2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 30, 2016
Peggy Blye Lintula
1949-2016
BIRTHS
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
To Jessica and Clark Robinson
of Cottage Grove, a daughter.
To Mary and Darrion Wells of
Cottage Grove, a daughter.
IN MEMORIAM
Face your fears and defeat them
D
o you ever feel fear? We
all do at one time or an-
other. And that feeling is never
going to go away permanently.
The Bible says to “fear not,” but
this doesn’t mean you should
never feel scared. It means when
you do feel fear, keep going for-
ward and do what you are sup-
posed to do. Or as I like to say,
do it afraid.
Learning to confront fear
It was a great revelation to me
when I realized that I couldn’t
control the feeling of fear but
I could keep it from control-
ling me. In those diffi cult mo-
ments in life when there are no
answers, or when unexpected
change occurs—whatever the
situation, I’ve learned to not live
by my feelings and instead face
the fear head-on. Even when
I’m “shaking in my boots.”
There are times when you
have to stand your ground and
speak God’s Word to get the
courage you need. For example,
Romans 8:31 (NKJV) says,
“If God is for us, who can be
against us?” And Psalm 27:1 re-
minds me that if God is on my
side, whom shall I fear?
It’s not easy, but it’s worth it
Sometimes you must suffer
through something to defeat
your fear of it. For example, in
the early part of my ministry I
had to suffer the loss of my rep-
utation. Back then, many people
thought women shouldn’t teach
and preach, but it’s what God
called me to do. And when I
stepped out in obedience to God
to do it, it wasn’t easy.
I was asked to leave my
church. I lost friends. And some
people just didn’t understand.
So I had to confront those ear-
ly fears of what others thought
of me and a fear of being differ-
ent. Thank God, He helped me
press through—because if I had
chosen to run from those situa-
tions, I wouldn’t be here today.
The Israelites are also a good
example of people who had to
face their fears. In the Old Testa-
ment, God brought them out of
a terrible life of slavery to take
them to the Promised Land, but
they were then confronted with
a different situation that was
terrifying. They ended up facing
the Red Sea in front of them and
Pharaoh’s army behind them.
When the Israelites saw their
dilemma, they actually thought
it would be better to go back to
their life of slavery instead of
confronting the unknown ahead
of them. They preferred going
back to their former life even
though it was miserable. All be-
cause of fear.
Just picture their situation:
the Red Sea in front of them and
the Egyptian army behind them.
What are they going to do?
Moses told the Israelites in
Exodus 14:13 (AMPC), “Fear
not; stand still (fi rm, confi dent,
undismayed) and see the salva-
tion of the Lord which He will
work for you today. For the
Egyptians you have seen today
you shall never see again.”
Become bold and courageous
The word fear means “to run or
to take fl ight.” So when we give
in to fear we always run away
from something that we should
be confronting. God wanted the
Israelites to go forward into the
unknown. He wanted them to
be so fed up with bondage, they
would be willing to trust Him
and do what He told them to
do – no matter what the situa-
tion looked like – instead of go-
ing back to slavery. God wanted
them to be bold and courageous.
And He wants you to be bold
and courageous too.
Notice how the Lord said
“stand still.” That’s interest-
ing, because when the emotion
of fear has hold of us and our
minds are thinking one crazy
thing after another, we really
just want to run away; but the
fi rst thing we need to do is get
still. Get out of the emotion, out
of our own head, and check with
our heart and ask, “What is God
saying in this situation?”
Maybe you are in this position
right now and you feel like you
are between a rock and a hard
place. It’s like you are between
the Egyptian army and the Red
Sea and all of your emotions are
going haywire. You may feel
tempted to call your friends and
ask them what you should do.
Don’t do that. Start by going to
God fi rst and waiting on Him.
I encourage you today to
stand still, get wisdom and di-
rection from God and His Word,
and then do what you believe
God is telling you to do. Ask
Him for courage. Then you will
see the Lord make a way for you
to push past your fear and reach
the promised land He has ready
for you.
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Minis-
tries, Inc.
Norman (Lee)
Martindale
1917-2016
Norman Lee Martindale
(Lee) was born on June 28th,
1917 in Longmont, Colorado
and passed away on March
23, 2016 In Cottage Grove,
Oregon of natural causes.
He was 98 years old. A
premature baby, Lee talked
about how his family carried
him around on a pillow. He
weighed only 29 pounds at
the age of 6.
