Deceased Students

 

Along with each Individual named, includes any comments of tributes submitted over the years by others.

 

Stewart Leroy Bye ---Class of 1958
Stewart Leroy Bye October 5, 1939 - February 4, 2009 SILVERTON - Stewart's courageous 18 month battle with esophageal cancer ended February 4, 2009 at the young age of 69. Stewart was the son of Perl and Evelyn Bye of Silverton, Oregon. Stewart was born on October 5, 1939 in his home town of Silverton, Oregon. Stewart graduated from Silverton Union High School and went on to earn his Bachelors' degree at Oregon College of Education (now known as Western Oregon University). While attending college Stewart met his sweetheart Carol and married her in 1961. Stewart served proudly in the Army National Guard and after his service he accepted a position with Wilco Farmers in 1964 and retired after 38 years of dedicated service in 2002. Stewart was a proud member of the First Christian Church in Silverton, the National Rifle Association, Charter Member of the Elks club 2210, Good Sam Club, Silverton Alumni Association, and Western Oregon University Alumni. Stewart loved to hunt, fish, and camp with his family wherever his motor home ended up taking him and Carol. Stewart and Carol immensely enjoyed spending time camping with their kids. Some of his favorite camping activities were driving the boat while pulling his family and friends water skiing, fishing at Deka Lake in Canada, riding motor cycles at his property in Canada showing his kids and grandkids his favorite trails and lakes, and hunting at his cabin down at Lobster Creek. Stewart and his family have spent over 40 years visiting his two favorite properties at Deka Lake Canada and Lobster Creek. Ask family members and friends about the fishing, hunting and camping stories gathered over the years. Stewart is survived by his wife of 47 years, Carol; son, Steven and his wife, Linda, and their children, Sarah and Sadie Bye; daughter, Karla and her husband, Phil, and their children, Brennan and Allyson Ridling; his sister, Diane and husband, Andy Ulven and their children, Dan and Mike Ulven and their families. Stewart was preceded in death by his parents, Perl and Evelyn Bye; and his nephew, Darrin Ulven. A viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 at Unger Funeral Chapel, 229 Mill Street in Silverton. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 at the First Christian Church, 402 North 1st Street in Silverton. A Celebration of Stewart's life will follow immediately after the Memorial Service in the reception hall at the First Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Stewart L. Bye Scholarship fund at Wells Fargo bank Silverton branch. The Bye, Ridling and Ulven families would like to thank Unger Funeral Chapel for their services in this time of need. Stewart is loved by many and will be missed dearly. Stewart was a man of the highest integrity who spoke few words but he loved his family to the fullest extent. Stewart, we love you and you will be with us in our hearts forever.

Class of 1961

Notice received from David Dyrud that Classmate Cliff Imel died on February 12, 2009 in Silverton.  Blessed be his memory.

David

Engeman, Carlet "Bud": Class Year 1930, Died on Nov. 6, 2006 in Milwaukie, Oregon.  Submitted by Jim Engeman (503) 873-3818.

 

Norman Arden Kolln

December 11, 1913 - October 15, 2006

EUGENE - Norman Arden Kolln died peacefully Sunday morning, October 15, of natural causes. He was 92 years old.
The youngest of 8 siblings, Norm was born December 11,1913 in a log cabin outside Eureka, Mont., 1 mile south of the Canadian border. At the age of four, the family moved to a farm in northern Alberta, Canada. The winters were long and arduous and it wasn't long before the family headed south again, this time to Silverton, Ore., where Norm's father found work in 1922. Norm went to school, excelled as a football player, and graduated from Silverton High School in 1930.
In 1933, he married Marjorie "Tiny" Tweed and together they moved to McMinnville where Norm was attending Linfield College on a football scholarship. They lived in a college-owned house with the rest of the football team-Norm and Tiny on the first floor, and everyone else upstairs. It was here that daughter Norma was born in 1934.
Due to the depression and family responsibilities, the Kolln's left McMinnville and headed back to Silverton, where Norm and Tiny worked a variety of jobs, including in an appliance and plumbing business. In 1945, a son, Michael 'Mitch' was born.
In 1955, the family moved to Longview, Wash., where they had purchased a motel and restaurant. It was here that Norm and Tiny came up with a recipe for pizza. In 1957, with Norm at the register and Tiny creating the unique 'gay 90's' atmosphere, they opened the first Pietro's Pizza restaurant next to the motel. It was a huge success.
In 1961, Norm and Tiny moved to Eugene, where they saw the potential for some underused riverside property in Glenwood, which they purchased. They built Pietro's Gold Coast, which soon became THE place to go in Eugene. Old timers will remember strolling Pietro's Alley and riding the merry-go-round outside. Eventually, there were six Pietro's Pizza restaurants in Oregon and Washington.
In 1975, the Kolln's sold their business to the Campbell Soup Company and retired. In 1989, Tiny died after a long illness.
The next year, Norm met and married Doris Thore. Together they enjoyed traveling the world and attending as many UO football and basketball games as possible, as well as visiting Doris's children and grandchildren.
Norm is survived by his wife, Doris; daughter, Norma Roth; son, Michael 'Mitch' Kolln; two grandsons, Steve and Paul Roth; and two great-granddaughters, Jessica and Kaitlin Roth. Also surviving are Doris's sons, Mike and Steve Thore; and their children, Mitch's step-sons, Tim, Mark, and Sam Miller, and their children. His daughter, Patricia Sue, preceded him in death in 1943.

