Clarence Fessler
Clarence Fessler
April 10, 1920 – June 4, 2010
Viewing is set for 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, with rosary at 6 p.m. at Prineville Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prineville; graveside service will follow at Juniper Haven Cemetery. Family and friends will gather for a luncheon at the parish hall following the burial. Also following luncheon all are invited to come to the Cody Harnden home in Powell Butte for more sharing.
Clarence Wilford (William) Fessler, 90, died June 4, 2010, in a Prineville hospital from complications of pneumonia and heart problems. He was born at home April 10, 1920, near La Crosse, Wisc., to Albert Joseph and Elizabeth Elsen Fessler. He grew up working on farms in the Willamette Valley and attended school at Whiskey Hill, Donald, West Woodburn and Champoeg. He married Arleta Dykstra Jan. 7, 1942, in Sherwood. About a month later, he was drafted into the Army to serve in World War II. He shipped out of Camp Roberts, Calif., bound for the South Pacific just days before his first daughter was born back in Pendleton. He served in Australia and New Guinea before returning to Pendleton in 1945. He and his family moved to Condon and worked on a ranch and then moved to Tualatin. In 1948, he began working at Bonk’s Shell station in Tualatin, which he would eventually buy and operate until he was forced to retire in 1975 because of heart problems.
He and Arleta retired to Prineville in 1976, following Clarence’s dream to live close to the Crooked River, where he loved to fish and camp.
Clarence lost his middle daughter, Marcia Anna, after a long battle with leukemia in 1968. He cared for his wife in their home while she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease during the last two years of her life. They had been married 61 years when she died in 2003.
His oldest daughter, Clarene Looney, died of breast cancer, in 2004. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother and three sisters. He is survived by his younger brother, Vic Fessler of Beaver Creek; his daughters Jeanne Hummel Hora, Bend; Jerre Lynne Kosta Dodson and husband Sean, and Julie Harnden and husband Jim; all of Prineville; grandchildren George Looney, Philomath; Vicki Menard, Glide; Kathy Moen, Albany; Stacey Hummel, Bend; Shane Hummel, Devin Kosta, Joey Harnden, Brandi Fabbrini and Cody Harnden, all of Prineville; Stephen Harnden, Salem; and Todd Harnden, Nyssa; and 24 great-grand- children.
Clarence never owned a credit card, never got a traffic ticket and only borrowed money twice in his life. He loved children and charmed them as well as animals. He loved to fish, camp and enjoyed a plane trip to Alaska with an old friend. He was a wonderful loving influence in the lives of his children and grandchildren and many others. He will be greatly missed.
Memorial Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1425 NE Irving #100, Portland, OR 97232.
Clarence Fessler
Frank Fina
Frank Joseph Fina, 85, of Woodburn, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
He was born Sept. 29, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
He was a tax auditor for the Internal Revenue Service.
He is survived by his wife, Celina, and daughters, Linda Reinsch and Denise Fina.
A Mass will be held Wednesday, March 10, at 11 a.m. at St. Cyril Catholic Church in Wilsonville. Burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cornwell Colonial Chapel of Wilsonville.
Wine Tasting Tour
On Saturday, June 26th, 2010 a group of VFW members visited four local wineries.
Photos by Nicky Colon:
Meeting Moved to next monday
Due to the Holiday the meeting will be next Monday instead.
July Post meeting
moved to second Monday (first Mon is a holiday)
Special Post Meeting
Special Post Meeting , June 21 6 pm
Award Winner
Voice of Democracy Winner for Post, District and State award, Jane Whitmore (in white), her mother (with scarf) Ladies Auxiliary President, Pat Modlin; VOD Chairman,Dale Potts; Post Commander, Ron Holland
Charles F. Miller
Miller, Charles F. 89 7/28/1920 5/23/2010 Charles “Charlie” F. Miller passed away May 23, 2010, in Milwaukie at the age of 89. Charlie was born July 28, 1920, of August Alois Miller and Mary Jane Hart Miller in Independence. The family moved to Klamath Falls in 1921 where his father owned Miller’s Meat Packing Plant on the Weed-Ashland road. Charlie graduated from Klamath Union High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served on the USS Selfridge. Charlie was wounded during the war and medically discharged from the Navy in 1944. He returned to Klamath Falls to marry Willa Maxine Winebarger in 1944. Their daughter, Janice Lynn, was born in May 1945. Charlie worked in many meat packing plants and retail meat markets in the Klamath Falls area for many years before moving to Oregon City in 1974. He moved to Wilsonville in 1979 where he lived with his wife, Willa, for 28 years. He retired as a meat cutter from Safeway in 1984. In 2007, with the closing of the Thunderbird Mobile Home Park, Charlie and Willa moved to Homewoods on the Willamette, a retirement center in the Milwaukie area. Charlie is survived by his wife, Willa Miller of Milwaukie; daughter, Jan Miller of Oregon City; grandchildren, Paul F. Glidden of San Diego; Christine Glidden of Oregon City; Chuck Glidden of St. Louis, Mo.; and Mike Glidden of Portland; great-grandchildren, Shaun Glidden of San Diego; Cassidy Horstman of Oregon City; Nicole Glidden of San Diego; and Amelia Glidden of St. Louis. A memorial service with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, in Willamette National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations in the name of Charles Miller to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3452, 18820 S.W. Boones Ferry Road; Tualatin, OR 97062.
Bowling
Come and bowl at Wilsonville Lanes, see who wins or just have fun socializing.
Wine Tasting
Meet at the post at 9:30AM and we’ll bus to various wineries, returning to the post later in the day. Cost is $15 and covers your bus ride and first wine stop, after that you pay as needed. RSVP today.
- Labor of Love Luau
Sun Sep 5, 2:00 PM - Medical Wellness
Wed Sep 8, 6:30 PM - Ladies Auxiliary
Mon Sep 13, 1:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
Mon Sep 13, 7:00 PM - District Meeting
Fri Sep 24, 6:30 PM
Events
Schedules
The Post meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 pm.
Everyone is invited each Saturday at 10AM – Noon. for brunch at Cpl Matthew Lembke Hall. Cost is donation only.
Ladies Auxiliary meeting is at 1:00 p.m., the first Monday of each month.
Men’s Auxiliary meeting is at 6:30 p.m., the third Thursday of each month.
The Post Canteen is open every Saturday from 10AM to 10PM.
Local VFW News
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Canteen Now Open Every Saturday
1 Sep 2010
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KATU Reports on VFW at Crawfish Festival
21 Aug 2010
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Car Show – Sept 11
20 Aug 2010
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Successful Crawfish Festival 2010
14 Aug 2010
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Crawfish Festival on Saturday
10 Aug 2010
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Saturday Breakfast Photos
9 Aug 2010
News and Resources
- DD-214
- Federal Benefits for Vets
- National VA Council
- National VFW
- Oregon Dept of Vet Affairs
- Oregon VFW
- Oregon VFW (Twitter)
- Veterans in the news
- VFW in the news
- Vietnam War Resources
