Family: Obituaries

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-…

DIXON — Harold Romain, III, 78; born Nov. 7, 1944, San Jose, California; died May 23, 2023, Spangle, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Janelle (Jenks) Dixon; daughter, Lara (Dixon) Dowie; son, Shawn Dowie; 1 grandchild.

DIXON — Harold Romain Jr., 97; born March 1, 1920, Kiukiang, China; died May 3, 2017, Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife, Verna May (Thompson) Dower Dixon, Portland; sons, Harold Romain Dixon III, Spangle, Wash.; James Dower and Edward Dower, both of Sacramento, Calif.; daughter,…

DIXON — Lillie Louise (Leeper) Bond, 74; born July 22, 1940, Newport, Wash.; died May 20, 2015, Newport. Surviving: husband, James; son, H. Buckly Bond, Richland, Wash.; stepsons, Bruce Dixon, Portland, Ore; Bill Dixon, Cannes, Australia; daughter, Christina Bond, Bismarck, N.D…

DOBIAS — Anna L. "Lou" (Fisher), 92; born Sept. 24, 1922, Mexico, Ind.; died July 7, 2015, Auburn, Calif. Surviving: son, Robert, Forest Falls, Calif.; daughters, Anita Carroll-McKown, Olympia, Wash.; Melissa Litchfield, Auburn; sister, mary Randolph, Coquille, Ore.; 10…

DOHERTY — Brian, 53; born May 4, 1961, Los Angeles, Calif.; died Sept. 24, 2014, Boise, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Maritza (Garcia), Riverside, Calif.; son, Peter, Riverside; daughter, Angela, Riverside; parents, Ed and Nordeen (Kemp) Doherty, Meridian, Idaho; and …

DOLPH — Richard Clifford, 88; born Nov. 26, 1924, Tacoma, Wash.; died Dec 13, 2012, Salem, Ore. Surviving: wife, Jean (Cox); sons, Clifford, College Place, Wash.; Douglas, Keizer, Ore.; and 3 grandchildren.

DONALDSON  — Iris Joy, 93; born Sept. 16, 1924, Yakima, Washington; died July 6, 2021, Forest Grove, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Dale Sifford, Don; 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 2 step-great-grandchildren.

DONDINO — Roger, 86; born Nov. 14, 1935, Bennett, Wisconsin; died Sept. 2, 2022, Portland, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Donna (Boardman) Dondino; sons, Terry, Rus and Jeffrey; daughter, Karen Patterson; sister, Beverly Sherman; 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.