58821. Dr. Allan Lowell Ferrin
Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)
May 13, 1997Dr. Allan Lowell Ferrin
April 5, 1920 - May 10, 1997Dr. Allan Ferrin, 77, of Salem, died Sataurday.
He was born in Portlans and graduated from Willamette University, University of Oregon Medical School and University of Minnesota in surgery. He was a thoracic surgeon practicing in Salem from 1953 to 1994, He was past chairman of the State Board of Medical Examiners, past president of Salem Hospital Medical Staff, board member of the Boys & Girls Club, on the board of Willamette University Trustees and South Salem Rotary. He married Elizabeth in 1949. She died in1972.
He married Elizabeth in 1049, she died in 1972.
Survivors inclide daughter Judith M. Lawrence of Beaverton; sons, David and Thomas, both of Salem, Mark of Portland and Timothy of Federal Way, Wash.; sister, Miriam Lidell of Corvallis; and 12 grandchildren.
Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)
February 27, 1972Servives will be 1:30 p.m, Tuesday in St. Mark's Litheran Church for Elizabeth S. Ferrin, 47, 3590 Sundridge Drive S., who died Friday.
Born in St, Paul, Minn., she had lived in the Salem area 20 years.
She was a past prsident of Sojournersm P.E.O., Rotary women's group and had aided in Red Cross blood drawings.
Survivors include widower Dr. Allan L. Ferrin; daughter Judith Ferrin, Salem; sons David, Mark, Timothy and Thomas, all of Salem; mother R. C. Schneider, St. Paul, Minn.; sister Mrs William Johnson and brother Richard Schneider, both of St. Paul.
The Oregonian
June 17, 1950Katherine Wegman, wife of Charles B. Wegman, building contractor of 716 N.W. Marlborough avenue, died Saturday in a Portland hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. The funeral will be in the J. P. Finley & Son chapel Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.
Mrs. Wegman was born March 5, 1902, at Tower, Minn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myron C. Woodward. The mother survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Joan, Portland, and Dede (Mrs. Herbert K. Williams Jr.), Richmond, Cal.
Mrs. Wegman lived most of her life in Silverton and Portland. She was corresponding secretary of the Camp Fire Girls for several years, and at the time of her death was a director of the Albertina Kerr baby home. She was a member of the Town club. Portland Garden club and Waverly Country club.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
July 20, 2016Williams, Edith 88 Mar. 05, 1928 July 10, 2016
Edith Dede Martha Williams, 88, of Vancouver, passed away peacefully July 10, 2016.
She is survived by her sons, Gregg and Bruce (Sally); grandchildren, Austin, Meg, Reid and Perry Williams; sister, Joan Wilcox of Longview, Wash.; and several nieces and a nephew.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert K. Williams.
Dede was born March 5, 1928, in Eugene, to William and Catherine Ferrin Jr. When Dede was just 4 years old, her father died in a logging accident in Westfir.
The family subsequently moved to Silverton, to live with Catherines parents. In 1937, Catherine married Charles Wegman, and he adopted Edith and Joan.
Dede attended Catlin Gabel School (Portland), Stephens College (Columbia, Mo.) and Oregon State University (Corvallis), where she majored in child study and child psychology.
Dede met her future husband, Herb, on a blind date arranged through mutual friends. With Herb living in Stockton, Calif., and Dede in Portland, they had only ten dates. Within five months, they were married in 1950 in Portland.
They traveled back to the San Francisco Bay Area to begin their lives together, as Herb was then working for Standard Oil of California (Chevron).
Sons Gregg and Bruce were both born during their time in the Bay Area. In 1959, Chevron transferred Herb to Portland, where Herb and Dede raised their family. Dede was very involved in her boys early years when they were in active in sports and the Boy Scouts. Dede was also actively involved with the Assistance League of Portland, Portland Yacht Club, Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland Golf Club and the St. Vincent Hospital Guild. Dede enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, traveling, boating with her family and attending various sporting events including the Portland Buckaroos. Dede and Herb had a strong network of friendships with their neighbors and others in the Vista Hills neighborhood where they lived until moving to Vancouver in 1996.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
December 1, 2014Herbert "Herb" Killion Williams, 89, of Vancouver, passed away peacefully Nov. 22, 2014.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Edith "Dede"; sons, Gregg and Bruce (Sally); grandchildren, Austin, Megan, Reid and Perry Williams; sister, Barbara Ward of Danville, Calif.; and several nieces and nephew.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Miriam Williams.
