Vera H. Doggett

Vera Helen Doggett, a former resident of Parkdale, Ore., passed away of natural causes on May 20, 2008, in Portland, at the age of 91.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 3 p.m. at Trinity Fellowship, 2700 S.E. 67^th, at Clinton Street, in Portland in the Parlor, located off the parking lot.

Vera, the oldest of three children, was born on Feb. 17, 1917, to William and Elsa (Moers) Kramer in the St. Johns area of Portland. The family lived in Portland, Goble, Yachats, and Rose Lodge; she attended schools in Portland and Rose Lodge.

She met Asa Doggett in Rose Lodge while he was working on the Salmon River Highway in the early 1930s. They were married Nov. 2, 1935, in McMinnville. For a number of years, Asa and Vera lived in logging camps along the coast.

Vera and Asa were the parents of Nancy, Sally, Jean, Jane, and John. In 1943, they purchased a 40-acre farm in the Mount Hood area on Highway 35.

Vera and Asa lived in the Mt. Hood community until 1965, when they moved to Naselle, Wash. After Asa retired from Crown Zellerbach Company during the 1970s, they moved to the Odell area; in the late 1980s, they moved to the Oregon Baptist Retirement Home in Portland.

Beginning in 1952, Vera worked in the AGA packing plant in Parkdale, and occasionally worked in their cannery in Hood River. After moving to Naselle, Vera lived either in Mt. Hood, Parkdale or Odell in order to pack fruit during the fall and winter. She retired from AGA in 1988.

Vera was a 4-H leader for many years. Her hobbies included crocheting, knitting, sewing, quilting and other types of handcrafts. She canned and froze fruits and vegetables from her large garden.

Vera is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughters, Nancy (and Ron) Walton, Sally (and Tom) Downing, Jean Simdars, and Jane (and Jerry) McGarvin, all living in the Portland area; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; brothers Herman (and Eleanor) Kramer and Ralph (and Mary Jo) Kramer; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Asa, her husband of 62 years; her son, John William; grandson, Tim Walton, and son-in-law, Tom Simdars.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in Vera’s name to Shriner’s Hospital, or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, 1515 N.E. 106^th Ave., Portland, Ore.; (503) 256-0606.

Judith Dallas

Judith Irene Dallas, a longtime Hood River, Ore., resident, died May 21, 2008, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. She was 68 years of age.

Services will be held on Tuesday, May 28, at 2 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Judith was born Feb. 1, 1940, in Portland, Ore., to Robert and Olga Genevieve (Hurst) Stark. Her father passed away and her mother later married Richard Lewis.

She was raised and educated in Portland and then attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. On Aug. 31, 1968, she and Eugene Dallas were married in Reno, Nev.

Judith had worked as a cook for the Hood River School District and then for Crystal Springs Water District before working as a sorter at Duckwall-Pooley Fruit for 20 years. She had been a volunteer at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital for over 10 years and oversaw the “Busy Fingers” knitting group. She had also volunteered at local schools.

Her fondest hobby was knitting and she had been awarded numerous ribbons at both the county and state fairs. Judith had taught knitting at both Odell and Hood River elementary schools. She was also an avid reader. She also demonstrated in local grocery stores and will be fondly remembered as the “Hat Lady.”

Judith is survived by her husband, Eugene Dallas, of Hood River, Ore.; daughter, Katie Dallas-Roberson and son-in-law, Nick, of Pendleton, Ore.; brothers Thomas Stark and his wife, Wendy, and James Stark and his wife, Janet; sisters Wendy Hodam and her husband, Bob, and Kay Smart; grandsons Charlie Bradshaw and Richard Bradshaw; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital “Busy Fingers,” in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000. Visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest book.

Horace Short

Horace Benson Short, 83, of Silverton, Ore., died of pneumonia on the afternoon of May 21, 2008. He was known as Ben Short to his friends and family.

Ben was born on Oct. 29, 1924, at Bonham, Texas, to John and Bessie Short. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater, and was honorably discharged as a Seamen First Class in 1946. He married Earlene Goss, of Hood River, Ore., in 1947.

He worked as a sawyer in various saw mills all over the Pacific Northwest. Ben and Earlene eventually moved to Alaska, living in Ketchikan and Anchorage. He changed careers to restaurateur, and they both operated restaurants in Ketchikan and Anchorage, Alaska, Sand Point, Idaho, and Hillsboro, Ore. They moved to Silverton, Ore., in 1986.

Ben loved boating and fishing, and spent many hours on the water. His hobbies included playing guitar for friends and family. He had a lifelong affiliation with the Churches of Christ.

Ben is survived by his wife of 61 years, Earlene; three sons: Gene, of Orem, Utah, Allen, of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Doug, of Keizer, Ore.; his brother, J.T. Short, and sister, Mildred Goss, both of Hood River, Ore. Ben and Earlene have 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at the Keizer Church of Christ, 5405 Ridge Drive N.E., at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. A private family service will be held at a later date at the Willamette Memorial Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Marian Estates, Sublimity, Ore., for the excellent care and loving attention provided to Ben Short during the last three months of his life.