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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015
OBITUARIES
Flight ceremony in Washington,
D.C., which honors military vet-
erans.
He will be remembered by his
family and friends for his posi-
tive outlook on life, his hearty
laugh, caring nature and wonder-
ful smile. He was proud of his
family and entertained it with
silly jokes and beautiful hand-
written letters.
Rudy is survived by his wife
of 25 years, Ursula; his sister,
Herma Lamia; his son, Ron
(Barb); daughters Diana (Jack)
Bedell and Lynette (Ed) Cepeda;
grandchildren: Cari Beck, Dallas
Dusek, Matthew Bedell and
Megan Dittl; and six great-grand-
children.
He is preceded in death by his
parents, Rudolf and Anna Dittl;
and his first wife, Lucille.
Rudy will be laid to rest in the
Roseburg National Cemetery in
Roseburg, Ore.
A celebration of his life will
take place in the spring of 2016.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
MCCAIN—Robert “Bob”
Lyle McCain, 85, of Florence,
passed away Nov. 29, 2015.
Robert McCain
Bob was born July 15, 1930, in
Rock Elm, Wis. He was the old-
est child of Lyle and Irene
McCain, and came to Oregon in
1944 with his father and grand-
parents, Fred and Dora McCain,
who settled in Tiernan.
Bob graduated from Mapleton
High School in 1948, and was
offered a baseball scholarship to
Willamette University, which
Bob declined.
After high school graduation,
Bob worked at Swartz Grocery
Store, U.S. Plywood and
Champion International for 35
years, and for Davidson’s, where
he eventually retired in 1992.
Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army
and served during the Korean
War. Upon his return to Oregon,
he married Elizabeth (Liz)
Babesh in August of 1957. They
eventually bought a home up the
North Fork, where they have
lived for more than 41 years.
Bob had a passion for sports.
As a participant in his early
years, he played on town basket-
ball and baseball teams, and was
in several bowling leagues. He
followed the local high school
athletic events until his death,
and was a voracious reader of
sports pages and sports maga-
zines for the remainder of his life.
His recall for statistics was
amazing. He could watch three
sporting events at a time by
switching channels on the TV
and never missed a play or score.
His love for the New York
Yankees was always known.
Bob and Liz traveled to the
east coast for years to visit fami-
ly and baseball parks in Chicago,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia
and Washington, DC. His visit to
Cooperstown was one of the
highlights.
During Bob’s final years, he
enjoyed crossword puzzles, fish-
ing, cutting wood and feeding the
many variety of birds which vis-
ited their home.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and a younger broth-
er, Richard (Dick).
Bob is survived by his wife of
58 years, Liz McCain; a sister,
Joyce Love; a brother, Sam; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services
were held.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of all arrangements.
WAITE—Wilbur
Warner
“Bill” Waite, 86, formerly of
Florence,
passed away
Nov.
30,
2015.
Bill was
born Aug. 9,
1929,
in
Eug-ene,
Ore.,
to
Warner C.
Wilbur Waite
and
Ella
Grace Waite, the youngest of
eight children.
Bill grew up on the family
dairy owned by his father, east of
Cushman on the Siuslaw River.
He graduated from Siuslaw
High School and went on to
attend Multnomah School of the
Bible in Portland. After one year
of college he came home to help
his father with the family dairy.
In 1972, his father retired and
sold the dairy. The family moved
to Florence, where Bill did main-
tenance for Pacific Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery.
In 1977, he moved to
Milwaukie, Ore., where he
became an integral part of Stehn
Family Funeral Homes. Bill was
a very loyal partner in the busi-
ness from the very beginning.
Working closely with the owners
Robert and Sandy Stehn, Bill
enjoyed all facets of the funeral
business; everything from work-
ing on the grounds and landscap-
ing to helping families.
He was dedicated to providing
meaningful service to those fam-
ilies he served for 30 years, retir-
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Bill had a love for music, trav-
el, flowers, photography, the
color red and collecting clocks.
