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Vern Lewis
Vern Henry Lewis, of Salem, Ore., died
Dec. 5, 2009. He was born Sept. 24, 1918, on a farm 10 miles
northwest of Emporia in Chase County, Kansas, the fourth child
of Mahlon Henry Lewis and Beulah Bell (Jones).
Due to dust storms, grasshoppers and the
Depression, the family of seven auctioned the farm in 1937 and
moved to Palo Alto, Calif. Vern graduated from Pasadena Nazarene
College in 1945 with a Bachelor of Theology degree.
While attending Pasadena Nazarene
College, he met and married Betty Jane Buchan in 1942. Vern and
Betty moved to Covert, Kansas, in 1945 to begin their pastorate
career. They ministered 13 years in Kansas, including Anthony,
Hutchinson and Garden City.
In 1958, they moved to Hood River, Ore.,
and began an 18-year ministry that included serving
congregations in Hood River, Klamath Falls and Molalla.
In 1976 they moved to Fairbanks, Alaska,
where they ministered for nine years. They retired to Vancouver,
Wash., in 1985.
Vern served as guest preacher and
interim pastor in several churches including Redmond and Camas,
Wash., and Lakeview and Cottage Grove, Ore. They eventually
lived with their son Steve in Portland and Aurora, Ore. On Oct.
1, 2001, Betty went to be with the Lord.
In December of 2001 Vern moved to Mount
Angel, Ore. At the young age of 84, he met and married Gwendolyn
Causey on March 29, 2003. They lived in Silverton and Mount
Angel.
As health conditions continued to impact
Vern, they moved to Salem, Ore., for assisted living support.
Vern passed peacefully on Dec. 5, 2009, with his family by his
side.
Vern is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn;
sons David (Linda), of Sunriver, Ore., Steve (Charles), of
Aurora, Ore., and Mark, of Phoenix, Ariz.; and grandchildren
Justin, Jared, Nicole and Matthew. He also leaves stepdaughter
Patricia Ann Sweetwood, of Woodburn, Ore.; step-grandchild
Jennifer Lynn Paul and step-great-grandchildren Breanna Dawn and
Dannielle Marie.
He is also survived by brothers Fred, of
Bremerton, Wash., and David, of Central Point, Ore.
He is predeceased by Betty, daughter
Gail Lynne and sisters Cora Ella Hawkins and Almeda Sprague.
Memorial services are scheduled for Jan.
16 at 3 p.m. at the Silverton Nazarene Church, 1130 S. Water
St., Silverton, Ore.
Maynard Ward
Maynard Phillip Ward, 89, a resident of
Hood River Valley, died peacefully in his sleep at home in
Odell, Ore., on Jan. 7, 2010. Maynard was born in Collyer,
Kansas, to Harry and Flora (Hargitt) Ward.
After graduating from Quinter (Kansas)
High School in 1939, he and a cousin pooled their money to buy a
Model A Ford, and worked their way to Hood River, Ore. They
stayed with relatives.
That fall they worked for Apple Growers
Association at Plant H cold storage, stacking boxes of fruit.
Their goal was to earn money for college. When the seasonal work
ended, Maynard stayed, while his cousin drove the Model A back
to Kansas.
Maynard then found work at an Onalaska,
Wash., mill, grading lumber. One weekend in April he returned to
Hood River and, through a mutual friend, he met a girl. He was
bitten by a spring love bug.
On Aug. 11, 1941, he and Mary White were
married. Their first home was in Chehalis, Wash. Within a few
weeks Maynard received his military draft number. He and Mary
returned to Hood River. Once again Maynard went to work at Plant
H and Mary packed fruit.
On Dec. 1, 1941, Maynard was enlisted
into the Army and stationed at Fort Lewis. By Dec. 7, he had
been selected for radio training in Seattle, with the Alaska
Communication System (ACS). He was sent with two other men to
set up radio communications out on the Alaska Peninsula, where
he stayed for two years. Later he was transferred to Fairbanks.
After his discharge, Maynard trained to
be an air traffic controller at San Francisco International
Airport. Neither he nor Mary liked the hectic, crowded city
life. Within eight months Maynard had re-enlisted with Alaska
communications and they and their first baby were on a ship
headed for Wrangell.
Maynard and Mary returned to civilian
life long enough for their four children to graduate from
Wy’east High School in Odell. Maynard did TV repair, worked for
United Telephone Company, became active with the amateur radio
club as well as 4-H and Boy Scouts. By then ACS was no longer
military.
Mary and Maynard returned to Alaska and
to his loved radio work. In October 1982 he retired from his job
at Nome, Alaska, and they settled back into their home in Odell.
Maynard was involved again with the ham radio club, teaching
others to enjoy ham radio for fun and emergencies. His licensed
radio call sign is AL7V.
Family was the most important thing in
Maynard’s life. In 1985, Mary and Maynard joined The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was like coming home at
last.