Lee didn’t start school
until he was 8 years old and
after graduating 8th grade, he went to work for his father on the farm
until he was 21. He was hired as a carpenter for Green Mountain Dam
Project in Colorado and regularly attended church, where he met his
future wife, Frances. He followed her family to Wyoming and worked
for Union Pacifi c Coal Company. The two were married in the Rock
Springs Assembly of God Church in June of 1942. They moved to
Coos Bay, where Lee worked as a farm hand for the Messerle family.
In 1965 he was hired by the City of Coos Bay in the Parks Department
retiring in 1983. After Frances’ passing, Lee came to live near family
in Cottage Grove.
Lee loved all things western, especially horses. He loved birds,
woodworking and gardening. More than anything, Lee loved Jesus,
his children and grandchildren. Survivors include his daughters Joyce
Martindale and Wanda Martindale of Phoenix, Arizona, son Robert
Martindale and his wife Teresa of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Grandson
Bartley Martindale and his wife Shin Ha of Centreville, Virginia, their
children Min Woo, Hanul, Anthony and Karla. Granddaughter Lisa
Newton and her husband Keith live in Los Angeles, California with
their daughter Keili. Grandson Chad Martindale and his wife Lisa
live in Beaverton, Oregon, with their children Kyla, Hannah, Sarah,
and Brandon. Lee’s sister-in-law LaVeena Martindale lives in Kent,
Washington. There are numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his wife Frances, parents Charles
and Carlie Martindale, brother, Harold Martindale and his sister
Dorothy Brown.
A private family graveside service will be held at Sunset Cemetery
in Coos Bay, Oregon on Friday, April 1st and a Celebration of Life will
be held at Living Faith Assembly of God at 467 S. 10th St. in Cottage
Grove, Oregon at 12 p.m., reception to follow.
Virginia L. Pershall
1918-2016
Virginia L. Pershall, 97,
passed away Jan. 11, 2016 at
her home.
Virginia was born to Ira and
Mary (Mc-
Carty) Cas-
tle in Gold-
en, Colo.
on
April
2,
1918.
She mar-
ried Irvin
S. Pershall
on Jan. 4,
1935 in Seattle, Wash. She was
a homemaker for most of her
life and enjoyed gardening,
fl ower arranging, sewing and oil
painting. She was a member of
the Cottage Grove Seventh-Day
Adventist Church.
Virginia is survived by four
daughters, two sons, 12 grand-
children and 14 great-grandchil-
dren.
Virginia is preceded in death
by her husband Irvin, infant
daughter Darlene, six brothers
and two sisters.
A memorial service will
be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday,
April 2, 2016 at Cottage Grove
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
at 820 S. 10th Street, Cottage
Grove, Oregon 97424.
Memorial contributions may
be made to 3 ABN through
Mountain View-Colonial De-
Witt, 1551 The Dalles Military
Road, Walla Walla, WA, 99362.
Friends and family may share
memories and sign the online
guest book at www.mountain-
view-colonial dewitt.com.
Raade
recognized
Jarett Raade, a CGHS
2015 graduate, was
recognized last week at
Edward Waters College
in Jacksonville Florida
during the Academic
Honors Convocation for
making the Dean's list
and the All-Academic
Gulf Coast Conference
list for Cross-Country.
Jarett is attending EWC
on a four-year Presiden-
tial Scholarship and is
a member of the cross-
country and track teams.
Rotary inducts
new members
C
ottage Grove's Rotary Club
recently initiated four new
Rotarians. These civic leaders
will assume roles in the vari-
ous committees in the Cottage
Grove Club.
Rotary is made up of fi ve Ave-
Peggy Blye Lintula,
born November 22, 1949,
in Huron, South Dakota,
to Elizabeth Blye Eckman
McGee and Jack Clint
McGee, Jr., passed away
peacefully at home in
Eugene on March 13. The
cause was ovarian cancer.
At the age of twelve
Peggy moved with her
family from South Dakota
to Lewiston, Idaho, where she attended Lewiston High School
and graduated from Lewis-Clark State College with a degree in
education. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education from
Washington State University and an Administrative Endorsement
from the University of Oregon.
Peggy was a K-12 educator for 45 years, fi rst as a classroom
teacher, and for the last 25 years as director of A Primary Connection,
South Lane School District’s Family Resource Center in Cottage
Grove, Oregon. She was the longest serving coordinator in Lane
County’s nine school-based community/family resource centers.
Peggy worked primarily in family education, teaching parenting
education classes, English Language Learners, parenting teens, and
directing numerous early childhood readiness to learn programs.
She worked tirelessly in the area of child abuse prevention
education, fi rst in Washington State, and then in Oregon. Peggy
received numerous accolades for her dedication to early childhood
education, including teacher of the year in both Clarkston School
District (Washington) and South Lane School District in Cottage
Grove.
