Frederick Albert Faulkner, age 72, a resident of Maupin, OR, passed away May 15, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Gregory Tim Kovarik, age 64, a resident of Grass Valley, OR, passed away May 13, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Clyde Edward Hayes, age 61, a resident of Maupin, OR, passed away May 12, 2023. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Agnes Rose Brown, age 93, a resident of Tygh Valley, OR, passed away May 10, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Alan George Frame, age 94, a resident of Dufur, OR, passed away May 14, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Steven W. Munsen, age 67, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away May 8, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Jerry Don Smith, age 72, a resident of Lyle, WA, passed away May 9, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Lorraine I. Judah, age 90, a resident of Moro, OR, passed away May 5, 2023. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Sun Cha Meisner, age 77, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away May 8, 2023. Sun will be interned with her husband, James, at the Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral home in care of arrangements.
Marc Steven Neary, age 73, a resident of Dufur, OR, passed away May 6, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
David C. Povey, age 83, a resident of Mosier, OR, passed away May, 2, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Stanley Montgomery Miller, age 85, a resident of Dallesport, WA, passed away April 25, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral home in care of arrangements.
Yvonne Carol Hartung, age 75, a resident of The Dalles, OR. Passed away May 3. 2023. A Celebration of Life is being held at the United Church of Christ congregational May 11, 2023 at 11:00 am in The Dalles, OR. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Ray Perez Bustos, age 99, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away April 30, 2023. A Viewing will be held on May 11, 2023 from 4:00pm-8:00pm at Spencer, Libby & Powell Gathering Hall. Mass will take place at the St. Peter Catholic Church May, 12, 2023 at 11:00 am with an immediate Burial at the St. Peter Cemetery. A Luncheon will follow at the Parish Hall at St. Peter Catholic Church. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Martin David "Dave" Owens, age 44, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away suddenly on April 27, 2023. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes will lay at a favorite location in Nebraska.
Dave Owens, whose heart was even bigger than his smile, delighted in making people happy with his delicious food. But the performing arts were always his greatest love. Dave was an actor, on and off stage. He was also a writer, an enthusiast of bad dad jokes, a friend to all, and “Uncle Dave” to many children in his life.
His sudden death is mourned by his parents, Dan and Elizabeth; his brother, Bill; his sister, Katherine; his nieces and nephew, Madeleine, Abigail, and Gabriel; his cousins, aunts, and uncles; and his many friends.
Dave’s sister described him best when she said, “He loved his nieces and nephew so much. They could do no wrong in his eyes. ...I think he felt that way about all of us. No judgment, no criticism, just absolute love and understanding.”
Dave did not want a funeral. While he joked about a Viking Send Off, he seriously wished for nothing more than “a big barbecue and party.” He loved making good food and feeding people. To honor Dave’s wishes, there will be a celebration of his life at 4:00 p.m., June 11, 2023, at Smoke Wring BBQ, 801 E. 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR. Everyone is invited to bring a pot luck dish and some groan-worthy jokes. We’ll share good food, bad jokes, and best memories of David “Dave” Owens.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Robert O.D. Nickell, age 69, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away April 29, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
John M. Crippen, age 70, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away April 13, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Jennifer Beth Luttrell, age 41, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away on April 27, 2023. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Angelina “Angie” (Berardini) DesRochers passed away on April 16th, 2023, at the age of 92 at the Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles Oregon.
Angie was a pillar of The Dalles’ downtown business community, owning Hampton Furniture for over 55 years. She was well known for her work ethic. When her husband Donald passed away in 1981 after a hard fought battle with lung cancer, she took over the business while simultaneously raising her children. She worked seven days a week at the business throughout most of her career helping customers ordering furniture, staging the showrooms and generally keeping everything operating smoothly. She eventually purchased the vacant Williams Building in 1992 at 306 E 2 nd Street, which is its current location. She subsequently renamed it the DesRochers Building. She was a humble and non-judgmental woman who did not need to be the center of attention or be recognized for all of the good deeds that she did for her family and the community of The Dalles, both of which she loved so much. In her limited spare time, she enjoyed gardening, landscaping and tending to her rose garden. One of her favorite pastimes was watching sporting events with her family.
She was born to Pasquale Berardini and Stella Gasparro on December 16th, 1930 in San Diego, California, the youngest of seven children. Her parents immigrated from Bari Italy and spoke minimal English. As a child, she used to stomp grapes barefoot when her father needed assistance in making bootlegged wine. She graduated from Hoover High School in 1948.
She married the love of her life, Donald Edward DesRochers, on November 12th, 1949 while he was serving in the US Navy. They moved to The Dalles in 1950 shortly after Donald finished his military service. The couple had five children Donna, Gary, Doug, Paul and David. The family later purchased Hampton Furniture in 1967 and the business continues to be run by her youngest son, David.
Retailing furniture was a big part of her life; she was an instrumental part of the founding members of the Pacific Furniture Dealers, a major furniture-buying group in the Northwest. She remained working in the business until the COVID pandemic in March of 2020 when she was 89. She was an amazing mother, grandmother, community member and friend and an all-around good person. In her passing, she left behind a family that hopes to make her proud by continuing the legacy she has built.
Angie is survived by her daughter Donna; two sons Gary (Cathy), David (Sheri) and Daughter in law Sharlene (Doug); 6 grandchildren - Moe DesRochers, Lily Pennington, Keith DesRochers, Kelli Ledeen, Lori Lopez, Katelyn DesRochers, Dylan DesRochers and Erica Tursich, 8 great grandchildren and loving nephew Bart Curiale. Angie was preceded in death by her husband Donald DesRochers, sons Doug and Paul DesRochers, great grandson Solomon DesRochers, brothers Sam Berardini, Tony Berardini, Joe Berardini; and sisters Tonella Curiale, Stella Gentillalli and Dominica Nesbitt.
As per Angie’s wishes, there will be a private family memorial.
Fredrick Anthony Reser, age 69, a resident of Rufus, OR, passed away November 28, 2022. A graveside service is being held at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Condon, OR, April 29, 2023 at 10:30 am. Following Celebration of Life and Potluck is being held at the Condon Parish Hall at 11:00 am. The family is asking in celebration and honor of Fred is that you wear either camo or tie dye. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home were in care of arrangements.