Wasco-Umatilla County OR Archives Obituaries.....Parke, Darlene Ann March 19, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 22, 2005
     Darlene Ann Parke, 65, a 54- year resident of Dufur, died at her home on 
Saturday, March 19, 2005.
     She was born Sept. 18, 1939 in Brainerd, Minn., the second of five 
children to Ervin Lester and Stella Nellie (Charneski) Wetherbee. 
     The family moved to Pilot Rock in 1949 and moved to Dufur in 1951. She 
attended Dufur schools and graduated from Dufur High School in 1957.
     She married Warren (Bill) William Parke on June 10, 1961 in Dufur. She 
worked at the Dufur Café, Dufur Pastime & Stadleman’s Fruit Company.
     She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, hunting, 
fishing and playing casino games. 
     She is survived by her husband, Bill Parke, Dufur; her son, William Parke 
and his wife, Nikki, Dufur; her daughter, Terri Dorran and her husband, Dan, 
Hermiston; her sister, Wanda Lucas, Hood River; her brother, Ervin Wetherbee 
Jr., Blaine, Wash.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was 
preceded in death by her brother, Ray Wetherbee, and her sister, Jean Clarke. 
     Memorial services will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home 
at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28, with Asa Jenson officiating. Private inurnment 
will be held at Threemile Road Odd Fellows Cemetery (formerly known as 
Parklawn Cemetery). 
     Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of The Gorge, 751 Myrtle 
Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or the Jerri Walker-DePriest Endowment Fund, 802 
NE 5th Street, Dufur, OR 97021. 


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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