Obituaries
Nelson, Susan
4/25/2012
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Susan Nelson September 4, 1931 – April 25, 2012
Susan Nelson, retired pastor, died April 25, 2012. She is survived by son, Brian Caille, and daughter, Sara Siemens, and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Kevan Caille
Reverend Nelson served Pocatello, Wilder, Jordan Valley, Roseburg, Jerome, Fort Klamath, Chiloquin and Williamson...
Boner, Evangeline
4/7/2012
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Evangeline Boner October 6, 1918 – April 7, 2012
Evangeline Boner, widow of retired pastor George Boner, died April 7, 2012. She is survived by sons, Dennis and George, and six grandchildren.
Reverend and Mrs. Boner served Harrington in the Pacific Northwest Conference, Salem Clear Lake, Canby-Carus and Canby in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before retiring in 1980.
A memorial service will be held Friday, April 20,...
Adams, Camilla
4/5/2012
April 9, 2012
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Camilla Adams August 16, 1940 – April 5, 2012
Camilla Adams, wife of pastor, Robert Adams, died April 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband Bob; two daughters, Diana & Joni; four stepdaughters, Rebecca, Heather, Melinda and Katharine; one stepson, Douglass, and sixteen grandchildren.
Reverend Adams has been serving at Fort Klamath United Methodist Church in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, for the past 13 years.
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Johnson, Charles
3/15/2012
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Charles Johnson March 13, 1931 – March 15, 2012
Charles Johnson, retired pastor, died March 15, 2012. He is survived by his wife Nancy; children, Bryce, Brenna, Leslie and Wendy and one grandchild.
Reverend Johnson served Gardiner, Pine Grove and Nehalem/Wheeler in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before locating in 1963.
A memorial service will be held...
Burdette, Ruth
1/19/2012
Ruth Burdette
October 29, 1913 – January 19, 2012
Ruth Burdette, widow of retired pastor Laurance Burdette, died January 19, 2012. Ruth is survived by her son, David Lutes and two grandchildren; Scott and Alina.
Reverend Laurance and Ruth Burdette served Echo, Mt. Tabor, The Dalles and Prineville in the Oregon Conference until 1955 before going to the Pacific Northwest Conference where he retired in 1974.
A private memorial service will be held Sunday, January 22, in Salinas,...
Richardson, Austin H.
1/2/2012
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Austin H. Richardson May 13, 1928 – January 2, 2012
Austin Richardson, retired pastor, died January 2, 2012. He is survived by his wife Yowko Ichioka; children, Mary, Susan, John, Sara, Gillian, Anne and Thomas Richardson and Katherine Bruna; and five grandchildren.
Reverend Austin served St. Charles Stockton in the Minnesota Conference;...
Riddle, Etta Kathryn (Kitty)
12/24/2011
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Etta Kathryn (Kitty) Riddle March 21, 1921 – December 24, 2011
Kitty Riddle, wife of retired pastor Earl Riddle, died December 24, 2011. In addition to her husband she is survived by her daughters, Marty Moretty and Janet Switzer; son, David Riddle; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
While a member of the Missouri East Conference, Earl served as a Chaplain in the United States Navy. After coming to Oregon, he and...
Wilde, Ralph
12/20/2011
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Ralph Wilde July 2, 1926 – December 20, 2011
Ralph Wilde, retired pastor, died December 20, 2011. He is survived by his children; Sharon Perez, Carol Maahs, Charles Wilde and Norma Rengler and several grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara in 2008.
Reverend Ralph and Barbara Wilde served Florence, Portland: Collins View, Fremont, Hood River,...
Hill, Wayne
12/11/2011
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Wayne Hill February 16, 1930 – December 11, 2011
Wayne Hill, retired pastor, died December 11, 2011. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Betty); his children, Maxine Stone; Sheryl Hill - Tanquist; Gerry Hill; Pam Newman, and Amanda Trent, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Reverend and Mrs. Hill served in the New England conference before coming to...
Burtner, Robert
12/6/2011
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Robert Burtner June 27, 1924 – December 6, 2011
Robert Burtner, retired pastor, died December 6, 2011. He is survived by his wife Cleo; son David Henderson; daughter, Shelley Wallace; three grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Reverend Bob and Cleo Burtner served...