Maynard leaves behind his wife of 68
years, Mary; sons Ron Ward, of Juneau, Alaska, and John Ward and
his wife, Penny, of Craig, Alaska; daughters Nancy Steele and
her husband, Gary, of Hood River (Dee), and Barbara Mathis and
her husband, Alvin, of Hermiston, Ore.; nine grandchildren, 15
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; sister Neva
Allen, of Bell Gardens, Calif.; sister-in-law Norma Ward, of
California; brother-in-law Larry White, of Kalispell, Mont.; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
three brothers, Harry Jr., Martin and Eugene; sisters-in-law
Pearl Ward, Loraine White and Aileen Neuman; and a
brother-in-law, Leonard Neuman.
Services were held on Monday, Jan. 11 at
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hood River.
Burial was at Willamette National Cemetery the same day.
Glen Haack
Glen Haack, 50, of Hood River, Ore.,
died Jan. 4, 2010. He was born Jan. 7, 1959, in Brookings, S.D.,
the second child of Dale and Barbara Haack. He had an older
sister, Sandy, a younger sister, Gail, and a younger brother,
Jon. The family moved to Vermillion, S.D., Fargo, N.D., Morris,
Minn., and Falcon Heights, Minn., before settling in St. Peter,
Minn.
A service to mourn Glen’s passing is
planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Christian
Missionary Alliance Church, 2650 Montello Ave., Hood River, with
Pastor Steve Grace officiating. Friends are also invited to
visit with Glen’s family Friday evening from 4-7 p.m. at
Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River.
Glen graduated from St. Peter High
School in 1977. He attended Black Hills State College in
Spearfish, S.D., and Westminster College in Salt Lake City,
Utah. He was an avid skier, backpacker, fisherman and
outdoorsman.
Glen became a developer in Scottsdale,
Ariz., and then traveled northwest to Hood River, which had
rivers for fishing, windsurfing that was world-renowned, and
Glen could ski Mount Hood all year.
Glen continued developing properties and
starting businesses. He married Kim Kean, and they were blessed
with four wonderful children: Logan in 1992, Forrest in 1993,
Rutger in 1998 and Rachel in 2000. They were everything to him;
he loved them intensely.
Glen was proud of his family. He spent
time teaching them to mountain bike, fish, swim and ski. He
enjoyed watching his four athletes in every sport.
Glen was proud of his contributions to
Hood River. He was proud of the buildings that he built, his toy
store and the relationships that he had. He was hard-working,
knowledgeable, empathetic and kind to others.
Glen had a wry sense of humor, loved
dogs, and traveled all over the world. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran faith.
We will miss you, Glen. Please know that
we loved you very much. You lived a full life, but left us too
soon. You are in God’s arms. We are comforted by this and know
that you will be in our hearts forever.
We love you!
Thank you for all of the prayers, love
and support that we have received from family, friends and our
pastors. Your expressions of love and prayerful support for our
family is God’s way for the beginning of healing for us all.
Arrangements are under the direction 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.
Katsumi ‘Kats’ Sakamoto
Katsumi “Kats” Sakamoto passed away
peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Jan. 8, 2010.
A private service was held on Jan. 12.
Kats was born on March 5, 1922, to
Kumataro and Iwaye (Yamamoto) Sakamoto in Wapato, Wash. He and
his younger siblings were raised in Wapato and attended school
there. He and his family were interned in Heart Mountain, Wyo.,
at the onset of World War II.
Kats served his country briefly during
World War II, and was stationed at Ft. Douglas, Utah. Afterward,
he went on to attend Washington State University, where he
majored in animal husbandry.
While in college, Kats met Chiye Sato, a
Hood River native, at a dance. They immediately hit it off, and
commuted to see each other until their marriage in 1950. They
made their home in the Yakima Valley until 1962 at which time
they moved to Hood River. Chiye preceded him in death in 1989.
After retiring from the Diamond Fruit
Cannery, Kats continued to spend much of his time working on his
orchard in Odell. In his free time, he enjoyed raising cattle
and fishing. As these activities became more difficult, he
became an avid viewer of sports on television, especially ESPN.
Kats took great pride in the
accomplishments of his children. He was very supportive of the
athletic and academic achievements of his grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife;
parents; brother Tom Sakamoto and sister Helen Kiyokawa.
Kats is survived and will be deeply
missed by his family and friends: his brother, Sam Sakamoto, of
Pacific City, Ore.; son, Elliot Sakamoto, of Portland, Ore.;
daughter, Leslie Yasui and her husband, Tom, of Hood River;
grandsons Hunter Sakamoto, of Portland, Ore., and Matthew Yasui,
of Hood River; close friends Toshiko and Amanda Carlos, of Hood
River; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family asks that any donations be
made in memory of Kats to a charitable organization of your
choice.
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