Obituaries

Mr. Connor was born on Aug. 28, 1932, to Robert L. and Marjorie E (Kerl) Connor in Pendleton, Ore. He grew up and went to school in the Yakima Valley. He served as a radio operator in the Coast Guard during the Korean War.

Mr. Connor went to work as an engineering draftsman, contracting with Boeing and other firms. He moved around quite a bit with his career and after 30 years in the field, he retired in 1993.

Mr. Connor lived in Appleton for many years. Three years ago, he moved to Bonners Ferry, where he was a member of the Jehovah's Witness congregation.

He enjoyed the outdoors, farming, ranching, gardening and his fruit trees. Mr. Connor also liked building and long drives in the mountains and country.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, Bonners Ferry; daughters Adona Polson, North Little Rock, Ark., Cristy Mack, Walterboro, S.C., Denise Smith, Appleton, and Nancy Nash, Ellensburg; sons Robert Connor, Tilly, Ark., and Gerald Connor and Dominic Connor, both of Lyle; sister Ruth Tayler, Kalama; mother and stepfather Marjorie and Roy Elduen, Kirkland; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Connor, sister Marjorie Schnider and grandson Joseph Earl Mack.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2002, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Appleton.

Gardner Funeral Home of White Salmon was in charge of arrangements.

ROSALYN RAPP

Trout Lake resident Rosalyn Dawn Rapp, 62, died at her home on June 5, 2002.

She was born in White Salmon on March 30, 1940, to George A. and Ethel D. (Waltz) Pearson. She was raised in the area, attending schools in Trout Lake and graduating from Trout Lake High School in 1958. On June 20, 1959, she married Stan Rapp and the couple moved to Gold Beach and Vancouver before settling on a ranch in Oregon City, where they lived from 1967 to 1976. Then they moved to Riverside, Calif., and lived there from 1976 to 1985. Finally, they returned to Trout Lake in 1985, where they have resided since.

Mrs. Rapp was a faithful attendee of Mt. Adams Baptist Church and a faithful and dedicated servant of her Lord.

She was an accomplished piano teacher and taught her six grandchildren to play.

Things Mrs. Rapp enjoyed were flower and vegetable gardening (she had a green thumb), listening to books on tape and traveling. She was a history buff and was very interested in the Civil War. She and her husband traveled to the Gettysburg battlefield and other historical places.

She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She was a woman who was at peace with herself and poured love on all her family.

Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Stan; son Robert O. Rapp, Portland; daughters Robin L. Dearden and Lesli A. Schmid, both of Trout Lake; brothers Orwin W. Pearson, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monte W. Pearson, Trout Lake, and Rudy N. Pearson, Carmichael, Calif.; sister Carolyn Peterson, Trout Lake; and six grandchildren.

A family graveside service was held at the Trout Lake Cemetery on Friday, June 7, 2002, with a memorial service scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Mount Adams Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Mount Adams Baptist Church for the Rosalyn Rapp Memorial Missions Fund.

CLARA DICKENS

Clara Louise Dickens, 71, died in Portland, Ore., on June 6, 2002.

She was born Clara Louise Skinner on July 13, 1930, in New Butler, Wisc. She grew up in Madison, Wisc. She married Albert L. Dickens on July 8, 1950. The couple made their home in Madison, Wisc., with the exception of living in Trinidad for one year while he was in the Navy. They relocated to Lyle in 1992.

As her children were growing up, Mrs. Dickens was active in and supportive of all their activities as a Girl Scout leader, room mother, swimming instructor and Sunday School teacher. In addition to her role as devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Dickens was employed parttime as a bookkeeper at the American Exchange Bank in Madison, Wisc. When her children were grown, she worked as an assistant in the Career Counseling Center at Madison East High School. She retired in 1992.

Mrs. Dickens was a person who lived life to its fullest. She was an active member of the Bethel Congregational Church in White Salmon and the Lyle Lions Club. She was a master gardener with the county extension. She loved gardening, berry picking, swimming, outdoor adventures, traveling, music, theater and playing with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Al, Lyle; daughter Sherry Purtymun, Scotts Mills, Ore, Jody Treadway, Kennewick, and Jenifer Bellush, Greensburg, Penn.; three grandchildren Tyler Treadway, Morgan Bellush and Jacob Bellush; two sisters Esther Krehl, Madison, Wisc., and Betty Everson, Cushing, Wisc.; and brother Herb Skinner, Nevada. She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Mabel (Herth) Skinner.

A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held Friday, June 13, at 11 a.m. at Bethel Congregational Church in White Salmon. A luncheon will follow in the church fellowship room.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Congregational Church in White Salmon.

CAROL WERNER

Carol Lorraine Essex Werner, 85, died on June 3, 2002, at Blue Mountain Nursing Home in Prairie City, Ore., where she had been living since moving with her son to Grant County two years ago.

She was born Dec. 25, 1916, in St. Paul, Minn. She lost both parents by age three and was raised by an aunt. She eventually moved to Idaho, where she met and married her first husband, Chuck. They moved their family to Oregon and then Washington state, where they spent most of their married life.

In 1964, Mrs. Werner went to Barber School in Portland and worked in barber shops in Woodland and Bingen before buying her own shop, which she ran successfully, by herself for 16 years in White Salmon.

Camping and fishing with her family filled her leisure time.

Her first husband died in 1974. She then married Carl Werner in 1982, after which she retired to gardening, canning and raising chickens near Lyle. Widowed again after 10 more years, she went to live with her son in Spanaway for a few years and then moved to Beaverton, Ore.

Mrs. Werner is survived by daughter Audrey Smith, Atlanta, Texas, sons Gene Essex, John Day, Ore., and Lyle Essex, Spanaway; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 10 great, great-grandchildren.

Burial was handled by Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon.

A family memorial celebration was held on Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Essex home, 122 NE 7th, John Day, Ore.

Memorials may be made to the Prairie Baptist Church, 238 N. McHaley, Prairie City, Ore. 97869.

TERRI FRAZER

Terri Jo Frazer, 40, died of a sudden illness in Portland, Ore., on Friday, June 7, 2002.

She was born in Tacoma on March 16, 1962. She grew up in the Underwood and White Salmon areas and attended school in White Salmon. The past few years, she lived in Oregon City, Ore.

Ms. Frazer was a good worker and was always working. Her latest employment was at the Fred Meyer dairy warehouse in Portland.

She is survived by her sons John and Hayden, Oregon City, Ore.; fiance Harold Lagrange, Oregon City; parents Fred and Eva Frazer, White Salmon; sisters Carol Remsen, Lake Oswego, Ore., Evelyn Cochenour, Lyle, and Mary Frazer, The Dalles, Ore.; and brothers Ray, Joe, Tom and Tim, all of White Salmon.

A memorial service will be held at Gardner Chapel in White Salmon on Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 6 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the Terri Frazer Memorial Fund at Sterling Savings Bank in White Salmon.