Obituaries

Ina Cottrell
January 25, 1911- January 6, 2009
Ina E. Cottrell, 97, passed away on January 6, 2009, in a Boise, Idaho, care center.
Ina was born on a farm near Delevan, Minnesota on January 25, 1911, the third
daughter born to William and Anna Claude Aldrich. There was also a younger sister and an older, adopted brother in the family.
Ina graduated from Delevan High School in 1927 and from Mankato State Normal School (now Minnesota State University, Mankato) in 1929 with an elementary teaching certificate. She taught in a rural one-room school for two years, and then returned to the family farm to help her parents.
In April 1938, Ina married Ferris “Bus” Cottrell and the couple took over the Aldrich family farm. In 1946 the family moved to Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, for one year and then to Redmond in 1947, where they farmed in the Pleasant Ridge community until 1976. Ina and Bus then moved to Valley Center, California, where Bus passed away in 1986. Ina returned to Redmond until 1994, when she moved to Ventura, California, to be near her son. In 2005, Ina moved with her son and daughter-in-law to Boise, Idaho.
Ina was active in Home Extension, 4-H Clubs, and the Farm Bureau, serving as Deschutes County Farm Bureau Secretary for several years.
Ina is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Keith and Florence Cottrell of Boise, grandsons Allen Cottrell of Thousand Oaks, California, and Brian Cottrell of Shanghai, China, and great-grandson Caleb Smith of Seattle, Washington.
Inurnment will be at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. A memorial service will be held at Tumalo Community Church, 64671 Bruce Ave., Bend, on March 21 at 2 PM. The local contact for information Charlotte Storrs at 541-548-4200. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Ina’s memory to the Tumalo Community Church Deacon’s Fund.

Joan Daron
March 23, 1930-January 8, 2009
Joan M. Daron, 78, of Salem, OR passed away January 8, 2009, in Casa Grande, Arizona, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Joan was born March 23, 1930, the daughter of Carl & Rova Galloway of Redmond, Ore. After graduation from Redmond Union High School in 1948, Joan attended Marylhurst College and Oregon State Universitybefore marrying Harold M. Daron also of Redmond on March 23, 1951.
Over her life, Joan was involved in various occupational and business adventures, highlighted by her work as a Circuit Court Clerk for over 12 yrs.
But her passions, in addition to her family, were her civic and volunteer activities. With natural talents in dance and voice, encompassing all types of music, Joan was a tap and ballet instructor as well as an accomplished pianist. Certified in swimming and lifeguard instruction, she managed Red Cross swimming and lifeguarding programs for many years. An accomplished equestrian, Joan’s other activities included member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; Town Dance Club of Salem; active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Salem. Joan and Harold also traveled extensively upon retirement.
Joan’s family includes her husband Harold, four children, Pamela, Patrick and wife Suzanne, Rene’ and husband Daniel, Suzanne and eight grandchildren. Joan was preceded in death by her parents as well as her brother, Gerald.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009, in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3737 Liberty Rd. South, Salem, Ore., followed by a reception at the church.
In lieu of fl owers the family appreciates donations be sent in memory of Joan to OHSU Foundation (Knight Cancer Institute), 1121 S . W. Salmon, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97205.

