This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Nowark, Brown, Smith, Hossfeld, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5370/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR Posted: Wednesday, Apr 21st, 2010 Ronald Paul Nowark Ronald Paul Nowark, 65, of Depoe Bay, Ore., died March 28, 2010 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Corvallis. He was born April 25, 1944 to Festus and Jean (Brown) Nowark at the Bainbridge Navel Base in Maryland. He graduated from Colton High School in California and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked for Rohr Aircraft and built the engines for the first 747 airplane. Deciding to become a carpenter by trade, he moved to Big Bear, Calif. then to Alaska, the last frontier, where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, architectural drafting, bowling, and politics. The family later moved to Washington, then settled in Depoe Bay, where he loved the sound and smell of the Pacific Ocean. He continued to be involved in politics while fulfilling his lifelong dream of building his own house. He lived his last years watching the ocean, reading, and spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Festus and Jean Nowark. He is survived by his sister, Connie Smith of Alaska; the mother of his children, Chrisalyn Nowark of Bonney Lake, Wash.; his sons, Troy Nowark of Alhambra, Calif., Shawn Nowark of Milton, Wash., Ty Nowark of Lincoln City, Ore., and Sandy Nowark of Bonney Lake, Wash.; daughters, Traci Hossfeld of Boise, Idaho, and Shawnette Nowark of Buckley, Wash.; and seven grandchildren. A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. on April 25 at Coast Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 1505 NE Sixth Dr. in Lincoln City. Flowers may be received at Coast Vineyard on Friday, April 23. Memorial donations may be made to the Mario Pastega House, 3505 NW Samaritan Dr., P.O. Box 1068, Corvallis, OR 97339. Pacific View Memorial Chapel in Lincoln City is handling arrangements. 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.