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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015 OBITUARIES tions or support them in their endeavors. She made phone calls to her loved ones on a regular basis just to let them know she loved them. She was a light to her fami- ly, and now they are all shim- mers of that light. Joan was preceded in death by her mother, Faye O’Connell; a sister, Bonnie Ritchie, and a son, Woody Bray II. She is survived by her hus- band, Bill Mason; a sister, Shirley Donatoni; her daugh- ters: Bonnie, Lynne, Lori, Kathleen, Mary, Debra and Larissa; her sons: Patrick Bray, John Bray and Bobby Mason; and her 58 grandchildren. A funeral service for Joan will be held Monday, July 13, at 1 p.m., at Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home. LANDWEHR —Gordon Landwehr, 89, of Florence, passed away July 6, 2015. Gordon and his fam- ily have lived on Siltcoos Lake for approxi- mately 160 Gordon years; his Landwehr house was once the post office. He used to ferry across the river for groceries and goods. Gordon went to a one-room school in West Lake. He joined the Marines at the age of 18, serving in Okinawa where 3,000 were killed. While serv- ing his country, he was wound- ed with 27 pieces of shrapnel in his legs and buttocks. He received the Purple Heart. He was was a timber faller, working in the woods for International Paper for years. He had a ranch up the North Fork with a river running through it, where he raised beef and a garden, fished, smoked jerky, clammed and crabbed. He also had a house and land at North Beach and was one of the camp houses in Booth; they towed across the lake on logs and pulled on the hill with a D8 cat. Gordon was married to his first wife for more than 50 years. They owned Mode O’ Day in town. Gordon had one daughter, Jerlyn; two granddaughters and six great-grandchildren: Brook, Kay, Kaitlyn, Rylie, Emily, Logan, Dillon and Jordon. After his wife’s death, he married Adeline Webb and they were married nine years. Graveside services will be held July 14, at 11 a.m., at Pacific Sunset Cemetery. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. GETCHELL —Orville Lewis Getchell, 87, of Florence, passed away July 6, 2015. Orville was born July 19, 1927, in Eugene, Ore., to par- COURTS Florence Municipal Court June 30 Byron Leroy Barnett plead- ed no contest to criminal tres- pass. He must report to Emergence Addiction and Mental Health Services. He must pay $375 in fines and not contact or be in or about the premises or place of employment of the victim. Shane Michael Zemansky GRADUATE NOTES pleaded no contest to theft. He was sentenced to four days in Florence City Jail. He must pay $430 in fines and not con- tact or be in or about the premises or place of employ- ment of the victim. Dakotah Richard Hill pleaded guilty to a misde- meanor for driving with a sus- pended license. He must pay $1,125 in fines. Shindig supports local garden Come to Homegrown Pub, 294 Laurel St., on Monday, July 13, at 5 p.m., and support local farms and the Siuslaw Elementary School garden. The “Support Local Summer Shindig” is hosted by Real Food Co-op and Homegrown Public House. There will be appetizers and dinner, including grilled local lamb, salmon and vegetables with fresh berries for dessert. A dessert auction fundraiser will support the school garden. Tickets are $25 and are avail- able at Real Food Co-op and Homegrown Pub. CORVALLIS — Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Spring term have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 982 students earned a straight-A (4.0). Another 3,571 earned a B- plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students on the Honor Roll from Florence, Mapleton and Swiss Home included: • Florence Straight-A Average: Raelyn K. Robinson (sen- ior) Human Development and Family Science. 3.5 or Better: Sara C. Burns (sophomore) Pre- Public Health; Robert P. $872 +20( &/$66,&&$5 02725&<&/( 59 .((3<285,1685$1&(6,03/( :,7++(/3)520 $%(/,1685$1&($*(1&< +:< )/25(1&(25 $%(/#$%(/,1685$1&($*(1&<&20 ents Ernest and Flora Getchell. He served in Army Tr a n s p o r t in the Al- e u t i a n Islands dur- ing World War II and then the U.S. Army occupation forces in Orville Japan. Getchell Orville worked as a service technician for Coca-Cola for 34 years. He married Juanita Brink on June 30, 1951, and the couple recently celebrated 64 loving years of marriage. Orville was an avid fly fish- erman, hunter and talented woodworker. He enjoyed many years of traveling to Alaska, where he built a cabin. He is survived by his wife, Juanita Getchell, of Florence; brother Les and sister-in-law Lois Getchell, of Florence; his brother-in-law Mark Brink of La Pine, Ore.; his daughter, Susan, and son-in-law Charles Young, of Wasilla, Ark.; his son Gene and