Deloris D. Roberts, 79, passed away at Porthaven Care Center in Portland, Ore., with members of her family by her side on June 30, 2008.

An evening vigil service and praying of the Rosary is planned for 7 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Anderson’s Tribute Center. Funeral rites will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 7, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hood River.

Excerpts of this obituary are taken from an autobiography Deloris wrote May 8, 1947, for her senior English class.

“I was born on May 2, 1929, in Hackensack (Minnesota) to Warren W. and Helen (Coleman) Phillips. I can’t remember much that I did when I was small, except running away from home a couple of times.

“I used to help my folks plant a garden when I was small — or should I say unplant? I was always pulling up the onions and taking a bite out of them and then sticking them back in the ground. In spite of this they did grow.”

Deloris lived in Minnesota until 1943 when “My mother and my two little brothers and I left on Aug. 29 for Hood River” (following her father, who had gone before the family). “I haven’t seen too much of Oregon so far. I don’t especially like it here but I guess it’s okay when it doesn’t rain. I prefer the level country to the mountains, but I like the trees here. They remind me of back home.”

Deloris learned to love Hood River, even when it rained. On Nov. 29, 1947, she married Doyle Edgar Roberts and they were blessed with five children.

Doyle was a police officer and later chief of police for Hood River. Deloris was a very active wife and homemaker. In addition to raising five children she worked outside of the home for Diamond Fruit Growers and later as a bookkeeper for Selby’s Appliance, which became Western Auto.

Deloris enjoyed reading, gardening, doing puzzles and spending time with her family and friends.

Deloris was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic parish. She was a devout Catholic and loving parent. Her husband, Doyle, passed away on March 17, 2001. Deloris lived at home until her health made it necessary to move to Hawks Ridge for several years and, more recently, to Porthaven Care Center.

In addition to her parents and husband, Deloris was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Phillips.

Deloris is survived and will be dearly missed by two sons, Chris Roberts of The Dalles, Ore., and Tim Roberts, of Camas, Wash.; three daughters, Karen Asbury, of Portland, Ore., Patricia Roberts-Hasenbalg, of Salem, Ore., and Susan Ratliff, of Hood River, Ore.; four grandchildren, Ryan Asbury, Bobby Asbury, Brian Ratliff and Katelyn Ratliff; sisters Margaret Gehrig, of Hood River, and Catherine Crapper, of Klickitat; and two brothers, Warren Phillips, of Oakridge, Ore., and Edmund Phillips, of Lea, Minn.; and many nieces, nephews, grandnephews and grandnieces.

Memorials can be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in memory of Deloris and sent in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave.,, Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000. Please visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to view and print the obituary and sign the guest book for family.

Chizuna Tamura, 85, a former Hood River resident, died July 1, 2008, at her home in Portland.

The daughter of Kichizo and Asayo Noji, Chiz was born in Parkdale on June 28, 1923. The Noji family raised apples and pears on their upper valley orchards; and she and her brothers, Mamoru, Satoru and Toru, assisted their parents with farm chores after school, on weekends, and during vacations.

During World War II, when the U.S. government incarcerated all West Coast Japanese Americans, the Noji family (among other Hood River residents) was removed to Pinedale assembly center and Tule Lake concentration camp in northern California and eventually transferred to Minidoka camp in Idaho. In January 1945, when the government allowed Japanese Americans to leave the camps and return to their homes, the Nojis became the first family to resettle in the Hood River valley.

Chiz married Harry Tamura on June 6, 1948, and the couple farmed in Odell for 33 years. After selling their orchard, they moved to the West Side, where they continued their passion for working the soil by growing flowers and vegetables in their large garden. In 2000, the couple moved to a Portland retirement community.

A craftsperson at heart, Chiz sewed, knitted, embroidered, crocheted, decorated cakes and made sachets; she also loved baking and gardening. During her daughters’ school years, she was a co-leader in their Blue Bird and Camp Fire groups and their 4-H clubs. Chiz was a member of the Pine Grove Methodist Church and the Japanese American Citizens League. In Portland, she and her husband volunteered regularly at the Adventist Medical Center.

Chiz is survived by daughters Linda, of Tualatin, Karie Jean and her husband, Tedd Wright, of San Diego, Calif., and Judi, of Portland; grandchildren Chris Wright, of New York City, and Alissa Wright, of San Diego; and 12 nieces and nephews.

Respecting her wishes, family members will share their memories at a private remembrance. Interment will be at Idlewilde Cemetery.

Sherwood John Koalii Kealaiki, 51, died July 1, 2008, after a brief illness at Sullivan Family Hospice Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Born in Honolulu, Sherwood was the oldest of 11 children born to Vivian (Risko) Kealaiki Foster and Abraham Kealaiki.

A military brat, Sherwood transferred to Southern California as a toddler and lived and graduated high school there. He moved to Hood River in 1985, where he stayed and worked at a number of places; but can be remembered most for his 15-plus years at the Chevron station at the Port of Hood River. Sherwood then moved to Kailua, Hawaii, in 2005 to work with his brother, Darrell.

Sherwood is survived by his mother, Vivian Foster, and her husband, Elmer Foster, of Hood River, Ore.; father, Abraham Kealaiki, and his wife, Judy, of Kuna, Idaho; brothers Darrell (and Naomi) and David (and Starlight) Kealaiki, of Oahu, Hawaii, Gordon (and Tina) Kealaiki, of Jerome, Idaho, and Abraham “Junior” (and Sabrina) Kealaiki, of Oceanside, Calif.; sisters Wanda Gallardo (and Alex), of Oak Grove, Calif., Debbie Humphreys, of Oceanside, Calif., and Cheryl Kealaiki, Lee Montavon (and Roger) and Michelle Foster-Smith (and Peter), all of Hood River, Ore.; 21 nieces, five nephews, seven great-nieces and four great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by brothers Nathan and Robert Kealaiki and nephews Aaron Boyles and Andrew Risko.

A get-together to celebrate Sherwood’s life will be held on Thursday, July 10, at the home of his brother, Darrell Kealaiki Riski, 442 Kaha St., Kailua, HI 96734 at 4 p.m. Memorial donations can be sent in care of Darrell Risko to Calvary Church of the Islands, 201 N. Kainalu, Kailua, HI 96734.