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Charles `John' Perry
Nov. 28, 1919 - March 26, 2001
Charles "John" Perry, a former Dallas resident, died on March 26 in Beaverton. He was 81.
He was born in Monmouth to Count Polaski and Minnie Albreicht Perry.
He served in the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II building roads in Alaska. He married Lurana Guyon on Oct. 20, 1951 in Kelso, Wash.
They settled in Dallas in 1954, and he went to work for the Polk County Road Department that same year. He operated heavy equipment and was a mechanic for the road department until his retirement.
His wife Lurana died on Sept. 30, 1982.
He married Maxilee Williford on March 19, 1983 in Dallas. She died on Sept. 20, 1990. He moved to Portland in 1990 and to Beaverton in 1998.
He was a member of the Salt Creek Baptist Church. While living in Portland he attended the South Minister Presbyterian Church.
He enjoyed coin collecting and sightseeing. He was a tremendous auto mechanic.
Survivors include his brothers, Carl of Lebanon and Howard of Oregon; and niece Maxine.
Services were March 29 at Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas and intermenty was at Restlawn Memory Gardens, Salem.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas who handled the arrangements.
Curt C. Cokeley
Dec. 26, 1952 - March 27, 2001
Curt C. Cokeley of Monmouth died on March 27 in Monmouth. He was 48. He was born in Dallas.
Private services were March 30 at Restlawn Funeral Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice.
Daisy Cress Jones
March 10, 1916 - April 1, 2001
Daisy Cress Jones of Monmouth died in Corvallis on April 1. She was 85.
She was one of four children born to Louis Herbert and Mattie May McIntire Cress in Squib, Pulaski County, Ky.
She had been a longtime resident of Lebanon, Maineville and Mason, all in Ohio. She moved to Monmouth about a year ago to be near her daughter.
She was married to Earl R. Jones who died in Mason, Ohio on Oct. 9, 1997.
Survivors include her daughters, Susannah Challis of Rockville, Maryland and Sarah Johnson of Monmouth; son, David Lambert of Boston, Mass; sister, Lottie Whitaker of Texas; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 at the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home Chapel in Lebanon, Ohio with visitation at 1 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th St., Corvallis, Or 97330 who handled the arrangements.
Gloria Z. Rodriguez
April 27, 1923 - March 30, 2001
Gloria Z. Rodriguez of Independence died on March 30 in Independence. She was 77.
She was born to Casiano and Piedad Diaz Zarate in Laredo, Texas.
She married Manuel Rodriguez in 1941 in Robston, Texas. He died on June 11, 1979.
She moved to Independence from Texas in 1961.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Independence.
She enjoyed her birds and cats and at one time had 35 birds. She liked to cook and garden. She took great pleasure in taking care of her grandchildren.
Survivors include her sons, Santos Rodriguez, Hector Rodriguez and Juan Rodriguez, all of Independence; daughters, Gloria Rodriguez, Maria Arismendez, Consuelo Leos and Sylvia Reyna, all of Independence, Elva Arroyo of Monmouth and Yolanda Losoya of Woodburn; 24 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was April 3 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Independence and vault intermenty was at Fircrest Cemetery.
Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled the arrangements.
Alice Darleen Thompson
Dec. 19, 1921 - March 30, 2001
Alice Darleen Thompson of Dallas died on March 30 in Dallas. She was 79.
She was born to Susie Bane and Caleb Hadeen in Haxtun, Colo.
She graduated from Haxtun High School in 1939. She lived in Denver, Colo. for many years before moving to Valsetz in 1966 and then to Dallas in 1971. In 1971 she graduated from Salem Business College. She retired from the Marion County Assessor's office in 1987.
She enjoyed bowling, bingo, gardening, canning, cooking and crocheting.
She was preceded in death by a set of twin sisters, Margie and Margaret and two other sets of twins.
Survivors include her sons, Larry Turvey of Sheridan, Roger Turvey of Salem and David Thompson of Dallas; daughters, Joann Guth of Florence and Kimm Hester of Dixon, Mo.; brothers, Jim Hadeen of Laramie, Wyo., Richard Hadeen of Ava, Mo., Rex E. Hadeen of Haxtun, Colo., Kenneth D. Hadeen of Asheville, N.C. and Norman K. Hadeen of aurora, Colo. ; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be Thursday, April 5 at 1 p.m. in Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 4, 4 to 8 p.m. and Thursday, April 5 from 9 a.m. until noon at Bollman Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas who is handling arrangements.
Melvin Rienhold Geske
April 1, 1922 - March 25, 2001
Mel Geske of Dallas died on March 25 in Dallas. He was 78.
He was born to Henry and Elsie Geske in Wabasso, Minn.
He lived in Wabasso until 1958 when he moved to Southern California where he worked as a mechanic for Bethlehem Steel. He moved to Dallas in 1988.
He was of Lutheran faith.
He enjoyed woodcarving, carpentry and playing horse shoes.
Survivors include his wife, Helen whom he married in 1961; sons, Larry Sundberg of Dallas and David Sundberg of Torrance, Calif.; brother, Vern Geske of Green River, Wyo.; sister, Leona Brown of Redwood Falls, Minn.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Private family services will be held.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas who handled the arrangements.
Ruth Carolyn Raines
Nov. 14, 1912 - March 22, 2001
Ruth Carolyn Raines of Monmouth died on March 22 in Salem. She was 88.
She was born in Clinton, Okla. and raised in Pasco, Wash.
In 1946 she moved to Salem from Washington and moved to Monmouth in 1999. She married Vernon Raines on Oct. 11, 1929. He died in 1977.
She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, flower gardening, reading and loved her grandchildren very much.
Survivors include her daughters, Evelyn Cary and Sharon Burt, both of Independence and Vera Morris of Salem; brother, James Carter of Chehalis, Wash; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were March 28 at Restlawn Funeral Home, Salem and intermenty was in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Salem.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army.
