JULY 26, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
LEADS: ‘We hope the guilt
gets to them’
(Continued from Page A1)
Det. Andy Phelps is taking over the case and anyone with
information is encouraged to contact Phelps at 503-856-3497.
To make a report anonymously, call 503-856-3519 or email tips@
keizer.org.
An autopsy determined Speten died of blunt force trauma to the
head and she had been deceased at least 24 hours before she was
found. Sharon had been trying to coordinate a Valentine-themed
crafting day with Speten and her youngest daughter for several
days before discovering her body. Sharon had shown up at the
apartment each day knocking on the door and calling for Speten.
When she noticed an unlocked window, Sharon enlisted one of
Speten’s friends to crawl through it and unlock the front door.
Blake Wheeler, who lived at the neighboring apartment in
2011, told the Keizertimes he last saw Speten about four days prior
to when her body was found. He said she came to his apartment
after he overheard her side of an argument with a man, Speten
claiming she was being “manipulated.”
Speten asked Blake if he could use a cell phone, and called
her own cell because it had been stolen, Wheeler said. Wheeler
described Speten as “very respectful. She was religious, and she
felt comfortable around us.” He said he heard music playing in her
apartment for several days straight before her body was found.
Sharon suspects her daughter’s murder and the phone are linked.
“The phone caused a lot of trouble. Everybody went to her to
use it to set up [drug] deals. It had all the phone numbers in it,”
Sharon said. “I begged her and pleaded with her to get rid of it. I
told her I would buy her a new one.”
Speten had a history of drug addiction, but was making strides
toward sobriety while staying in contact with associates from her
past.
The eight years since Speten’s death have been a waiting game
for police and Speten's surviving family.
“The hope is that the right people will have a change of heart
and they realize that this is important. We can't force them to talk,
but we hope that guilt gets to them,” Lathrop said.
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Lucille May Zandol
Lucy passed away peacefully
at Salem Hospital, with her
husband Ken, children and
grandchildren by her side.
Lucy was born in Japan
to Toshiko and Maurice
Irish. After six months, the
family moved to Washington,
Germany, and then to Ft. Ord,
Calif., where Lucy’s father was
a drill instructor. In 1959, they
moved to Salem.
December 12, 1952 – June 26, 2019
Lucy graduated from
North Salem High School
and took a summer job for
Marion County where she
became a plans checker.
She then went to
work for a local builder
drawing house plans. Her
big break came when
she went to work for the
developer of King City
and Charbonneau. She
was put in charge of new
construction, Farm Home
statewide and a subdivision
in Forest Park in Portland.
Lucy developed a manual
for qualifying new home
buyers for Farm Home, the
manual is still used by the
federal government today.
After commuting for
four years and meeting her
future husband, Ken, she
decided to try something
different. In their fi rst year of
marriage, Lucy and Ken built
six Farm Home houses in
their spare time after work and
on weekends. After that, Lucy
toned it down to become an
escrow offi cer for a local title
company where she worked
for 30 years, before retiring in
2017.
Lucy was one of those
people that got more done
by 9 a.m. than most people
do all day. Gardening and
landscaping on their small
acreage in Keizer was Lucy’s
passion. She had literally
everything from fruits to
nuts, and always had a big
garden with many edibles.
Her favorite was Blue Lake
Lucille May Zandol
pole green beans, and always
had enough for all her friends.
Lucy was an excellent baker
and cook, nothing went to
waste.
Lucy excelled in arts and
crafts, at one time teaching
a watercolor painting class.
Remodeling was a love of
hers, and working on the
couple’s 110-year-old farm
house was a 25-year
project. Lucy was as much
at home in Home Depot
as she was at Nordstroms.
She also enjoyed fi shing,
clamming, bowling and
antiquing.
On one of her many
travels, she got to touch the
Statue of Liberty, which
was one of the biggest
highlights of her travels.
She also went back to
Japan twice to visit.
To say Lucy loved
animals would be an
understatement. She once
had 17 cats simply because
they needed a home. Jack
(a mini ausi) and Jill (a
yellow lab), the family’s
dogs, were very devoted to
her and always by her side.
Lucy is survived by her
husband and best friend, Ken
Zandol; mother Toi Heibert,;
sons Cameron Zandol. Eli
Ritter, Jacob Ritter; daughter
Stacee Zandol, and 12
grandchildren.
Lucy and Ken were
married for 34 years. No
service is planned at this time.
United
SCORPS,
continued from Page A1
Way
christens
shower
trailer
didn't want to kill them.”
City of Keizer Police,
Parks Department and other
KFD staff members were also
notifi ed of the situation.
After contacting the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife, Cowan was referred
to the Oregon Department of
Agriculture (ODA).
Tom
Valente,
an
entomologist with ODA,
confi rmed that the species is
the native Pacifi c Northwest
Forest Scorpion, Uroctonus
mordax, which can be found
throughout the Willamette
Valley.
Because they are nocturnal,
the species is commonly
unseen.
“All of us knew that they
were scorpions, we just didn't
know that they were right in
our backyard,” Cowan said.
While the scorpions do
appear scary, they are not
poisonous and not particularly
hostile according to Valente.
“Although they can sting
(and do sting their prey when
hunting), they ‘play dead’
rather than trying to sting
when disturbed,” Valente told
KFD.
Under
the
care
of
entomologists'
at
ODA,
the scorpions will travel to
multiple outreach events this
summer, including the Oregon
State Fair.
“It all turned out well, even
for the scorpions,” Cowan said.
United Way of the
Mid-Willamette Valley will
host a ribbon-cutting event
on Tuesday, July 30, at 5:30
p.m. to launch its Mobile
Shower Trailer.
The local homelessness
crisis has long been a priority
issue for leaders. With com-
mitted community partners,
United Way is working to
change the tide with real solu-
tions and tangible projects.
The 22-foot long trailer
has three private bathroom
stalls that will give commu-
nity members access to a hot
shower, clean clothes and con-
nections to additional services.
Mid-Willamette
Valley
Community Action Agency
will be managing the day-to-
day services and taking this
valuable resource to key urban
and rural areas.
“One of our key focus ar-
eas is to address this urgent
problem of homelessness and
housing affordability. United
Way is working together with
our area service providers to
produce results that address
this issue,” said United Way
Executive Director, Ron Hays.
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