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Michael J. Wisecarver Sr.
Carson, Wash.
A father who loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Michael John Wisecarver Sr. born Oct. 4, 1953, in Yreka, Calif. He was raised in Roseburg, Ore., and moved to Vancouver in 1972. He had lived in Carson since 1991.
He lived for his children and loved watching them play sports. He enjoyed football, especially the Dallas Cowboys. Mr. Wisecarver also loved God and liked women. He enjoyed visiting Tillamook, Ore., and liked to be called "The Chief." Neighborhood children remember him fondly and often referred to him as "Uncle Mike" or "Dad."
Survivors include his former wife, Rhonda Smith; three daughters, Asia of McMinnville, Ore., Crystal of Carson and Shira of Stevenson; a son, Mike Wisecarver Jr. of Carson; a sister, Linda Ledbetter of Carson; a brother, Dan Callahan of Carson; special friend Annette Kinne; and many friends.
A memorial service will start at 2 p.m. today at Stevenson Grange in Stevenson, Wash. Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the family, in care of Gardner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 390, White Salmon, WA 98672.
W. Dale Eddington
Vancouver
A funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel for W. Dale Eddington, who born Jan. 13, 1914, in Sugar City, Idaho, and lived in Vancouver for 55 years. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1932 and was retired from the Bonneville Power Administration, where he had worked as a labor relations officer for 32 years. When he retired, the BPA sent him to Washington, D.C., where he met with a delegate from President Lyndon Johnson's staff.
He enjoyed gardening with his wife, and fishing.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Hazel, at home; one daughter, Anita Kay Lams of Fremont, Calif.; one brother, Elmer of Idaho Falls, Idaho; one sister, Velma Allen of Boise, Idaho; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Burial will follow the funeral in Evergreen Memorial Gardens died Monday, March 12, 2001, in Vancouver. He was 70.
Mr. Hotchkiss was Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Washington Affiliate, 3434 Martin Way, Olympia, WA 98506.
Rita F. Jellum
Vancouver
A homemaker who lived in Clark County for 27 years, Rita Fedeliese Jellum, 87, born Sept. 12, 1913, in Baton Rouge, La. She liked to go on walks and ride the bus downtown. She also enjoyed old movies, gardening and telling people stories about the South.
Her husband, Nobel, Cemetery in La Center. Vancouver Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Lewis
Vancouver
Donald "Snapper" Lewis, 83, born Feb. 8, 1918, in Leadville, Colo., and moved to Camas as an infant.
He graduated from Camas High School and worked at the former Crown Zellerbach paper mill.
He was drafted into the Army, and during World War II, he was wounded three times and received three Purple Hearts and one Silver Star.
Mr. Lewis built and raced cars in Portland. He also liked fishing.
After Mr. Lewis retired, he raised cattle. He loved animals, especially his dogs.
Survivors include his wife, Jean, at home; and two sisters, Mary Cramer of Whittier, Calif., and Vera Souza of Paradise, Calif.
A funeral was Saturday at Straub's Funeral Home in Camas. Burial was in Camas died Thursday, March 15, 2001, in Vancouver. She was 78.
Mrs. Linge was Cemetery. Layne's Funeral Home in Battle Ground is in charge of arrangements.
Mary K. O'Harra
Vancouver
A free-lance writer who had worked for The Columbian and had articles published in Modern Romance and True Confessions magazines, Mary K. O'Harra, 86, born April 10, 1914, in Willmar, Minn. She had lived in Clark County for 52 years and worked in the shipyards during World War II, at the Washougal Creamery and Pendleton Woolen Mills. She wrote a column, "It Occurs to Me, " that was published in the The Columbian for six years.
She also served as a hospice volunteer and a foster parent, and was a member of two garden clubs and two writing clubs. She enjoyed flower gardening, judging flower shows and playing cards, and was very close to all of her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in died of coronary artery disease Thursday, March 15, 2001, in Vancouver. He was 48.
Mr. Schwartz was died of complications of diabetes Sunday, March 18, 2001, at a Seattle hospital. She was 69.
Mrs. Allen was died Friday, March 16, 2001, in a Vancouver care facility of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. She was 53.
A graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Willamette National died Sunday, March 18, 2001, in Vancouver. She was 90.
There will be no service. Vancouver Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cooke, whose maiden name was Gorrie, was died in 1977.
Survivors include three daughters, Sharon Shaffer and Rosalie Cooke, both of Vancouver, and Mikell Smith of Sonoma, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Cooke enjoyed gardening, flowers, home decorating and playing bridge. She also liked animals.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3434 Martin Way N.E., Olympia, WA 98506.
