EUNICE E. GULER
Eunice E. Guler, 93, died July 22, 2008, at Hawks Ridge Assisted Living in Hood River, Ore., where she had resided for the past seven years. She was born Jan. 13, 1915, at Regina Saskatchewan, Canada, to George Edgar and Bessie (Waggoner) Gellipeau.
She came to the United States when she was five years old. She had lived in Trout lake for over 45 years prior to moving to Raymond, where she worked as a receptionist at Stoller's Mortuary from 1981 to 1986 and then moved to White Salmon. In her early years, she had worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Trout Lake, where she met and married Tony Guler in 1936 in Vancouver. He died in 1982.
She had a strong love for family and enjoyed flowers, gardening, making crewel embroidery pictures, as well as other hand work. She also enjoyed playing all games with her friends at Hawks Ridge.
She is survived by three daughters Lois Byron, Renton, Janet Hylton, Trout Lake, and Joyce Stoller, Raymond; son Norman Guler, Trout Lake; sisters Edith Wannamaker, Seattle, and Winnie Bilow, Stayton, Ore.; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. She also has a grandson, Glen Byron, and sister, Beth Waller, who preceded her in death.
Family graveside services will be beside her husband at the Trout Lake Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, PO Box 36, Hood River, Ore., 97031.
DAMIEN WINTERS
Damien Lael Winters, 35, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., son of Hank and Jeannette Winters of Hamilton, Mont., and brother of Heather Winters-Jones, and uncle of Griffin Jones both of Missoula, Mont., died of drowning on Friday, July 18, 2008, in a tragic windsurfing accident on the Columbia River. He died doing what he loved to do: complex acrobatics on a sail board in high winds on the Columbia.
Born in North Tarrytown, N.Y., and raised in Montana, he attended Corvallis Schools from grade one to high school graduation. He was a member of the Lost Trail (Mont.) ski team, and the Missoula Ski Education Foundation Ski Team. He attended the University of Montana for two years, studying journalism, and transferred to Denver Art Institute and then Seattle Art Institute.
He moved to Eugene, Ore., and then Hood River in early 1990s, and recently purchased a house in The Dalles. He was self employed as a professional glass blower.
Mr. Winters was an accomplished electric guitar base player, expert, avid snow boarder (ninth in the Nation at the U.S. National Snowboarding Championships, at Vail, Colo., in 1993), skier and windsurfer. Most of all he was a most loving, giving, non-judgmental person and good friend...a beautiful free spirit and gentle soul.
He is missed by 100s in the snowboarding and windsurfing, and art communities, and beyond words for his parents, sister, nephew, and family all over the USA.
Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-Quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
CINDY ANDERSON
Cindy Riley Anderson, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at her home in White Salmon. She was born March 20, 1950, in Rochester, N.Y., to Jean Riley Anderson and Lewis Bruce Anderson.
She grew up in Billings, Mont., where her favorite hours were spent riding her horse Flag atop the rimrocks north of town. This led to a love of animals and a desire to be a veterinarian. After graduating from Brighton High School in Rochester, N.Y., she attended Reed College in Portland, Ore., and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. While at Washington State University in Pullman, she obtained both a master of science in nutrition and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree.
While at Reed she met her future husband William R. Mason. After graduating from WSU, she was an anatomy instructor at the Kansas State University vet school in Manhattan where he was a student.
Mrs. Anderson practiced veterinary medicine in Port Orchard, Battle Creek, Mich., and Missoula, Mont., before earning a doctor of philosophy in veterinary physiology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. She then practiced in Whitehouse Station, N.J., for 10 years before moving to Parkdale, and working at vet practices in Hood River and Bingen. In retirement, she volunteered for the Rowena Wildlife Clinic and Catlink, spaying and neutering feral cats.
Concerned with social justice, Mrs. Anderson was an active member of the Klickitat County Democratic Party, serving as the precinct committee officer of Fruit Valley. She was also a delegate to the Democratic State Platform Caucus and would have been a state convention delegate had she not been diagnosed with liver cancer in June.
Her favorite relaxation was a walk at Catherine Creek with her beloved dog, L-Man. She also enjoyed active sports including biking and in-line skating, particularly while listening to Bruce Springsteen. She was an enthusiastic reader, her favorites being Jane Austen, Margaret Drabbel and Noam Chomsky.
From the time her liver cancer was discovered to her death six weeks later, many friends expressed their grief at her tragedy. She would reply that succumbing to chronic fatigue syndrome at the age of 30 was more unfortunate as it encumbered her for most of her adult life. In recent years, she found vindication as chronic fatigue syndrome began to be recognized by the medical community.
She was always popular with vet clinic clients for the special care she took with patients and their people. She will also be remembered for her readiness to make time for old friends and new acquaintances and her delightful sense of humor. She found joy and significance all around her and something to like in everyone and everything.
She is survived by Bill Mason, husband of 28 years of White Salmon, her sisters Kitty Jones of Lebanon, Ore., and Julia Bond of St. George, Vt.; and brothers David and Jeff Anderson of Red Lodge, Mont. Also surviving are nieces Mariah Grace Fu Jones of Lebanon, Ore., and Jessamin Anderson of Brooklyn, N.Y. Nephews include Jasper Anderson of Red Lodge, Mont., and Matthew Bond of St. George, Vt.
A sharing and celebration of her life will be held at the Mountain View Grange at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8.
Memorials may be made to the Rowena Wildlife Clinic, 6900 Hwy 30, The Dalles, Ore. 97058.
BENJAMIN SKILES
Benjamin H. "Jack" Skiles was born July 29, 1903 and died at his home in Jacksonville, Ore., on July 20, 2008.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mondillia Cox Skiles; daughter Micki Scott; sons Benjamin and Bryon; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; brother Ray Skiles; sister Patt Badger; and numerous nieces and nephews.
There will be no services.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Services, 2960 Doctors Park Dr., Medford, Ore. 97504.
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