Herb was born March 2, 1925, in Bakersfield, Calif., but spent most of life growing up in Richmond, Calif.
Immediately after graduating from high school, and much to the surprise of his mother, Herb enlisted into the U.S. Army Air Force and learned to fly PBY airplanes. After concluding his Air Force duty, Herb had a great ambition to go to college instead of becoming a pilot, so he enrolled at the College of the Pacific in Stockton and studied business administration. It was during his college years that he met Dede on a blind date arranged through mutual friends.
With Herb living in Stockton and Dede in Portland, they had only 10 dates. Within five months, they were married in 1950 in Portland. They traveled back to Richmond to begin their lives together, as Herb was then working for Standard Oil of California, Chevron. Sons, Gregg and Bruce, were born during their time in the Bay Area.
In 1959, Chevron transferred Herb to Portland, where Herb and Dede raised their family. Herb retired from Chevron in 1965, and moved into real estate investments. In Portland, the young family became very active in boating. Herb loved to be on the water, either fishing or cruising. They joined the Portland Yacht Club in 1965, and Herb became commodore in 1978. Many, many family memories would be generated by a trip on the boat, whether it was fishing out of Ilwaco or cruising up north with PYC friends. Herb was also an avid duck and pheasant hunter. While the boys were young, Herb's love of travel also resulted in the family's annual car trips, which commenced as soon as the boys were out of school in June. The trips usually lasted about three weeks and the family visited every state west of the Mississippi River. Once the boys were grown and away in college, Herb and Dede began their travels around the world. They especially enjoyed traveling on cruise ships and Herb loved seeing the wonders of the world. Herb was a longtime member of the Multnomah Athletic Club. In later years, he enjoyed his weekly lunches with fellow PYC and MAC members. Herb will be greatly missed by his friends and family. He was a generous and thoughtful man who always took care of his family. As a devoted husband, his love and care for Dede was obvious every day.
Beaver County Times
October 7, 2006FORMERLY OF AMBRIDGE - Hilda B. Haskell, 98, formerly of Ambridge, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, at Lutheran Senior Care - St. John, in Mars, Pa.
She was born on Dec. 16, 1907, in McKees Rocks, Pa. Prior to moving into the Lutheran Senior Care system eight years ago, she had been a 75-year resident of Ambridge. Hilda was a board member of the Laughlin Memorial Library for many years and was an active member of the Ambridge Women's Club. As a very active member of the First United Methodist Church of Ambridge, Hilda had been a member of the official board and served on many church committees. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women. Perhaps however, she is best remembered in the Ambridge community for the many church dinners and luncheons she organized over several decades.
Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, George H. Haskell, a retired engineer of the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel in Ambridge, and a brother, John Schuler, formerly of Beaver Falls.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Judith Ann and John R. Gill, of Hatboro, Pa.; a son and daughter-in-law, George S. (Skip) and Karen F. Haskell, Conway, and a grandson, George C. (Chris) Haskell, of London, England. She is also survived by a nephew, Robert Kelso, of Wilton, Conn., and nieces, Jean Kelso Senjor, of Munich, Germany; Ruth Kelso Thomas, Ambridge; Anne Kelso Titler, of Montreal, Canada, and Ruth Schuler Pietrandrea, Beaver Falls.
Beaver County Times (PA)
July 14, 2022George Schuler (Skip) Haskell, 79, of Conway, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in UPMC Passavant, McCandless. Born July 21, 1942, he was the son of the late George Herbert and Hilda Haskell. He was a retired machinist with Eaton Corporation, an Army Veteran during the Vietnam War, and a member of the Unionville United Methodist Church.