Clifton Pokorny
March 2, 1918- January 8, 2009
Clifton Pokorny of Redmond died January 8th of complications of a stroke at age 90. Cliff was born to Frank and Anna (Stajgr) Pokorny on March 2, 1918, in Lidgerwood, North Dakota. In 1923, the family (now with 6 children) moved to the Woodburn area in a Ford Model T truck, camping out along the way. Cliff grew up in the country with his 8 brothers and sisters, learning to farm after logging to clear land. In the Woodburn area they raised hops, hay, wheat and other grains, and had milk cows, raised chickens, pigs and had a large vegetable garden. As a young man he bought and managed a dairy farm while also working the nearby family hop farm. The Depression years were hard on many and Cliff and his older siblings cut and split wood to sell, picked Cascara bark in the Reedsport area to sell and other similar tasks to earn money.
On July 11, 1946, he married Kathleen (Kay) Fownes and they made their home on the farm near Donald, Oregon. In 1952, Cliff, Kay and their two children moved to a farm near Culver in Jefferson County, where he lived until 1969. On the Culver farm he grew potatoes, alfalfa hay, clover, barley, oats, bluegrass and peppermint. During that time, Cliff was active in the Jefferson County Farm Bureau, Knights of Columbus, 4-H programs and was very supportive of school sports and educational activities.
In 1969 Cliff moved to Salem, married Velma Huff and began to sell real estate. He returned to school and became a tax appraiser, working for the Coos County Tax Assessors office from 1973 until his retirement in 1987. While in Coos Bay, Cliff continued his activities with the Farm Bureau and also joined the Elks.
In 1988 Cliff and Velma returned to the Willamette Valley and lived in Keizer, Oregon. Cliff enjoyed collecting and selling antiques. After retirement, he spent countless hours traveling the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon area and loved finding a good deal at an estate sale or a flea market. He was a regular attendee at the monthly Rickreall flea market. His antique business was run out of the back of his pickup and he kept detailed records of all transactions on a clipboard that he referred to as his laptop. He had many friends in the antique business as well as from many other aspects of his life.
In 2005 Cliff returned to the Central Oregon area, living in assisted living facilities until suffering a stroke in December.
Cliff was a vibrant man, full of life, who loved the outdoors, camping, fishing and hunting. He loved time with family, antiques, travel, music and dancing. He was quick to make a new friend and as quick to help friends, neighbors and family.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife Kay in 1965, and his wife Velma in 2003.
Cliff is survived by his son Ray of Beaverton, daughter Pat Rudisill of Redmond, granddaughters Emily Pokorny of Bend, and Amanda Halver of Portland and grandson Frank of Portland. Cliff is also survived by 1 sister, Viola McKay of St Paul, and 5 brothers, Julius of Culver, Leo, Dan and Ed of Salem and Robert of Woodburn.
A memorial service mass will be celebrated Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1200 noon at St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Madras. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Redmond & Sisters at 732 SW 23rd Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756.

Jack T. Nunnellee
Aug. 4, 1920 - Jan. 11, 2009
Jack T. Nunnellee, age 88 of Salem, died on Sunday January 11, 2009, in Salem. Jack was born in Grayburg, Texas in 1920. He moved to Sisters, Ore. at age 15, graduating from Sisters High School. He married Nellie Roach in 1938 in Bend, Ore. He was a millwright in Oregon for the majority of his life. He also built lumber mills in Colorado and Chile before settling in the Salem area in 1967. He served in the Army-Air Force during WW II, receiving a Purple Heart award for his service.He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie, in 1995. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Connie Nunnellee, and his daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Bill Knorr, both of Salem, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; nephew, Mike Roach, and niece, Nancy Stephens, both of Portland. Interment will be at Redmond Memorial Cemetery in Redmond, Ore. Contributions can be made to the USO, P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C. 20077-7677 to benefit our men and women in uniform and their families.

Millie Mae Stange-Cooper
Oct. 25, 1918 - Dec. 20, 2008
A Celebration of Life for former Powell Butte resident Millie Mae Stange-Cooper, will be held Sat. Jan. 24 from 1-5 at the home of Clara Woolhiser. Millie passed away Dec. 20, 2008, in Portland, at the age of 90. Millie was born Oct. 25, 1918, in Pollock, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Clementine (Wilmont) Stange. She moved to Woodburn in 1934. In 1936 She married Henry Cooper, they moved to Powell Butte. Millie was a homemaker. In 1992, Millie moved into her daughter’s home in Portland.She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991. Survivors include daughter, Clara Mae Woolhiser; sons, Gordon and Jim Cooper, nine grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren, 26 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.

Marjorie Lucille Lutz
Aug. 16, 1923 - Jan. 15, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals - Redmond, 541-504-9485
Services: Internment was January 20 at Fir Lawn Memorial Park, Hillsboro, Oregon.

Barbara Jean Storms
April 15, 1929 - Jan. 11, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals - Redmond, 541-504-9485
Services: Private memorial services will be held in Medford at a later date.

Joseph Wayne Ferguson
July 21, 1924 - January 15, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals-Redmond is assisting the family, 541-504-9485
Services: Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Melva Jean Gelker
Dec. 8, 1938 - Jan. 10, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals - Redmond, 541-504-9485
Services: No services are planned at this time.

Theodore Edward Millspaugh
June 24, 1940 - Jan. 12, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals - Redmond, 541-504-9485
Services: No services are planned at this time.

George Ellis Perrin
Aug. 26, 1924 - Jan. 8, 2009
Arrangements: Prineville Funeral Home, 541-447-6459
Services: No services are planned at this time.