 

Additional comment by Mason Branstetter, Secretary for the SHSAA:

We lost a very good supporter for SHSAA.  Since 1999 he has contributed $27,000.  I will miss him. . . . He would drive up from Eugene and come in the office and we would yell at each other . . .as we both wear hearing aids. .  . .then he would reach into his shirt pocket, pull out a folded up blank check and fill it out for anything from $1,000 - $10,000.  Norm Kolln, Class of 1932. . . . 

This is to inform you that my wife, Joyce L. Martin, died on 1 October of this year. I think she was in the class of 1954 but I'm not sure.

Thank you,
Norm Martin

(Note: Joyce is listed in Class of 1952, webmaster)
 
Traeger, Mike: Class of 1986, Died April 16, 2005, Silverton, Oregon.
 
Allan Gofield Renback

March 3, 1940 - August 20, 2007

SILVERTON - Allan went to his heavenly home on August 20, 2007 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Allan was born in St. Cloud, Minn., on March 3, 1940 to Harry and Katie (Abrahamson) Renback.  They moved to Silverton in 1947. He graduated from Silverton Union High School in 1958. He lettered in football, basketball and track all four years at Silverton High School. He was on the 1957 District Championship football team that went on to place second in state. On September 19, 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Lichty. He served in the National Guard for eight years. He worked for 29 years at West Coast Grocery, retiring in 1995. For the last seven years, he and Barbara have enjoyed winter months in Arizona. He was a sports enthusiast, interested in model railroading, and model car building.  He especially enjoyed Thursday-morning coffee with his classmates. He was a longtime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silverton, where he served on various boards.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters, Angela (Robin) Guzman of Salem and Julie Brenneman of Oak Brook, Ill.; grandchildren, Tyler, Kendall, and Logan; mother-in-law, Helen Lichty of Woodburn; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lanny and Kay Webb of   Redmond, Ron and Ginger Lichty of Silverton, and Nita Renback of Portland. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Judd Renback; son-in-law, Ken Brenneman; and father-in-law, Grover Lichty.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 22 and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, August 23 at
Unger Funeral Chapel
, Silverton. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, August 24 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silverton. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N Church St., Silverton OR 97381; Silverton Alumni Association, 303 Oak St., Silverton OR 97381; or to Hopewell House, 6171 SW Capital Hwy., Portland OR 97239

 

Jane Terwilleger, 67, of Silverton died at home Oct. 27 with her husband of almost 50 years, Jim Terwilleger and her family at her side.

Survivors include her mother, Dorcas Moon; husband, Jim Terwilleger; children, Jimmy and Allen Terwilleger, Selena Ronkin and Crystal Anderson; sisters, Joan Bracken and Jean Iiams; brother, Jack Moon; and 19 grandchildren

A memorial service is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1726 Pine St., Silverton. Arrangements: Unger Funeral Chapel, Silverton.

James Brian Harris:  Class of 1965 Deceased Location: Provo, Utah.
James Brian Harris died on April 29, 1999.  He did serve his country from 1965 - 1967 in the U.S. navy and was a Vietnam Vet.
Ronald H. Pitney

November 22, 1937 - May 21, 2003

CORVALLIS - Ronald Herbert Pitney of Corvallis died in Corvallis on May 21, 2003, after a short illness. He was 65.

