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Sarah Katherine Juve, 32, of Enterprise, died Feb. 21. She was buried in the Enterprise Cemetery on Feb. 29.

Sarah was born Nov. 23, 1975, to Mark and Jennifer (Eytchison) Juve in Enterprise. She was the oldest of four children. When she was 7, the family moved to John Day where her parents continue to live. Sarah returned to Enterprise in the spring of 2005 to make a new home for herself and her daughter, Katie.

A voracious reader, Sarah was rarely without a book. She shared this love of reading with her children. She also loved to swim and was a member of the John Day swim team for much of her youth. Those who knew her say she faced life’s most difficult challenges with a warm heart and generous spirit.

Sarah is survived by her daughter, Kaytlyn; partner, Brian “BR” Rahn; parents, Mark and Jenny; siblings, Caleb and his wife, Amie, Elisha and his wife, Sarah, and Gideon Juve; grandparents, Bob and Willa Eytchison and Dorothy Juve; extended family Mike, Mona and Shawna Rahn; and by several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Sarah was preceded in death by her daughter, Gilliann, who died Feb. 29, 2004; grandfather, Arnold Juve; and aunt, Kathi Juve.

Published March 4, 2008

Dale I. Moulton, 69, formerly of La Grande and Halfway, died Feb. 29 in Gresham. A memorial service took place today at the Fairlawn Health Center in Gresham.

Dale was born Dec. 19, 1938, in Halfway. He attended school in Baker City and graduated from Baker City High School.

He married Rae D. Kirk on Feb. 1, 1957, in Baker City. In 1960, Dale graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in education from Eastern Oregon University. He received his master’s degree in education from the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Dale taught the fifth and sixth grade at Pleasant Valley school in Gresham for 30 years until retiring. He loved music, exercise, fishing, hunting and spending time with his family. Dale was very proud of his children and grandchildren and enjoyed watching them grow and especially watching them participate in sports.

Dale is survived by his wife, Rae of Gresham; children, Brent and his wife, Maria, of La Grande, Scott and his wife, Kate, of Gresham, Michelle Kuhnau and her husband, Pat, of Fairview; brother, Delbert Moulton of Baker City; sisters, Bev Stultz of Baker City and Bonnie Deets of Clackamas; and four grandchildren in La Grande and in Fairview. Dale was preceded in death by his son, Mike Moulton.

Published March 4, 2008

Susan Michelle Van Schoonhoven, 36, of Cove, died near Santa Rosa, N.M., on Feb. 27, in an automobile accident. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Episcopal Chapel on Church Street in Cove, followed by burial at the Cove Cemetery. A reception will be held at Kimsey Commons adjacent to the chapel.

Susan was born Sept. 16, 1971, to John Van Schoonhoven and Louise Young Van Schoonhoven in Washington, D.C. She spent her childhood and youth in Laurel, Md., before moving to Oregon for her university education. She completed her bachelor of arts in theory and application of mass media, theater and multimedia from Eastern Oregon University in 2001. She attended the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vt., and received her master of arts in conflict transformation in 2007.

She was employed at the School for International Training with the International Youth Peacebuilding Camp, which brought students together from around the world to dialogue on issues, build peer and mentor relationships and create a global network of peacebuilders.

She was also a staff member for CONTACT (Conflict Transformation Across Cultures), which trains peacebuilders from around the world to develop and enhance skills in transforming conflicts in their home communities and in war-torn regions of the world.

She was also employed by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University or San Diego as a peace writer documenting the story of a Sudanese woman peace maker through interviews and research.

Her work, titled “The Sacrifice of Honey,” will be published in a collection of narratives. She was also the Conference Rapporteur for the 2007 Conference, “Is Peace Possible? A Summit of PeaceMakers on Today’s Frontlines.”

Susan lived and worked in Japan and Germany and traveled throughout Asia, Africa and Europe, truly a citizen of the world. Her many skills included her talent as a singer and songwriter, a photographer and a writer. Those who knew her say she was a beautiful person who had dedicated her life to helping make the world a better place.

She is survived by her mother and father; sister, Heidi Van Schoonhoven; uncle, Gordon Young; and many cousins.

