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Mert Hayman
Fredrick M. (Mert) Hayman, 94, passed
away at his home in Hood River, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2009. He was
born in Calais, Maine, Dec. 12, 1914.
Mert worked in the cotton mills in New
Bedford, Mass., during the Depression. His aunt and uncle
brought him to Clatskanie, Ore., where he finished high school.
He attended Oregon State College and graduated in 1939.
He worked for the Columbia River Log
Scaling and Grading Bureau for more than 40 years.
Mert lived in Hood River from the early
1940s to the late 1950s. He returned to Hood River in 1992.
He was preceded in death by his
daughter, Gale, in 1966, and his wife, Evelyn, in 1984. He is
survived by his son, Bill, and daughter-in-law, Bonnie; two
grandsons, Larry and Lyle, and Lyle’s wife, Sandra, and their
children, Evan and Marilyn.
Mert was well-known and respected in the
timber industry on the Columbia River and in much of Oregon and
Washington.
A celebration of his life will be held
at a later date. Remembrances should go to Heart of Hospice,
1020 Wasco St., Ste. C, Hood River, OR 97031.
Louis A. Rupp
A Celebration of Life will be held for
longtime Hood River resident Louis A. Rupp on Saturday, Feb. 28,
at 1 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center. Louis was born Jan. 14,
1913, in Roseberry, Idaho, and entered into rest on Jan. 11,
2009, at his home in Hood River, with the care of his family,
hospice and private caregivers.
Louis was the owner-operator of Hood
River Box and Veneer in Odell, Ore., manufacturing tops and
bottoms for the fruit packing industry of Oregon and Washington.
He was active in the community, serving the school district,
Camp Fire Girls, Rotary, 100 Club, and especially the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, where he was a lifetime member of
the Hood River Lodge.
He enjoyed a passion for fishing,
traveling to TaWeel Lake in British Columbia yearly for the past
56 years. In retirement he traveled with the sister city
ambassadors to Tsuruta, Japan.
Louis was married for 62 years to Rose
Mary Morgan Rupp, who preceded him in death in 1998.
He is survived by his son, John, and
daughter-in-law, Roxanna, of Milwaukie, Ore., and their sons,
Gregory and Chad, and daughter, Suzanna Schoenfeld, and her
husband, Lynn; daughter, Nancy Rupp Weber, and son-in-law, Gary,
of Welches, Ore., and their daughters, Amanda Welch and her
husband, William, and Andrea Daret and her husband, Arthur.
Louis was a very proud great-grandfather
to Jocelynn Rupp, Madelyn and Maya Welch, Henry and Sydney
Schoenfeld and Louis and Nathan Daret.
Private entombment was held at Idlewilde
Cemetery in Hood River, Ore.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hospice of the Gorge or
the Hood River Elks Club in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center
(Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000. Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest
book.
Jerry Kramer
Jerold W. “Jerry” Kramer passed away
Feb. 15, 2009, at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital with
family by his side.
A mass of Christian burial is being held
at Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. A
memorial is planned following the service at 2:30 p.m. at the
Hood River Elks Lodge.
Jerry was born July 27, 1939, at the
home of his parents, Elmer and Dorothy (Stebbins) Kramer, out on
Tucker Road. He was a lifelong resident of Hood River. While he
traveled across the country and to Europe, he always felt that
this valley was the most beautiful.
He graduated from Hood River High School
in 1957 and went on to Oregon State. Jerry left college to take
over his father’s service station when his father’s health
failed. He later moved the station to Fourth and Oak St. He then
proceeded to expand into a tire dealership and beyond.
Jerry was in continuous business from
1959 until a few weeks ago. In his later years, he started his
gun shop, which became his passion. He didn’t want to retire
because he was having too much fun and didn’t consider it to be
work.
In 1960 he and Mary Bartmess were
married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hood River.
Jerry is survived by three children and
was blessed with three grandchildren with a fourth on the way.
His oldest is Curt Kramer; next is a daughter, Kathy, married to
Marty Masiker with a son, Alex; and his youngest child, Lisa, is
married to Eric Boe with sons Ryan and Brendan.
He also leaves behind a brother, Leon
Kramer, and sister-in-law, Joanne; and a sister, Judy Collins;
along with numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and in-laws.
Over the years, Jerry was active in
numerous professional organizations. He was a 30-year member of
Rotary and past president and Paul Harris Fellow recipient, Life
Member of the NRA, a 48-year member of the Elks, a member of the
Order of the Antelope, and a 10 -year volunteer firefighter.
He served on the Hood River City
Council, served in State Office for the Jaycees, was a member of
Ducks Unlimited, and member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
Jerry was also an avid Portland Trail Blazer fan and arranged
for an exhibition game to be played in Hood River back in the
franchise’s early days.
Jerry enjoyed good friends, bird
hunting, coin collecting, Lugers, and telling a good story. But
most important was having his family close by.
The family has requested that donations
in Jerry’s name be made to the Mid-Columbia Center for Living
for the Cottage Drop-In Center or Ducks Unlimited, in care of
Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations),
1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 386-1000. Please
visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to sign the family guest
book.
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