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ALMANAC Statesman Journal, Salem, Thursday, May 19, 194 Page 4B Northwest Obituaries Paul Dennison Onffroy Aug. 6, 1913 May 17, 1994 Paul Dennison Onffroy, 80, of Salem died Tuesday. A native of New York City, he received a bachelor's degree in political science from Syracuse University and a master's degree in French from Middlebury College in Vermont. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in modern European languages from Stanford University.

During World War II, he served in Europe as head of a military intelligence team at Gen. Patton's Army headquarters. He married Jeannette Hulst on Dec. 21, 1947, in Middlebury, Vt. During his career he taught at Chico State College in Chico, Calif, Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, and Unity College in Unity, Maine.

In 1960, he received a Smith-Mundt Grant to teach in Mar-rakach, Morocco. In 1965, he was awarded the Palmes Academiques, France's highest award for American professors of French. He retired in 1978, and was named professor emeritus at Unity College. He and his wife moved to Seattle hires officer accused in dispute The Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. The Seattle Police Department has hired a former Washington State University campus policeman who was accused of harassing two subordinates.

Seattle personnel officials conducted their own investigation into the co-workers' accusations against Doug Harris and concluded that the matter had been resolved, officials said. Harris is working as a Seattle patrol officer, earning $43,867 a year. Births Salem Hospital ANGUS To Karen and John Angus, Salem, a son, May 17. AXFORD To Elizabeth and Martin Ax-ford, Salem, a son, May 1 7. DIIORIO To Carlie and Ralph Dilorto, Silverton, a daughter, May 17.

GUDDEN To Sheri and Michael Gljd-den, Salem, a son, May 1 7. GREGORY To Rebecca and Scott Gregory, Salem, a son, May 17. KEELER To Becky and Philip Keeler, Salem, a daughter, May 1 7. UNDEMANN To Melinda and Terry Lindemann, Aumsville, a daughter, May 17. ELLEN To Patricia Mellen, Salem, a daughter, May 17.

RICHARDSON To Kowanda and Ronald Richardson, Keizer, a son, May 17, RODRIQUEZ To Knstina and Billy Ro-driquez, Stayton, a son, May 1 6. TRAEGER To Ronda and Michael Traeger, Scio, a daughter, May 1 7. Katherine Marie Grenz-Rogers Nov. 14, 1958 May 14, 1994 LEBANON Katherine Marie Grenz-Rogers, 35, died Saturday in Eugene after an extended illness. She was born in Lebanon and attended Lebanon schools.

At 17, she was the Strawberry Festival Court Junior Princess for Cascade School. She lived all her life in Lebanon, except for three years in Gillette, Wyo. While in Gillette, she was a secretary for Eagle Enterprises Land Surveyors. Her memberships included the Lebanon First Assembly of God Church. She loved music and collecting fans.

Survivors include her parents, Karl and Shirley Grenz of Lebanon; son, Jeff Fouts of Lebanon; daughters, K'Lean and Melissa Fouts, both of Lebanon; brothers, Michael and Kris Grenz, both of Lebanon; and grandmothers, Mary Drake of Lebanon and Enola Grenz ofReedsport. Visiting will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in Huston mortuary. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday in the church.

Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany. Contributions may be made to a memorial fund in care of the mortuary. SJ, 51994 Leora Lora Backer Dec. 7, 1933 May 18, 1994 Leora Lora Backer, 60, of Salem died Wednesday. Lance Robert Butler July 10, 1951 May 18, 1994 STAYTON Lance Robert Butler, 42, died Wednesday in Salem.

He was born in Salem and graduated from Stayton High School. He attended the University of Puget Sound for four years and spent one of those years studying in Rome. He worked as an insurance agent for Davis-Darley Insurance in Stayton for more than five years. He belonged to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Stayton, the Stayton and Florence Jaycees and Kappa Sigma fraternity at the university. He served as a Florence Rhododendron Days chairman for two years.

