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A service to honor and remember his life is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Anderson’s Tribute Center with a reception to follow. Entombment at Idlewilde mausoleum will follow the reception. Chaplain Mark Thomas of Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital will lead Lloyd’s service. Viewing is scheduled for Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Anderson’s.

Lloyd was born Aug. 29, 1915, at Hebron, Ill., to Wilbert and Carolyn (Neff) Gilkerson. He moved with his family to the Hood River Valley where they have been active in the fruit orchard business for many years. He attended school in Odell and graduated from Odell High School.

In 1941 he married Isabel Deos and to this union were blessed twin daughters, Sandra and Sharon.

Lloyd was an active orchardist and member of the Odell community; his family shared that it was always a treat for Lloyd to give his friends a box of apples from the farm or just meet with them for coffee at Butch’s Service Station.

Lloyd enjoyed his road trips around Oregon but always loved coming home to the view of Mount Hood. He spoiled rotten his Jack Russell terrier, “Baxter,” who was also a companion to him and Isabel. Lloyd believed in people; he was by no means naïve but he always looked for the good in a person.

Lloyd is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife, Isabel, at their home in Odell; daughter, Sandra, and her husband, Douglas Eggers, of Portland; grandson, Eric Couzens; granddaughter, Marcie D’Amico; great-granddaughter, Heather D’Amico; and a special friend, Uvalda Lopez, and his wife, Norma.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Sharon Bernard.

The family would like any contributions to be made in memory of Lloyd to the Odell Fire Department and sent in care of Anderson’s.

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 sign the family guest book.

Lewis E. Baker Jr.

Lewis Eldon Baker Jr., 51, passed away unexpectedly at his Cascade Locks, Ore., residence on March 26, 2009.

Lewis moved out to Cascade Locks to be near his father in 1965. He had been living in Marlboro, Conn., with his mother.

Lewis was born Dec. 16, 1957, at Middletown, Conn., to Lewis Eldon Baker Sr. and Phyllis Rosa Ungewitter. He grew up in the Portland, Ore., area and enjoyed the outdoors. He worked in construction and logging.

Lewis enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, motorcycles and the outdoors in general. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan.

He is survived and will be dearly missed by his granddaughter, Ciera-Lyn Marie Gast, and daughter and son-in-law, Mandi and Joseph Gast, of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.; father, Lewis Eldon Baker Sr., and Valerie Rush, of Cascade Locks; brothers Kenneth Baker and his wife, Kristal, and Gene Baker and his wife, Teresa, all of Gig Harbor, Wash.; sister, Joyce Wyatt, and her husband, Elmer, of Yamhill, Ore., and a half-sister, Murdiss Porvencher, of East Hartford, Conn.; and half-brother, Steven Ely, of Manchester, Conn.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Thomas ‘Tiny’ Oswald

Thomas William Oswald, affectionately known as “Tiny,” passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009.

A service to mourn his passing and celebrate his life is planned for noon Saturday, April 11, at Idlewilde Cemetery. Viewing is scheduled for Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Thomas was born Jan. 29, 1955, in Hood River, Ore., to Elbert Thomas Oswald and Mary Fern Taylor. He is a life-long Hood River resident, attending schools here, and graduated from Hood River Valley High School with the class of 1973.

He worked for the aluminum plant in The Dalles for a short period before starting his career with the City of Hood River Public Works Department. He worked for the city for 22 years but it was while at the aluminum plant that a friend coined the nickname “Tiny,” and it stuck.

On May 27, 1977, he married Eula Cormelia Hester in The Dalles, and to this union was blessed a son, Thomas Wesley Oswald. He loved his family and any opportunity or excuse to be with them; his untimely passing leaves much sadness in their hearts.

Tiny had many hobbies, memberships and activities: the Elks lodge, the Eagles lodge, a volunteer for the Hood River Fire Department and more recently the West Side Fire Department, where his son is also an active volunteer.

Tiny enjoyed the great outdoors around Hood River, from hunting and fishing to riding dirt bikes and ATVs. He was a black powder rifle enthusiast and enjoyed RC cars and models.

Tiny had a heart of gold and was always there for his family and friends. He was a great listener and a great counselor. In all of his capacities in his life he was a collector of friends, and he will be dearly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

He is survived by his wife, Eula Oswald, and son, Thomas Wesley Oswald; other extended family and many, many, many friends. He will also be dearly missed by all of the birds that he enjoyed feeding around their home.

The family suggests that any memorials be made in his memory to the West Side Fire Department and sent in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center.

Tom L. Brazille

Tom L. Brazille, a Cascade Locks, Ore., resident, died March 30, 2009, at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m. at the Port of Cascade Locks Gorge Pavilion. A reception will follow.

Tom was born Aug. 19, 1956, in Hugo, Ore., to Harold and Mary (Kolkow) Brazille. He was raised and educated in the Hugo area, graduating from Grants Pass High School and attending Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore.

Tom worked as a logger in southern Oregon and then logged in Alaska for five years. He came to Cascade Locks in 1988. In 1989 he and Twyla Bilyeu were married at Cascade Locks Community Church.

Tom worked for Slayden Construction for 19 years, starting as a laborer, then served his apprenticeship to become a journeyman carpenter, and finished his career with Slayden Construction as superintendent. He enjoyed hiking, hunting and working on the family retreat home in Goldendale, Wash.

Tom was preceded in death by his father, Harold Brazille.

He is survived by his wife, Twyla Brazille, of Cascade Locks; sons Aaron Brazille, of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Levi Brazille, of Cascade Locks; daughter, Lacey Brazille, of Cascade Locks; mother, Mary Baird, of Hudson, Fla.; brothers Nick Brazille, of Craig, Alaska, and Kim Brazille, of Birch Bay, Wash.; and sisters Christina Snell, of Ohiowa, Neb., Elaine Lester, of Darrington, Wash., and Kathy Connoly, of Spring Hill, Fla. Numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews also survive.

Memorial contributions be made in Tom’s memory to the Providence Portland Cancer Center 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 leave a note of sympathy for his family.