Peggy enjoyed travel, baking, and music of all kinds, and
especially loved to dance and play her euphonium in the Eugene
New Horizons Band. Her smile and generous spirit won many
hearts, including those of countless children, and parents indebted
to her for her parenting guidance. She was a bright light and a force
for positive change and justice. Peggy embodied and shared these
quotations with friends:
“Be nice whenever possible. It’s always possible.” -- HHDL
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -- Ghandi
Peggy is survived by her partner of 24 years, Ann Tedards, a
sister, Debra McGee (Patty Hine), a brother, Jack McGee (Marcy),
and three nieces, Amanda Cryderman (Brian), Akasha McGee
(Jonathan) and Kalikah McGee. She was preceded in death by her
parents and a brother, Brent McGee. The family wishes to thank
WVCI, Clinic of Natural Medicine, Turning Point Center and
Cascade Hospice for their extraordinary care.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, April 22, at
4:30 PM at The Shedd in Eugene (868 High Street). In lieu of
fl owers, please consider a donation to South Lane School District,
designating your gift to “Peggy’s A Primary Connection” (online,
or mail to 455 Adams Ave., Cottage Grove, OR 97424)
Arrangements entrusted to Musgrove Family Mortuary. Please
access the obituary and you are invited to sign the guestbook at
musgroves.com
nues of Service: Club Service,
Vocational Service, Community
Service, World Service, and
Youth Service.
In Cottage Grove, Rotarians
can be seen working on high
school scholarships, youth
Interact programs, youth RYLA
training programs, the play-
ground equipment in Coiner
Park, Family Relief Nursery
and the South Lane Children's
Dental Clinic.
F a m n i l e y d
Ow
CREMATION
&Burial Services
Marie Ines Geer
1922-2016
Marie Ines Geer of
Cottage Grove, Oregon
died March 24, 2016, with
complications of old age
at 94. Her Funeral will be
held at Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7 th
Street., Cottage Grove on
April 2, 2016 at 1:00pm.
Marie was born Feb-
ruary 24, 1922 south of
the present location of the
Cottage Grove Lake to Ar-
chie and Clara (Lacky) Gil-
ham. She started to Hebron
School at age 5 ½ because she was so eager to learn, could say the
alphabet, count to 1,000 & spell many words. She left Hebron as
Valedictorian, was on the honor roll all during high school in the
last class to graduate from the old Jefferson High School in Cot-
tage Grove in 1939, this time as Salutatorian & in the National
Honor Society. She could have gone on to college, but instead mar-
ried that summer to her sweetheart Roy A. Geer at the courthouse
in Eugene. He passed away in March 2011.
Marie had lived two miles from where she was born for the
last 71 ½ years until moving into Middlefi eld Oaks in Cottage
Grove in 2011. She knew the sons & daughters of the pioneers
who settled the land under the waters of the Cottage Grove Lake
and wrote the history in her book, “They Called It Hebron.”
Roy & Marie had one daughter, Barbara, who married Paul
Funk. He was like a son to them.
Marie’s life was all about family. She loved taking photos,
decorating birthday cakes for everyone, and writing poetry. They
both played music: she played a violin since just a girl, and Roy a
dobra guitar. Other loves were the wild animals & birds on their
place, as well as dogs & cats, fl owers at home or gardens they
visited, collecting cream pitchers, buttons, and reading. She did
crosswords puzzles, played Bingo, watched Wheel of Fortune &
Jeopardy, and the Olympics when they were on. She loved decorat-
ing for the holidays, especially Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day.
Visits to the Oregon Coast were treasured both before and af-
ter they owned a little cabin north of Yachats. They were both ex-
tremely patriotic and members of Hebron Grange and the Cottage
Grove Methodist Church.
Marie is survived by her daughter Barbara & son-in-law Paul
Funk; four grandchildren Vickie (Earl) Long, Bonnie (Mike) Al-
len, Sandra Funk, Greg (Carrie) Funk; great-grandchildren: Joe
(Tiffany) Padilla, Linda Long, Sarah (Chris) Carpenter, Jennifer
(James) Gardner, Steve Allen, Joshua (Emily) Funk, Robert Funk,
Sam Funk, Calvin Funk; great, great-grandchildren: Rio Courn-
oyer, Xander Charette, Ava & Lillie Gardner. A sister Laurabel
(Glen) Gilham Means pre-deceased her. Family and friends will
remember her each time they hear a bird’s song or see a fl ower.
Burial will be at Taylor-Lane Cemetery off London Road.,
south of Cottage Grove, Oregon with Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in charge of Arrangements.
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