daughter-in-law Joyce Getchell of Florence; his grandson, Jason Gerola, of Kehei, Hawaii; his grand- daughter, Aimee, and her hus- band, Louis Garibay, of Beeville, Texas; his granddaughter, Sarah, and her husband, Paulo Wolcoff, of Palmer, Ark.; his granddaughter Nikki, and %2$7 &21'2 5(17(56 /$1'/25'3527(&7,21 80%5(//$ Safeco Insurance, with a principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts. ©2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Ellison (junior) Business Information Systems; Brad A. Greenburg (senior) Exercise and Sport Science; Elisabeth H. Jones (senior) Biology; Hayden R. Miles (sophomore) Fisheries and Wildlife Science; Nikki J. Parry (senior) Forest Engineering; Kayla Rickford (senior) Ecological Engineering; Will H. Seble (senior) Digital Communic- ation Arts. • Mapleton 3.5 or Better: Lindsay Free (junior) Political Science. • Swisshome 3.5 or Better: Rikki N. Redhead (junior) Psych- ology. her husband, Todd Miller, of Junction City, Ore.; his grand- daughter, Andrea, and her hus- band, Jesse Kincade, of Eagle River, Ark.; and 12 great- grandchildren. A funeral was held at Burns’ Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home on Friday, July 10. Sally Rash will be signing copies of her new book, “Sally’s Silly Small Step System” from 1:00 to 4:00 on Friday, July 17th at PS Winkles on Bay Street Published by Pacific Publishing CITY LIGHTS CINEMAS 1930 Hwy 101 • Florence, OR 97439 TIMES BELOW ARE ONLY VALID FRIDAY, JULY 10 thru THURSDAY, July 16 $9 Regular/$8 Senior or Student/$7.50 Matinee/ $7 Child/$6.50 Member PREVIEW: Ant-Man - 117 min (PG-13) - Marvel’s newest super hero Thu: 7:00 – Starts regular run Friday July 17! Stars Paul Rudd I’ll See You In My Dreams - 92 min (PG-13) – “Now after 43 years in feature fi lms, Danner has gotten the opportunity to show what she can do, and in I’ll See You in My Dreams, she is simply jaw-dropping, just wonderful.“ SF Chronicle Every Day Except Sun & Thu: 12:00, 4:50 | Sun: 4:00 ONLY |Thu: 11:30am, 4:20 Inside Out 2D - 102 min (PG) – “Inside Out expands the possibilities of animation. It’s also a hilarious ride that delights the eye, the mind and the heart.” Portland Oregonian Fri & Sat: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:50 | Sun: 12:20, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10 | Mon: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:50 Tue: 12:00, 2:30, 7:20, 9:40 | Wed: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:50 | Thu: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Jurassic World - 124m (PG-13) – “Jurassic World is fresh and thrilling.” Empire Every Day Except Sun & Thu: 2:10, 7:00, 9:40 | Sun: 12:40, 6:10, 8:50 | Thu: 1:40, 9:40 Minions 2D - 104 min (PG) Every Day Except Thursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:10, 8:40 | Thu: 11:40am, 2:00, 4:30, 6:10, 8:50 Terminator Genisys 2D - 119 min (PG-13) – FINAL WEEK Fri: 12:40, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 | Sat: 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 | Sun: 2:40, 5:20, 8:00 Mon, Tue: 12:40, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 | Wed: 12:40, 3:20, 9:30 | Thu: 12:40, 3:20, 9:00 Special Events: La bohème - 170 min (NR) – A Royal Opera House Presentation Sat, July 11: 12:00 | Wed, July 15: 6:00 – John Copley’s classic production with a stunning cast The Audience - 145 min – National Theatre Live Presents – ENCORE SCREENINGS Sun, July 12: 1:00 | Thu, July 16: 6:30 –Mirren in her Tony award-winning role as Queen Elizabeth Sunshine Superman - 100 min (PG) – A heart-racing portrait of Carl Boen- ish Tue: 5:00 – True Story Tuesday – The fascinating origins of BASE jumping WWW.CITYLIGHTSCINEMAS.COM CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK MASON—Joan Marie Mason, 80, of Florence, passed away peace- fully at her home with family by her side on Sunday, July 5, 2015, just before sun- rise. Joan was Joan Mason born Sept. 2, 1934, in Bard, Calif., to Faye Bivens and Zelma Ritchie. She was blessed with a fun- loving spirit, valued hard work, good manners and excelled in everything she put her mind to. Joan married Woody Bray in 1953, and together they raised nine children. In 1971, Joan met Bill Mason while working as a hostess at a Sizzler restaurant. For Bill, it was love at first sight. They married on Oct. 2, 1973, and spent the next 42 years on a honeymoon. Joan and Bill moved to Klamath Falls, Ore., in 1980 and enjoyed many years teach- ing together as firearm safety and shooting instructors. Joan shared her love for life and spiritual beliefs with all who needed it. She will forever be remem- bered as a humble woman who wanted to help others, and all who knew her would agree that she was “an original”. Family was her top priority. She never missed an opportu- nity to share in family celebra-