Marolyn Loy Nicolaidis, age 83, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away April 15, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
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June Inez Jones, age 85, resident of Dufur, Oregon passed away April 13, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Venita Fay Shaw, age 77, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away April 10, 2021. Services will be held at a later date, details will be posted on Spencer, Libby & Powell Website once finalized
Lucy Boyden Rice, age 95, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away April 11, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Private services will be held.
Beloved Father Man of Faith and Music
Douglas Eugene Woolsey was born in The Dalles, OR on March 18, 1938 to Harold and Doris Woolsey. Doug grew up on Trevitt’s street neighborhood with his elder sister Joan and younger siblings Bonnie and Sam. Doug grew up interested in playing football, baseball and basketball. Doug began learning how to play the piano and clarinet in his early youth. Doug also loved to play marbles as a young man and won the Oregon State marble tournament in 1950.
Doug attended the University of Oregon, enlisted and served in the National Guard. After graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in business Doug joined the sales team at Firestone Corporation. Doug married and had two daughters and resided in San Jose, CA. In 1969, Doug and his family moved back to the Dalles and started working at the family tire business Woolsey Tires with his father Harold and brother Sam.
In 1978 Doug became a real estate agent and began selling real estate with Realty World. In 1980, Doug was awarded the title of the “Million Dollar Man” as he had sold a million dollars’ worth of properties that year. Doug later moved on and worked at Booth and Kelly Real estate and Insurance. Doug eventually opened his own office Doug Woolsey Realtor’ on Washington street.
Doug was accomplished musician and performer. He played woodwind horns for various bands throughout his lifetime. Doug played clarinet and toured with the High Five Polka Band for over thirty years, played saxophone in the Gateway Presbyterian Church Praise Band for over twenty years, he was a member of local Jazz Bands and performed with the Gorge Winds Concert Band as well as other local musicians both professionally and just for the love of playing.
Doug had a deep faith and love for Jesus Christ. He was a member of the Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship International, the men's bible study group at his church, he regularly studied his bible and was an attendant of Christian retreats and revivals. Doug had great affection for the service and members at The Life in Christ Center and Christian Science Church both of The Dalles.
Doug is survived by his two daughters and their families Daliea Thompson, Rebecca and her husband Martin Gooch, both of The Dalles, Or. His Sister Joan (Woolsey) Martin of Elma WA, His brother Samuel and his wife Ann Marie Woolsey of the Dalles. His four grandchildren Leion Thompson, Errol Gooch, Aislynn Gooch and her husband Kevin McHale, Evan Gooch, a very special great granddaughter Serene Gooch and his much loved great nephew Arthur Woolsey who Doug nicknamed “Lil Abner”.
A celebration of life and memorial for Doug will be held on Saturday May 8th, 2021 at Gateway Presbyterian Church at 2:00 pm. This event is available in a live stream format and will be available for viewing on the The Dalles Gateway Presbyterian Church Web page and Facebook page
Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Mary Lou Campbell, age 85, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away at home with her family. Private services will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Richard Charles Lotspeich, age 67 resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away April 11, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Services with Military Honor will be held at a later date and Willamette National Cemetery.
Griffith Lee Thomas was born on August 7, 1942 in South Gate, California to Robert C. Thomas and Ruth L. Bibb Thomas. He attended and graduated pharmacy school in Laramie, Wyoming, where he was honored with a Rho Chi membership. Griff served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman with the Marines in Vietnam.
Pharmacy and family occupied his mind and heart. He worked as a pharmacist at Payless, downtown The Dalles, then at Cascade Square when Payless moved and continued working there when it became Value Giant and finally Rite Aid. He retired after 38 years of being a pharmacist.
Dried cockroaches, anyone? Griff would eat 'em. He loved the challenge of eating new and unusual foods wherever he traveled with his family. He ate octopus in four different countries. Griff's love of travel, food, and science also took him to the Three Gorges Dam in 2009 to view the solar eclipse.
He enjoyed a wide range of movies from African Queen to Zombieland, and music from Adele to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Griff is survived by his wife Carolyn; his children, Mark, Michael and wife Divya Sharma, Lisabeth, and Kevin; his grandchildren, Alcides and fiancé Leyra, Larissa, Leonardo, Elen, Nishtah, Eeshani, and Caylee; his brother Timothy (T. Norman) Thomas and wife Pam, and sister-in-law Shirley.
