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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Entrepreneur opens storage facility
Obituary
Jessica leslie Simonich
November 17, 1978 — July 2, 2016
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Jon Rumgay saw a need in
Sisters, and he set about fill-
ing it.
Sisters Self Storage is now
open in the Sisters Industrial
Park along Barclay Drive,
offering 214 units ranging
in size from five-by-five
feet on up to 15-by-50-foot
motorhome storage units —
which are highly desirable in
Sisters Country.
Rumgay’s road to opening
a storage facility reflects the
classic entrepreneur’s light-
bulb moment: He and his
family needed storage and
there was nothing to be found
in a community that has filled
up the available space.
“We tried to get one and
we were on a waiting list,” he
said. “And then (we) decided
to build one.”
It was a major undertak-
ing for Sisters. With land,
Rumgay puts the price tag
on the project at about $2.2
million.
Kevin Spencer and Empire
Construction built the facil-
ity with financing through
photo by Jim cornelius
Jon rumgay and angela Crippens at the new Sisters Self Storage.
Summit Bank.
That’s a big investment
in Sisters — but one that
Rumgay, who is also the lead
salesman at Sisters’ Best Vue
Blinds — is comfortable
making.
“I live here and I own
property here,” he said. “I
plan on staying here forever.”
The 4.3-acre facility offers
room for an additional 80
units, should the market sup-
port them. Given the immedi-
ate demand — with some 80
units taken right away — it is
likely that it will.
Outdoor storage park-
ing for boats and RVs is
still available, though filling
quickly.
Angela Crippens is the
on-site manager for Sisters
Self Storage. She lives on
the property and is available
to help new customers obtain
their unit. The facility, which
is accessible till 10 p.m., has
24-hour security.
Rumgay noted that the
facility features additional
brickwork and trees, beyond
what is required, in an effort
to make the facility as visu-
ally pleasing as possible for
the community.
For more information,
visit the facility, call 541-
588-2626, or go to www.
sistersselfstorage.net.
Jessica L. Simonich, 37,
passed away on Saturday,
July 2, 2016 from complica-
tions of asthma.
Jessica was born on
November 17, 1978, in Los
Angeles, California, and has
been a long-time resident of
Central Oregon. In keeping
with Jessica’s loving and
generous spirit, it was her
decision to be an organ and
tissue donor and donate life,
so that others may live.
She worked hard as a
single mother, doing vari-
ous jobs with pure joy. In
Jessica’s spare time, she
enjoyed hiking, cooking,
and spending time with
her friends and family.
She was a loving mother, a
devoted daughter and a true
friend. Her beautiful life
will forever be cherished
in the lives of her children;
Nicholas Simonich, age 20;
and Hailey Simonich, age
17.
Jessica is survived by
her two beautiful chil-
dren; father Nicholas
Simonich, Jr.; two sis-
ters, Monica Morenao and
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Relatives and friends are
invited to a celebration of
Jessica’s life on Friday, July
22, 2016, from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Pioneer Park in Bend. Please
come and share your memo-
ries and stories of Jessica.
Contributions in memory
of Jessica may be made
to www.gofundme.com/
jessicasimonich. This fund
will be used to help support
her children.
Jessica will be missed by
many.
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Saturday, July 16, 2016 • 10 am to 3 pm
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Sisters Industrial Park
157 Sisters Park Dr. • 541-549-3575
www.SistersStorage.com
• State-of-the-art
Security Technology
• Sizes from 5x5 to 12x40
• Individual Gate Codes
• Long-term Discounts
• On-site Manager
541-588-2626
Across from Sisters Post Offi ce