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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016
OBITUARIES
Shiloh Sundstrom
of Deadwood, was killed in a
hit-and-run accident while
walking home along Highway
34, east of Corvallis.
Four days later, on a beauti-
ful afternoon, hundreds of peo-
ple gathered to help bury him
at Rock Creek Ranch in
Deadwood, where he was born
and where his life was mostly
lived.
From a young age, Shiloh
was interested and involved in
an amazing variety of activi-
ties. He was always working
on some project and learning
new skills, and as a child he
created very detailed drawings
and clay sculptures.
He loved horses and cows
and enjoyed all the time he
could spend with his animals.
He attended K-12 in Mapleton,
played three varsity sports and
became Class of 2000 valedic-
torian.
He graduated from Brandeis
University near Boston with
Honors, a BA in history, a
minor in environmental stud-
ies and ran for the cross coun-
try and track teams. He spent a
semester abroad at the School
for Field Studies in Kenya,
where his love for that land
and its people began, and he
returned there several times to
visit and conduct his research.
He received a masters
degree from Oregon State
University in Forestry, and
was currently a PhD candidate
and teaching assistant there in
geography.
His research and doctoral
dissertation focuses on the
Maasai people of Kenya,
whom he cared so much for,
and on their heroic struggles to
maintain traditional culture
and lifeways while adapting to
modern pressures and opportu-
nities. This work will be car-
ried on, published and used for
the good it was intended to
document and perpetuate.
Closer to home he has
worked for the Siuslaw
Watershed Council, Siuslaw
Institute and at the University
of Oregon on natural resource
issues. He was also the cattle
manager of Rock Creek Ranch
and worked on its forest man-
agement projects.
He always made time for his
family and friends and enjoyed
cooking and eating, especially
if it included meat. He also
loved making pizza with his
mom. He was passionate about
horse racing and a dedicated
Beaver football fan.
He will be greatly missed by
the tight-knit community of
Deadwood who loved him,
supported him and helped to
raise him to be the person he
became.
He was a genuinely happy
and fun loving person, and he
never met anyone he couldn’t
like. Everyone he met was
changed for the better by his
positive attitude and gentle
demeanor.
His family and friends will
never stop working to fulfill
his dreams of a better world
for people and nature, and for
the balance between protection
and productivity that is neces-
sary for all.
The outpouring of grief and
condolences that has come
from around the world has
been blessedly supportive for
his family and close friends.
He is survived by his moth-
er, Tchanan Ross; his father,
Johnny Sundstrom; his sister,
Danell Sundstrom and her
partner, Aaron Buckwald; their
1-year-old daughter, Ziyana
Helene; and his girlfriend,
Rachael Davee.
He leaves behind a large
extended family of aunts,
uncles and cousins in Oregon
and across the United States,
as well as his Arapaho family
in Wyoming and his Maasai
families in Kenya.
Donations can be made to
support his work and vision:
Shiloh Sundstrom,
Banner Bank, P.O. Box 96,
Mapleton, OR 97453
Or contributions can be
made online at www.you
caring.com/tchanan-johnny-
and-danell-482648.
There is also a tax-
deductible fund set up for the
creation of an endowment in
his name through the OSU
Foundation to assist graduate
students with research in con-
servation and rural communi-
ty-based development.
This can be found on
Facebook at Shiloh Sundstrom
Memorial Fund or on the OSU
Foundation website.
STEERS—Fred
Steers
(North Fork Fred), 99, of
Florence, passed away Dec.
24, 2015.
He has been a Florence and
Reedsport resident since 1918,
mainly on the North Fork
Siuslaw River.
Fred served as a seargent
until the close of World War II,
Recon in headquarters, 517th
T a n k
Battalion,
supporting
the
90th
I n f a n t r y.
Fred liked
to say he
“toured
E u r o p e
w i t h
Fred Steers
General
Patton,” who he sometimes
saw, six-gun and all.
After returning safely home,
Fred married Edna Funke (also
of North Fork) in 1946.
