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Richard Cantrell
Richard “Rick” Carleton Cantrell, 88, a
resident of Dufur, Ore., passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. He
was born on the Carleton Ranch in Dufur on March 25, 1920, the
second of three children to Richard Burgess and Edna Adelaide
(Aiken) Cantrell.
Rick grew up in Dufur, was active in
many school activities including sports, and graduated from
Dufur High School in 1939. He then attended Oregon Normal School
(now Western Oregon University) in Monmouth, Ore., played on the
varsity basketball team, and graduated with a lifetime teacher’s
certificate. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-45 during
World War II.
Rick married Idonna Ward, of Union,
Ore., in 1942. This marriage was later solemnized in the Salt
Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
when he was sealed to his wife and family for time and all
eternity.
From 1952, he lived and ranched in
Dufur, Ore. During his lifetime, he taught school at Hill
Military Academy, Parkdale High School, Union, Lobster Valley,
Chenowith and Dufur schools, where he retired. For several
years, he owned Rick’s Feed in Dufur.
He is a member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. He manifested his love for his
Father in Heaven and his Savior, Jesus Christ, by the life he
lived, serving missions with Idonna in Nigeria and Texas, and
serving for 17 years as a temple worker in the Portland, Ore.,
Latter-day Saint Temple.
He had a great love for his family, his
country, and his many, many friends. He enjoyed serving with the
Dufur City Council, the Wasco County Sherriff’s Department for
25 years, as Wasco County Judge for four years, and was a Wasco
County Commissioner.
He worked the Tygh Valley All-Indian
Rodeo for more than 20 years. He was loved and admired for his
sense of humor, his work ethic and his love for people. To him,
there were no strangers; only friends he hadn’t met. He will be
missed by family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Idonna, of
Dufur; his sons, Rick and his wife, Cheryl, of Kennewick, Wash.,
Tom, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Jim and his wife, Kathleen, of
Dufur; his daughter, Idonna-Jean (Donnie) Bruns, and her
husband, Peter, of Silverton, Ore.; his 14 grandchildren; his
22-and-counting great-grandchildren; his two dear sisters-in-law
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother
and father, sister, Dorothy, and his brother, Tom.
Viewing/visitation will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 14, from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15th and Oregon streets in The
Dalles, with a memorial service to follow at noon. Interment
will be held on Monday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at the Union, Ore.,
cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Dufur Alumni Scholarship fund at P.O. Box 342, Dufur, OR
97021.
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