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this is something I should
consider. When I found out
Bruce was stepping down, I
felt like it was time to step
up,” Kohler said.
Kohler is president of
Professional Preneeds, a
business that assists families
with putting in place funeral
arrangements. He’s also a
licensed funeral director
and embalmer. Given the
nature of his business, which
requires sometimes diffi cult
conversations around a topic
no one particularly enjoys,
Kohler said the thing he
can bring to the council is
attentive listening.
“Sometimes people have a
specifi c idea in mind (about
their funeral) and you have
to look at how that decision
affects the people you leave
behind,” Kohler said. “I feel
blessed with the ability to
listen to people and fi gure
out how to get along and be
a peacemaker.”
Chief among the concerns
Kohler expects to be a voice
in are planning Keizer’s
growth, traffi c along River
Road North, how to develop
the dwindling open spaces
left in city limits and trying
to fi gure out how to get
the city’s youth baseball
organizations to get along.
On the topic of growth,
Kohler said a recent trip to
Kansas City informed his
latest views on the issue.
“I was looking at their
urban sprawl and I didn’t
want Keizer to become that,”
Kohler said. “It’s something I
have to study more, but there
are a lot of possibilities. I just
think we need to be careful
and do what is right.”
How and whether to
change the way property
develops along River Road
Norths
goes
hand-in-
hand with the city’s overall
trajectory and Kohler wanted
to do more listening there as
well.
“We just need to hear
from all the parties involved
and do what’s right. You have
to examine what’s best even
if it’s unpopular with some
people. Somebody is going
to be unhappy no matter
what, but we have to do what
benefi ts the majority,” Kohler
said.
There’s also an opportunity
for the city to benefi t from
Kohler’s experience with
large-scale volunteer efforts,
particularly at a time when
several recent projects – such
as The Big Toy construction
and the Keizer Eclipse
Festival – fell short of helping
hands.
While a couple of
hundred people turned out
to remove wood chips at The
Big Toy, Kohler had different
groups sign up for two-hour
shifts so there were never
large numbers milling about
without work to do and
those that were helping knew
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they could expect relief.
As a result of that effort,
and others in the community,
Anderson had no trouble
endorsing Kohler as his
replacement.
“He’s demonstrated a clear
commitment to service and
done so many things in the
community to prepare him
for a place on the council.
The Big Toy (chip removal)
was an immense project and
that level of commitment
to the community is a huge
statement about where his
priorities with respect to this
community lie,” Anderson
said.
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tasks before it, he said. An-
derson also lauded the efforts
of the city staff.
“The amazing city staff we
have are remarkable and it’s
hard to appreciate the quality
that we have,” he said. “We’ve
had this conscious effort to
be mindful of how money
is spent in Keizer that pre-
dates the restrictions placed
at the state level. We are so
fortunate and blessed to have
people that care for and love
this city.”
He called out all of the
heads of departments by
name, but singled out City
Manager Chris Eppley and
Finance Director Tim Wood.
“Chris is the hallmark of
city managers for the entire
state and I have especially
appreciated Tim’s level of at-
tention to detail,” Anderson
said.
He also noted his appre-
ciation for colleagues on the
council itself, which he said
runs without the acrimony,
or bitterness, of some other
municipal bodies around the
state.
“We’ve got so many good
things going on in this com-
munity and the direction we
are headed in is quite in-
triguing,” he said.
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Marie Halbeisen Sullivan
June 9, 1925 – May 12, 2018
Marie Halbeisen Sullivan,
long time Oregon resident,
died on May 12, 2018 in Keizer.
Friends and family will gather
on June 9, 11 a.m. to celebrate
Marie’s life and 93rd birthday at
Restlawn Funeral Home, 201
Oak Grove Rd. NW, Salem.
Marie Manitsas was born
to parents Margaret Crews and
Peter Manitsas on June 9, 1925.
She was the third of eight
children born in Wilmington,
NC.
During World War II, Marie
married her sweetheart William
Branton King. Their children
William, Nancy and Susan King
were born in NC. Upon her
husband’s accidental death, a
young widowed Marie relocated
to Salem/Keizer Oregon. This
tenacious Tarheel grew webfeet
and dropped her southern
accent, but not the tradition of
Southern hospitality.
Marie
married
Lyle
Halbeisen in Salem and
son Steven was born. They
were members of the Keizer
Volunteer Fire and Auxillary,
business owners of Lyle’s
Furnace Service and the Flower
Boutique. Keizer was their
home where they raised Bill,
Nancy, Sue and Steve.
In 1996, Lyle passed, but
widowhood was short-lived
when Marie and Thomas
Sullivan married. Together they
enjoyed blending their families
and hosting innumerable card
games.
Marie was a beloved
mother, friend, aunt, sister
and grandmother. She was
a domestic goddess always
sharing her beautiful home
and scrumptious goodies. She
was preceded in death by
husbands; William King, Lyle
Halbeisen, and Thomas Sullivan,
son, Steven Halbeisen, and
grandsons Jefferson and Morgan
Taylor. She is survived by her
children, Bill (Pha) King, Nancy
King Taylor, Susan (Jerry) King
Koontz; daughter-in-law Debra
Halbeisen; step-children Jerry
and Barbara Miner, Gary and
Alan Sullivan; grandsons Matt
Koontz, Jerry and Bill King,
Brice and Alex Halbeisen,
brother John Manitsas, and
great-grandchildren.
In lieu of fl owers the family
suggests that you donate to
Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Lyle Anderson
February 25, 1932– May 19, 2018
Lyle Anderson was born on
Feb. 25, 1932, in Parshall, ND
and passed away peacefully on
May 19, 2018.
Lyle married DeNae S. Re-
uter on Jan. 25,
1957 and they
settled in Sa-
lem, Ore. Lyle
got his teach-
ing degree at
Oregon Col-
lege of Edu-
cation
and L. Anderson
after graduat-
ing they relocated to Creswell,
OR for the offer of a one-year
teaching position at Creswell
Middle School. He retired from
there 27 years later. Shortly af-
ter retirement, they moved to
Keizer to be closer to family.
Lyle’s hobbies were golf-
ing, bowling, yardwork and of
course his trips to Reno and
the casino.
Lyle was preceded in death
by his wife DeNae in Septem-
ber 2013. He is survived by his
daughter Kris Kahler, son-in-
law Bruce Kahler and grand-
daughter Kari Kahler, and his
extended family, Brandon and
Nic Kahler, Kristal Clubb and
their families.
A Celebration of Life Open
House will be held from 2
p.m. to 5 p.m., on June 16 at
his daughter’s house in Keizer.
Arrangements by Restlawn
Funeral Home; online at
RestlawnFH.com.
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