Hughes, Donferd "Glen"
12/1/2011
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Donferd “Glen” Hughes
January 20, 1929 – December 1, 2011
Glen Hughes, retired pastor, died December 1, 2011. He is survived by his wife Marcia, daughters, Robbie Stillwell and Glenna Hughes; son, Mike Hughes; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Mark, wife Roberta and wife Sheryn.
Glen served Clarks, Monroe/Alsea, Grants Pass, Cave Junction/Wilderville and Myrtle Point in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before retiring in 1987.
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Shirley, Delbert
10/13/2011
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Delbert Shirley III
December 16, 1931 – October 13, 2011
This is to notify you of the death of Del (Delbert) Shirley on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Del was the husband of Rev. Ruth Shirley who served at Halsey in the Oregon-Idaho Conference before retiring in 1999.
In addition to his wife, Ruth, Del is survived by his sons; John Shirley, Marc Shirley and Ben Shirley as well as five grandchildren.
A service will be held October 22nd, 2011 at 6:00pm, at the...
Dickerson, Johanna
9/23/2011
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Johanna Dickerson June 16, 1922 – September 23, 2011
Johanna Dickerson, widow of retired pastor Kline Dickerson, died September 23, 2011. Johanna is survived by her son, James Dunn, and two grandchildren. She was...
Haines, Henry
9/17/2011
September 19, 2011
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Henry Haines
November 12, 1916 – September 17, 2011
Retired Reverend Henry Haines died on Saturday, September 17, 2011. He was 94 years old. Henry is survived by his children, Bruce and Craig Haines; step-children Emily, Glen and Barbara; grandchildren, Carin, Laura, Erin and Callie; great-grandchildren, Nicole, Nathan and Rosemary.
Reverend Haines served churches in the Pacific Northwest Conference before coming to the Oregon-Idaho...
Haines, Evelyn
7/31/2011
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Evelyn Haines
September 20, 1924 – July 31, 2011
Evelyn Haines, wife of Reverend Henry Haines, died on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Evelyn is survived her husband, Henry, her children Emily, Glen and Barbara; step-sons Bruce and Craig Haines; grandchildren Brent, Kelly, Kenneth, Paul, Audrey and Holly.
Reverend Henry and Evelyn Haines served...
Thompson, Barbara
7/10/2011
Barbara Thompson July 1, 1943 – July 10, 2011
This is to notify you of...
Hargreaves, Karen
5/4/2011
- Caldwell United Methodist Church
Karen Hargreaves
December 16, 1948 – May 4, 2011
Karen Hargreaves, wife of David Hargreaves, camp managers at Sawtooth United Methodist Camp in Idaho died suddenly at home Wednesday morning of natural causes. The memorial service will be held on Wed, May 11 at 4pm at the Caldwell United Methodist Church. The family invites memorial gifts to the Time to Grow campaign / Sawtooth Camp in memory of Karen.
Gifts can be sent to the Camping office in Portland (1505 SW 18th Ave Portland, OR...
Hustis, Adele
4/30/2011
Adele Hustis November 24, 1936 – April 30, 2011
This is to notify you of the death of Adele Hustis on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Rev. Adele Hustis served Shoshone, Eugene...
Morris, Betty
3/25/2011
March 30, 2011
Betty Morris August 16 1931 – March 25, 2011
This is to notify you of the death of Betty Morris on Friday, March 25, 2011. Betty was the wife of the Rev. Herbert E. Morris who served in the Greater New Jersey and Minnesota Conferences. Here they served Portland Centenary, Oak Grove, Twin Falls, Albany and Canby...
Nichols, Clarissa (Curty)
3/14/2011
March 22, 2011
Clarissa (Curty) Nichols May 2, 1923 - March 14, 2011
This is to notify you of the death Clarissa Nichols on Monday March 14th, 2011. Curty was the wife of Rev. Elliot Nichols who served the Elgin United Methodist Church before retiring in 1988.
A private service was held Monday March 21st at the Remond United Methodist Church. A memorial will be held at Dallas United...