MARCH 20, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3
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Maynard Herman Probst
September 7, 1932 – February 21, 2020
Maynard Herman Probst,
87, of Keizer, Ore., died at
home Feb. 21, 2020.
He was born in Austin,
Minn., to Herman and Emma
Probst and moved to Vancou-
ver, Wash., when he was 12.
He graduated from Con-
cordia High School and stud-
ied ministry at Concordia
College in Portland.
Maynard spent 23 years
in the tire business in Or-
egon and Washington as a
salesman and store owner.
He met his wife when they
were both working for the
Goodyear Tire district of-
fi ce in Portland. They then
moved to Alaska before their
fi rst anniversary. He worked as
an operator for Unocal in the
ammonia/urea plant in Kenai
and also worked for Sohio BP
at Prudhoe Bay on the Alas-
ka Pipeline. They returned to
Oregon where he worked for
Roth’s Fresh Markets for 19
years as a checker and head
bookkeeper before retiring in
2009.
He is survived by his wife
of 44 years, Sharon; daughters
Kristel (Ryan) Holveck and
Melissa (Erik) Hargrove. He
is also survived by his children
from a pri-
or marriage,
Maynard
Probst
Jr,
Mark Probst
and Melba
Alban; many
grandchil-
dren
and
great-grand-
M. Probst
children. He
was preced-
ed in death by his brother,
Woodrow, and sister, Lavonne;
and is survived by his brother,
Duane.
Maynard’s hobbies includ-
ed golf, bowling and fi shing.
He also belonged to the Pend-
leton Main Street Cowboys
and was a deputy sheriff for
Thurston County, Wash. He
was involved with Boy Scouts
and Little League and was a
long time member of the Elks.
He enjoyed traveling and
went on many trips with his
wife to Hawaii, cruises to the
Caribbean, and camping in
the Northwest, often times
bringing along their two
grandsons.
He was always there to
support Kristel and Melissa
at their horse shows, FFA and
4H events, and school activ-
ities and trips when he was
younger. He always worked
hard, and instilled this work
ethic in them.
The family would like to
thank Kindred Hospice for
their exceptional care during
the last two weeks of his life.
Assisting the family is Virgil T.
Golden Funeral Service.
Maynard was a regular at-
tender at Dayspring Fellow-
ship in Keizer, Ore. A Cele-
bration of Life will be held at
a later date.
The Keizer Parks Advisory Board held it’s most recent meeting
Tuesday, March 10. Here is what was discussed:
The types of memorial
donations accepted in Keiz-
er’s parks will be changing.
Members of the committee
have spent several months
debating whether and how
to change the memorial
policy, sparked by a donat-
ed rose arbor in Claggett
Creek Park that is reaching
the end of its life.
No dramatic changes are
being made, but even mi-
nor switches are intended
to ease the burden on city
staff.
“When people have
ideas, I like to meet with
them onsite and discuss
what is proposed. A rose ar-
bor might not be accepted
in the future, but you could
do a tree,” said Keizer Parks
Supervisor Robert John-
son.
The proposed revisions
allow existing memorials
to be removed from parks if
the case made for doing so
meets with the approval of
the parks board.
• Johnson requested ap-
proval to move the replace-
ment of a play structure at
Claggett Creek Park up to
the 2020-21 fi scal year. It
had been scheduled for the
year after.
“That toy is continuing
to see heavy use, and I think
it’s important to get it done
sooner rather than later,”
Johnson said.
Other improvements at
the park, such as the recent-
ly-replaced sports court,
are drawing new faces and
leading visitors to the other
spaces. Johnson said parks
staff have put together a
variety of repairs, but the
deterioration is continuing.
“It’s usable but at the
very end of its lifespan,”
Johnson said.
The city plans to host
public input sessions on
the type of play structure
they would like to see be
installed before putting
out a request for bids.
“The one thing I want
to make sure we do is
have the pour-in-place
surface. That has been
huge for us in other plac-
es and opened up the
playgrounds to kids with
disabilities,” Johnson said.
Members of the parks
board were also interest-
ed in having a platform
swing installed. A plat-
form swing is designed
for
wheelchair-bound
park visitors.
• Johnson said city
offi cials hope to launch
a new park master plan
effort as soon as possible
in the next fi scal year.
The plan revision will
allow residents to chime
in on the features that
they would like to see
throughout Keizer’s 19-
park system.
The main difference
this time around is the
city has a dedicated parks
fund, the result of a parks
services fee.
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