Delores Louise Dunn, 76, a Parkdale, Ore., resident, died Jan. 20, 2008, at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Ore.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church where she was an active member.

Delores Louise Facha Dunn was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Hayward, Calif., to Frank and Aldina (Leal) Facha. Her mother passed away when she was only one month old and she was raised by her godparents, Frank Freitas Branco and Angelica Leal Branco.

She was raised and educated in Atwater, Calif. During high school she worked in the canneries and was active in the Catholic Church. Delores graduated from Merced Union High School in 1949.

On Oct. 4, 1952, Delores married Theodore Merle Dunn at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Atwater, Calif. To this union were blessed two daughters. They lived in California until 1967 when the family moved to the Hood River Valley.

Delores worked as a cook at the Parkdale Elementary School for 30 years, retiring in the late 1990s. She was also a 4-H leader and worked at the Hood River County Fair.

She is survived by two daughters, Bernadette Loebs and her husband, Curtis, of Zachary, La., and Aldina Dunn, of Los Osos, Calif.; two grandchildren, Rebekka Frances Loebs and Abraham Jacob Loebs; and other family and many, many friends. Delores was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Robert Branco; and her husband, Merle, who died this last November.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to either Hospice of the Gorge or St. Mary’s Catholic Church in memory of Delores in care of Anderson’s.

Robert William Hukari passed peacefully in his sleep at home early Tuesday morning, July 8, 2008. Just four days earlier, on the Fourth of July, he’d celebrated his 86th birthday surrounded by family and friends.

A life-long resident of Oak Grove in Hood River, Rob and his brother owned and operated Hukari Orchards, as his father and uncle did before him, and as his nephews continue to do.

Rob was a lifetime member of Hood River Crag Rats Climbing and Mountain Rescue Organization, having summited every major peak in the Cascades including 63 ascents of Mount Hood. An avid climber, Rob was famous for his “shortcuts,” which often featured stunning scenery and challenging terrain, but seldom saved time or shoe leather.

A member of the generation of Crag Rats who saved Cloud Cap Inn from destruction by securing its stewardship as a base for mountain rescue work, when Rob's climbing days were over he was happiest sunning on the cabin's porch, swapping stories and keeping an eye on those scaling the mountain's peak.

After serving as a Navy ensign in World War II, Rob graduated from Oregon State University, and was a life-long Beaver Believer. He was active in the Hood River Grower-Shipper Association, the National Council of Agricultural Employers and the Farm Bureau, where he served with distinction on the local, state and national levels.

Rob shared his love of the Hood River valley with agricultural trainees from many countries, including France, Japan and Romania. He was allegedly a stalwart member of the Republican Party.

Rob married Helen Gordon of Parkdale, Ore., in 1950. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1989, and his son-in-law, Garland Roach, in 2007. He is survived by his brother, R. Norman Hukari, and four daughters: Mandy Budwill, of Kenmore, Wash., Martta Roach, of Ellicott City, Md., and Althea and Lori Hukari, both of Hood River; and two grandchildren, Alex and Amy Budwill, of Kenmore, Wash.

A memorial service will be held at the Crag Rat Hut on Sunday, August 3, at 10:30 a.m. Donations can be made in Rob's name to The Hood River Crag Rats, for use in the continuing renovation of Cloud Cap Inn.

Halstead Addison Robison, 97, died on July 12, 2008, at Skyline Hospital in White Salmon, Wash. He was born in Formosa, Kansas, on April 17, 1911, to Julius Ceaser Robison and Eva Leatha “Slaughter” Robison; he also lived in Montrose, Kansas.

When he was older, he enrolled in the United States Civilian Corps in Marshall, Ark. On March 29, 1937, he arrived on camp at Cerice, Idaho. His duties were clearing trees right away for telephone lines; clearing ditches beside the road land; assist First Aid and on the survey crew and jackhammer crew. On Sept. 30, 1937, he was discharged from the CC headquarters in Lewiston, Idaho.

In the fall of 1937 he came to Oregon with his mother. He worked in the fruit harvest, worked on the toll bridge, and in timber and other various jobs. On Oct. 1, 1942, he entered the service and was sent to Little Rock, Ark., as a hospital orderly. From there he was sent to Kessler Field, Miss., as a surgical technician; he spent three years in the service.

On April 10, 1944, he married Ellouise Virginia Mills in Kessler Field, Miss. He was discharged from service in 1946.

Hal and Ellouise came back to Hood River and he got work for the City of Hood River. He was the water superintendent for 23 years. He retired in 1973.

Hal’s hobbies were carving wooden animals, making quilts, cooking, and pulling weeds and keeping things looking nice.

Surviving are his wife, Ellouise; son, Julius, and daughter-in-law, Barbara, of White Salmon, Wash.; three grandchildren and one stepchild.

He was preceded in death by two sons and one grandson, one brother and two sisters.

Funeral services are pending. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Gorge or one’s choice.