He went on many trips with the
Philadelphians Group Tours and
other tour groups, where he
formed friendships along the
way. He took several trips to the
Holy Land, went to Canada,
Hells Canyon, Disneyland and
various other locations — during
which he photographed his
adventures.
Bill played the piano and the
organ. He loved Broadway musi-
cals and had season tickets to
Broadway in Portland for many
years. He enjoyed singing in the
choir at church and attended
many church concerts that his
friends invited him to.
His favorite movie was “The
Sound of Music.”
While he did not eat seafood,
Bill loved to go clam digging and
fishing whenever he was at the
coast. His sister-in-law would
always make him her clam chow-
der, which Bill always said was
the best — and only — seafood
he ate.
He would never turn down a
piece of lemon meringue pie or
Tebo’s strawberry shortcake
either.
Bill spent his last eight years at
King Road Adult Care Home,
where Lucica and John Muresan
and family took wonderful care
of him.
He is survived by one sister,
Betty Jean Waite, of Brookings,
Ore.; many nieces and nephews;
and his family at Stehn Family
Funeral Homes.
Bill will be greatly missed by
all who knew him.
A funeral service will be held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at
Stehn Family Chapels Milwaukie
Tribute Center, in Milwaukie,
Ore.
Private entombment will be
held at Lincoln Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Those wishing to may con-
tribute in his memory to the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum in care
of Stehn Family Funeral Homes,
A holiday adition
for the entire family!
2906 SE Harrison St. Milwaukie,
OR 97222 or by going to
www.stehnfuneral homes.com.
New Life
Lutheran Church
Presents an organ and violin concert,
“Advent
Contemplations”
Dec.6 • 4:00pm
Brian Lindsey,
New Life Organist,
on the pipe organ.
&
Steve Avery
on the violin.
A benefi t for
“Helping Hands Coalition.”
Th e community is invited.
Free will off ering
New Life Lutheran Church
21st and Spruce Sts., Florence
More information
call 541-997-8113
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DITTL—Rudolph “Rudy”
Carl Dittl, 94, of Florence,
passed away
at his home
Nov.
20,
2015, with
his
wife
Ursula and
dog Rosie by
his side.
Rudy was
born
to
Rudolf Dittl
Rudolf and
Anna Dittl in Czechoslovakia on
Sept. 20, 1921.
The family immigrated to the
United States in 1930, residing in
Detroit, Mich.
Rudy attended Michigan State
University before entering the
U.S. Marine Corps in 1942. He
received his citizenship in the
military and fought with the first
wave of Marines on Guadalcanal
in the South Pacific theater dur-
ing World War ll.
In 1945, he received an honor-
able discharge.
While stationed at Camp
Pendleton in San Diego, Calif.,
he met Lucille Kelly while
attending a USO dance. They
married in 1945 and settled in
Anaheim, Calif., where Rudy
worked for the Orange County
Sheriff’s Department for 10
years.
In 1960, the Dittls moved with
their three children, Diana,
Ronald and Lynette, to Grass
Valley, Calif. There, they pur-
chased Blueberry Hill, a farm
cultivating and selling blueber-
ries and a variety of orchard
fruits for more than 12 years.
Rudy also worked for the U.S.
Postal Service, retiring in 1990
with 25 years of service.
Rudy and Lucille were active
in the Grass Valley community
and were founding members of
the Peace Lutheran Church, lead-
ers of the Peardale Pines 4-H
club and the Mr. and Mrs. Dance
Club.
After Lucille’s passing, Rudy
married Ursula Pehmoeller in
1990. They shared a love of trav-
el and after Rudy’s retirement,
they visited many places within
the United States and throughout
Europe.
Relocating to the Oregon coast
brought them enjoyment as they
spent many hours walking the
beaches gathering kelp for
Ursula’s inspirational fiber art
creations.
Rudy loved woodworking,
gardening and a variety of home
crafts.
They were also members of
the German-American Dance
Club and active members in the
Seventh Day Adventist Church.
In 2014, Rudy was proud to be
chosen to take part in the Honor
