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Obituaries

Charles "Chuck" Rutschow

Charles "Chuck" Rutschow died on Thursday, March 21, 2002, in Warm Springs at the age of 84.

Chuck was born on September 23, 1917. He was a dairy farmer in Wisconsin for 38 years. After his farming career, he and his wife Pearl traveled by RV around the nation and in Canada.

They settled in Sisters in 1975, where he was a member of Sisters Christian Church. He moved to Highlookee Lodge, Warm Springs, in January, 2001.

He was a pilot and a member of the Flying Farmers club. He was very community minded, according to his family, and he enjoyed flying, hunting, fishing, trucks, tractors and educating himself.

He is survived by his wife Pearl; daughter Jane Kirkpatrick of Moro; son Craig Rutschow of Redwing, Minnesota; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Judy Hurtley in 1997; four brothers and one sister.

He was to be buried at Camp Polk Cemetery in Sisters.

Harold "Hal" C. Coe

Harold "Hal" C. Coe of Sisters died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, of natural causes. He was 76.

Mr. Coe was born October 21, 1925, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He married Dorothy Cunningham on December 26, 1952, in Reno, Nevada.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Mr. Coe worked as an electrical contractor. He moved to Sisters in 1976.

He was a member of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Protection District Board of Directors for many years. He was also a member of the Sisters Rodeo Association Board of Directors.

Survivors include his son, James McMann of Sacramento, California; a stepson, Warren Frey of Sacramento, California; brother Don of Portland; two sisters, Irma Moore and Betty, both of Portland; a granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, P.O. Box 1509, Sisters, OR 97759, for the purchase of life-saving equipment.

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