His interests included walking and his children. Survivors include his daughters, Brenna and Madeline Butler, both of Salem; parents, Jerry and Gloria Butler of Stayton; brother, Darrel of Rohnert Park, and sister, Lisa Trussell of Stayton. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Friday in the church. Interment will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery, Stay-ton. Arrangements are by Weddle mortuary. SJ, 51994 Funerals Today ALDERMAN, Velma 86, Salinas, formerly of Stayton, 1 1 Fox Valley Cemetery, Lyons. ANDERSON, Diane Marie, 27, Keizer, 6:30 p.m., Simon mortuary, Woodburn. CARPENTER, Clarence, 86, Redmond, 11 am, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.

COLLINS, Curtis Duane, 47, Dallas, 3 p.m., Dallas mortuary. HINMAN, Reuben 100, Salem, 4 p.m., Bollman mortuary, Dallas. McMORRIS, Mary 84, Lewisburg, Pa, formerly of Linn County, 2 p.m., Orleans Church. NAGELY, Irta 76, Yamhill, 11 am, Macy Son mortuary, McMinnville. PINKSTON, Paul 76, Salem, 10:30 am, Peoples Church, Salem.

FUNERAL INFORMATION Funeral AAA Funeral AAA Funeral AAJj Hotlcee ViL Director! tM Supplement! llR Clarence L. Carpenter Barrick Funeral Home DEATH INFORMATION I Graveside services, Thursday, 205 Church Street, SE A ,4.1., recorded May 19, 1994, 11 a.m., Wfc 363-9139 WIM7 lamette National Cemetery. dil-lOOi Survivor, include: sister, Sylvia KEIZER CHAPEL 5T'', TV1 4365 River RdN AA IkXXlZt: Monument. 207 CA. VIRGIL T.

GOLDEN 2 SIDE by side cemetery CHAPEL, 605 Coml SE at Oak. Restlawn Funeral Home lots at Restlawn, $12o4 681-2816 Services, Thursday, May 19, WS-M7J 1994, 10:30 a.m., Peoples Prearrangements make Church. Crypt Entombment, City View Cemetery. Arrange- RIGDONRANSOM llUSSpaceiOr ments, HOWELL-EDWARDS- colonial chapel services, day time, survivors, etc, DOERKSEN CHAPEL of the 299 Cottage NE 363-3173 pH oqo coon GARDENS, 1350 Com'l SE. JHa-088U AIDS cases detailed Gay males dominate the ranks of people with the deadly disease.

The Associated Press SEATTLE In the Northwest, AIDS statistics still are dominated by men who have sex with men. Nearly 80 percent of King County AIDS cases involved homosexual activity, compared with 54 percent nationally, the Seattle-King County Health Department reported. The higher proportion of gay patients is found throughout the region, Bob Wood, medical director of the department's AIDS Prevention Project, said Wednesday, citing similar data from Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia. The trend also affects rural numbers for AIDS, Wood said, though he noted many rural patients actually are infected in Seattle. The numbers indicate AIDS-prevention information is not reaching those most at risk in the region, said health officials and gay activists attending a Monday conference, "Reinventing HIV Protection for Gay Men." Of special concern are young gay men, more than half of whom will get the deadly acquired immune deficiency syndrome if current trends continue.

"It's very frightening that the average uninfected young gay man has a 50 percent chance of being infected by age 50," Wood said at the conference. Nationally, nearly a quarter of AIDS cases affect heterosexual intravenous drug abusers, compared with just 5 percent here. Nationally, more than half of people with AIDS are members of minority groups, compared with 16 percent here. Heterosexual contact is blamed for 6 percent of AIDS cases nationally, compared with 2 percent here. Local health officials say they can't explain the differences, but suspect they are partly attributable to the disease's relatively late arrival here.