Skip is survived by his son, Chris Haskell, daughter-in-law, Grace Tan, and granddaughter, Calidon Haskell, of Los Angeles, CA, and by his sister, Judith A. Gill of Southampton, PA; two nieces, Michelle Ferrand of Punxsutawney, PA, and Brenda Ferrand of Woodstock, GA; three nephews, John T. Ferrand of Niles, OH, Stephen Ferrand of Nashville, TN, and Lance Ferrand of Sugar Grove, PA.
Skip was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Karen Haskell, and by two brothers-in-law, John R. Gill and John C. Ferrand.
Skip was very active in his community as a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 862, where he served with the Honor Guard and Detail, a member of Freedom American Legion Post 348, and as a school bus driver, youth basketball referee, and Little League baseball coach. In his spare time, Skip enjoyed boating and fishing on the local rivers and lakes, taking cruises with family and friends, and traveling to far-off places such as his annual vacation to Sparrow Lake, Canada with his family. His quirky sense of humor led to the term "Skip Jokes" and always brought a smile to all. Skip was always there for his family, his friends, and his neighbors in time of need to lend a helping hand. Skip, know that you will be dearly missed and that we will never forget you.
Beaver County Times (PA)
December 6, 2021Karen F. Haskell, 79, of Conway, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, in Heritage Valley, Beaver. Born February 16, 1942, in Rochester. She was the daughter of the late John and Anna Betz Ferrand. She was a retired secretary with the Freedom Area School District, and was a member of P.S.E.R.S.. Karen was also a member of the Unionville United Methodist Church, and was a volunteer with the Medical Center of Beaver.
Karen is survived by her husband of 58 years, Skip Haskell, also survived by one son and daughter in law, Chris Haskell and his wife Grace Tan of Los Angeles, one granddaughter, Calidon Primrose Haskell, Los Angeles, two nieces, Michelle Ferrand, Punxatawney, PA, and Brenda Ferrand, of Woodstock, Georgia, three nephews, John T. Ferrand, Niles, Ohio, Steven Ferrand, Nashville, Tennessee, and Lance Ferrand, Sugar Grove, PA.
She was preceded in death by one brother, John C. Ferrand.
Bouton Funeral Home, Georgetown, CT
Robert (Bob) Haskell Kelso passed away peacefully at home on June 6, 2021 at the age of 86.
He leaves his wife of 59 years, Luisa, his son William and wife Allison, his son Robert and wife Karen, and beloved grandchildren Andrew, Ella, Sydney, Abigail and Merritt. Bob is also survived by his sister Jean Senjor, his sister Ruth Thomas and husband Roger, his sister Anne Tittler and husband Bob, his cousin George (Skip) Haskell and wife Karen and his cousin Judy Gill and husband John.
Bob was born in Sewickley Pennsylvania, the son of D. William Kelso and Pearl Winifred Haskell, and grew up in Ambridge Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1956.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army in Korea in the Military Intelligence Corps. After completing his military service, he graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and began his career in accounting with Arthur Young.
He pursued a career in finance working for Trans World Airlines and American Airlines and serving as Chief Financial Officer for several companies including Moore & Munger, Inc. in Fairfield Connecticut. At retirement, he was Chairman of Cross Oil, a specialty refinery.
He was a longtime resident of Wilton Connecticut, which he and Luisa have called home since 1979. Both his sons are graduates of Wilton High School.
Bob had a passion for travel and was always planning his next trip. He traveled with Luisa to all seven continents, including Antarctica in 2017, which included a harrowing sea journey around Cape Horn. He and Luisa enjoyed frequent biking trips throughout the U.S and Canada. International trip highlights included: China, Peru, the Amazon, St. Petersburg and many other cities in Europe, Singapore, Tanzania and Australia, where he was able to visit his son Rob and his family before they returned to live in Wilton in 2014.
While his passion was travel, he dedicated his life to service where he made use of his financial talents after his retirement. He served in the Citizens Democracy Corps in Bulgaria in 1996 helping businesses convert to a market oriented economy after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Bob served for 10 years on the Wilton Board of Finance, including four as Chairman. He also held various other positions in the town of Wilton, including service on the Zoning Board of Appeals and as Chairman of the Pension Investment Committee.
