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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015
OBITUARIES
REAVIS—Vina M. Reavis
passed away July 7, 2015, at
age 98.
Vina was born March 19,
1917, in Claber, Wash., to
William and Dixie Smith. She
had nine siblings.
The family moved to Oregon
when she was 1 month old.
They settled on Bell Creek and
Vina attended grade school at
the Five Mile School and high
school in Gardiner. There she
met and married Elwyn Reavis,
then moving to Westlake where
they raised their family.
After many years as a home
maker, she worked for the U.S.
Postal Service until her retire-
ment.
Vina is survived by her son
Gerald and wife Donna; daugh-
ter Patricia Fencer; daughter-
in-law Jolece; and grandchil-
dren Michael Reavis, Mark
Reavis, Blake Reavis, Debra
Sneddon, Brian Fender and
Charene Reavis.
She leaves behind 16 great-
grandchildren and eight great-
great-grandchildren.
Her son Delbert and grand-
son Del Reavis preceded her in
death.
At her request, private cre-
mational rites were held
through Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral
Home, which is in charge of all
arrangements.
GROSHONG —Royal
Clifford Groshong, 88, of
Florence passed away July 8,
2015.
He was born Dec. 4, 1926, in
Holley to Elmer Ray and Mary
A
n
n
(Conner)
Groshong.
H
e
served in
the
U.S.
Navy dur-
ing World
War II from
1944
to
Royal
1946.
Groshong
He was a
Seaman First Class on the USS
North Carolina BB-55 and
earned four medals.
Royal lived several years in
Holley, Alaska, Florence and
then returned to Sweet Home,
where he lived for 35 years. He
retired to Florence in 1998.
He was in the logging indus-
try in and around the Sweet
Home area. He was a lifetime
member of the Loyal Order of
Moose and was a charter mem-
ber of the Florence Moose
lodge in 1961.
He was the Endowment and
Admissions Fund chairman for
the Oregon Moose Association
for many years, and in 2007 he
received the Pilgrim degree, the
highest degree of merit award-
ed by Moose International.
Royal enjoyed hunting, fish-
ing, watching sports and travel-
ing. He loved socializing with
friends and family where he
commonly was the life of the
party.
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Highway 101
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5602 S. Shore Drive
Star Road to Sand Dunes
166 Florentine Avenue
3321 Oak Street
1951 21st Street
1084 Highway 101
North Jetty Parking Lot
1542 20th Street
4605 South Jetty Road
3321 Oak Street
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He is survived by son Arlyn
R. and his wife Camatha
Groshong of Lebanon; and two
grandchildren, Kenzie and
Conner.
Royal was preceded in death
by Shirley L. Groshong in
1997; nine brothers; and five
sisters.
A memorial service will be
held Friday, July 24, at 11 a.m.
at Community Chapel outdoor
amphitheater, 42250 Ames
Creek Road in Sweet Home.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel
is handling the arrangements.
BRANDT—Vonda Ellen
Brandt, 79, passed away peace-
fully in her
sleep
on
Sunday, July
12, 2015, in
Bend, Ore.
Vo n d a
was born in
Adrian,
Mo.,
on
Sept.
20,
Vonda Brandt
1935, to Ted
and Gertrude Van Benthusen.
She was the fourth of six
girls.
Her dad was a farmer who
kept trying for a boy. Vonda
ended up being his “boy” and
worked on the family farm.
Vonda married Marlan
Brandt in 1963 and together
raised their two children Melisa
and Kevin, until Marlan passed
away in 2003.
Vonda and her family moved
to Florence, Ore., in 1979 from
Woodland Hills, Calif. She
worked at Siuslaw Valley Bank
and was a long-time member of
the Florence Nazarene Church.
Vonda was blessed with a
fun, loving spirit, valued hard
work and family. She had a true
love for life, her family, friends
and the Lord she served, which
all shone brightly through her
contagious smile.
She will be remembered as a
fun-loving, adventure-seeking
gal, whether it be to a foreign
land, on the quest for the ulti-
mate bargain or to just grab a
quick bite to eat with friends or
family (sweets were her
favorite).
It was a high priority to her
to have a close-knit family and
she made sure they knew this
with frequent visits or calls,
which they never needed
because they knew.
Vonda is survived by her sis-
ters Bonnie Dockery and
Shirley McManama (Harper);
her daughter Melisa and son-in-
law Todd Sween; her son Kevin
and daughter-in-law Gina
Brandt; and four grandchildren,
Kylie, Jared, Seth and T.J.
A memorial service for
Vonda will be held Saturday,
July 25, at 11 a.m. at the
Florence Nazarene Church. In
lieu of flowers, donations can
be made in memory of Vonda to
Siuslaw Outreach Services of
Florence, florencesos.org.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
Rhody Drive construction
starts Monday, July 27
The City of Florence reports
that portions of Rhododendron
Drive will be closed starting
Monday, July 27.
Chip and fog seal work will
require the closure of Rhody
Drive from 35th Street to
Lighthouse Way the week of
July 27 to July 31.
The project consists of a
single layer chip seal which is
an application of emulsified
asphalt and a layer of fine
aggregate. The aggregate is
then rolled to embed it into the
emulsified asphalt. This is
used as a pavement preserva-
tion treatment and provides a
new skid-resistant wearing
surface, arrests raveling and
seals minor cracks.
Once the chip seal is set, a
fog seal is applied.
Due to the nature of the
project there will be slight
inconveniences, particularly to
the residents that live along the
construction route.
Letters were sent out to res-
idents and property owners
along and adjacent to the
affected
portions
of
Rhododendron Drive.
Provisions for local access
will be provided during con-
struction and detour signs will
be installed.
Street closures will be limit-
ed for just the period that it
takes to apply the chip and fog
seal.
A fog seal protects the chip
seal from harmful UV rays
that deteriorate the chip seal
over time; seals the chip seal
from the top down virtually
eliminating all loose rock that
is generally associated with
chip seals; and they add to the
overall appearance of chip
seals making them look like an
ultra-thin overlay.
In addition, fog seals mini-
mize “whip off” and damage
to windshields that can happen
with a chip seal only applica-
tion.
A fog seal also provides a
better appearance and may
improve the ride quality and
tire noise.
For more information on
this project, contact City of
Florence Public Works at 541-
997-4106.
charge of all arrangements.
FA R N S W O RT H — D o n
Philo Farnsworth passed away
peacefully at
his home in
Florence,
Ore., on July
18,
2015,
surrounded
by
family
and friends.
He was
born April 5,
Don
1931, in Salt
Farnsworth
Lake City,
Utah, to Philo T. Farnsworth
and
Agnes
Bingham
Farnsworth.
He spent his youth in Salt
Lake and then served in the
U.S. Army, where he spent one
year in Japan.
On his return to the states,
Don attended and graduated
from Westminster College. He
loved music and sang with the
Westminister choir. He also
loved the many trips and con-
certs they gave.
Don met his wife Susan in
Salt Lake and they married on
April 30, 1960.
They were blessed with three
special children, Phillip, Scott
and Robbin.
Don worked for Murray City
Power for many years before
retiring.
He and Susan picked the spe-
cial town of Florence to retire
and spend their last years.
Don had a great sense of
humor and loved to make peo-
ple laugh.
He is survived by his wife,
his three children and three
grandchildren Frank, Ryan and
Nicole. He will be greatly
missed, but we will always
smile and laugh when we think
of him.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
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