Born Nov. 22, 1937 in Silverton, Ore. to Samuel and Ida Pitney. He lived his entire life in Oregon. He graduated from Silverton High School in 1956 and married Helen Watts in 1957. He held various jobs until he became a police officer for the City of Albany in 1959. After leaving the police force as a lieutenant in 1965, he spent 32 years in the insurance industry. He was an insurance company adjuster in Bend and Corvallis. In 1974 he became an owner in Brehm-Pitney Insurance Agency. In addition, he was a partner in K & H RV Storage. In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling and golf.

Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughter, Jacki and her husband Colin Norton of Beaverton; son, Russell and granddaughter Crystal of Lebanon; brother, Max of Corvallis.

A celebration of life event will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation or a charity of your choice c/o McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th St., Corvallis OR 97330.

Leo Penn
Leo Penn

Leo R. Penn, 70, Olympia, Wash. died Jan. 24. He is survived by his wife, and two adult children.

Jack Cuddy Riches

August 2, 1938 - March 25, 2008

SALEM - Jack Cuddy Riches, 69, passed away on March 25, 2008 in Westley, California.  Born and raised in Silverton, Jack was the second child of Harry and Cathaleene Riches. He lived nearly his entire life in Silverton. In 1956, he graduated from Silverton High School. He then attended Oregon State College before returning to Silverton to farm full time with his father and brother, Wayne. They then incorporated their farm under the name H.L. Riches and Sons, Inc. On April 12, 1969 Jack married Carol Lynn Swartz from Portland, Oregon.  Together they built their home and raised four children outside of Silverton in the Waldo Hills.
Over the years, Jack served on and was involved in numerous agricultural organizations including the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission, Wheat Growers Association, and as a board member for Pratum Co-op.  Additionally, he served in the Oregon Army National Guard,  was a volunteer fire fighter with the Silverton Fire Department, and a member of the Silverton United Methodist Church. Most recently he drove truck for Schneider International and received various awards for exceptional work with the company.  Jack was a hard working man who instilled an incredible work ethic in his family.  He loved the outdoors and enjoyed time spent with family and friends over the years hunting, fishing, camping, water skiing, snow skiing, horseback riding, and traveling to the coast.
Jack will be missed dearly. He is survived by his wife, Carol; his children, Jennifer (Dirk) Stegeman from Tacoma, Wash., Harry Riches from Depoe Bay, John Riches from Silverton, Jacqueline (Fred) Zurbrugg and their children, Hannah, Jacob, and Oliver Zurbrugg from Silverton;
his sister, Cathie Riches from Salem; brothers, Wayne from Silverton and Raymond from Spokane, Wash.; his aunts, Donna Cuddy Wolfe from St. Peter, Minn., and Kay Cuddy from Fremont, Calif.; as well as numerous cousins.
 A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2008 at Silverton United Methodist Church.  A private graveside service will precede the memorial service. Contributions or Memorials can be made to the American Red Cross or a charity of your choice. Arrangements made by Unger Funeral Chapel, Silverton.
Myrna A. King

May 2, 1938 - December 5, 2007

SALEM - Myrna A. King, 69, died Wednesday. At her request, no services will be held. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
 
Marshall Bradley ‘Brad’ Jeffries

July 24, 1938 - February 07, 2005 

PROSSER, WA - Janet Rae Jeffries passed away on February 4, 2005. Her husband, Marshall Bradley ‘Brad’ Jeffries passed away on February 7, 2005. They both resided at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in Prosser, Wash.

Janet was born on July 17, 1937 in Pierre, S.D. and was raised in Harold, S.D. until moving to Athena, Ore. when she was 9. Her parents were Glenn and Claribel (Bronemann) Harris. She had two brothers, Donald and Harold and three sisters, Mae, Glenda, and Linda. Her brother Harold and her parents preceded her in death.

Brad was born on July 24, 1938 in Silverton, Ore. to Marguerite (Bradfield) Lanham and Luther Jeffries. Brad had one brother, David and two sisters, Joyce and Ruth. His brother David and his parents preceded him in death.

Brad and Janet met at Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Ore. where he was studying ministry. The couple married on September 6, 1958. They made their home in Eugene and Silverton, Ore. They moved many times over the years with Janet’s support of Brad’s career. He received his Ed.D from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. and then went to Washington State to further his career as superintendent of several different public schools. Janet, in addition to raising her children, worked in several different occupations outside the home. At the end of Brad’s school career they retired and moved to The Dalles, Ore. In 2001, he was ordained in ministry and became pastor of the Mosier Christian Church. The couple served the church for five and a half years. They had recently moved to Prosser, Wash. to spend their remaining time together.

