This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Shaller, Hinckley, Hoyt, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5599/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, Oct 13th, 2010 Douglas L. Shaller Douglas L. Shaller, 66, of Toledo, Ore., died of cancer on Oct. 7, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. He was born Jan. 16, 1944 to Miriam J. (Hinckley) and Robert L. Shaller, in Binghamton, N.Y. He graduated from Chenango Valley High School in New York. He also graduated from New York State Ranger School, Broome County Technical College, and Syracuse University where he received a B.S. in forestry. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1966 to 1970. Upon graduating from college, he worked for the U.S. Soil and Water Conservation in Elmira, N.Y., working on flood reclamation. He began his career with the U.S. Forest Service in 1973 and worked as a forester and ranger forestry assistant on the Tofte and Gunflint Districts of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. He later transferred to the Lochsa District of the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho, working first in forestry, and then in recreation. While working for the forest service, he served as a logistics chief on many major forest fires throughout the western region. Following retirement from the U.S. Forest Service in 1999, he worked for Lewis County in Idaho as weed control manager, and as the emergency response coordinator. He also worked for FEMA following several major hurricanes in Florida. In 2005, he fulfilled his life-long dream of living and working in Oregon by taking the position of weed control manager for Lincoln County. He held this position until his death. He was an active volunteer, donating hundreds of hours to the communities he lived in. He was a 4-H leader, fair board member, organizer of several Show and Shines, and a volunteer fireman in Pt. Dickinson, N.Y., Kooskia, Idaho and in Toledo. He was a community emergency response instructor and taught classes in Kooskia and in Toledo. He was actively involved in the churches he attended, which include First Congregational in Grand Marais, Minn., Community Presbyterian in Kamiah, Idaho and First Presbyterian in Newport. He was a highly skilled handyman and often used his talents to repair and improve church and community buildings. He was also skilled in auto repair and would frequently help a stranded motorist. He loved animals, trees and being outside, Oregon beaches, firefighting, and especially talking about old cars. He loved his family, his church and his community. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Shaller. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary L. (Hoyt) of Toledo; son, Andrew (Kristin) D. Shaller of Barboursville, Va.; daughter, Charity A. Shaller of Seattle, Wash.; brothers, Robert (Carolyn) T. Shaller of Binghamton, N.Y. and Roger (Mary) L. Shaller; sister, Marge (Dolly) Shaller; and mother, Miriam Shaller all of Port Dickinson, N.Y.; granddaughter, Kayla Shaller; four nieces and one nephew. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, at First Presbyterian Church, 227 12th St. in Newport. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation/Mario Pastega House, 3600 NW Samaritan Dr., Corvallis, OR 97330-9933; Toledo Fire and Rescue, Toledo, OR 97391; or First Presbyterian Church, 227 12th Street, Newport, OR 97365. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.