The School for International Training has established a scholarship in her name for the CONTACT Program. Checks may be made to “CONTACT Program” and mailed to SIT, P.O. Box 676, Kipling Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301. For more information, call 1-800-257-7751 or visit www.worldlearning.org.

Published March 4, 2008

Carolyn G. “Boe” Bohnenkamp, 81, formerly of La Grande, died March 2 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

A private memorial service with friends and family will be held later this year at Wallowa Lake. A condolence book is available at Burns Mortuary in Pendleton during business hours.

Carolyn was born Feb. 6, 1927, to Lynne and Nellie Bohnenkamp — members of a La Grande pioneer family. She graduated from La Grande High School and went on to Oregon State where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and graduated in 1949.

She embarked on a teaching career that would take her from La Grande, to Baker, Milton-Freewater, McKenzie Bridge, Beaverton and finally to Pendleton, where she taught physical education at Hawthorne School to a couple of generations of children.

Intermixed with her years of teaching, Boe also served as the director of the Campfire Girls Camp at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for several summers.

She retired from teaching in 1989 and divided her time between her cabin at Wallowa Lake during the summers, her home in Pendleton and traveling south in her RV to visit friends and family.

Carolyn loved the outdoors and was an avid golfer and skier. She also enjoyed woodcarving and had several exhibitions of her work.

She is survived by her niece, Lynne Kisselburgh Mottley of El Paso, Texas; several great-nephews; and steadfast friends, Jim and Carolyn Hendricks of Pendleton.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Grace Helen Bohnenkamp Kisselburgh; and nephew, Alexander J. Kisselburgh III.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pendleton Buckaroo Booster Club in care of Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, PO Box 489, Pendleton 97801.

Published March 5, 2008

Rita Caroline Gibbs, 65, formerly of La Grande, died March 2, in Mesa, Ariz. A private memorial will be held later in La Grande.

Rita was born Dec. 27, 1942, to Wilbur and Palma (Huys) Morrison in Baker. She grew up in Eastern Oregon and married Garold John Gibbs in 1958 after her freshman year in high school.

She graduated from Union High School in 1961. Rita worked for various companies before opening her own bookkeeping service in La Grande.

In 1998, she moved to Mesa.

Survivors include her children, Curtis Gibbs of Sheridan and Wanda Bailey and her husband, Don, of Oakley, Calif.; mother, Palma Morrison of Darby, Mont.; sisters, Sylvia Keller and her husband, Don, of Alturas, Calif., and Priscilla Hopkins and her husband, William, of La Grande; brother, Wilbur Morrison Jr. of Missoula, Mont.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Wilbur Morrison Sr.

Published March 5, 2008

Clark E. Hiatt, 81, died Feb. 29 in Yuma, Ariz.. He had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for many years.

A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the LDS Church on Gekeler Lane. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery.

Born in Salt Lake City on March 15, 1926, Clark joined a strong Mormon family. Raised in Milton-Freewater, Clark attended grade school and high school there and joined the Army Air Corps immediately after graduation. He was stationed in Florida in flight training at the end of World War II.

Clark married his lifelong sweetheart, Shirley Elaine Hart, in Florida and the couple returned to Milton-Freewater to begin a family. Dick and David were born there and the family moved to La Grande in the early 1950s as Clark took a job with M. J. Goss Motor Co. as a parts man.

Drawing on Clark’s early work experience, the Hiatts designed and built a home on Second and F Avenue in La Grande. This house served them for more than 50 years, and they added a house in Yuma for the winters.

Clark and Shirley had played the violin together throughout school and continued to perform with the Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra for many years. They toured Europe with the symphony in 1962.

Clark began selling cars for Goss Motors in 1961 and kept that career until he retired.  Service was a strong part of Clark’s ethics, and he was an active member of the Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge and the Elks Lodge.  

A lifelong sportsman, Clark loved hunting and fishing.  Clark and Shirley enjoyed boating and camping for many years, and traveled all over the West with a boat and camper pulled by a one-ton Chevrolet pick-up Clark had built specifically for the task.  

Clark was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, and a grandson, Russ Hiatt.

He is survived by his two sons; Dick Hiatt of Aloha and David Hiatt of Enterprise and several grandchildren.

Published March 7, 2008