Additional lead time made it possible to curb AIDS' spread among some risk groups with such tactics as needle-exchange programs, which reduced the sharing of needles by infected drug abusers. January murder trial set for ex-deputy The Associated Press ROSEBURG A former sheriffs deputy accused of killing his 2V2-year-old son will not face trial until next year, a judge ruled Wednesday. Larry Gibson was ordered to appear for trial Jan. 18 in a brief morning hearing before Douglas County Circuit Judge Thomas Kolberg. Gibson's attorney, Alan Scott, said after the hearing that he expected the case could take three months.

He said Gibson is prepared to face the murder charges. "This is a very unusual trial," Scott said. "The press knows as much about this matter as we There's a lot to analyze and digest and we think it will be a vigorously fought trial." Scott and prosecutors also requested a day of pretrial hearings on Dec. 2. Gibson, 33, is accused of killing his son, Tommy, in March 1991.

Searchers failed find the toddler after Gibson and his wife, Judy, reported him missing from their front yard in rural Azalea. The Gibsons maintained Tommy was kidnapped but a state police investigation focused on Larry Gibson after he allegedly made inconsistent statements. Gibson was shooting at wild cats shortly before he left for a jog, and police maintain he may have accidentally or intentionally shot his son and hid the body to cover up the crime. No body has been found. Charles Lee, Gibson's former attorney, said Gibson's daughter Karen, who was 4 at the time, told police she saw her father hit Tommy and put him in a trash bag.

Gibson was arrested in April in his native Montana, where he returned to sell insurance after resigning as a deputy in 1992. Warren A. Sherk July 12, 1916 May 17, 1994 CORVALLIS Warren A. Sherk, 77, died Tuesday. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he attended Allegheny College and the University of Rangoon in Burma.

He did graduate work at Duke University, New School for Social Research and Berkely Baptist Divinity School. He earned a doctorate in sacred theology. While studying in Burma, he was involved with humanitarian efforts that led to his association with Pearl S. Buck. He was her field secretary from 1948 to 1949, and helped coordinate Asian speakers.

He went on to be a lifetime member of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation's International Board of Governors, and served on the foundation's board of directors since 1985. During the 1950s, he was involved with "Save Walden," and served as chaplain at the Arizona State Prison. He also wrote and lectured for American Leprosy Missions. He was a member of the founding committee of the Peace Corps, and in 1936 was a participant in the Lisie Fellowship, an intercul-tural educational group for college students.

On June 11, 1954, he married Martha Jean Kritzer, and his work took them to churches in New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Arizona, California and Washington. He lectured on nearly 1,000 campuses in Asia, and was involved in several international organizations. During his travels he gathered material for his book, Wider Horizons, portions of which were read over the BBC during Queen Elizabeth Hs coronation in 1953. He was also the author of Agnes Moorehead: A Very Private Person and Pearl S. Buck; Good Earth Mother.

He retired in 1980, and continued on the lecture and writing circuit. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Elena Sherk of Los Angeles, Adra Sherk-Barlow of Lake Oswego and Lydian Davis of Tempe, sons, Warren M. and Wilson, both of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren. Memorial services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday in Corvallis Presbyterian Church.

Arrangements are by McHenry mortuary. Contributions may be made to the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, P.O. Box 181, Green Hills Farm, Perkasie, 18944. SJ, 51994 Myles A.

Tisdall Feb. 15, 1919 May 17, 1994 WILLAMINA Myles A. Tisdall, 75, died Tuesday in a McMinnville care center. He was born in Corning, Iowa, but grew up and went to school in Mitchell, S.D. He moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in the early 1940s and lived there until moving to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1960.

While in Coeur d'Alene, he worked as a plumber for Hug Plumbing and Hagen Lunceford Plumbing. In Alaska, he owned and operated Wildes Mechanical and worked for Superior Plumbing and OK Plumbing. He retired in 1980 and spent his winters in Wil-lamina and his summers on the Kenai River in Alaska. He loved to fish and dig clams and belonged to the Eagles Aerie No. 486.

On June 30, 1950, he married Carolyn Rueckert in Coeur d'Alene. Survivors include his wife; stepdaughter, Maureen Stark of Coeur d'Alene; brothers, Ralph of Escon-dido, and Kenneth of Pasco, sister, Alice Singer of Taco-ma, three- grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday in English mortuary, Coeur d'Alene. Interment will be in Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene.

