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JACK GIESY
Dr. Jack Giesy, 80, died July 28, 2012. He was born Dec. 6, 1931. Giesy was a well-known veterinarian in the Clark Coun-ty area and volunteered his time at the Clark County Fair vet for more than 45 years. Giesy was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Doro-thy Ann Giesy; daughters, Ann Jones, Linda Gilham and Sue Sunderland; son, Robert Giesy; and 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A service will be held for Giesy Sat., Aug. 25, 11 a.m., at New Heights Church Main Campus, 7913 NE 58th Ave., Vancouver. Donations may be made to the Clark County Ex-ecutive Horse Council Schol-arship Fund, P.O. Box 65008, Vancouver, WA 98665 for a scholarship in Giesy’s name.
August 22, 2012 - The Relector - Page A7
Holyk was original
founder of John’s
Shoes and Clothing
with husband, JohnJoanna Michaud staff reporter
A Celebration of Life will be held for Leona Holyk Sat., Aug. 25, with potluck and barbecue, from 2-5 p.m., at the Central Section of Lewisville Park. Holyk’s family will be there all day visiting, playing ball, dancing and having a good time as Leona requested. Holyk’s great-grandson, Jesse Wade Holyk will also sing during the day. The family asks that at-tendees bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, etc. When John Holyk, Sr. and Leona Smick Holyk irst moved to Battle Ground and opened John’s Shoes and Clothing in 1943, the business started off as a saddle and leather repair shop. However, it was Leona who convinced her husband to evolve the store and start sell-ing more clothing and other items, according to Leona’s granddaughter Tami Holyk-Crane. “She was the one who really ‘girl-a-ied’ the store,” Holyk-Crane said.
Leona, also known as “Maw,” passed away Dec. 22, 2011, at the age of 95. She was born to immigrant parents May 24, 1916, in Montana and was raised on a farm there with ive brothers. Leona met her hus-band, John Holyk, Sr. while working at the Fort Peck Dam project in Montana, and the two were married on New Year’s Eve 1934-35. The couple had three children – Johnny, Mary and Sherri. Holyk-Crane said her grand-mother and grandfather retired from John’s Shoes and Cloth-
ing in 1965 when they sold the business to her parents. After retiring, John and Leona be-came avid snowbirds and began spending winters in Mesa, AZ, where they started selling sun-glasses at lea markets. Holyk-Crane said Leona learned how to swim at the age of 50 while living in Arizona and went on to teach others, including her grandchildren. During the summers when Leona and John returned to Battle Ground, they contin-ued to sell their sunglasses at Holyk-Crane’s father’s old barn, which they called the “Barn Marche.” “Everyone in the area knew her,” Holyk-Crane said of her grandmother. “She was instru-mental in Battle Ground and everyone knew her. She was instrumental in getting Harvest Days started and she worked with the early Chamber of Commerce.” Leona created and ran the original Bingo stand during the early Harvest Days festivals and Holyk-Crane said she can still remember her grandmother taking her grandchildren up and down Main Street, asking for donations for the Bingo game. Holyk-Crane said Leona was also known by many as “the roll lady” because of the homemade cinnamon rolls she loved to bake. She also loved dancing, and Holyk-Crane said she was a part of the original group of people who made do-nations in order to open the lo-cal square dancing center. Holyk-Crane’s son, Jesse Wade Holyk, sings every year during the Harvest Days cele-bration and at other area events, and Holyk-Crane said Leona was one of Jesse’s biggest fans. “It’s amazing to see that she worked with all of the grand-children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren and taught them all things that I didn’t even know about,” Holyk-Crane said. Holyk-Crane said Leona worked very hard and she was also active in Campire and cooked for various church or-ganizations. She said she was a great writer and story teller and she enjoyed gardening and teaching all of her grandchil-dren how to bake. “She was the type of grand-ma who was only ive minutes away, but us kids would still al-ways ight over who could get out of the car irst and get in the house irst to see grandma,” Holyk-Crane said. “She was a fabulous grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was bilingual and every night when we would talk on the phone and she would always say, ‘schlafe gut,’ which means ‘sleep well’ in Ger-man.”
Celebration of Life to be held for Leona Holyk
LEONA HOLYK
Helen “Marie”
HolcombOct. 27, 1920 ~ Aug. 13, 2012
Marie was born in Wright City, OK, on Oct. 27, 1920 to Fred and Dolly Burnett. She grew up in Fisher, LA, and graduated in 1937. �e family moved to Grant’s Pass, OR, in 1938 where she married Grove Robert Holcomb in 1942 and raised two daughters, Barbara and Sharon.
Marie started playing the piano at age 13 and played for the church in Fisher. She played for the First Baptist Church in Grant’s Pass, and in many capcities from 1938 to 1983.
She moved to Woodland in 2005 and played for the Woodland Baptist Church until her late ‘80s. Marie was a cosmetologist from the age of 18 until she retired in 1977.
Marie is survived by her daughters, Barbara Entwistle (Dan) and Sharon Gossman (Steve). She has seven grandchildren; Elizabeth Gossman, Stephanie Wildman, Ben Gossman (Candy), Melissa Evans (Tyrone), Jenifer Stuckle, Bonita Entwistle and Rhonda Entwistle. She has 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Grove Holcomb, a grandson, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Monday, Aug. 20, at the River Valley Community Church in Grant’s Pass, OR, followed by a funeral service. Interment will be held at National Cemetery in Eagle Point, OR. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 11 am at the Woodland Baptist Church. Woodland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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The Battle Ground Commu-nity will come together to sup-port the construction of a Battle Ground Veterans Memorial. The Battle Ground Parks Advisory board and the Parks Foundation of Clark County will hold a fundraising event on Tues., Aug. 28, to raise money and awareness for the proposed Battle Ground Vet-erans Memorial. On this date, local businesses will donate a portion of their day’s proceeds to the memorial fund. Participating businesses will
be identiied by having their front door or window adorned with a yellow ribbon. Citizens are encouraged to eat, drink, and shop in Battle Ground at these businesses to help sup-port the cause. The memorial effort is a partnership between the city of Battle Ground and the non-proit Parks Foundation of Clark County. The Memorial will be lo-cated in Kiwanis Park and will be completely funded by mon-etary donations and in-kind
services. It will honor over 30 members from the Battle Ground community who have lost their lives in armed con-licts. Detailed information about the project, local veterans, and the design may be viewed on the city’s website at: www.cityofbg/veteransmemorial. The Battle Ground-area businesses listed below have made inancial contributions to the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial project.
