OBITUARIES.

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Dottice Snook 

A memorial service will be held March 7 for Dottice Anna Snook of Eugene, who died March 1 of age-related causes. She was 97.

She was born Dec. 19, 1908, in Drain, to William and Mary Holliday Cary. She married Oscar Snook on Dec. 24, 1945, in Roseburg. He died April 4, 1993.

When she was growing up in Elkton, she had a pet trout. She graduated from high school in Elkton. She was a homemaker and operated her own business, Snook Shell Supply, in the 1950s. She worked as a clerk at Quackenbush Hardware in the 1960s and 1970s.

Snook enjoyed square dancing, traveling in her RV and fishing. She was a member of the Circle 8 Square Dance Club.

Survivors include a son, Dan, of Eugene; five grandchildren; and eight great-grand- children.

Tuesday's service will be held at 3 p.m. at Emerald Valley Nursing Home. Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Hospice.

Edna Howard

A celebration of life will be held March 4 for Edna V. Sjogren Howard of Prineville, formerly of Springfield, who died Feb. 28 of congestive heart failure. She was 89.

Howard was born Aug. 30, 1916, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Jonas and Augusta Sjogren. She married Milo Howard on Aug. 31, 1934, in Roseburg. He died Feb. 1, 1971.

She moved with her family to Elgarose, near Roseburg. She was a high school graduate and a homemaker. She moved to Springfield in 1944 and also had lived in Tacoma and Roseburg. She enjoyed family gatherings, bowling, fishing, playing cards and sports, and belonged to the Eagles Lodge.

Survivors include a son, James of Eugene; a daughter, Judith Ann Winsor of Prineville; a sister, Alma Japp of Roseburg; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene.

Saturday's celebration of life will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Eastside Church.

Edward Stanton

Edward Ross Stanton of Eugene died Feb. 27 of cancer. He was 90.

Stanton was born May 26, 1915, in Chewelah, Wash. He married Marion Haynes on Aug. 2, 1943, in Muskegon, Mich.

He graduated from high school. He lived in Eu- gene for 29 years and earlier lived in Milwaukee, Wis. He worked as a linen truck driver. Stanton enjoyed fly tying and fly fishing, and caught his last steelhead when he was 89.

Survivors include his son, James of Twin Falls, Idaho, and a sister, Virginia Wick of Eugene. His wife died previously.

No service is planned. Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Special Olympics.

Stephen Sorenson

A celebration of life will be held March 19 for Stephen Scott Sorenson of Eugene, who died Feb. 25 of pneumonia and heart failure. He was 66.

Sorenson was born Jan. 19, 1940, in Los Angeles, to Clayton and Jeanette Sorenson. He married Mona Moore on April 7, 1961, in Visalia, Calif.

He was a florist and the owner of Brighter Days Flowers in Springfield. Sorenson enjoyed interior decorating, cooking, camping and gardening. He also enjoyed spending time with his dog, Mandy, and taking her to work with him daily. He had lived in the Eugene area for 26 years.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Curt and Shawn, both of Eugene; a brother, Gary of Sequim, Wash.; and two grandchildren.

The March 19 celebration will be at 1 p.m. at the Woodland Park Estates recreation center in Eugene.

Andreason's Cremation and Burial Service is in charge of arrangements.

Helene Robinson

Helene M. Robinson of Portland, formerly of Eugene, died Feb. 28 of age-related causes. She was 93.

Robinson was born May 30, 1912, in Eugene, to Kirkman and Emily Lackey Robinson.

She received a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Oregon in 1935 and a master's degree in music from Northwestern University in 1945. She was a nationally recognized concert pianist and professor of piano, and was the author of several piano instruction books published in the 1960s and '70s. She also published articles in professional music journals.

She taught at Northern Arizona University, California State University at Fullerton, the University of California at Santa Barbara and Arizona State University. She retired in 1988 and moved to Portland.

She is survived by four cousins.

No service is planned. Riverview Abbey Funeral Home in Portland is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army.

Gilbert Garrett

Gilbert Leonard Garrett of Bend, formerly of Eugene, died Feb. 9 of cancer. He was 76.

Garrett was born March 26, 1929, in Coos Bay. He attended Eugene High School.

He served in the Army for three years in Korea and Japan. He worked as a machinist for Southern Pacific Railroad for 45 years.

