Kenneth Schuchardt

Kenneth D. Schuchardt, 74, of McMinnville, a former longtime Baker County resident, died Nov. 2, 2007, at the Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville.

He had lived at Oakwood Country Place care home for almost a year before entering the hospital.

Arrangements for cremation will be by Crown Memorial Center in Tualatin. At his request, there will be no funeral.

Ken was born in September 1933 at Oakdale, Neb., to Raymond and Ada Schuchardt. His family moved to Oregon when he was small. He was a barber at Lafayette for several years and then moved to Sumpter.

Ken was married to Ila Taskinen at Amity in 1952. They had three children, Daryl Schuchardt of Baker City, the late David Schuchardt of Portland and Debi Spink of Portland. Ken and Ila were divorced in 1971. Ken also had five grandchildren, Jacen Schuchardt, Luke Schuchardt, Trina Schuchardt, Sylvia Schuchardt and Travis Spink; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan Schuchardt and Nevaeh Spink.

He operated Ken’s Barber Shop on Broadway in Baker City for many years. He was also co-owner with Roxanna in a second-hand store on Broadway Street.

He served in the U.S. Air Force and spent four years in the military during the Korean War. His hobbies were hunting and fishing and he would spend all his extra time outdoors when he was not working. He loved to cut his own firewood and roam the mountains around Sumpter and Baker City.

He was a member of the American Legion at McMinnville and Baker City. He was loved by almost everyone who knew him and they loved his smile. He will be greatly missed by those who really loved him and the great friends he made through the years, his family said.

Survivors include three sisters and a brother, Geraldine Lasniewski and her husband, Ray, of Turner, Donna Dillin, of Vancouver, Wash., Gerald Schuchardt of Junction City, and Karen Carmichael and her husband, Carl, of Hillsboro; his lifetime partner, Roxanna andquot;Rockyandquot; Schuchardt of Sheridan, and her children, Terry Vittoria and family of Dundee, Kerry Douglas and family of Nampa, Idaho, Laurie Morris and family of Colorado Springs, Colo., Marlene Phillips and family of Portland, Jonni Maben and family of Newberg, and Skip Davis of Colorado Springs, Colo.

He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond; his mother, Ada; his twin brother, Keith, who was also a barber in Baker City; and a son, David Schuchardt.

‘Bill’ Moody

Franklin H. andquot;Billandquot; Moody, 84, of Halfway died Oct. 29, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services after a long illness.

There was a military graveside services Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends and family celebrated his life at a reception at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Halfway.

Bill was born on March 16, 1923, in Baker City to George and Anna Moody. He was raised in Baker City, the ninth of 11 children.

When he was 11 years old, he went to live with his brother, andquot;Doc,andquot; and his wife, andquot;Matty,andquot; and their children, Charles and Kaylene, whom he considered a brother and sister.

Bill joined the U.S. Navy in 1941, and was on the USS Minneapolis, sailing into Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, when they were informed of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served until 1947 and was honorably discharged.

He returned to the United States and was married to Belva Densley on Oct. 12, 1944. They started their life together in San Francisco, where their first child, Nancy, was born.

They later moved to Boise, where their first son, Fred, was born. They later moved to Richland and had a second son, Dan.

Bill moved his family to Baker City where he was employed by Purina and Baker Mill and Grain. He later went to work for Morrison and Knudson and Peter Kewitt Construction on the Brownlee, Oxbow and Hells Canyon dams. Later, because of the long commute, he moved the family to Halfway.

In 1961 he moved again to Richland and operated a dairy for three years. In 1964 he moved back to Halfway where he operated his own dairy. In 1973 he began working for the S-7 Ranch until his retirement in 1994.

His wife, Belva, died in 1982. He later married Venna Del Curto. At the time of his death they had been married nearly 23 years. During their marriage they traveled extensively in their motor home and made many new friends in Yuma, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his parents; nine siblings; his wife, Belva; his son, Fred; and his nephew, Charles Moody.

Survivors include his wife, Venna; his sister, Pat Martin; his niece, Kaylene Helgerson; his daughter, Nancy Stover and her husband, Steve, of Boise; son, Dan Moody of Enterprise; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pine Haven Cemetery Beautification Fund through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.