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Charles Arthur Roberts
Feb. 5, 1939 - Dec. 25, 2006
Charles Arthur Roberts, 67, of Dallas died Dec. 25.
He was a retired mill worker and an avid outdoorsman.
Charles was a devoted husband of 43 years, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his sons, Thomas, Andrew and Samuel; daughters, Charlotte Sickles and Christine Guzman; brother, Dwaine Roberts; sister, Eleanor Pritchard; and 13 grandchildren.
Memorial service was Dec. 31 at Harvest Time Pentecostal Church in Salem.
Contributions may be made to the church for the family.
City View Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Richard "Dick" Shaw
June 1, 1926 - Dec. 28, 2006
Richard "Dick" Shaw, 80, of Dallas died Dec. 28 in Dallas.
He was born in Litchfield, Mich., to Frank and Elsa Shaberg Shaw.
Dick grew up and graduated from high school in Litchfield. He served in the Navy during World War II as a communications specialist.
He attended Syracuse University studying business.
In 1964, Dick created Master Pools, a marketing concept for swimming pool builders which included diving boards, filters and heaters. It was franchised in cities around the country.
Dick was Vice President of the company while living in the Los Angeles area. He was also its national and international marketing director.
Dick married Loretta on May 13, 1967, in Las Vegas. They moved to Sheridan in 1976 where Dick enjoyed his farm. He worked for American Spas in Woodburn as a business consultant and general manager until his retirement in 1991.
He and Loretta settled in Dallas in 1999 and enjoyed living along Rickreall Creek.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta of Dallas; sons, Dan of Richmond, Va., and Jerry of Dallas; daughter, Linda Mears of Los Angeles; stepdaughter, Dori Wood of Amity; sister, Jane Jarvis of Kentucky; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center which handled arrangements.
Dorothy Mae Kiernan
May 27, 1921 - March 19, 2007
Dorothy Mae Kiernan, 85, of Independence died March 19.
Private family service will be held. Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, handled arrangements.
Joachim Hubertus Friedrich
Feb. 14, 1920 - March 18, 2007
Joachim Hubertus Friedrich, 87, of Dallas died March 18.
He was born in Waldenburg, Germany (now part of Poland) as the youngest child of Joseph and Elfriede Guenthermann Friedrich.
He graduated from high school and in 1939 was inducted into the German Army. He was a prisoner of war in Algeria during World War II.
In 1948 he returned to Germany and had to search to find his family.
Joe worked in the banking trade before going to the university to learn English.
He married Elisabeth Maria Joppich in Mayen, Germany, on Feb. 26, 1954. At that time he worked for the government consulate to help with the translation of English. In 1955 he transferred to Atlanta, Ga., to work in the German embassy.
They returned to Germany in 1962. He worked as an officer for the German military and reached the rank of major. After his retirement they returned to America in 1983 and later settled in Dallas, where they built a home. He enjoyed Oregon tremendously.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elisabeth, in 1993, and one brother and two sisters.
Survivors include his daughters, Astrid Friedrich and Dagmar Friedrich, both of Dallas, and Carola Zischka of Germany; son, Roland Friedrich of Dallas; and three grandchildren.
Memorial service is 4 p.m., Friday, March 30 at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center.
Neal Eugene Goodell
Sept. 13, 1932 - March 20, 2007
Neal Eugene Goodell, 74, of Independence died March 20.
He was born on a farm southwest of Haigler, Neb., to Leverett Elzy Goodell and Lillian Ethel (Foltz) Goodell.
In February 1938 the family moved to Ontario and purchased sagebrush land which was part of the Owyhee Irrigation Project.
He graduated from Ontario High School in May 1950 and entered the navy March 13, 1951. He completed basic training in San Diego and was transferred to Tongue Point, Astoria. From August 1953 to March 1955 he served aboard the U.S.S. Ute (Auxiliary Tug Fleet, Sea Going Tug, ATF-76), based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
He made two trips to Japan and the Korean waters. On one of those trips he went to Indo-China (later known as Vietnam). He also traveled to many of the Pacific islands.
After his honorable discharge in 1955 he worked briefly for Peterson's Furniture in Ontario. He took over the family farm near Ontario in 1956 and farmed there until October 1970.
He married Madelyn Person Feb. 25, 1961. In 1971 he moved his family to Independence, where he farmed until 1998.
He worked part-time for Lyon and Sons Farm from 1984 to 1990 and for MacDonald Industrial and Farm Supply in Albany from 1990 to 1998.
He was an active member of Monmouth Evangelical Church.
He enjoyed gardening, deep sea fishing and traveling.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife Madelyn, of Independence; son, Dale, of Independence; and his brother, Chester of Meridian, Idaho.
Service was March 26 at Monmouth Evangelical Church and intermenty was in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Contributions may be made to either the Monmouth Evangelical Church Growth Fund or the Humane Society of the Willamette Valley.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence handled arrangements.
William Renton Boyd, Sr.
April 3, 1931 - March 18, 2007
William Renton Boyd, Sr., 75, of Dallas died March 18.
He was born to Edgar and Annie Renton Boyd in Yale, Okla.
He was a member of the Seminole Indian Tribe.
He moved to Oregon as a youth and graduated from Lebanon High School in 1949.
In 1951 Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953.
He returned to Lebanon and served as a police officer. He moved to Salem and worked as a police officer and then moved to Idaho. In 1968 he moved to Newberg, where he remained until moving to Dallas a year ago.
Bill was a claims adjuster from 1964 until retiring in 1984.
He married Ellen Jones June 24, 1951, in Lebanon. She died in 1982.
Bill married Sharon Ackerman Nov. 8, 1986.
He attended the Dallas United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing, camping, boating, traveling and gardening. He volunteered at the Newberg High School wood shop, where he assisted with teaching woodcraft for more than 10 years.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Janet Gomez.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Boyd of Dallas; sons, William R. Boyd of Gresham, Paul R. Boyd of Cornelius and Bruce R. Boyd of Newberg; daughters, Shahana R. Johnson of Newberg, Taslima Stoddard of Dillon, Mont., and Sofia Parra of Salem; brothers, Robert Boyd of White Swan, Wash., and Richard Boyd of Ukiah, Calif.; sisters, Joann Rasor of Corvallis and Imogene Wells of Salem; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Service was March 22 at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, and intermenty was at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Lola Faye Quiring
Dec. 3, 1933 - March 16, 2007
Lola Faye Quiring, 73, of Redmond died March 16.
She was born in Gravette, Ark., to Delmar and Melinda Drew.
She grew up in Kansas and lived in Independence as a child. She attended high school in Mill City.
She married Henry Quiring Sept. 11, 1949 in Mill City. They lived in Falls City for 20 years and in Dallas for four years before moving to Redmond in 1978.
Lola served as senior coordinator for Meals on Wheels in Bend for 10 years before retiring in 1997.
She enjoyed traveling, reading and spending time with family.
She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her husband, Henry of Redmond; sons, Gary Quiring of Dallas and Tracy Quiring of Kent, Wash.; daughters, Cathy Tressler of Baker City and Denise Grunthaner of Bend; brother, Tim Drew of Long Creek; sisters, Maxine Simpson of Prineville, Bonnie Culpepper of Myrtle Creek, Helen Keller of Norman, Okla., and Pansy Holt of Gravette; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was March 25 at Autumn Funerals of Redmond.
