2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
OBITUARIES
Also surviving her is a
granddaughter, Melinda Cotter
(Cook) and her family; three
nieces: Ruth Pratt, Carolyn
Ketchum and Rose Mentzer
and their families.
Mary lived primarily in
Bandon, Walton and Seaside.
She loved mushroom hunt-
ing, gardening, her airedales
and Southern gospel music.
She will be greatly missed
by her family and friends.
REITZ—Edward L. Reitz,
80, of Florence, passed away
June 9, 2015.
He was born Jan. 11, 1935,
in Salem, Ore., to Edgar Brown
Reitz and Violet May Garrison.
He graduated from Salem
High School in 1954.
He was then a short-trip
truck driver in Salem before
retiring in 1997.
He moved to Florence in
2005 from Keizer.
He enjoyed walking his dog,
Tootsie, on the beach and sand
d u n e s ,
attending
rodeos, trav-
eling, camp-
ing
and
meeting
new people.
He was
preceded in
death by his Edward Reitz
first wife,
Patricia J. Hilderbrande, in
2007; and his daughter Cheryl
Lynn in 1967.
He is survived by his wife
and loving partner Mary Jane;
his brother, Bob, of Salem; and
two nephews.
He is also survived by
Mary’s family, who he “mar-
ried” at their wedding: daugh-
ters Laurie Roberts of
Christmas Valley, and Leslie
Hanson of Salem; three grand-
sons and three great-grandsons
in Eugene.
Graveside services will be
held this Saturday, June 20, at 1
p.m., at Restlawn Memory
Gardens, 201 Oak Grove Road
in Salem.
Family and friends are
welcome to share their memo-
ries.
A gathering will be held at
2:30 p.m. at Lum Yuen’s
restaurant, 3190 Portland Road
in Salem.
SHEPHERD—Janet
L.
Shepherd, 73, died June 14,
2015.
She was born March 14,
1942.
Memorial services will be
held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June
20, at St. Timothy’s Episcopal
Church, 3295 Ladd Ave. NE in
Salem, Ore.
Assisting the family is Virgil
T. Golden Funeral Service.
Yard debris burning season ended Monday
Monday, June 15, marked
the closing day for backyard
burning for most Lane County
residents until fall.
The season, which closes in
the summer because of fire
danger, will remain closed until
Oct. 1.
Lane
Regional
Air
Protection Agency (LRAPA’s)
open burning season normally
runs from Oct. 1 through June
15.
However, fire conditions
have pushed back the start of
open burning season in
October. Last year, open burn-
ing season was postponed until
Oct. 15 due to dry weather con-
ditions and heightened fire
safety concerns.
LRAPA works with the Lane
County Fire Defense Board to
notify the public when delays
are announced.
“Annually, LRAPA receives
around 300 complaints regard-
ing open burning,” said Jo
Niehaus, LRAPA spokesper-
son. “These complaints range
from neighbors burning pro-
hibited materials like garbage
to real concerns about out-of-
control burn piles.
“Backyard burning in condi-
tions with dry weather and high
temperatures increase risks of
causing wildfires that can
cause damage to properties and
destroy homes.”
Residents are encouraged to
contact their local fire depart-
ments if they have questions
about burning in their areas.
During the closed season,
yard debris may be disposed of
at one of several local yard
debris and wood recycling cen-
ters, such as Lane Forest
Products, Rexius Forest By-
Products or Lane County’s
Glenwood or Florence transfer
stations (dump sites).
In addition, both Eugene
and Springfield residents and
those living within the
urban growth boundaries of
the cities have curbside yard
debris
pickup
options
available with their garbage
service.
Composting and chipping
are encouraged.
LRAPA also recommends
these alternative methods year
round to help reduce air pollu-
tion from burn piles.
Residents who burn during
the closed season are subject to
fines ranging from $50 to
$2,500 or more.
The average residential
open burning fine runs about
$300.
LRAPA closes the season in
cooperation with local fire
departments. The season opens
in the fall after the high fire
danger passes.
For more information, visit
www.lrapa.org.
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COTTER—Mary Elizabeth
Cotter, 92, passed away March
13, 2015, in
Astoria.
She was
born
in
Bandon to
p a r e n t s
T h o m a s
Harrison
Scott
and
L
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a
b
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lle
Mary Cotter
(Chamber-
lain) Scott.
Mary was married to Arnold
Max Eaker and had a son, Tom
Eaker, who died in 1988.
She later married Emery
Louis Cotter, who died in 1994,
and they had a son, John Cotter.
Her grandson Mitchell
Cotter died in 2005.
Surviving her are: her grand-
sons, Danny and Tracy Eaker,
granddaughter Brenda Brady
and their families.
