brother
Gary Petteys, of Astoria; his mother-in-law, Wanda Schacher; his
stepmother, June Petteys; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Gilbert R. Petteys and Sybil Darling Petteys, and his
father-in-law, Leo F. Schacher.
Memorials are suggested in memory of Pat
to a charity of choice and sent in care of Anderson’s.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest
book.
Myrtle Nance
Myrtle S. Nance, 92, died peacefully on
Dec. 28, 2009, at Providence Brookside Manor. She is the last of
the Miller family from Odell, Ore.
Myrtle was born Feb. 6, 1917, to Roscoe
and Mary Margaret (Jochosen) Miller at their homestead in Odell,
Ore. She joined two older brothers and two sisters.
She spent her younger years on the
homestead, attending Odell Grade School and graduating at the
top of her class from Odell High School.
After graduating she moved to an
apartment in Hood River and went to work at Paris Fair. She
worked there for 38 years.
Myrtle loved to dance. She and her
friends went to dances every chance they got. Her friends
introduced her to Lloyd Nance. They dated for a year and then
were married at her parents’ home in Odell on April 18, 1939.
Lloyd and Myrtle moved to a house on
Wilson Street in Hood River. In 1941 Myrtle’s father passed
away. Her mother stayed on the ranch for a year and then decided
to sell the ranch and move in with Lloyd and Myrtle.
Lloyd entered the service in 1942. He
returned home in 1945 and they moved to a home on June Street.
They lived there for more than 10 years and then built a new
home on Highland Drive, where they lived for about 40 years.
After their retirement they enjoyed
their hobbies: Lloyd had his gun shop and Myrtle had her garden.
She kept her friends and family in fresh vegetables and flowers.
Lloyd and Myrtle loved to travel. They
went to Hawaii, back to Ohio to visit family, Tacoma to visit
her sisters and Lloyd’s annual Army reunions. She and Lloyd also
were active with the FISH program at the senior center.
In 1996 Lloyd passed away and Myrtle
moved to Down Manor.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Myrtle is survived by two nieces, Mary
Fischer and her husband, Gene, of Sequim, Wash., and Norma
Willis, of Hood River, Ore. Six great-nieces and nephews and 14
great-great-nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Hood River Valley Christian Church or Heart of Hospice in care
of Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence
for the family.
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