Florence Helen Sheldrake Taiclet, 82, passed away on Oct. 6, 2007, at the Hood River Care Center. She was born to John Henry and Ella Everson Sheldrake on Aug. 26, 1925.

After graduating from high school she worked at Providence Hospital in Portland, Ore. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle. During World War II she sang at USO shows. Later she moved and settled in New Jersey. She was a choir member there for 25 years.

She married Robert Taiclet on June 12, 1948, and they had two children. Florence Helen worked as a union secretary for the Department of Census, doing billing for a hospital and later office work for a grocery chain. She retired after her husband died and moved back to Hood River in 1985. She joined the Hood River Valley Christian Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Denia, and son, Robert, both in New Jersey; sister-in-law, Blanche Taiclet, also in New Jersey.

Florence Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; both parents; and brothers John, Thomas, Donald, Leonard and Eugene.

A service will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000; www.andersonstributecenter.com.

Gloria Moran, 72, of Hood River, Ore., passed away Dec. 7, 2007, at the Hood River Care Center.

Gloria was born in Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada, one of three children born to Louis Samuel and Dorothy Helen (Williams) Moran. Her father worked construction and the family moved throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern California to where the jobs were.

Gloria settled in Santa Maria, Calif., before moving to Hood River in 1976.

Gloria married John D. Clouse in 1953 and they later divorced. Gloria had four children; Lisa Rose Marie, Theresa Lorraine, Daniel Lewis and Shannon Ann. She loved her family and enjoyed all their time spent together. She especially loved taking trips to the Oregon Coast with her older brother, Jim, and his wife, Stella, and several extended trips to visit family in California.

Gloria worked for the Hood River Hospital from 1976 until 1996. She enjoyed crocheting, genealogy, crossword puzzles and beachcombing at the Oregon Coast. She spent a great deal of time researching her family ties to Canada, England and Scotland and was proud of her Canadian roots.

Gloria is survived and will be dearly missed by her four children, Lisa Rose Marie Cupit and her husband, Robert, of Cascade Locks, Ore., Theresa “Terry” Lorraine Clouse and her husband, Michael Bright, of Hood River, Daniel Lewis Moran and his wife, Jennifer, of Parkdale, Ore., and Shannon Ann Bailey and her husband, Daniel, of Dayton, Ore.

She is also survived by grandchildren Lilo Moran and her husband, Tim Clark, of Hood River, Richard Steven Cupit and his wife, Sally, of Santa Maria, Calif., Kristin Ann (Bailey) Hedges and her husband, Rick, of Dayton, Ore., Courtney Lee Bailey, of Dayton, Ore., Jacob Lewis Moran, of Parkdale, Ore., Zachary Raymond Moran, of Parkdale, Ore., and Shelby Lynn Bailey, of Dayton, Ore.; great-grandchildren Savannah, Robert, Alex, Elizabeth and Leia; brother, George “Jim” Edward Moran and his wife, Stella, of Reedsport, Ore.; sister, Rosalie “Jo” Elizabeth Buentiempo and her husband, Mike, of Santa Maria, Calif.; and numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

In addition to her parents Gloria was preceded in death by John D. Clouse and her beloved nephew, David Buentiempo.

The family suggests that memorial remembrances be made in Gloria’s name to Alzheimer’s Research in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center.

A service to celebrate Gloria’s life and mourn her passing will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Anderson’s Tribute Center; a reception will follow, then interment at Idlewild Cemetery. Visitation and viewing will be Friday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Anderson’s. Pastor Carl Casey from the Parkdale Nazarene Church will officiate.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000; www.andersonstributecenter.com.

Dennis J. Lobley, a former Hood River, Ore., resident, died Dec. 7, 2007, at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore. He was 45 years of age.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. followed by funeral services at 3 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Dennis was born Jan. 3, 1962, in The Dalles, Ore., to Norman and Sylvia (Sharkey) Lobley. He was raised in the Hood River Valley, attending Odell Grade School, Wy’east Junior High School and graduated from Hood River Valley High School. He also attended Clark Community College for two years. In 1984, he and Susan Lockett were married.

Dennis had worked as a millwright in the truck manufacturing business. He has resided in Portland, Ore., for the past 21 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, music, singing, playing guitar and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Private interment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Hood River.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Lobley, of Portland; son, Richard Lobley, of Beaverton, Ore.; daughter, Amber Wakefield, of Hillsboro, Ore.; mother, Sylvia, and Dick Larch of Hood River; sisters Yvonne Porter, of Warren, Ore.,; Lois Gill, of Sublimity, Ore., and Cynita McClung, of Dufur, Ore.; brothers Milo Osbourn, of Cascade Locks, Ore., Donnie Larch, of Portland, Ore.; Dave Larch, of Parkdale, Ore., Scott Osbourn, of Odell, Ore. and Michael and Timothy Lobley, both of New Mexico. Three grandchildren, Morgan and Ella Wakefield of Hillsboro, Ore., and Rylie Lobley, of Beaverton, Ore., also survive.