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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016
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able to find the strength and
hope for the future.
With that knowledge and
faith, Greg went home with
peace.
He is survived by his wife,
Linda
Joyce
(Backes)
Chambers, of Florence; his
daughter, Angela Chambers, of
Cedar Falls, Iowa; step-chil-
dren Michael T. Backes of
Eugene and Tanya W. Backes
of Sacramento, Calif.; his
brothers and sisters: Debbie
(and husband Leroy) Boldt,
formerly
Salem;
Chris
Chambers of Salem; Terry
Jacobson of Salem; Kim (and
husband Jim) Hance of Eugene;
Guy Chambers, of Waterloo,
Iowa; and many cousins, nieces
and nephews
He was preceded in death by
his grandparents, Robert and
Mildred Lane of Eugene; his
father, Robert G. Chambers of
Waterloo, Iowa; and his sister,
Connie Chambers, formerly of
Eugene.
A celebration of his life
will be held Saturday, Feb. 13,
at Swisshome Evangelical
Dunes City Council candidate
applications due tomorrow
Dunes City is seeking can-
didates to fill an unexpired
term on the Dunes City
Council.
The appointee’s term of
office shall begin immediate-
ly upon appointment and
shall continue until the end
of the year following the next
general biennial election,
Dec. 31, 2016.
The term expires upon
swearing in of new coun-
cilors during the first
council meeting in January
2017.
Applicants must be Dunes
City residents.
Applications are available
at Dunes City Hall, 82877
Spruce St., in Westlake,
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday.
Applications must be re-
ceived no later than noon
tomorrow, on Thursday, Feb. 4.
For more information, call
541-997-3338.
Church, beginning at 11 a.m.
A potluck will follow his serv-
ice, which will be led by Pastor
Bryan Moore.
BERNHEISEL—Gerald
“Gerry” Wayne Bernheisel, 80,
of Dallas,
Ore., for-
merly
of
Florence,
died Jan. 3,
2016,
in
Dallas as a
result
of
pancreatic
cancer.
Gerald
He was
Bernheisel
born
in
Medford, Ore., to Elizabeth and
Nye Bernheisel.
Gerald graduated from
Coquille High School in 1954.
He married the love of his life,
Charlene Vee Fellows, in 1957,
and they had three children.
Gerald worked in the pro-
duce department for Safeway at
the age of 16 in Coquille and
then in Coos Bay, and then
worked for United Grocers’
Cash and Carry, working up to
manager of the store in Coos
Bay. He retired from there after
30 years.
Gerald served in the Naval
Reserves for several years and
enjoyed this very much. He
also was a longtime member of
the Elks and was an avid NRA
member.
He loved going to second-
hand stores looking for treas-
ures, fishing, hunting, going to
the beach, looking at the stars
and taking pictures of the
clouds and all types of air-
planes.
Survivors include his sister,
Janet Cagley; half-brother
Milton Bernheisel; his chil-
dren:
Bruce
Bernheisel,
Kimberly O’Harrow and Lisa
Weidman; seven grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Gerald loved his family very
much and was a great role
model. He was a very special
man to his family and friends
and will be missed very much.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. A cel-
ebration of life will be held in
early summer.
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Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
BIRTH
PRUETT— Lilianna
Vivienne Pruett, a girl weigh-
ing 7 lbs., 8 ozs., was born to
Mariah Lee Ferdig and John
Jess Pruett of Florence on
Jan. 24, 2016, at 2:06 a.m., at
home.
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HOLMAN—Beverly “Bev”
K. Holman, 65, of Florence,
passed away Jan. 31, 2016.
Arrangements are being
made through Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral Home.
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CHAMBERS —Robert
Gregory “Greg” Chambers, 67,
of Florence,
passed away
Jan. 19, 2016.
Greg was
born Aug.
12, 1948, to
Robert Glenn
Chambers
and Beverly
Jeannine
Gregory
( L a n e )
Chambers
Chambers.
He was a graduate of Noti
High School in Noti, Ore., and
became a long-haul truck driv-
er. After living in Cedar Falls,
Iowa, he moved to Florence in
1993.
Greg was a colorful Old
Town Coffee Shop regular for
many years. He brought a lot of
joy and laughs to all who got to
know him, and everlasting
memories to all that had the
fortune to meet him.
Greg battled esophagus can-
cer for the past five years.
During that time he turned to
the Swisshome Evangelical
Church and with faith he was