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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 OBITUARIES BROWN—Mark David Brown, 52, of Florence, passed away in a house fire the mor- ning of Sept. 3, 2015. He was born in Los Angeles on June 17, 1963, to Mark Brown Keith and Karen Brown of Florence. The family moved to Florence when Mark was in high school, where he then attended Siuslaw High. For most of his life he worked with his parents helping to run the family business. He loved his family and friends, liked to fish and camp and cooked a killer gumbo. Mark is survived by his lifelong partner Cindy Farmer; daughter Melissa Farmer; son Keith Brown; sister Rhonda Brown; nephew Chris Voiss; uncle David Scull; aunt Karen Batty; uncles Bill Kellogg and Edward VanAartsen; cousins, extended family and his beloved grandchildren: Angelina, Madilynn, Emma and Alexander. All the family will miss his good Cajun food, dry sense of humor and big heart. There will be a memorial gathering for Mark on Saturday, Sept. 12, at noon. The location has yet to be determined. For details, email Melissa at msmissa82 @gmail.com. HART—Shirley Hart, 81, of Florence, passed away after a long and coura- geous battle with Park- inson’s Dis- ease on Aug. 1, 2015. Shirley was born in San Fran- Shirley Hart c i s c o , Calif., to Maxine and Frank Mann on April 3, 1934. She rose from humble beginnings to work as an executive administrative assistant and office manager at companies ranging from local law firms to Levi Strauss. She had a passion for edu- cation, and although she never earned a college degree, she was a student at multiple local community college campuses, attending classes in humanities, arche- ology and world history sim- ply to satisfy her passion for these subjects. That same passion led her to travel extensively as well, touring Europe and Greece multiple times, initially with a backpack and Eurail pass. She also loved running, and completed dozens of marathons from Honolulu to the New York City Marathon. Additionally, she complet- ed many ultra-marathons, including the Western States 100-mile race. Despite these many per- sonal pursuits she was most passionate about family. She raised three sons, mostly as a single parent and always made time to support and volunteer time for her sons’ sports and scouting events. WEATHER DATA D ATE Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. H IGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 70 68 66 66 66 69 69 Rainfall Month: 0.05” L OW R AIN 50 49 44 44 39 44 45 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Week: 0.05” Year: 32.93” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham She passed on to her sons a love and respect for the out- doors, taking them camping and fishing on every family vacation. She also shared her love of football; a very con- spicuous Oakland Raider fan, she held season tickets for over 20 years, always bring- ing her sons in their younger days. Most recently, she was an active member in good stand- ing with the Florence Elks and was a fixture at the Florence Elks lodge, enjoy- ing the line-dancing classes. She is survived by her three sons: Jeff, David and Kevin; three granddaughters: Madison, Ylona and Aliana; two grandsons: Ryan and Raylan; two brothers: Frank and Robert; and three cousins: Maida, Rick and Jim. A celebration of her life is planned at the Florence Elks lodge Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. KUNZ—Robert William Kunz, 82, o f Florence, p a s s e d away on Aug. 20, 2015, after many years of debili- tating pain Robert Kunz and heart disease. Bob was born April 26, 1933, in Chicago, Ill., to John and Martha Kunz. He graduated from high school in 1951. His love for the ocean and his country inspired him to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1953. After graduating from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, his first deployment was to San Diego, Calif. From there he was stationed in Guam, where he served on numerous weather reconnais- sance missions, often on flights into the eye of hurri- canes. His final duty station was at Hutchinson NAS, Kan., where he met the love of his life, Danell Griffin, also a member of the U.S. Navy. They were married in the base chapel on Nov. 17, 1956. He was discharged from active duty in 1957 and spent four years in the Navy Reserves. After his military service, Bob began his 32-year career as a lineman. This job took him from Chicago to San Diego to Canada, where he worked for 10 years. He returned to the United States in 1984 and worked out of the PG&E San Francisco office before retiring in 1994. He and his wife, Danell, moved to Florence, where they lived until his death. Bob loved fishing and spent many happy hours, with his dear friend Scott Todd on the ocean and the Siuslaw in pursuit of “the big one.” He also volunteered for the STEP program in his early years in Florence, as well as Florence City Police and Oregon State Police. He loved animals and he and Danell’s Jack Russell, Molly, loved to play ball and take walks around the neigh- borhood. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Danell; two daughters: Kelly Sterling of Napa, Calif., and Kimberly Hughes of Smyrna, Tenn.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Martha Kunz. A celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Florence. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Bob’s life. He will be interned at the Willamette National Ceme- tery in Portland. Danell thanks the staff at Regency Rehabilitation Center for its dedication and care. Bob’s pain is gone now and he is with the Lord. He will be greatly missed. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. NASH—Jeanette Nash, 89, of Florence, passed away Sept. 3 of natural causes. Born in Santa Ana, Calif., she was a Florence resident of the last 20 years. She was also a dedicated member of the Florence C h u r c h of the Nazarene. She was the beloved spouse of Adam Nash for the last 70 years, the mother Jeanette Nash of Carolyn Rios (deceased) and Steven Nash, and the grandmother of Michelle Lagos and Angelina Swingle. The Nashes have a great love of family, friends and Christ, and were the prior owners of two ranches in Rice Hill, Ore., and Cottage Grove, Ore. They are also a great supporter of and volun- teer for Habitat For Humanity. The family cordially invites you to attend Jeanette’s memorial service Saturday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m., at the Florence Church of the Nazarene, 1536 12th St., in Florence. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 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The champagne will be cold, the coffee will be hot, the food will be delicious and the photography is absolutely amazing. We welcome you all to this dome, sweet, dome! The Gallery Above the Silver Lining Boutique, locatedat 2217 Highway 101, is extremely proud to be showing the incredible photography of Richard Russell the rest of the month of September. This is a striking show and should not be missed by anyone who appreciates artistic expressions and photography. Richard's artistic statement is so simple yet so diversified and compassionate. "My passion has always been the human condition. I like to think that I go where nobody else wants to go, can't go, will not go, or are afraid to go, and bring these realities to the people at large. Photography is the vehicle that I choose in my attempt to bring these images home. I basically consider myself a documentary and portrait photographer. I believe my camera is the best tool in the recording of time." Richard is a native of Hibbing, Minnesota. In 1962 he joined the US Navy as a navy photo lab technician and was immediately drawn to the enormous abilities of a camera. he followed this navy career doing independent work in photographic labs throughout the Los Angeles area. His formal studiescame from The Los Angeles Art Center, as well as informal studies from forty years of trials and error. He is currently a member of Photo Zone, the fine art photography co-op based in Eugene, Oregon. Through this affiliation a signature black and white shot entitled "Railroad Tracks" was recently chosen for an upcoming movie poster, starring Robert Redford. 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