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Lebanon (OR) Express, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 A9 OBITUARIES G. LaVelle Tucker 28, 1913 Feb. 24, 2008 G. La Velle Tucker, 94, of Lebanon, died Feb. 24, 2008, in Sweet Home.

A viewing was held Tuesday evening at HustonJost Funeral Home. At her request no formal service will be held. A private burial will be in the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She was born Nov.

28, 1913, in Shelburn, the daughter Frank and Lola (Faulkner) Grimes. She moved to Lebanon when she was threeyears-old. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1932. She married Leland Tucker on Jan. 13, 1940.

Mrs. Tucker was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Royal Neighbors Lodge in Lebanon. She is survived by her sister Glenna Andross of Lebanon; grandson Evan Tucker of Arizona; greatgranddaughter Marissa; nephews Tom and Steve Andross of Lebanon; niece Sherri Myronenko of Lebanon; and several great-nieces and nephews. Her husband Leland, son Dwight and sister Jean Pierce died before she did. The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to The Leukemia Society Oregon Chapter in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W.

Grant Lebanon OR 97355. Helena G. Pugh Sept. 16, 1949 Feb. 15, 2008 Helena Gonzales Pugh, 58, of Lebanon, died Feb.

15, 2008, ELL at Lebanon Rehabilitation Specialty Care Center. No services are being planned. She was born Sept. 16, 1949, in California. She is survived by her husband Kenny of Lebanon; stepmother Helen L.

Cleveland; sons Merle D. Logan of Bellfountain and Robert L. Logan of Corvallis; brothers Gregory Gonzales of Corvallis, Dennis I L. Wyland of Alpine, Paul T. Gonzales of Albany and Elbert B.

Gonzales of Albany; sisters Anna L. Rowe of Salem and Grace L. Crawford of Tangent; and grandson Dakota. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Helen G.

Bolman Feb. 20, 1923 Feb. 20, 2008 Helen G. Bolman, 85, of Lebanon, died Feb. 20 at the Mennonite Home in Albany.

Private burial will be at the Lebanon I.O.0.F. Cemetery. She was born in Utah the daughter of Curtis and Adeline Meiling. She graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1941. She married Alvie Bolman on HELEN BOLMAN HELEN BOLMAN May 6, 1949, in Vancouver, and they made their home in Lebanon.

Mrs. Bolman was a homemaker. She is survived by her son Mike Bolman of Albany, nine grandchildren and 15 great- Continued from page A1 tor of student achievement for the district. The Oregon Department of "They're our kids, so we Education measures ELL stu- still make sure we meet their dents' progress with the needs," she said. "The great English Language Proficiency thing about this is that because Assessments (ELPA) test.

we have such a low incidence Students shown to be at the of ELL students, it allows us to advanced level exit the ELL bring them together so they training, but are monitored for aren't isolated." two years and reenter the pro- Zarate said the district is gram if necessary. working toward getting all According to the ODE sta- Riverview teachers ESOL certitistics, Lebanon met expecta- fied. In addition, the district is tions in advancing ELL stu- sending teachers to guided landents to the next level the last guage acquisition design six years. Testing for this school (GLAD) classes. GLAD trainyear took place in mid- ing shows teachers techniques February and results will be for giving instruction to stuavailable in about a month.

dents who are not fluent in Success in meeting state English. standards and moving stu- "It allows language not to dents out of the ELL program be the barrier to education," comes with a price; it makes it Zarate said. difficult to maintain the num- Powers and an assistant, ber of ELL students needed to Diane McCraw, teach adult qualify for federal Title III language classes at Riverview funds, which help pay for pro- on Wednesday nights. Some of fessional staff development the adults are parents of acadeand parent involvement pro- my students. The class has a an grams.

almost equal number of A consortium to pool ELL Spanish and Russian speakers students between the Lebanon, and a couple who speak Sweet Home and Scio school Chinese. districts for funding purposes "They all speak some fell about 20 students short of English but don't read or write the 80 needed to qualify for the it," Powers said. "They're all government funds this year, very Powers said. Powers, who holds a docThe district also provides torate degree in applied linlanguage instruction to nine guistics and speaks Spanish, middle school students and 11 came to Lebanon last year after at the high school. many years of teaching educaThe district needs at least tion at West Virginia one more certified teacher for University and most recently at the ELL program, Powers said, the Monterey Institute of but lacks the funding for the International Studies.

position. In the summer months, she The district receives about teaches ESOL studies at $2,500 extra in state funding Berkeley, "just to keep my finper ELL student. Still, it isn't gers in it. It keeps me knowing enough to cover the cost of what's happening in the classservices, said Jan Zarate, direc- WADDELL Ex REED 967-9328 Financial Services 8 Let Us Help You Make The Most of Your Financial Future. We can help you develop a personal financial plan for your future.

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Grant Lebanon OR 97355. Georgean A. Vian March 10, 1929 Feb. 17, 2008 Georgean A. Vian, 78, of Lebanon, died Feb.

17,2008, at Lebanon Rehabilitation and Specialty Care. A memorial service was held Feb. 21 at HustonJost Funeral Ho me. Private burial took place at Lebanon I.0.0. F.