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Aug.1, 2010 ~ Aug. 12, 2012
“With his big blue eyes and sweet smile, he could
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COLTONMATTHEWDUNHAM
Aug.1, 2010 ~ Aug. 12, 2012
“With his big blue eyes and sweet smile, he could
charm you into almost anything.”
Colton Matthew Dunham unexpectedly flew from us on angel wings Aug. 12, 2012. In his two short years, Colton touched many lives, bringing
families together and giving all who were blessed to know him unforgettable moments of joy. He came into his life with boundless energy, quickly learning to crawl, walk, and oh, what a climber! Nothing was “safely” put up or away from Colton. He loved the water like his mother, swimming and jumping off the diving board, completely fearless. He loved to play with balls—football, baseball, even t-ball, although the bat was often turned the wrong way.
Colton loved his big sister Faith. They were Yin and Yang—so different, but a perfect pair. No one could make him laugh harder than Faith, and vice-versa. We will miss those eyes, that smile, but we believe Colton is in heaven giving comfort to great-aunt Dana, who was taken from her own children too soon. Her days will be full now and they will comfort each other.
Although Colton’s life was shorter than anyone could have dreamed, his spirit will live on forever in the hearts of mother, Amanda Noble, father, Matthew Dunham, sister, Faith, grandparents, Darci and Gary Pillette, Jeff Noble and Keri Huston, Jeff and Jane Dunham, many loving cousins, aunts, uncles and extended family and friends.
A service was held to celebrate the life of our dearest Colton on Mon., Aug. 20, 2012 at 4 p.m. at Grace Foursquare Church, 717 SE Everett Rd., Camas, WA, all wearing bright colors to celebrate his life.
Community joins dedication of new Jewish SynagogueDedication celebrates completion of the irst original synagogue in SW Washington What began as a Jewish community association 23 years ago in Southwest Wash-ington is now the cornerstone of living, learning and celebrat-ing Jewish life in Southwest Washington. Just two weeks before the beginning of the High Holy Days (Jewish New Year), Con-gregation Kol Ami (“Voice of my People”) cemented its place in the Portland-Vancouver met-ropolitan area culture by dedi-cating a new synagogue here Aug. 17, with the support of members, community leaders and neighbors. The project marks the irst original syna-gogue construction in 40 years in Portland-Vancouver, and the irst ever original synagogue construction in Southwest Washington. “We are thrilled to have a permanent home perfectly suited to our values. This syna-gogue allows us to warmly wel-come those who are looking for a progressive Jewish communi-ty with programing seven days a week,” said Rabbi Elizabeth Dunker, whose family relocated to Vancouver in 2008 to nurture the growing Jewish community in Southwest Washington. “We are a diverse and wel-coming congregation,’’ said Dunker. “Our new home gives us room to grow and we hope to attract new members from those Jews whom we have not yet met; those new to the area, those in diverse and interfaith families, as well as those who have not been a part of a Jewish community before.” The new synagogue is part of an 8-acre plot in central
Clark County at 7800 NE 119th St., Vancouver. Its 200-seat sanctuary features a stunning unobstructed view of Mt. St. Helens and the Cascade range. Other amenities include a 400-seat social hall, a six-classroom religious school, a four-ofice administrative center, and a welcoming entry that includes a landscaped courtyard. An or-ganic garden is planned to help stock area food banks. The project took shape af-ter the David Nierenberg fam-ily pledged $6 million, and the congregation pledged the balance of the $9 million proj-ect. Robertson & Olson Con-struction of Vancouver man-aged construction and Richard Brown Architect of Portland was the architect. Construc-tion began in late August 2011, with design and construction following LEED principles that protect the environment and minimize energy usage. Congregation Kol Ami members celebrated privately by walking the Torah scrolls from the previous place of wor-ship to the new location. The 4.9 mile journey was complet-ed August 19. Congregation Kol Ami is one of 19 Jewish congrega-tions in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. It is part of the Union for Reform Juda-ism (URJ), the largest Jewish movement in North America
with 900 congregations serving 1.5 million people. The congregation was irst formed as the Jewish Commu-nity Association of Southwest Washington in 1989. Its name changed to Congregation Kol Ami in 2001. The congrega-tion has grown to serve 125 families, including 70 youth who participate in K-12 reli-gious and Hebrew education. Its director of education is Jan Rabinowitch. “A strong Jewish commu-nity is important to the region’s growing population, including businesses that are considering relocating and want a diverse range of religious and commu-nity choices for their staff and families,” said Steve Horen-stein, an regional attorney who has long championed develop-ment of the regional Jewish community. The Jewish population in Clark County recently was es-timated at around 2,000 house-holds. Congregation Kol Ami holds Shabbat (“Sabbath”) services, festival services, religious edu-cation, adult education, social action programs, and much more at its synagogue at 7800 NE 119th St. in Vancouver. Guests can email [email protected] or go to www.jewishvancouverusa.org for more information.
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