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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Wrestlers grapple at invitational
Carolyn Ann Asson
October 19, 1937 — December 1, 2016
By Rongi Yost
Carolyn Ann Asson, 79,
passed away in the early
morning of December 1,
in her home, at peace and
comfortable with her family
by her side.
Carolyn was born
October 19, 1937, in Salem,
Oregon to Alphon and
Dorothy Cramer. She met
her husband in 1956 at
the University of Portland
where she received a
Bachelor of Science degree
in nursing. Carolyn and
David were married January
9, 1960, and lived in Santa
Monica and Sunnyvale,
California for a few years,
then 44 years in Beaverton,
Oregon, before retiring in
Sisters in 2006.
Carolyn had a long
career as a registered nurse,
always working tirelessly
for others. She raised four
children, Kathy, David,
Steven and Kenneth, with
endless love and strong val-
ues of kindness, character
and education. Carolyn was
an accomplished pianist,
an excellent cook, a crack
bridge player, and loved to
take trips to Reno with her
husband to try beating the
slot machines and blackjack
tables.
Carolyn is survived by
her husband David and
her four children, Kathy
Peterson of Sisters; David
Correspondent
Nancy Cowan
Nancy Cowan of
Sisters, wife of Jim Cowan,
passed away Sunday morn-
ing, December 4, resting
comfortably in her own
home.
Services for family and
friends will be held Friday,
December 9 at 1 p.m.
at Niswonger-Reynolds
funeral home in Bend,
Oregon.
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also of Sisters; Steven of
Williamsburg, Virginia;
and Ken of Park Ridge,
Illinois; her brother
David of Los Angeles; 13
grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
A memorial mass is
scheduled for 11 a.m.
Friday, December 9 at St.
Edward the Martyr Catholic
Church with a reception to
follow at the Pine Meadow
Village Clubhouse. Please
favor a charity in lieu of
floral remembrances.
The wrestling team com-
peted at the Perry Burlison
Invitational on Saturday,
December 3 among 23 teams.
Marshfield took top honors
with 183 points. Sweet Home
was runner-up with 152.5, and
North Marion took third with
145 points. The Dalles, West
Albany, Thurston, Silverton,
Evergreen, Lebanon, Junction
City, North Salem, Stayton,
Siuslaw, Crescent Valley,
Stuccoes, South Salem,
Cascade, Cottage Grove,
Phil moth, Sisters, Gervais,
Yamhill-Carlton and McKay
also competed in the tourney.
Sisters had 21 matmen
wrestle at the top-notch tourna-
ment, and all saw some tough
competition.
Several Outlaws won
matches. Cole Pade (junior)
defeated Edgar Gonzalez
from North Marion with a
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effort and desire to improve
and compete hard.
The Outlaws will attend the
Culver Invitational Dec. 9-10.
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pin in 4:16, and Damien Will
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from Sweet Home with a pin
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South Salem with a pin in 4:45,
and freshman Ethan Martin
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took sixth in the tournament at
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Coach John Downs said,
“I felt the team needed to go
to this tournament this year to
see the caliber of wrestlers we
will meet at our regional tour-
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at the tournament, eight of
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County, all the other teams in
Central Oregon are smaller or
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