They are survived by their five children and their spouses, Diana Faith and Jake Davenport, Marsha and Alan Childers, Anita and Jay Jonas, Annette and John Rustemeyer, and Rodney and Bridgette Jeffries. They are also survived by twelve grandchildren, BJ, Chad and Sean Davenport, Amber and Hayley Childers, Kyle, Evan, and Kimberly Jonas, Maria and Peter Rustemeyer and Jennifer and Heather Jeffries.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m on Sat., May 14, 2005 at the Mosier Grange in Mosier, Ore. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's favorite church or charity. Arrangements are being handled by Prosser Funeral Home.

Norman Gerald Logue

April 15, 1937 - January 15, 2005

SILVERTON - Services will be at 10 a.m., Sat., Jan. 22, 2005 at Unger Funeral Chapel, Silverton. Private interment.

Donald Arthur Christenson January 5, 1919 - September 20, 2010 EUFAULA, OKLA. - Donald Arthur Christenson died Sept. 20, 2010 at his home in Eufaula, Okla. He was 91. Mr. Christenson was born in Hubbard, Oregon on Jan. 5, 1919 to George and Rebekah (Yoder) Christenson. He was a graduate of Silverton High School and member of the football team. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, stationed in Okinawa and Korea. He was employed by Southern California Edison Company for 39 years, spending most of that time in Big Creek, Calif. After his retirement he moved to Mt. Shasta, Calif. where he lived for 23 years. As a member of Shriners, Masons, Elks, Eastern Star and the Rod & Gun Club, Mr. Christenson was always available to offer his planning, building and repairing skills for any project. He was a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. He loved skiing and was active in the Ski Patrol until he was 75. He liked to travel, enjoyed camping and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Christenson is survived by Donna Eckman, his loving companion of 22 years; four children and their spouses: Peggy and husband Jim Adams of Nevada City, Calif.; Diana and husband Larry Koenn of Chugiak, Alaska; Kenn and wife Michelle of Medford, Ore.; Kathy and husband Eric Orr of Redding, Calif. He also leaves eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Ellen Lindholm, and two brothers, John (Bud) and Harvey. Graveside services will be conducted at the Smyrna Church, Canby, Ore. at 10:30 a.m. November 6, 2010. Mr. Christenson enjoyed having company.

Judith Mary McBride Moody of Salem died March 23, 2008, after a 17-year battle with cancer. She was 66.

   Judith Mary McBride was born Dec. 1, 1941, in Salem to Chloe and Ira McBride.

   In 1960 she graduated from Silverton High School, and three years later from the Emanuel School of Nursing.

   On June 20, 1964, she married Richard Moody.

   She is survived by her husband of 43 years Richard Moody of Salem; daughters Kristin O’Grady and her husband Mark of Moscow, Russia, and Karen Biben and her husband Greg of Silverton; son Michael Moody of Grandforks, N.D.; seven grandchildren; mother Chloe McBride of Silverton; sisters Rachel Bailey and her husband Robert of Stayton, and Sue Tegland and her husband Kenny of Silverton; and in-laws Jan Weber and her husband Paul of Goldbeach, and Bill Moody and his wife Sandy of Lake Oswego; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by twin brother Jerry McBride on May 14, 1999.

   A celebration of life was held at Magoo’s Sports Bar in Salem.

Nadine Small  St. Louis, 73, passed away on Sept. 29, 2010 in Chippewa Falls, following a courageous eight year battle with neuroendocrine cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

After her mother died in 1980 Nadine initiated the Clara B. Small scholarship at UW-Eau Claire. Nadine Margaret Small was born Nov 17, 1936 in Salem, Oregon, the only child of John Quincy and Clara Boie Small. She was raised on the eighty acre family farm five miles south of Silverton, Oregon in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. She attended St Paul's Catholic Elementary School in Silverton and graduated from Silverton High School in 1953. This was followed by two years at Willamette University in Salem where she majored in Spanish, a year's work for the State of Oregon, then transferred to the University of Oregon in Eugene where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in English. She then worked for a year as a court clerk in Eugene. On the advice of Judge Forte she took in 1959 a graduate assistantship in the English Department of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, studying English and teaching English as a Foreign Language to foreign students. At this time she started to be called Dina by roommate Marian Pariseau. She met U of M chemistry graduate student Robert St. Louis on a blind date in the fall of 1959; they married in St. Paul in July, 1960. She then worked at temporary secretarial jobs in Minneapolis until husband finished his graduate work. Their only child, Leigh Rhiannon Saint-Louis (née Paula Kay St. Louis) was born in 1961, and Nadine became a fulltime mother. They lived in Baltimore during 1962; in 1963 they moved to Anaheim, California where Robert worked as a research chemist for US Borax Research Corp and Dina raised Paula. They then moved to Westwood, California where Dina took graduate work in the Department of English at UCLA, obtaining her MA in English there in June,1966, and began doctoral work. They moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1968 (when Robert was hired by the Chemistry Department) and Dina worked on her dissertation, a very detailed study of various editions of the play "The Fancies Chaste and Noble" by seventeenth-century English playwright John Ford.