Griff was preceded in death by son Jed; daughter-in-law Jody; and older brother Wayne.
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Adelia Dewayn Holt, age 81, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away April 4, 2021. Viewing is scheduled Saturday April 17, 2021 from 2:00-5:00 at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. A family directed Celebration of Life is planned for 1:00 Saturday May 22, 2021 at The Dalles Eagle Lodge.
David Wayne Carrigan, age 60, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away March 30, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. A family directed celebration of life will be held Thursday Noon, May 15, 2021 at the family home.
Mary Salter, age 84, resident of Dallesport, Washington passed away April 2, 2021. Private services will be held. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Daniel Joseph Schmelzle, age 43, resident of Vancouver, Washington passed away March 23, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Linda Louise Stout, age 71, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away March 27, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Cecilia Thompson passed away at her home on March 24, 2021. She was surrounded by family and cared for by Heart of Hospice. Cecilia was born on December 23, 1933 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Bert Newby and Ruth Rawson Newby. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, JC Thompson, her sister, Evelyn St. Clair, and her brothers, Richard and Gaylord Newby, her daughter-in-law, Naomi Thompson, and her grandson, Zane Thompson. She is survived by her brother, Dale Newby, and Sister, Lorna Walker, her children, Ramona Horton Collins (Sean), Dorothy Krueger (Randy), and Tim Thompson. Her grandchildren, Gail Horton Maravi (Gabe), Janet Strege (Chris), Erin Horton (Erik Vann), Jennifer Gonzalez-Krueger (Jesus), Robert Krueger, Meghann Thompson (Jake), Kendall Mitchell (Nick) and her great-grandchildren, Natalie and Gabe Maravi, Lydia Strege, Paisley Vann, Isabel, Monica, and Alex Gonzalez, and Dylan Krueger. Also, many extended family members, including JC’s family and many friends.
Cecilia grew up in Grandview, Washington on a farm. She graduated from Grandview High School in 1952. She met JC Thompson shortly before her graduation and married him on February 15, 1953. JC was a farmer and they moved to Granger, Washington and bought a fruit ranch. Cecilia was a homemaker and could be found in the fields pruning, thinning, irrigating, and driving tractor when needed. Cecilia excelled as a seamstress and enjoyed canning food for her family. She and JC were instrumental in the construction of the first Southern Baptist Church in Granger, Washington where she led the music, taught Sunday school, and bible school for many years.
In 1970 they sold their farm and bought a Cherry Ranch in The Dalles, Oregon. They were active members of Emmanuel Baptist Church. The moved in 1976 to Boise, Idaho and then in 1982 to Andalusia, Alabama, JC’s hometown. In 1994 they moved back to The Dalles, Oregon to be near their children.
Cecilia enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and spent winters as a snowbird in Arizona. She was an avid quilter and a member of the Cherry City Quilters Club. She regularly attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. She also hosted a non-denominational weekly bible study in her home. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.
Her Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 17th at 1:00 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church 2819 W. 10th St., The Dalles, Oregon. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Heart of Hospice, 407 Portway Avenue #201, Hood River, OR 97031
Antoinette Denning, age 86, passed away at a local hospital Mar. 21, 2021. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Allen Walter Chapman, age 67, resident of Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles, Oregon passed away March 19, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Ronda Jeannette Thom, age 66, resident of Lyle, Washington passed away March 22, 2021. Services will be held at a later date, details will be on Spencer, Libby & Powell website once finalized.
Jeffrey Cunningham Krier, age 70, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away March 22, 2021. Due to current gathering restrictions Memorial Services will be held at a later date, details will be posted on Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home website once they have been finalized.
Ridge Evan Olmstead, age 63, resident of Wasco, Oregon passed away February 12, 2021. Celebration of life will be held Saturday April 10, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Spencer, Libby & Powell Gathering Hall, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR. 97058
Donald Eugene Hixson Jr. , age 81, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away February 28, 2021. He was laid to rest next to his beloved wife Gwendolyn at IOOF Cemetery/Parklawn in a private burial. Services will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.