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Obituaries - Nov. 18 edition
Grace L. Bowlin
Grace L. Bowlin of Deer Island died Nov. 13, 2009. She was 78.
A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens.
A full obituary will appear in our next print and online editions.
Verna Bozart
Verna Bozart of Rainier passed away Nov. 14, 2009. She was 88.
A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Sunset Park Community Church, 174 Sunset Blvd., St. Helens.
A full obituary will appear in our next print and online editions.
Grace S. Heide
Grace S. Heide of Scappoose passed from her life in this world on Nov. 14, 2009, at her home. She was 94.
Grace Vivian Huess was born April 15, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pa. The identity of her parents is unknown.
Shortly after her birth, she was left in the care of the Mary Hannond Home in Hoboken, N.J., from which she was adopted by H. William and Julia Stehn.
Educated at public schools in Weehawken, N.J., she graduated from Weehawken High School in 1933, and went to work for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York City.
On Oct. 3, 1937, she married Herbert Heide. The couple was blessed with one son, Gary.
During World War II, she served as a nurse’s aide.
When her son was old enough, she worked at several jobs outside the home, including as a telephone operator for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and as a data entry clerk for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Mo.
For most of her life, she was an active member of the Lutheran Church, though for the last several years she was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in St. Helens.
Her handwork kept her busy throughout her life.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Gary and Joan Heide of St. Helens; granddaughters, Kitty Heide of St. Helens, Kriss Fincher and her husband Warren of St. Helens, and Kalli Clevenger-Benson of Denver, Colo.; and great-grandson, Nicholas Fincher of St. Helens. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Herb in 1977.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Christ Episcopal Church in St. Helens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Christ Episcopal Church or First Lutheran Church in St. Helens.
Wilma M. Kemper
Wilma Marie Kemper of Gresham died Nov. 15, 2009, at the Powell Valley Assisted Living Community in Gresham. She was 92.
Wilma Marie Larsen was born Feb. 26, 1917, in Yankton to Frederick and Frances Larsen. She was the oldest of seven children.
On Oct. 30, 1934, she married Robert Hooker. They had four children, Beverly, Bob, Joe, and Nancy, and resided on their small farm in Warren.
For many years she worked for Peterson & Derring Rose Gardens, and Steinfeld Products.
In 1961 she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
Later, she wed Jerry Kemper, and gained another daughter, also named Nancy. The couple resided in Hillsboro.
Employed again, she worked at Tuality Community Hospital until she retired.
Among the things she and Jerry enjoyed were fishing, traveling, camping, and gardening. They especially liked dancing, and rarely missed a Saturday night dance at Pumpkin Ridge.
Following Jerry’s passing in 2005, she moved to Powell Valley Community to be closer to her family.
She is survived by her son, Bob Hooker of Scappoose; daughters, Beverly Burger of Portland, Nancy Stewart of Vancouver, Wash., and Nancy Olsen of Gresham; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Elsie, Elva, and Charles. She was preceded in death by her son, Joe Hooker; great-grandson, Tommy Brownlow; sisters, Thelma Reed and Dulcy Hillmick; and brother, Fred Larsen.
Private graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21.
A memorial luncheon will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Sauvie Island Grange, 14443 N.W. Charlton Rd., Portland.
Memorial gifts in her name may be made to Providence Hospice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.dvfuneralhome.com.
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