Nadine was hired as an instructor in the English Department at UW-Eau Claire in the fall of 1969, and spent the rest of her professional life there. Her UCLA Ph.D. in English was awarded in March 1972, and shortly afterwards she was tenured at UW-Eau Claire. Her long and active career there ended with retirement in January, 2000. While at UWEC she taught English Composition, and, at various times, Introduction to Literature, Drama, Science Fiction, Book Publishing, Shakespeare, Bibliography, Seventeenth Century, and other courses. She also held administrative positions at UWEC. She was the first Assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action. She was the first woman chair of the UWEC Faculty Senate, and served on many University and Departmental committees. During academic year 1985-86 she taught English at the Oberstufenkolleg of the University of Bielefeld, West Germany on a faculty exchange. During this time in Germany, inspired by a colleague there, she began writing her poetry. After returning home she served as chair of the Department of English at UWEC for some five years. At UWEC she was a beloved friend, mentor, confidante, colleague, and teacher of students and fellow faculty.

Some of the organizations Dina has enjoyed belonging to include the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets(award winner), the Eau Claire Noon Rotary Club, Indianhead Track Club (Hall of Fame inductee), the Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

After retiring in 2000 Dina continued her writing and enjoyed meeting and working with the Chippewa Valley writing community, as well as seeing her daughter and grandchildren develop. She helped set up the annual fall Book Festival in Eau Claire. She has been active in arranging and participating in many area poetry readings, and in encouraging other writers. She has published the books "Weird Sisters" and "Zebra" and filled many notebooks with a treasury of other poems, some of which are known from her local readings. In spring 2010 she was honored by being named the first Poet Laureate of Eau Claire, by action of the City Council. She contracted cancer in 2002, but used every available option to continue as normally as possible. Her two final goals were completed recently: the birth of her first great-grandchild Clara (named after Dina's mother) and living long enough to see her 50th wedding anniversary in July, 2010, both shortly before her final hospitalizations.

Dina especially loved the constant contacts with her family, she loved languages, English and foreign, and she loved the Cascade Mountains with their majestic Douglas firs. She was very proud of her daughter's achievements. Dina's life story may be read through her poetry.

Survivors include husband, Robert (Bob) of Eau Claire; daughter, Dr. Leigh Saint-Louis (Jason Pitzl-Waters) of Eugene; granddaughters, Faith Swords (Sascha Meinrath) of Greenbelt, Maryland and Zöe Swords of Eugene; grandson, Shannon Swords of Urbana, Illinois; and great-granddaughter, Clara Alain Swords Meinrath, also of Greenbelt; and cousins, Betty Hanauska of Salem and Madelon Petroff of Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Dina's family would like to thank Dr. E. T. Creagan and the staff of the Mayo Clinic for their many years of patient support, and Dr. Lindsay and staff at the Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center in Chippewa Falls for making her comfortable during her final struggle.

Friends are invited to help remember Dina by visiting with the family and each other at Dina's "wake" at the St. Louis residence on Fear Street in Eau Claire, on Sunday, Oct 3 any time from 3 to 10 p.m.

Details available from Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, who are also overseeing the cremation.

In lieu of flowers please direct any memorial contributions for Dina (Nadine) to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation's Clara B. Small scholarship.

Dina was the definition of a nice person.

Snyder, Daniel

Class of 1936

Dan's family (His parents and their 12 children) moved to Evens Valley from Silver Creek Nebraska, arriving March 8 1933. Dan graduated from Silverton High in 1936 and then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the CCCs for 4 years, then spent 4 years in the Army. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Willamette University with a degree in Business Administration in 1953. He worked for Producer's Co-op, then Flav-R-Pac in Salem, before finishing his career as Secretary-Treasurer for Stayton Canning Company in Stayton, OregonHis

Military_History:

Served in the Army in WWII. He was a medical clerk stationed at Fort McDowell in San Francisco, California.

 

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