Edith J. Hertel
Edith J. Hertel died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, in Albany, Ore., just a few weeks shy of her 92nd birthday.
A service to remember and honor Edith will be held at Cascade Locks Community Church beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. Interment will follow the church services at the Cascade Locks Cemetery. A light luncheon will be made available at the Cascade Locks Community Church following the interment.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Anderson’s Tribute Center from 1 to 4 p.m.
Mrs. Hertel spent her childhood and early adulthood in South Dakota before moving east to Baltimore, Md., to begin a long career working for the U.S. government as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service. Mrs. Hertel was married approximately 14 years before divorcing in 1950 and moving to Cascade Locks with her two sons.
She loved living in Cascade Locks and the many friends and activities that she had in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Gardening was a passion of hers and she was a great lover of animals. Cats were constant companions of hers throughout her lifetime. She was an active member of the Cascade Locks Community Church where she served as treasurer until failing health caused her to relinquish this duty. Mrs. Hertel also served as a volunteer at the Historic Museum at Cascade Locks for a number of years.
A paralyzing stroke in July 2001 resulted in the need for her to move from her home at Cascade Locks to the Mennonite Village in Albany, Ore., where she received excellent, loving and attentive care for the last 14 months of her life.
Mrs. Hertel in survived by her two sons, W. John Hertel and his wife Rosemary who reside in Salem, Ore., and Bradley R. Hertel and his wife Marsha who reside in Blacksburg, Va.; four grandchildren, Jeff Hertel, Jill Abrams, Mark Hertel, and Scott Hertel; and four great grandchildren, Cameron and Cooper Abrams and Gus and Nicole Hertel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Humane Society c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
Win Sewell
Hood River resident Win “Winnie” Sewell died Sept. 23, 2002, at the Hood River Care Center. She was 74 years of age.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Win was born February 22, 1928, to Harry and Bessie (Whitaker) Walther in The Dalles, Ore. She spent her childhood in The Dalles and later graduated from The Dalles High School. Once out of High School Win worked for Hudson Insurance in The Dalles.
On Jan. 16, 1964, Win married Bud Sewell in The Dalles. Together they moved to La Grande, Ore., for work with the railroad. After living there for about 19 years, Mr. Sewell retired and they moved to Hood River, Ore., where they have lived ever since.
Mrs. Sewell enjoyed recreational bowling and loved to go to lunch and socialize with her teammates. She also was a talented seamstress and made clothes for all of her family members. Win also enjoyed square dancing.
Mrs. Sewell is survived by her husband Bud Sewell of Hood River, and daughter Linda Sewell of Husum, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her husband David Espey, son Daniel and brother Harry Walther II.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, OR 97031.
David Tiffany
David Ross Tiffany, 81, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, at a local care facility.
He was born Dec. 26, 1920, at his family home on the Laurel Road in Bellingham, Wash., the second of seven children to Ross David and Emma Ilene (Hardy) Tiffany.
He spent the first half of his life in the Bellingham area. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a cook, and later cooked at a restaurant in Bellingham. Following the death of his father he moved to The Dalles and worked at the aluminum plant from which he later retired.
He is survived by his brother John of Mosier, Ore., and sisters Marie Henderson of Hood River, Ore., Thelma Rood of Vancouver, Wash., and Ruth Lynn of Fairview, Ore., and several nieces and nephews. He wa preceded in death by his parents and by a brother Robert and a sister Elizabeth Wedrick.
In accordance with his wishes no public services will be held. The family will observe private ceremonies of remembrance. Arrangements were by Columbia Cremation & Burial in The Dalles.
Gregory Mendick
Gregory Mendick, 42, of Hood River, died Sept. 17, 2002, as the result of a traffic accident on Sept. 16, in Sacramento, Calif.
He worked at Hood River Ford as a sales representative, and he was also working in Sacramento in car financing. He moved to Hood River in 2001.
He attended Asbury Methodist Church in Hood River.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Mendick, of Hood River, and by his daughter, Rachel Bohnen of Atlanta, Ga., his mother, Doris Nelson of Seaside, Ore., and stepfather Mario Padilla of Placentia, Calif.
Also surviving are his brother Rodney and his wife, Lizzie, of Texas, nephew Waldo Mendick of Texas and sisters Lisa Mendick of Portland, Ore., Debbie Mendick of Seaside, Ore., Michelle Krynski of California, and Melody Lansky of Rogue River. Nieces Amanda of California, Nadia of Portland, Ore., nephews Jevon and Rodney of Seaside also survive.
He is also survived by his great-aunt Charlotte Wertgen of Hood River, cousins Matt and Mary Thomas of Parkdale, Ore., and their sons Derek and Billy, cousin Guy Wertgen of Parkdale, cousins Lori and Tony Martinez of Portland, and his second-cousins Andy and Annika of Portland.
He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Betty Breidel of Washington and his brother-in-law, Jeff Paxton and his wife, Penny, of Washington, nieces Ricki Jean and Jessica, of Washington and his dogs, Boo and Hannah.
A service is planned in California.
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