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Audrey Porter
Audrey Lucile Porter, 89, of The Dalles,
Ore., and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,
died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at Providence Hood River Memorial
Hospital in Hood River, Ore.
Audrey was born in Grand Rapids, Minn.,
Jan. 9, 1921, daughter of Elias S. Black and Violet Lucile (Lighthizer)
Black. She moved from Grand Rapids to Minneapolis, Minn., to San
Jose Calif.; then in 2001 to The Dalles, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Neil Woodrow Porter; brother Willis Black; sister Mary
Lou; and parents, Elias and Violet Black.
Audrey is survived by: two sisters,
Betty (Black) Knight and Olivemae (Black) Gebhart; and one
brother, Donald Black; two sons, Neil Willis Porter and David
Wilb Porter; and two daughters, Audreanna (Porter) Walters and
Lori (Porter) Greber.
Grandchildren Debbie (Walters) Boyd, Tim
Walters, Kelly (Walters) Drake, Richard Porter and James Porter,
Daniel Porter, Skyler Johnson and Dalton Porter, and 10
great-grandchildren also survive.
Audrey worked for the Red Owl in
Minnesota and Safeway in San Jose, Calif., and for 35 years
served as a caregiver in a private home in San Jose.
Services will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6, at First Baptist of Los Altos, Calif., 625
Magdalena Ave., Los Altos Hills, CA 94024; 650-948-5698. Private
family graveside rites will be at Los Gatos Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers please send donations
to: Grace Bible Chapel, 2452 County Road, Grand Rapids, MN
55744; phone 218-326-4838.
Melvin Curtis Jr.
Melvin Henry Curtis Jr. passed away Jan.
22, 2010, after a long illness. He was born in Sunnyside, Wash.,
on July 2, 1948, to Melvin Henry “Duke” Curtis Sr. and Florence
Lydia (Meads) Curtis. Both parents preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years,
Lynde (Fink) Curtis, and children: daughters Brenda and Howard
Clack and Dana and Jeff Geary, and son Melvin L. and Bretta
Curtis; grandchildren Dani, Dion, Chelci, Berkley, Deidra,
Cassie Rae, Kayla and Hunter; one great-grandchild, Axel Sabedra;
sister MaryAnn (Curtis) and Ardill Wright; brother-in-law Ross
and Judy Fink; sister-in-law Judy and Milton Lamping; good
friend and ex-wife Toni Geary; numerous nieces, nephews, great
nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many
friends.
He had a great love for his family. He
enjoyed making all sorts of things with wood from fireplace
mantels, tables and entertainment centers to making toys and
things with Berkley and Hunter.
He had a passion for hunting, fishing,
working on his favorite old truck and anything having to do with
the outdoors. He will be greatly missed by his family and
friends.
A memorial service will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Baptist Church located at Second
and Main streets in Klickitat with a reception to follow in the
multipurpose room at the Klickitat School.
Memorial contributions in Melvin’s name
may be given to the Klickitat Fire Department. Gardner Funeral
Home is handling arrangements.
Richard Lucas
Richard D. Lucas, a longtime Hood River,
Ore., resident, died Jan. 21, 2010, at Mid-Columbia Medical
Center in The Dalles, Ore.
Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26,
at 2 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center.
Dick Lucas was born May 2, 1935, in
Alexandria, Minn., to Clifford and Savina (Rhodes) Lucas. He was
raised and educated in Minnesota and then served in the U.S.
Army.
In 1958 he and Bonita Melby were married
in Westford, S.D. Following their marriage, they came to Hood
River where he owned and operated Hood River Plumbing and
Heating for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
He attended Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church, was a 50-year member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
and a 41-year member of the Elks Lodge. Dick enjoyed hunting,
fishing, golf, woodworking and spending time with his
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
daughter, Deborah Lucas, in 1980; and two brothers and a sister.
Dick is survived by his wife of 51
years, Bonita Lucas, of The Dalles; son David Lucas and his wife
Traci, of Hood River; daughters Lori Morinville, of Astoria,
Ore., and Robin Taylor and her husband, Matt, of Gresham, Ore.;
sisters Phyllis Olson, of Evansville, Minn., and Pauline
Peerboom, of Minneapolis, Minn.; and a brother, Hugh Lucas, of
West Virginia.
Several half brothers and sisters, 17
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and
nephews also survive.
Private interment will be at Idlewilde
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society 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 Bair
Mary Louise Bair, 85, passed away Jan.
27, 2010, at the Hood River Care Center and now she is in the
arms of an angel. She was born June 14, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio,
to Frank William and Edith Drucilla (Watts) Morgan.
Mary grew up in Alliance and had
attended hospital elementary schools due to her many
hospitalizations as a result of having polio; she later attended
the Alliance Union High School.
She moved to Phoenix, Ariz., with her
two daughters in the late 1950s where she worked and raised her
girls. Mary took great pride in raising her daughters by
herself. She remarried and moved to Yuma, Ariz., in the late
1960s, where she lived and worked until 2003 when she moved to
Hood River to be near family.
In addition to being an active mother
and homemaker, Mary worked in the restaurant and grocery
business as a waitress, hostess and meat packer. She was a good
bowler and won several awards and even had a 300 game to her
credit, even though she had polio as a child.
Her hobby was “people” and she was a
collector of friends. She loved socializing and made many
friends along the journey of her life. In 2003 she moved to Down
Manor, later to Hawks Ridge and most recently to the Hood River
Care Center but at each stop she collected more friends.
Mary had a winning smile and loved to
laugh. She also took pride in her appearance and instilled good
traits to her daughters.
She will be dearly missed by her
daughter Brenda; grandchildren, Tammy, Lori, Marilynn, Candace,
Dawn, Brody, Wendy and McKenna; and many great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was
preceded in death by her daughter Sandra Kaye, whom she dearly
loved.
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.
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