Cemetery. She was born March 10, 1929, in Osmond, GEORGEAN VIAN GEORGEAN VIAN Neb. the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Rumstay) Loeb. She married Thomas Vian on June 8, 1949, in Ainsworth, Neb. The couple lived in California before moving to Lebanon in 1962.

She worked locally as a teacher's aid for Hamilton Creek and Gore schools. Mrs. Vian was a lifetime member of Eastern Star and also belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband Thomas of Lebanon; daughters Judy Weirich of Louisville, and Paula Atwood of Rathdrum, Idaho; sisters Rayola Moore of Victorville, and Shirley Bartes of West Lakeo, Texas; grandchildren Thomas Peterson of Hillsboro, Christopher Peterson of San Diego, Loren Weirich of Death Valley, and Levi Weirich of Lebanon. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Legion Santiam Post 51 and sent in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W.

Grant Lebanon OR 97355. Herman Frank Kruesi Jan. 4, 1921 Feb. 19, 2008 Herman Frank Kruesi, 87, of Lebanon, died Feb. 19, 2008, at The Oaks of Lebanon.

A memorial service was held Feb. 23 a at the Lebanon Kingdom Hall. He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Monticello, the son of Herman and Lena (Rothlisberger) Kruesi. He.

served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he moved to Brownsville. He lived in the Brownsville, Sweet Home and Lebanon areas most of his life. He worked as a timber faller.

He married Verna Turrentine in Vancouver, on Feb. 9, 1968. Mr. Kruesi was an active member of the Lebanon Kingdom Hall. He is survived by his wife Verna of Lebanon; daughters Darlene Jordt, Collene Mahan, and Sharon Graham, all of La Pine; son Loren Kruesi of Albany; stepsons and one stepdaughter; brother Jerry Kruesi of Brownsville; sisters Meta Bidwell of Manning; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Four brothers, two sisters, and a stepdaughter died before he did. The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to TIP of Linn County, in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant Lebanon OR 97355. Huston-Jost Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Leone M.

Ransdell Nov. 17, 1916 Feb. 17, 2008 Leone M. Ransdell, 91, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 17, 2008.

She was born in Hastings, the daughter of Charles and Martha Hedwig (Ebert) Olson. She married Walter on Aug. 4, 1936, and they moved to Sweet Home in 1952. She was a member of the Foster Evangelical Church CHOOSING A MEDICARE PLAN JUST GOT EASIER Regence invites you to attend a FREE SEMINAR to discover what thousands of other Oregon residents already know: Regence MedAdvantage is a better value. Assured access to a large panel of doctors and providers $500 preventive dental care benefit Prescription drug coverage option that includes all approved Medicare Part drugs Guidance from a local company that has been protecting Medicare beneficiaries for more than 40 years and attended Sweet Home Evangelical Church.

She is survived by nieces Cathie Stordahl of Minnesota and Cherie DelMonte of New Jersey. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Walter W. "Butch" Volkers Oct. 18, 1943 Feb.

18, 2008 Walter W. "Butch" Volkers, 64, of Sweet, Home, died Feb. 18, 2008, at his home. A memorial Mass was held Feb. 23 at St.

Helen's Catholic Church in Sweet Home. Private inurnment was held at Gilliland Cemetery. He was WALTER VOLKERS WALTER VOLKERS all of Sweet Home, Andrew of Libby, and John of New Jersey; sisters Ernestine Kelley of Orlando, Mary Anna. Fry of San Antonio, Texas, Ruth Hefner of Moline, and six grandchildren. His brothers Lawrence and Jerome died before he did.

Memorial contributions can be made in his memory to St. Helen's Catholic Church born in West Terre Haute, to Ernie and Katherine (Ellingsworth) Volkers. He attended schools in Arizona. He enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam as a demolition engineer.

In 1981 he married Dorothy Zivello. They moved to Sweet Home and later divorced. Mr. Volkers worked as a police officer for 12 years, tended bar at many locations in the Sweet Home area has managed bars and restaurants. He was a commander for the VFW post in Sweet Home in 1988 and 1989.

He is survived by sons Skip of Tulare, Andy of Sweet Home, and Tony Zivello of Arizona; daughter Alicia Volkers of Sweet Home; brothers Ed, Phillip, and Marv, Food Bank. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Douglas Wayne Henderson May 6, 1932 Feb. 16, 2008 Douglas Wayne Henderson, 75, of La Grande, died Feb. 16, 2008, at a local care facility.

A celebration of life was held Feb. 22 at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Lebanon. He was born on May 6, 1932, in Hannibal, to Claude and- Mabel (Hagen) Henderson. He graduated from Lebanon High School. He moved to La Grande about five years ago.

He married Artheda Rae Lander on May 4, 1957, at the Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Mr. Henderson enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1952. He is survived by his wife Artheda of La Grande; sons Doug Henderson of La Grande, Richard Henderson of Milton, daughter Zanna Nelson of Lebanon; brother Buford Henderson of Lebanon; seven grandchildren; and eight great children. His parents; infant daughter Brenda Henderson; brothers Marvin and Gordon; and sisters Violet Poppe, Deloris Willis, and Iola Searles died before he Memorial contributions may be made to the Youth Sports Programs at La Grande High School or the American Legions in La Grande or Lebanon, in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth La Grande, OR 97850.

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