Fred worked in logging,
sawmills and lastly as a park
ranger at Honeyman State
Park. An avid outdoorsman,
Fred, Edna and his favorite
labrador dog brought home
much fish and game. After
retirement, he made many
fishing trips to Alaska.
Fred is survived by his sister
Alta Erickson of Lake Havasu,
Ariz., and formerly of
Florence; step-son Colin
Buchanan of Florence; and
many other relatives too
numerous to list.
Blessed with wonderful
neighbors and a multitude of
friends, these and family are
invited for an informal cele-
bration of his life, Saturday,
Jan. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m., at
Ichiban Restaurant, 12th Street
and Highway 101 in Florence.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel is
in charge of all arrangements.
JACKSON—A memorial
for Bob Jackson memorial cel-
ebration will be held at the
Florence Events Center on
Sunday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
GEHLKE—Corrine
M.
Gehlke, 68, of Florence,
passed away Jan. 7, 2016, at
home with her family by her
side.
She was the beloved wife of
Rick Gehlke of Florence.
Corrine was born in North
Bend, Ore., Aug. 9, 1947, and
was
the
daughter of
Bill
and
M a x i n e
Riesenhuber.
She was
an incredi-
ble person
and will be
remembered
Corrine
for her years
Gehlke
of contribu-
tions building Miller Park and
establishing a wonderful youth
baseball program for the
Florence community.
She leaves behind two
daughters: Debra (Ed) Cox and
Terri (Bob) Mason; a sister,
Connie; five grandchildren
and numerous close personal
friends.
A celebration of her life is
being planned for Corrine by
her family and friends, which
will be announced soon.
Memorial donations may be
made via GoFundMe account
“Gehlke Medical Bills and
More,” or directly to the
Gehlke Memorial Fund at
Oregon Pacific Bank.
G U I L L O RY — C l i f f o r d
“Cliff” Guillory, 77, of
Florence, passed away Jan. 13,
2016.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
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Public input sought for Indian Creek restoration
MAPLETON
—
The
Siuslaw National Forest is
soliciting input on a proposed
restoration project within the
30,800-acre Indian Creek
Watershed near Florence.
The public is invited to learn
more about the project and pro-
vide comments during a meet-
ing from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21, at the
Mapleton Grange, 10880 E.
Mapleton Road.
The
Indian
Creek
Landscape
Management
Project would be located
about 14 miles northeast of
Florence. The proposed proj-
ect would address the need to
diversify habitat within
younger stands of trees,
accelerate old-growth forest
habitat characteristics across
the project area and improve
aquatic habitat for salmon
and other riparian species.
Individuals interested in the
project are encouraged to
become involved in the plan-
ning process.
The scoping letter, which
contains a more detailed
description of the project, will
be available under the “Land
and Resource Management”
section at www.fs.usda.gov/
siuslaw.
If you are unable to attend
the meeting, comments can be
submitted through Saturday,
Jan. 30, to District Ranger
Michele Jones, c/o Donni
Vogel, P.O. Box 400, Waldport,
OR 97394.
Email comments can be sent
COURTS
Florence Municipal Court
Jan. 20
Timothy Michael Driver
pleaded guilty to theft. He
was sentenced to two days in
Florence City Jail and must
report to Options Counseling
Services of Oregon, Inc. He
must pay $500 in fines and
not contact or be in or about
the residence or place of
employment of the victim.
to comments-pacificnorthwest-
siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.
us. Include “Indian Creek
Landscape
Management
Project” in the subject line.
“We’d like as many inter-
ested people involved as pos-
sible during the planning
phase of this project, espe-
cially during this initial scop-
ing period,” said project coor-
dinator Donni Vogel, Central
Coast Ranger District Natural
Resources and Planning staff
officer. “Comments on the
proposed actions will assist
us in identifying issues and
give us the opportunity to
develop possible alternative
actions.”
Scoping comments will be
considered in the draft
Environmental Assessment
that will be open for review
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SUNDSTROM—Late on
the night of Nov. 21, 2015,
Shiloh Forest Sundstrom, 34,