Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituaries
Janelle “Jan” Pinardi
Robert R. Sweet
August 14, 1954 — Apfil 9, 2018
July 22, 1922 — Apfil 8, 2018
It is with great sadness
that we write of the death
of Janelle “Jan” Pinardi, age
63, due to complications
of cancer. She passed in
her home in Palm Springs,
California on April 9, sur-
rounded by her closest fam-
ily and friends.
Jan was born on August
14, 1954 in Portland,
to James Pinardi and
Jacqueline Ricksecker, both
now deceased. She gradu-
ated from Cottage Grove
High School, and earned her
dental hygiene degree from
the University of Oregon, a
profession she continued for
more than 20 years. After
raising her two daughters
with her former husband,
Ron Conrad, in Sisters,
Jan entered the timeshare
industry and spent most
of her time at the Oregon
Coast, San Diego and Palm
Springs — anywhere where
she could be on permanent
vacation.
Her life was like heaven
on earth with an onion slice:
She was an avid golfer
and traveler who enjoyed
any opportunity to spend
time with friends and fam-
ily whether in Oregon,
California, or Mexico. She
is most remembered for her
kindness and gentleness to
all, and her life-long desire
to enjoy every moment!
Jan is now eating cheese-
burgers in paradise (and
maybe a margarita) with her
Robert “Bob” Sweet,
95, died at Sacred Heart
Hospital in Springfield, on
April 8.
His influence on other
people in his life is well
characterized by his son
Matt, who says this: “About
a year after Megan died I
asked Pop if he ever gets
bored. He said without a
moment’s hesitation; ‘I’ve
never been bored a day in
my life.’ I was impressed,
and yet not surprised. I think
of what he said often. I think
that he meant that there is
virtually no end to the oppor-
tunities afforded us in this
life to seek, explore, con-
template and ruminate over.
In other words, life is what
you make of it, and we all
have the ability to choose to
“never be bored a day in our
life.” I was inspired by this
simple sentence to always
look for the interesting in the
mundane, and to appreciate
life for what it brings to us
every day.”
Bob was happily mar-
ried to Megan Sweet for 35
years. She predeceased him
in 2015. He is survived by
daughters Kathy Miles and
Dinah Kennedy of Colorado,
Stephanie Jevons and her
long-time partner, Darrell
Cross, who preceded her
in death. She leaves behind
in this cruel world her aunt
Luanne Bye; two brothers,
Jeff Pinardi and Jon Pinardi
(spouse Stacey); two daugh-
ters Caleah Loesche (spouse
Jason) and Clarice Oksayan
(spouse Parsegh); along with
four nephews and four won-
derful grandchildren who
adore her: Olivia, Roman,
Elliott and Ryker.
No services will be held
for Jan as she wanted to be
invited to her own memorial
service (she was never one
to miss a party) and it was
conducted prior to her death.
If you feel moved to do
something in remembrance
of her, please donate to the
Oregon Humane Society in
her name.
Until we meet you on
that beautiful beach in para-
dise, rest in peace Jan, mom,
grandma, sister, aunt, niece
and friend.
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he joined the U.S. Marine
Corps and served in the
Pacific Theater as a lieuten-
ant until the end of the war.
He was employed for
many years by Aetna
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Hartford, Connecticut,
and eventually became its
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In the 1980s he transferred
to the company’s San
Francisco branch where he
met and married Megan.
Upon retirement, Bob and
Megan moved to Camp
Sherman, a dream place for
the outdoorsman, hunter and
fisherman that he was. Bob
was also a voracious reader
and enjoyed his crossword
puzzles. In keeping with
Bob’s wishes, there will be
no memorial service.
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The cause of the fire is
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it is believed to be related to
the wood stove, which was in
use at the time of the fire. The
home had working smoke
alarms, but did not alert the
renters, likely due to the fire
being on the exterior of the
home, fire officials reported.
Firefighters note that
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husband, Tom O’Meara,
of Connecticut, Jennifer
Sweet of FL; sons Timothy
Sweet of Martha’s Vineyard,
MA, and Matthew Sweet
of New Hampshire; his
children’s mother, Patricia
Sweet of Colorado; also a
stepson, Clifford Clark of
California, a stepdaughter
Tisha Thompson of Mill
Valley, California; and his
very special stepdaughter, PJ
Clark of Florence, Oregon
(who lovingly tended to her
mother’s needs until her
mother’s death and to Bob’s
needs since then).
He was predeceased by
his best friend and brother
Charles Sweet, and by his
son-in-law Jim Kennedy.
Bob also leaves 12 grand-
children, and nine great
grandchildren, plus three
nephews and their families.
Bob was born to Emily
Ransom Sweet and Charles
Atwater Sweet on July 22,
1922 in Fairfax, Alabama.
His parents and he moved to
Bronxville, New York, when
he was 8, and he attended
schools there. He then went
to Colorado College until
World War II broke out when
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