Bob was an active member of the Wilton Congregational Church and held many volunteer positions at the church, including General Chairman. He also served as Treasurer and Trustee of the Wilton Library, Trustee of the Wilton Historical Society and founding board member for Stay at Home in Wilton.
58838. Helen Haskell Spaulding
local newspaper
Helen Spaulding Gayhart, 84, died April 6 at her home on Mercer Island, Wash.
She was the daughter of H. H. Spaulding, a pioneer Hamilton merchant and early superintendent of schools, and Charlotte Markle Spaulding, who also came from a pioneer Bitterroot Valley family.
She grew up in Hamilton, where she graduated from high school. She later taught at Hamilton Hogh School and wor ked at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory. She earned degrees from the University of Montana, University of Washington, and Columbia University in New York City. Her working career include administrative positions in Washington, D.C. amd Boston and teaching in colleges in California.
She lived in Washington since going there in 1960 as the bride of Robert Gayhart. Mr. Gayhart was the brother of Gretchen Jellison, of Hamilton.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)
September 21, 1999Julia D. "Anne" Hogan, 82, Longboat Key and formerly of Englewood and Arcadia, died Aug. 22, 1999.
She was born Oct. 31, 1916, in Arcadia and came to Longboat Key 75 years ago from Englewood. She was a homemaker. A graduate of Florida State University, she was a member of its Westcott Society and Theta Upsilon Sorority. She was a member of Sarasota Memorial Hospital Century Club and Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch.
Survivors include a cousin, Julian K. Mowery.
There is a middle school in Cerritos, California, named the Pliny Fisk Haskell Middle School http://www.schools-data.com/schools/Haskell-(Pliny-Fisk)-Middle-Cerritos.html
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John E Haskell
Birth Year: 1907
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Massachusetts
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 27 Nov 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of college
Civil Occupation: Managers and officials, n.e.c.
Marital status: Divorced, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: John Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1907
Death Date: 19 Aug 1977
SSN: 563071134
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Nov 1943
Release Date 1: 27 Feb 1946
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
August 31, 1998PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Dorothy Manners Haskell, a columnist who chronicled the lives of Hollywood celebrities, died at her home at the age of 95. Manners Haskell died Tuesday.
She had worked as an assistant to syndicated columnist Louella Parsons for 30 years, then took over her column for King Features Syndicate in 1965 after Parsons retired.
She wrote the column under the byline Dorothy Manners until 1977.After coming to Los Angeles from Texas when she was a teenager, she appeared as an extra in films directed by Cecil B. DeMille, working in films starring Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks and William Powell. She turned to writing after deciding she was an unexceptional actress.
She was hired by the now-defunct Hollywood Citizen and later wrote entertainment features for The Los Angeles Times. She joined Motion Picture magazine and went to work for Parsons in 1935.
Manners Haskell had no surviving immediate relatives. Her second husband, John Haskell, died in 1977.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
November 29, 199771 years later,they wed
The sweet music of love never dies
By Patricia Dibsie
Staff writerThe beginning was beautiful and the ending just as dear, divided by seven decades of separation. But all that changed Nov. 4, 1997, when Wilda Yates became the the bride of Eugene Haskell.
He's 87 and she's 93.
The two were sweethearts at Excelsior High School in Artesia - south of Los Angeles - in 1926. He was a shy and studious senior; she was the new music teacher, fresh from the Univerity of Southern California.
He was 16 and she was 22.
"When I walked into Room 40 that first day for Glee Club, I saw this beautiful lady with wavy, auburn hair, sitting on the piano bench," he said at the newlyweds' La Jolla home. "She took my breath away and I remember thinking this was going to be the nicest class I would have that year. It was."
"Gene was a serious-minded student and president of his class," Yates remembered. " And he had a wonderful voice."
Haskell's entire life - both his heart and his head - was influenced by the young music teacher. He recalled it as the time that music became the center of his world.
He won a scholarship at USC and the two became a couple. After class, he spent many hours courting her on the piano bench in Room 40. There, he confessed, he stole his first kiss. His freshman year in college passed and one spring afternoon Haskell asked Yates to be his wife.
In the next school year, they planned their wedding. The two decided on the chapel at the Mission Inn at Riverside. She sent handwritten party invitations to announce their engagement.
