SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
OBITUARIES
GILLETT—Walter “Red”
E. Gillett, a longtime resident
of Florence, passed away
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.
Walter was born in Ossining,
N.Y., to Marion and Leslie
Gillett on Feb. 24, 1937.
Walter’s parents and two
brothers, Peter and Stuart, pre-
ceded him in death.
He is survived by two nieces,
two nephews, a grandnephew,
and two sisters-in-law.
A celebration of his life will
be held Sunday, March 6, at
Homegrown Public House, 294
Laurel St., in Florence, at 4
p.m.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
WHITBURN —Ronald
Arthur
Whitburn,
86,
of
Florence,
passed
away Jan.
8, 2016, at
P e a c e
Harbor
Hospital.
Ronald
Ron was
Whitburn
born
in
Detroit, Mich., on Dec. 3, 1929,
and grew up on a farm in
Parma, Mich.
He enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force soon after high school
and, while stationed in
Anchorage, Alaska, met his
wife of 64 years, Cecelia
Margaret Wolfe.
The couple married in
Anchorage and moved to the
San Jose area in California,
where Ron graduated from
Stanford University with a
degree in engineering. He then
landed a job with Hewlett
Packard in Palo Alto, Calif.,
when the company was in its
infancy, and spent the next 30
years traveling the world mar-
keting for HP.
The couple raised three beau-
tiful daughters in California,
with a two-year stint in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The family spent many won-
derful vacations traveling to the
Rocky Mountains, California
beaches and to Mexico.
Retirement brought them to
Florence, where Ron loved
spending time outdoors on the
rivers and beaches and in the
couple’s gardens.
He is survived by his wife,
three daughters and four grand-
children.
The family held a small
memorial service Jan. 12, at
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
Ron is resting at Pacific
Sunset Cemetery, on the hill
overlooking the town he loved.
UNDERWOOD—Rex John
Underwood,
70,
of
Florence,
passed away
Feb.
19,
2016, after a
brief illness.
Rex was
born Nov.
13, 1926, in
Rex
E u g e n e , Underwood
Ore., to Rex
and Aurora Underwood.
He was married 65 years to
the love of his life, Julianne. He
also leaves behind daughter
Christine (Geoffrey) Heard, son
Paul (Gwen) Underwood and
grandchildren Kevin Heard and
Megan Underwood.
A 1944 graduate of
University High School in
Eugene, Rex entered the U.S.
Navy, went on to receive his
undergraduate from Stanford
University in 1950, and his doc-
tor of medicine and a master of
science degrees from Stanford
as a professor.
He then became Chief of
Anesthesiology at Kaiser
Medical Center facilities in
Portland, Ore., followed by
multiple locum tenentes in var-
ious locations around the
United States.
Music played a major role in
Rex and Julie’s lives, as violin-
ist and cellist, respectively.
They had the opportunity to
travel the world extensively,
which started with Rex’s volun-
teer work teaching anesthesia in
underserved countries.
They enjoyed living on the
Siuslaw River since retirement
in 1995, and their devoted fel-
lowship at St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church, where a
memorial celebration will be
held Saturday, March 12, at 11
a.m.
Remembrances can be made
to Saint Andrew’s Church or a
charity of your choice.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
BARRETT—Shirley Aleen
Barrett, 80, of Florence,
passed away with her family
at her side Feb. 21, 2016.
She was born in Jerome,
Idaho, to Alphonso and
Melvina White, and was one of
nine siblings: Jim, Alford, Ada,
Ida, Elly, Tom, Patty and Peggy.
Shirley moved to Florence in
the early 1950s and married
Bob Barrett, who preceded her
in death.
She is survived by her sons:
Mike, and his wife Debbie;
Kurt, and his wife Michelle;
Bob, and his wife Ronda; and
daughter Cheryl Hoile (hus-
band Terry); 12 grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
Shirley devoted her life to
caring for her husband and rais-
ing her children, the loves of
her life. She loved spending
time with family and friends,
always had a smile and visited
with everyone.
Her second love was sweets!
At meal time, dessert was her
first priority and was always
encouraged, especially if it was
white cake with white icing.
Until recent years, prior to
her declining health, Shirley
enjoyed traveling — and
recalled her road trip to Vegas
with her daughter, Cheryl, and
granddaughter, Angella, as one
of her “best ever.”
Shirley’s wonderful smile
and friendliness will truly be
missed and she will always be
in our hearts.
A private family service was
held with Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Lane County designates
‘outbreak’ at Siuslaw
School District
Confirmed cases of hand-foot-and-
mouth disease rise in district
Siuslaw School District
announced Thursday that it
has 29 confirmed cases of
hand-foot-and-mouth disease,
with 19 students from Siuslaw
Elementary School affected.
The Lane County Health
Department has now desig-
nated the district as an official
“outbreak.”
Hand-foot-and-mouth dis-
ease is a contagious viral
infection that typically begins
with fever and later presents
as sores in the mouth. A rash
on the hands and feet are also
common indicators. Other
indicators are sore throat,
general sick feeling, irritabili-
ty in younger children and
loss of appetite.
In order to prevent further
spread of the disease, Lane
County Public Health urges
individuals displaying symp-
toms to contact their primary
care provider and stay home
from school and work.
The health department and
local doctors have recom-
mended that students stay
home from school for 10 days
if diagnosed with hand-foot-
and-mouth disease.
The district now says
the following factors must
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IMPOUNDMENT
12809
12810
12811
50th ANNIVERSARY
Connie and Leo Goddard
Connie and Leo Goddard
of Florence celebrated 50
years of marriage Friday, Feb.
26, 2016.
Connie was raised in
Enterprise, Ore., and Leo grew
up in Modesto, Calif. The two
met in Portland, Ore., where
they were married Feb. 26,
1966.
They moved to Florence in
1977 after retirement and live
in Greentrees.
They have traveled to
Mexico, Panama, Hawaii and
throughout the Northwest.
BIRTH
MOORE— Vi c t o r i a
Eve
Moore,
a
girl
weighing 9 lbs., 10 ozs.,
was born to Kathleen
Ann
Marie
Dalbeck
and Cody Christopher
Moore
of
Florence
on Feb. 21, 2016, at
4:04 a.m., at PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor Medical
Center.
be met before students may
return to school:
No fever for 24 hours
No new blisters for 48
hours;
And all blisters must be
gone.
A note from a physician
dated within 24 hours of a
student’s return would also be
sufficient for re-entry to
school.
More information can be
found at the Center of Disease
Control and Prevention web-
site, www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-
mouth/.
According to the district,
teachers and custodians have
taken extra measures to sani-
tize more frequently.
Lane County Public Health
recommends the repeated
cleaning of hard surfaces fre-
quently using a bleach/water
solution of a half cup bleach
to one gallon of water.
Additionally, individuals
should wash hands more
often.
Additional information is
available that may be helpful
for parents on the elementary
school website, www.siuslaw
.k12.or.us/, and on the
school’s Facebook page.
A male Amstaff mix No.
12809, a male Australian
shepherd mix No. 12810 and
a female Amstaff mix No.
12811 have been impounded
at the Florence Area Humane
Society.
Call 541-997-4277 or stop
by the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron Drive to
claim.
Visit FAHS on the web at
florencehumane.org.
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Siuslaw News, the story’s
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Siuslaw Indian language. It
should have read “hiis” and
pronounced “hee’-sis.”
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error.
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