Obituaries: May 30, 2009

By Calvin Hall

The Gresham Outlook, May 30, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

Brinkley James Schedeen

May 28, 1946-May 6, 2009

A memorial service will be held for Brinkley James Schedeen at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 120 S.W. Towle Ave.

Brinkley died May 6 at his home in Boring at the age of 62. He was a farmer, developer and Realtor, and, as a Vietnam veteran, helped found and run a veteran’s assistance program for returning Vietnam vets with psychological and drug-related disorders.

He was born May 28, 1946, in Portland to James and Betty (Moore) Chauncey. After his mother remarried to R.E. “Poly” Schedeen, he was adopted by Schedeen. Poly Schedeen was a farmer and former state Senator. Betty Schedeen was hailed as the “mother of Mt. Hood Community College” along with a host of other accomplishments.

Brinkley attended Gresham Grade School and graduated from Gresham High in 1964. He studied three years at Willamette University and was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam era.

“He worked in the Army (at Ford Ord), counseling returning vets. It was kind of an unusual outfit, and they got to wear civilian clothes and grew their hair long, so they were long-haired, hippie-looking guys,” said his brother, Tony

It was after his Army hitch that Brinkley established Project Return to helping returning veterans.

In the late 1970s, he and his brother launched Big Fir Winery, named after the Schedeen Big Fir Farm. They joked that they started making raspberry wine after Brinkley dropped a crate of raspberries one day.

The two claimed that they intended to make berry wine for “yahoos,” but ended up with wine that people who appreciated wine really liked.

Brinkley then described the Big Fir Farm outside of Boring as containing “150 acres of timber, 150 acres of berries and 20 acres of dogs.”

In recent years, Brinkley was associated with Village Realty and lastly, John L. Scott.

He liked reading and golf.

Survivors include his sisters, Anne Schedeen of Los Angeles and Sarabeth Schedeen of Sandy, brother, Tony Schedeen of Boring and two nieces, Taylor and Minnie.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Schedeen Scholarship for Leadership at Mt. Hood Community College.

Gresham Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Elizabeth “Betty” Josephine Jones

Jan. 24, 1932-May 23, 2009

Fairview resident Elizabeth “Betty” Josephine Jones, 77, died Saturday, May 23, in Portland.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at Grace Presbyterian Church, 6025 N.E. Prescott St., Portland, followed by a reception. A visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, June 1, at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home, 520 W. Powell Blvd. Private interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Corbett.

Betty was born Jan. 24, 1932, in Gordon, Neb., to Henry W. and Ruth E. (Brown) Thiemann. She attended first through fifth grades in Colorado before moving to Portland in 1945. She attended Girls Polytechnic High School for two years and then attended and graduated from Jefferson High School.

On Nov. 22, 1951, she married Harrison Ira Jones in Portland. They moved to Fairview in 1972.

Betty organized and ran the statewide muscular dystrophy drive for several years, and the hemophilia drive for a year. In the late 1980s, she owned and operated Convention Arrangements and in the mid-1990s she worked for Welcome Wagon in Gresham and Troutdale.

Betty was also involved with the Early Emmys-Home Extension, the Toastmistresses (where she was the certified parliamentarian) and the Edgefield Children’s Home.

Her brothers Billy Thiemann and Donald Thiemann preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband; son, Duane H. Jones of Portland; daughter, Elaine Jones of Wilsonville; brothers, Richard Thiemann of Portland, Harold Thiemann of Tigard and Edward Thiemann of Corbett; and sister, Ruth Oliver of Amity.

Visit Betty’s page at www.mem.com for more information and to sign the guestbook.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Christine G. Edgar

Jan. 3, 1947-May 22, 2009

Portland resident Christine G. Edgar, 62, died Friday, May 22.

A graveside service was held Friday, May 29, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham.

Christine was born Jan. 3, 1947, in Portland to Harold and Kathryn Edgar. She graduated from Gresham High School.

She enjoyed dancing and writing poems.

Her brother, Gerald Edgar, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her sister-in-law, Tere of Arizona; nephews, Ric of California and Tom of Arizona; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Robert “Bob” Ziemer

June 30, 1935-May 21, 2009

Former Gresham resident Robert “Bob” Ziemer, 73, died Thursday, May 21, at his home in Portland.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Holman’s Funeral Service, 2610 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

Bob was born June 30, 1935, in Phillips, Wis., to Robert H. and Muriel M. Ziemer. He was raised in Gresham and graduated from Gresham High School. He served in the Army from September 1953 to September 1956 in Korea and Germany. Bob then attended Portland State College, where he served as student body president and as the editor of The Vanguard student newspaper. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1960.

Bob worked as a newspaper reporter for the Oregon City Enterprise Courier and he re-founded the Oregon Spectator, where he learned and wrote about the history of the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands. He later worked as the county reporter for The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., for eight years. In 1977, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for a congressman from Montana and then for a senator from Wisconsin. He also worked as a research director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

On Jan. 13, 1979, he married Becky Overton in Reston, Va.

More recently, Bob was writing a book about the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands. The more he researched the legal and political issues, the more he became convinced that the 2.5 million acres of O&C lands remaining in Western Oregon really belong to the state and its counties and not to the federal government.

His sisters Carol J. Capelle, Juanita Cork and Kathleen S. Ziemer preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Kyle Ziemer of Juneau, Alaska, Tommy Ziemer of Portland, Tyler Ziemer of Portland and Geoff Ziemer of Portland; daughter, Korry Rahn of Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Charles Ziemer of Woodburn; sisters, Judith E. Cronin of Portland, Diane M. Hudgeons of Portland and Gloria Huffman of West Lafayette, Ind.; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to 1620 Club, care of Portland State Alumni Association, P.O. Box 751, Portland, 97207.

Holman’s Funeral Service is handling arrangements.

Dennis Ray Daniels

March 19, 1950-May 9, 2009

Gresham resident Dennis Ray Daniels, 59, died Saturday, May 9.

A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the old Oregon City High School gym, 1306 12th St., Oregon City.

Dennis was born March 19, 1950, in Vancouver, Wash., to Burt and Muriel Elaine (Dimmick) Daniels. He was raised in Portland and graduated from David Douglas High School in 1968.

On Feb. 21, 1969, he married Penny Jenkins in Vancouver.

Dennis was an all-around handy man and worked in maintenance for a property management company for the last 15 years. Before moving to Gresham in 2000, Dennis and Penny lived in Sandy where he coached girls’ high school basketball. He coached in Sandy and Oregon City for more than 20 years.

Dennis enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Daniels; and granddaughter, Shelby Hyland.

Survivors include his wife; daughter, Shanna Hyland of Colton; son, Jason Daniels of Gresham; sister, Ann Finwick of Sandy; and three grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association, 380 S.E. Spokane St., Suite 110, Portland, 97202; or to the Kidney Foundation, 465 N.E. 181st Ave., Suite 257, Portland, 97230-6660.

Gresham Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Julia “Julie” Fedderly Storms

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