Then Gene's folks stepped in and forbade the marriage.
Heartbroken, he left for Stanford University to finish his last two years of College. It took him two days to drive down for a visit in his Model T. The visits became less frequent and they drifted apart.
Yates stayed at the same school for the next 35 years; still teaching music in Room 40. Eventually she married and the couple adopted a daughter.
Haskell earned a bachelor's degree, then a master's and became superintendent of schools for Santa Cruz County. He went on to earn a doctorate, writing his
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vate learning and build character. The year was 1954.
During this period, Haskell was offered a position as superintendent for the Los Angeles city schools, but a member of his doctoral committee challenged him to prove his theory in the classroom rather than moving into administration.
He said he agonized over his decision for a week, but thoughts of Yates and the difference music made in his life tipped the balance. Haskell headed instead for Harlem in New York to teach high school music.
The principal, Haskell recalled, told him the only avaible class was for mentally retarded teens.
"But it was really a dumping ground for students other teachers weren't able to control," Haskell said.
The principal warned Haskell that the kids had run off three teachers quickly. They had locked the last one in a closet.
"They were hostile and sullen and just what I had been looking for," Haskell said. He opened his box of musical tricks and had the kids in a chorus line by the end of the semester.
The performed the opera "Hansel and Gretal' at a school assembly. They were invited to sing at other schools and performed for the city's superintendent of schools.
Haskell founded Lyric Theatre International, an organization for high schoolers based on the principal of his dissertation.
News of Haskell's success traveled west and then - Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley invited Haskell to bring his program there. Watts had exploded. The year was 1965.
Haskell had married, had a daughter, divorced then married again. Yates married in 1931, was busy teaching and raising a daughter.
"I came home," Haskeel said of his decision to work in Los Angeles, adding that he had often thought that his success was also Yates' success. Back then he thanked her often, bot only in prayer.
The years passed, and music did its magic on more than a few lives.
Haskell created the Royal Champions of the World, a group sponsored by Lyric Theatre International. He challenged the teens from Watts to treat themselves as royalty. He urged them to work to erase racism and refuse to pollute their bodies with drugs. The groups mission: to promote peace through the voices of children.
Haskell asked his students to come up with an impossible dream, then challeged them to make it come true. The kids wanted to go to the White House and sing for President Ford.
And they did. The year was 1975.
Haskell was divorced a second time; Yates would soon become a widow.
Two years later, 23 Royal Champions boarded a plane for the Middle East, guests of the Shah and Empress of Iran. They spent two weeks promoting peace and mutual appreciation of cultures through music, dance and song.
That same year, Yates began her first of several trips around the world; Haskell became ill and underwent the first of 18 operations.
In 1994, high school classmates decided to organize a reunion. Haskell's thought returned to Room 40 and he tracked down his former music teacher's address. He sent her an invitation to the reunion, but she declined, writing back that she had plans on that date.
Her letter ended, "But I hope we can meet again."
"That was all I needed," Haskell said, "We made arrangements to meet a few weeks later here at the Hotel del Coronado.
" She opened the hotel room door, I looked into her face and everything was the same, just her hair was a different color." Haskell remembered, squeezing his bride's hand.
"White and not that lovely auburn," she blushed, adding, "I never forgot his face. I have always loved Gene."
Seventy years later, the two have a chorus of children - hundreds who have joined Lyric Theatre International and Royal Champions. They took 23 of the kids to Europe on tour last year and plan on doing the same next summer.
Chapters of the Royal Champions are in several California cities, including San Diego. Another is in Tijuana.
"Working with someone you love keeps you young." Haskell reased. "And being with the one you love sets the clock back. I feel 65."
"If he feels 65, then I feel more like I'm 60," she teased back. "We've got so much work to do helping children learn and changing lives through music." Both have led full lives.
"But the best is yet to come," Haskell said. "Together at last."
58850. Maurice Mortimer Haskell M.D.
The Cambrian (Cambria, CA)
September 15, 2005HASKELL - Mort Haskell, M.D., 90, died Saturday, Sept. 10, in Eden Hospital, Castro Valley