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Joseph Hazel
July 13, 1918 - Sept. 13, 2003
Joseph Hazel of Salem died on Sept. 13. He was 85.
He was born to Joseph and Effie Sloan Hazel in Kidder County, N.D.
In December 1971 he married Sarah T. Faris.
He was a resident of Polk County for 31 years and spent one year in Marion County.
He was a member of Bethel Community Church.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage and hunting.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ray and Karl and sisters, Elizabeth and Doris.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah T. Hazel of Salem; sons, Neal Hazel of Beaverton and Lee Hazel of Portland; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Friday Sept. 26 at West Salem Baptist Church. Private burial was at Hilltop Cemetery in Independence.
Farnstrom Mortuary of Independence handled the arrangements.
Mitzi Marlene Fuller
April 20, 1934 - Sept. 13, 2003
Mitzi Marlene Fuller of Albany died on Sept. 13 in Lebanon. She was 69.
She was born in Indiana to Oakley Pappan and Celeste Dupieus.
She was in the U.S. Marine Corps. Following her time in the service she worked as an administrative specialist.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Celeste Eva Dean.
Survivors include her son, William Stephen Denton; daughters, Paula Jo Dean, Abby Lou Carpenter, Annette Kaye Fuller, Amy Lee Fuller and April Lynn Smiley; stepdaughters, Ramona Alewine and Ceclia Banks; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Celebration of Life service was held Sept. 21 at Sankey Park in Sweet Home.
Farnstrom Mortuary of Independence handled the arrangements.
Anna Clancy
April 6, 1912 - Sept. 10, 2003
Anna Clancy of University Place, Wash., formerly of Monmouth, died on Sept. 10 in University Place. She was 91.
She was born to Adam and Dora Belic Radocoj/Rococay in Anaconda, Mont.
The family moved to Opportunity when she was 2. She attended Beaver Dam Elementary School in Opportunity and graduated form Anaconda High School in 1930.
Following graduation she worked at Strain Brothers Department store as a clerk, cashier and stenographer. She later worked at Schwartz Department Store and in the diet kitchen at the then Galen Sanitarium.
She married William Clancy on Dec. 8, 1935 in St. Peters Catholic Church in Anaconda.
The family moved to Texas in 1950 where she worked for the Periodical Publishers. In 1955 she moved to Dallas, Texas and worked as a secretary to the manager of the Hotel Travis.
She and William were divorced in 1955. She then returned to Anaconda in 1956 to help care for sick members of her family.
She went to work for the Anaconda Company in the personnel and accounting departments for seven years then transferred to Butte, Mont., as a stenographer in the geological library for the geologists until her retirement.
Following retirement she moved to The Dalles to be near family and later moved to Monmouth.
She moved to Washington to live with her daughter, Janice in 1998 after the loss of her vision from macular degeneration.
She enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends, gardening and activities at the Monmouth Senior Center.
She was preceded in death by half-brothers, Frank Chavrack and Joseph Chavrack; brother, Matthew Rodocay; sisters, Rose Rodocay and Katherine Elafald.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice Cooper of University Park and Marcia Linville of Portland; son, William J. Clancy Jr., of Annadale, Vir.; sister, Mary Podobnik of Anaconda; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services and private inurnment was held.
Contributions or correspondence may be mailed to Janice Cooper, 5511 Chokecherry Circle West, University Place, Wash. 98467.
David "Crockett" Billings
March 8, 1951 - Sept. 19, 2003
Crockett Billings of Willamina died on Sept. 19. He was 52.
He was born to Elvin and Fern Butler Billings in Fresno, Calif.
He enlisted in the Army in 1971 then returned to Fresno. He came to the Dallas - Willamina area about 20 years ago and worked in the logging industry and in construction.
He enjoyed playing pool, horseback riding, his motorcycle and spending time with his children, family and friends.
Survivors include his lifemate, Jeanne "Ode" Antonucci of Scio; sons, Dustin Billings of Grand Ronde and Nathan Billings of Scio; daughter, Dana Maldonado of New York; stepdaughters, Amy Bice and Dawn Bowman, both of Turner; brother, Alvin Billings of Willamina
Services will be at 11 a.m, Friday Sept. 26 at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery. Visitation will be at Dallas Mortuary Chapel from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 24 and noon to 5 p.m., Thursday Sept. 25. Arrangements are being handled by Dallas Mortuary Chapel.
Irene Frey Claassen
Feb. 19,1927 - Sept. 16, 2003
Irene Frey Claassen of Dallas died on Sept. 16. She was 76.
She was born to John and Susie Ediger Frey in Dallas.
She grew up in Dallas and graduated from Dallas High School in 1946.
She married Arnold Claassen on July 2, 1948 in Dallas.
They lived in Salem for several years and settled back in Dallas.
She loved children. She cared for over 63 children in her lifetime. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
She enjoyed sewing, embroidery and quilting. She was an excellent baker. She loved working out in her yard tending her flowers and garden.
She was a longtime member of the Salem First Church of the Nazarene.
She had also served on the Women's Auxiliary for the Oregon Rural Letter Carrier Association.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold of Dallas; son, Brad of Salem; daughter, Connie of Salem; sisters, Leona Miles of Salem and Alvina Radke of Depoe Bay; and four grandchildren.
Services were Sept. 22 at Salem First Church of the Nazarene and private intermenty was in Dallas Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in care of Dallas Mortuary Chapel which handled the arrangements.
Gladys V. Spencer
May 23, 1913 - Sept. 22, 2003
Gladys Velma Spencer of Dallas died on Sept. 22 in Salem. She was 90.
She was born to Ernest and Edith Coleman Vance in Alamosa, Colo.
She was an elementary school teacher in Albany, Tillamook and Bay City before her retirement to Arizona in 1974. She returned from Arizona in 2000 and moved to Dallas.
She enjoyed crocheting, reading, and growing plants and flowers.
She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carrol Apt and husband, David Spencer.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Apt of Thailand; daughter, Julia Apt; stepdaughter, Janet Ward of Dallas; stepsons, Lee and Barry Spencer; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services were held at Dallas Retirement Village on Sept. 25.
Arrangements were handled by Bollman Funeral Home.