Arrangements are by Macy Son mortuary, McMinnville. Contributions may be made to the Yamhill County Hospice, 419 E. Sixth McMinnville, Ore. 97128, or a charity of choice. SJ, 51994 Maude Lucille Maxwell Duprau May 2, 1899 May 18, 1994 Maude Lucille Maxwell Duprau, 95, of Salem died Wednesday.

She was born in Newton, 111., and moved to California after completing business college. She met and married Illion Oliver Duprau in California; he died in 1981. She worked for and moved to Salem three years ago to be near her son and grandchildren. She lived in Lancaster Village and enjoyed spending time with the youngest members of her family and gardening. Survivors include her son, Maxwell of Salem; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In keeping with her wishes, no services will be held. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden mortuary. SJ, 51994 Salem in 1991. He was an accomplished pianist and enthusiastic traveler.

He went with his family to Europe, North Africa, the Far East and Mexico. His memberships included Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Survivors include his wife; daughter, Janine Shelley of Des Moines, Iowa; son, Philip of Shamong, N.J.; brother, Roland of Boise, Idaho; and three grandchildren. Visiting will be from 10 a.m. to noon today in Barrick mortuary.

Private family services will be held. Interment will be in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. SJ, 51994 Gertrude S. Barich Nov. 21, 1909 -May 17, 1994 CORVALLIS Gertrude S.

Barich, 84, died Tuesday in a Corvallis hospital. She was born, raised and educated in Eden Valley, Minn. In 1926 she graduated from Eden Valley High School. She moved to Vancouver, in 1942. She lived in Portland for about 30 years, working for the Portland Kaiser Shipyards during World War II and as a bookkeeper in various areas after the war.

She retired in 1972 and moved to Medford, where she stayed for 15 years before moving to Corvallis to be near her family. Her interests included fishing and dancing. In 1930 she married Raymond Nistler in Eden Valley; they later divorced. She then married Tony Barich in 1947 in Portland. Survivors include her sons, Gene Nistler of Corvallis, Ron Nistler of Redmond, and James Nistler of Washington, D.C.; sisters, Alice Sullivan of Gresham and Mabel White of Minneapolis; brother, Pat Sullivan of Minneapolis; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Saturday in Dingmann-Veeser mortuary, Sauk Rapids, Minn. Interment will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, Eden Valley. Arrangements are by McHenry mortuary. SJ, 51994 Thomas Allen Tom' Shaw July 22, 1933 May 17, 1994 DALLAS Thomas Allen Tom" Shaw, 60, died Tuesday in Salem.

A native of La Crosse, he graduated from high school in Wisconsin in 1951, and spent 23 years in the Air Force. He was a MARS station operator during the Vietnam War. He retired as a technical sergeant. He married Ellen Kellacher on Oct. 22, 1955, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

After Air Force retirement, he was a machinist for Caterpillar Corp. in Dallas. He retired in 1989. He operated a farm and ranch as a livestock breeder. He enjoyed sports at Perrydale High School, and liked hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Tim of Dallas, Jeff and Greg, both of Salem; daughters, Laura Shaw of Dallas and Yvonne Shaw of Cov- ARMED FORCES DAY SATURDAY MAY 21, 1994 Salem Airport McNary Field Salem to Admission and Parking FREE Military Equipment Displays: Helicopters, Airplanes, Humvees of Desert Storm Communication Vehicles, Howitzer, Other vehicles, U.S. Marine vehicles, U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter display. Smaller displays inside of hangar by National Guard and Active Military branches of service. Veterans' organizations and special displays from Oregon National Guard.

Museum. Special program 2:00 PM with fly over by aircraft from Portland. Speeches -music-Special rescue demonstration by U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter crew. Come talk with men women in the military and see the equipment they use in their duties.