Garrett enjoyed fishing, camping and music, and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Anne; a daughter, Sandra Bourne of Tacoma; a son, Steve of Eagle Point; a brother, Clifford of Eugene; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Vavene Simpson, and a grandchild, Tammie Garrett, died previously.

Sunset Vista Cemetery, Funeral Home & Crematory of Yuma, Ariz., was in charge of arrangements.

Henry Hunsaker

JUNCTION CITY - Henry B. Hunsaker of Junction City died Feb. 28 at age 64. The family chose not to list the cause of death.

He was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Carson, Ore., to Henry and Luella Thompson Hunsaker. He and his wife, Glenda, were married in 1974 in Weiser, Idaho. Hunsaker worked at a lumber mill. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Chris and Joe; eight sisters, Iva Hattell, Ava Russell, Linda Blakley, Marion Sloan, Ione McCraney, Anna Schneider, Berdine Tidwall and Wanda Zemmer; and four grandchildren.

A private service is planned. Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home in Junction City is in charge of arrangements.

Dana Evered

A celebration of life will be held March 4 for Dana Leigh Evered of Eugene, who died March 1 of breast cancer. She was 47.

She was born May 3, 1958, in Superior, Wis., to Thomas and Barbara Evered.

She graduated from high school in Superior and attended the University of Wisconsin in Superior, the University of Minnesota in Duluth and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She attended the nursing program at Lane Community College and earned an associates degree.

Evered worked in the medical field in Wisconsin and was a caregiver to the elderly in Eugene.

She was a Master Gardener and enjoyed hiking, kayaking, bicycling and sailing. She donated dolls, clothes and supplies to children in Honduras and many other organizations.

Survivors include her mother, now of Lake Nebagamon, Wis.; two brothers, David of Poplar, Wis., and Kyle of East Lansing, Mich.; two sisters, Deborah Evered of Minneapolis and Desiree Evered of Lakeland, Fla. An infant daughter, Sophie Rose, died previously.

Saturday's celebration will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Laurelwood Golf Course in Eugene. Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or Birth to Three.

Lolita Lehmann

The funeral will be March 5 for Lolita Jewell Lehmann of Gresham, formerly of Eugene, who died Feb. 27 at age 68. The family chose not to list the cause of death.

Lehmann was born Feb. 13, 1938, in Pontiac, Mich., to Raymond and Vivian Huckabay Watson. She married Charles Phelps in Eugene on Dec. 20, 1958. He died in 1998. She married Hugo Lehmann in Portland on Aug. 25, 2000.

She graduated from Willamette High School and attended the University of Oregon for three years. She received a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University and a master's degree in music performance from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

She was a music instructor at Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois for nine years. In 1989 she moved back to Eugene, where she lived until 1992. Lehmann taught violin lessons and performed for the Eugene Symphony and the Atlanta Chamber Orchestra.

Lehmann belonged to Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, cooking, scrapbooking and letter-writing.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Kelley Scribner of Milwaukie and Kristy Hayes of Bend; a stepson, Daniel Lehmann of Rockford, Ill.; a sister, Joyce Yocum of Woodburn; and four grand- children.

Sunday's service will be at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Willamette National Cemetery.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Shepherd Memorial Fund for Lolita Lehmann.

Charles Bowles

A memorial service and celebration will be held March 5 for Charles J. Bowles of Salem, formerly of Eugene, who died Dec. 30, 2005, of head injuries suffered in a fall. He was 83.

Bowles was born March 28, 1922, in Portland, to Ward and Fay Karterman Bowles. He married Barbara Pitts in 1943.

He served in the Navy in World War II. He lived in Eugene from 1961 to 1965 and served at the University of Oregon as a freshman track coach and assistant varsity track coach under Bill Bowerman.

Bowles received a Ph.D. in physiology of exercise from the University of Oregon. He also had lived in Portland and Lake Oswego. He taught and assisted with the track program at the University of Portland and later spent 25 years as a track coach and teacher at Willamette University.

Survivors include his wife; a son, David of Salem; and a daughter, Nancy Starck, also of Salem.

Sunday's service will be held at 10 a.m. in Cone Field House at Willamette University in Salem. City View Funeral Home in Salem is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Charles Bowles Memorial Fund, care of Willamette University, Office of University Relations, 900 State St., Salem, OR 97301.

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