Family: Obituaries

DEPNER — Joyce Blanche (Johnson), 87; born Sept. 5, 1929, Dutton, Mont.; died Oct. 4, 2016, Spokane Valley, Wash. Surviving: son, Wayne, Spokane Valley; daughters, Rae Rich, Chewelah, Wash.; Mona Morley, Priest River, Idaho; 7 grandchildren, a step-grandchild and 7 great-...

DEPNER — Reuben Robert, 93; born May 14, 1922, Rocklyn, Wash.; died May 7, 2016, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: wife, Joyce (Johnson); son, Wayne Depner, Spokane; daughters, Rae Rich, Chewelah, Wash.; Mona Morley, Priest River, Idaho; 7 grandchildren and 8 great...

DEPNER — David Robert, 64; born Aug. 11, 1950, Brewster, Wash.; died Sept. 4, 2014, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: parents, Reuben and Joyce Depner, Rice, Wash.; brother, Wayne, Colville, Wash.; sisters, Rae Rich, Chewelah, Wash.; Mona Morley, Priest River, Idaho; 7 nieces and...

DERBY — Elaine (Skinner), 94; born Dec. 4, 1922, Shidler, Okla.; died Sept. 19, 2017, College Place, Wash. Surviving: sons, Dennis Derby, Gilbert, Ariz.; Ray Derby, Lake Oswego, Ore.; daughter, Sherry Borgeman, Olympia, Wash.; sisters, Lenore Wagner and Lee Peterson, both of...

DERBY — Donald Delevan, 82; born April 26, 1933, Ventura, Calif.; died Oct. 8, 2015, Central Point, Ore. Surviving: wife, Mary (Flaherty) Neves Derby; son, Scott Derby, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; stepson, Robert Neves, of China; daughter, Lori (Derby) Bash, Valley...

DEVINNY — Geraldine Olive, 80; born July 4, 1939, Billings, Montana; died Sept. 19, 2019, Albany, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Robert Hanley, Lebanon, Oregon; Joe Joy, of California; Richard Joy, Albany; daughters, Debbie Hanley, of Arizona; Sherry Chase, Lebanon; Kelley Joy, Eugene...

DEWEBER — Thelma Faith (Daniel), previously Thelma Bischoff, 92; born Oct. 2, 1930, Wenatchee, Washington; died Feb. 28, 2023, Kennewick, Washington. Surviving: son, Robert Bischoff; daughter, Sharon (Bischoff) Hibbs; brother, Don Daniel; 8 grandchildren and 11 step-...

DEWEY — Ronald Lewis, 76; born June 16, 1946, Cottage Grove, Oregon; died Aug. 10, 2022, Medford, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Karen; son, Kenneth; sister, Rosalyn Dewey; 17 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

DEWEY — Merlin Lewis, 92; born Feb. 18, 1922, Riverbank, Calif.; died Jan. 1, 2015, Medford, Ore. Surviving: wife of 72 years, Marian (Babcock); son, Ronald Lewis Dewey (and wife Karen), Medford; daughter, Rosalyn Louise Dewey, Valparaiso, Ind.; stepbrother, Don Knapp...

DEXTER — Richard Ernest, 81; born May 7, 1936, Granite Falls, Wash.; died Dec. 27, 2017, Marysville, Wash. Surviving: wife, Sara Ann (Olson); son, Dennis, North Bend, Wash.; brothers, Donald Dexter, Custer, Wash.; Duane Dexter, Whitwell, Tenn.; Paul Davenport, Tacoma, Wash.;...

DIAS — Amilia Preston (Hurst), 75; born July 20, 1939, Pomona, Calif.; died July 22, 2014, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: sons, David and William, both of Merlin, Ore.; daughters, Laurene Dias, Grants Pass; Anne Powell, of Texas; brother, George Hurst, Grants Pass; sisters, Zenda...

DIAZ — Laurtina Marie (Ziegele Caldwell), 47; born Sept. 12, 1969, Walla Walla, Wash.; died Sept. 3, 2017, Auburn, Wash. Surviving: husband, Francisco Diaz; son, Brandon Diaz, Auburn; daughter, Nadia Diaz, Auburn.; father and stepmother, Richard and Judy Ziegele, Walla Walla,...

DICK — Warren Henry, 93; born Feb. 2, 1923, Hillsboro, Ore.; died Sept. 20, 2016, Gladstone, Ore. Surviving: son and daughter-in-law, James and Ellen Dick, Angwin, Calif.; son, Bill Dick, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Phil...

DICK — Becky (Becker), 91; born Feb. 11, 1925, Walla Walla, Wash.; died Feb. 11, 2016, Oregon City, Ore. Surviving: husband, Warren; sons, James, Angwin, Calif.; Bill, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughters, Carol Sellards, Oregon City; Mary Lou Van Laanen, Boulder, Colo.; Bonnie Dick...

DICK — Janet L., 79; born Sept. 25, 1935, Portland, Ore.; died Nov. 16, 2014, Oregon City, Ore. Surviving: brother, Warren H. Dick; and sister, Florence Crumley.

DICKERMAN — Betty L. (Hood), 92; born June 28, 1929, Bristow, Oklahoma; died Dec. 8, 2021, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Dick Burkeen, Mike Cagel, Chuck Burkeen, Ben Burkeen and Ron Burkeen; daughters, Kathy Burkeen and Nancy Rich; 10 grandchildren and 7 great-...

DICKERSON — Larry W., 68; born Jan. 19, 1951, Enumclaw, Wash.; died Feb. 9, 2019, College Place, Wash. Surviving: sister and brother-in-law, Carleen and Ross Jones, Mossyrock, Wash.; and sister, Rosalie Dickerson, College Place.

DICKERSON — Lois (Elder), 85; born July 29, 1928, Washington, Kan.; died Nov. 25, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas. Surviving: sons, Dennis, Crowley, Texas; Mike, Ringgold, Ga.; Jon, San Antonio, Texas; daughters, Debbie Nakamura, Kapaa, Hawaii; Terri Capps, Edgerton, Wis.; 14...

DIETZ — Phyllis Ilene (Tonn), 91; born Sept. 22, 1922, Bowdon, N.D.; died May 30, 2014, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: sons, Gary, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Sherdon, Pendleton, Ore.; 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

DIMOCK — Caroline Marion (Kohl), previously Caroline Lutz, 97; born Nov. 12, 1924, Reading, Pennsylvania; died May 8, 2022, Gresham, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Barry and Alan; sister, Betty (Kohl) Weik; 6 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 3 step-...