Sponsored by FOOD Organization And Greater Salem Area Veterans Oregon National Guard Death Notices WININGER, Earl 88, Hubbard, Corn-well mortuary, Woodburn. DO LAND, Jean Doris, 74, Salem, How-ell-Edwards-Doerksen mortuary, Salem. Obituary and service Information will be published as soon as it becomes available. MEMORIAL AJ On MONDAY the names of 1Q readers will be selected at random from our daily, subscriber list to win a free long-sleeved T-shirtJ 3 Thanks for reading ana look tor your name on MAGIC MONDAY; Marketing: 399-6734 For home delivery; call 399-6622, or 1-800-452-2511 A native of Fruita, she came to Salem in 1953 from New-berg. She attended elementary school and high school in Newberg.

On June 1, 1951, she married Dale V. Backer in Vancouver, Wash. For many years she worked as activity and social director at the South Salem Nursing Home. She was also a psychiatric aide at Oregon State Hospital and Fairview Training Center. She was involved in the Cub Scouts and Independent Order of Foresters and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church.

She enjoyed outdoor recreation and camping. Survivors include her husband; mother, Fay E. Lane of Salem; sons, Dean V. of Salem and Don F. of Dallas; daughter, Susan A.

Judd of Salem; brother, Norman O. Lane of Barnunn, sister, Teddy H. Schultz of Rifle, and six grandchildren. Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday in the church.

Private inurnment will be in Rest-lawn Memory Gardens. Contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church or the Asthma Clinic. SJ, 51994 Ella Marie Scott May 4, 1913 May 17, 1994 LEBANON Ella Marie Scott, 81, died Tuesday. She was born in Paisley, and moved to the Willamette Valley in 1920. She lived in North Albany, and then moved to Lebanon in 1952.

On Aug. 2, 1935, she married Raymond Scott in Vancouver, Wash. She was a homemaker, and her hobbies included gardening and traveling. Survivors include her husband; brothers, Herman J. Koster of Albany, John Koster of Grants Pass and George Koster of Salem; and sisters, Lena Theison of Portland and Mary McPherren of Albany.

Memorial services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fisher mortuary, Albany. 1 SJ, 51994 Tommie Lee Allan Thompson April 22, 1994 -May 16, 1994 LEBANON Tommie Lee Allan Thompson, infant son of Tonya Cruise and Bradley Thompson of Lebanon, died Monday in his home. He was born in Albany. Survivors include his parents; grandparents, Mike and Debbie Cruise and Tommie and Carolyn Thompson, all of Lebanon; and great-grandparents, Doug Cruise, Kay DeKuyper and Faye Patterson, all of Lebanon, and Marian Board of Washington.

Graveside services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday in Lebanon IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements are by Huston mortuary. SJ, 51994 Clarence Carpenter June 22, 1907 May 14, 1994 REDMOND Clarence L. Carpenter, 86, died Saturday in Salem.

A native of Chicago, he had lived in Redmond since 1970. He had previously lived in Bend, Eugene and Salem. During World War II, he served in the Army. He was a retired watchmaker. Survivors include his sisters, Sylvia Kennedy of Yuma, and Lillian V.

Carpenter of Temple City, Calif. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. today in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden mortuary, Salem.

SJ, 51994 fife I I I elo, sisters, Colleen Roberts of Dakota, Kathleen Neumann of North Bend, and Theresa Greeno of La Crosse; and nine grandchildren. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday in Dallas mortuary. Interment will be in Dallas Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Perrydale High School Athletic Program or the American Heart Association, both in care of the mortuary.

SJ, 51994 Roger Lyle Caufleld Sept 27, 1946 May 15, 1994 Roger Lyle Caufield, 47, of Salem died Sunday in Salem Hospital. Survivors include his son, Robert W. of Fort Benning, daughter, Beverly Caufield of Springfield; mother, Helen Johnstone of Desert Palm Springs, and two grandchildren. No services will be held. Interment will be private.

Arrangements are by Restlawn mortuary. SJ, 51994 Statesman Journal.