Obituary: Mark Vannuys Puddy, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earline Wasser March 2003 ********************************************************************************* The Dalles Chronicle March 11, 2003. Surnames: Puddy, Vannuys, Bradshaw, Pinehurst, Randrup, Roman, Whitmore, Johnston Mark Vannuys Puddy, 76, a resident of The Dalles, died at his home on Thursday, March 6, 2003. He was born September 23, 1926, in Hood River (Oregon), the second of three children to Jess and Mildred (Vannuys) Puddy. He grew up and graduated high school in Hood River. He served three years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea during WWII. He then attended and graduated college with a degree in Biology from Oregon State College, in Corvallis. He returned to Hood River, working for the Hood River City Police Department and then for the Oregon State Police. While working for the state police, he was a game officer in Hood River and Wasco Counties for 12 years. He worked for the Hood River County Sheriff's Department and then retired in 1981 from the Wasco County Sheriffs' Department. After his retirement from the county, he worked on a farm in central Oregon. In 1983 he began working for the Mt. Hood National Forest as a Law Enforcement Officer and retired in 1989. He was a member of the Eagles, Moose and American Legion and enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting and horses. He is survived by his wife Maurine, whom he married in The Dalles on February 24, 1966; two sons, Mark Puddy, Missoula, Montana, and Bill Puddy of Winnemucca, Nevada; two daughter Kathleen Bradshaw and Annette, Pinehurst (Oregon); four stepchildren, Beckie Randrup, Mosier (Oregon); Bobbi Roman, Central Valley, California; Sharon Whitmore, Astoria (Oregon), and Dennis Johnston, Lynnwood, California; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and cousin, Pastor Don Puddy of Carson, Washington. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Hal and Ed. Private services will be held at a later date. Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Memorials can be made to charity of choice.