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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
OBITUARIES
ROMANOV —Patricia
Singleton Gibson Romanov,
Ph.D., of Florence, died peace-
fully Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Patricia
Jane was
born
in
Oberlin,
Ohio,
to
Ralph and
Mercedes
Singleton
on Jan. 6,
1927. Her
Patricia
formative
Romanov
years were
spent in the community of
Oberlin College, where her
father was a long-time English
professor and her mother and
sisters all received degrees —
set her compass for life.
Pat received her bachelor’s
degree from the University of
Oklahoma, her master’s degree
from San Francisco State
University, and her Ph.D. in
theatre from the University of
Oregon.
She taught at Sheldon High
School in Eugene, Ore., and at
the University of Oregon,
Central Washington State
University, and for more than
25 years at the University of
Arkansas, where she was a full,
tenured professor in theatre
arts.
Her move to Fayetteville,
Ark., was a brave one. She had
originally been hired as a cos-
tumer and she had little experi-
ence in the construction of cos-
tumes. Undaunted, she hired a
seamstress and set about to
learn costuming. She was sub-
sequently described in the
Northwest Arkansas Times as
the University of Arkansas’
next Edith Head.
As the years passed, she
transitioned into the positions
of acting and directing.
Pat retired from teaching at
the University of Arkansas at
age 72, and built her dream
home, utilizing her own design,
in Florence. She continued to
be involved in the community,
acting and directing produc-
tions for the Last Resort
Players and one-act plays for
Driftwood Shores dinner the-
atre. She hosted a weekly radio
show on the arts, founded
Florence’s
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, and
co-established the Backstreet
Gallery.
Pat was an avid watercol-
orist and often chose her sub-
jects from the natural environs
around Florence and Montana,
where she had an ancestral
cabin on Hebgen Lake, just
outside of Yellowstone Park.
Pat and her partner, Kenneth
Rystrom, Ph.D., enjoyed many
years together traveling around
the world and supporting the
arts communities in Florence
and Eugene.
Pat traveled extensively dur-
ing her life and was open to
learning about different cul-
tures and interests.
She steamed through the
Strait of Magellan, trekked to
the Himalayas in Tibet, strolled
the Great Wall in China, and
photographed penguins in
Antarctica. She traveled to
Cuba as a part of a goodwill
mission to build new housing
and converse with local artists.
Over the years, Pat acted in
and directed too many plays to
list, but she was particularly
proud of the plays and produc-
tions that she personally
authored, including the musi-
cals “Ojo in Oz” and “Rip Van
Winkle,” among others.
She was the pioneer of chil-
dren’s theatre at the University
of Arkansas. She partnered
with the Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts of America and directed
large productions of more than
80 cast members. This influ-
enced many young people in
the area and many began to
seek the arts as extracurricular
activities.
One of her favorite produc-
tions was “Dancing at
Lughnasa,” which she directed
twice — once in Fayetteville
and again as her final produc-
tion in Florence.
She won numerous theatre
and teaching awards through-
out the years. The impression
that she made on her students
has reverberated throughout
the years as many of her stu-
dents began their careers in
theatre after being inspired by
Pat.
Her former students have
stated that she was a “force” in
their lives and “fierce in a most
positive way.” During her
Arkansas years, she took stu-
Concert to benefit
Florence Food Share
Spring is in the air and the
rhododendrons are in bloom.
This means many more visi-
tors to Florence and to
Florence Food Share.
The organization’s stock of
food is low and in need of
many kinds of foods.
The Pacific Coast Wind
Ensemble (PCWE) has made
Florence Food Share the bene-
ficiary of its next concert, May
15, beginning at 2:30 p.m., at
New Life Lutheran Church,
located next to Food Share.
PCWE is a tax-exempt com-
munity concert band that plays
several kinds of music includ-
ing
Spanish
numbers,
Broadway show tunes and
classical compositions.
PCWE is suggesting a tax-
deductible $10 donation for
the Florence Free Lunch pro-
gram and a can or two of food
or other non-perishable food
item for Food Share for admis-
sion to the concert.
Food Share is currently
most in need of peanut butter,
canned meat (such as tuna or
chicken), baby formula,
Hamburger Helper or like
product, mac–n–cheese, toma-
to products of all types, flour,
sugar and coffee.
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dents to New York City during
Thanksgiving holidays to see
theatre. She would also host
and instruct a group of students
and friends every summer in
England, attending profession-
al theatre productions in
London.
Pat never met a stranger and
she always made people feel
important and useful. She was
very accepting of all lifestyles
in an era when it was not com-
mon. This trait endeared her to
those that needed refuge and
acceptance. Her arms and her
house were always open to
those in need.
Pat is survived by her sister
Iona Singleton, Ph.D., her four
children: Clell Gibson (Dove),
Grant Gibson (Suzanne), Paige
Gibson
(Roberta)
and
Mercedes Bolsterli; six grand-
children: Nicole Querubin,
Caitlyn Child, Hannah and
Mercedes Gibson, and Zachery
and Wyatt Gibson; and one
great-grandchild,
Noelle
Querubin; as well as numerous
cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pat was preceded in death by
her parents; sister, Mercedes
Lichtwardt; husbands Sam
Gibson, M.D. and Michael
Romanov, Ph.D.; and life part-
ner Kenneth Rystrom, Ph.D.
The family would like to
thank the staff at Cascade
Manor in Eugene for their
kindness in caring for Pat.
A celebration of life will be
held Saturday, June 25, at 2
p.m.,
at
the
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101, at Heceta Beach
Road in Florence.
A private, family memorial
service will be held in August,
2017, at Hebgen Lake, Mont.
Donations can be made in
memory of Pat to the
Yellowstone Park Foundation
at www.ypf.org, or the Cascade
Manor Foundation, 65 West
30th Ave., Eugene, Ore.,
97405.
ZEH—Patricia Hampson
Zeh, of Florence, passed away
April 28, 2016.
Pat was born to Tish and
Howard Hampson on July 20,
1945, in Mendham, N.J., where
she grew up with her older sis-
ter and younger brother.
Her course of life led her to
move to California and rejoin
her parents in the early 1960s.
There, she blossomed in her
career,
moving
from secre-
tary
to
comptrol-
ler,
to
building
her
own
business
Patricia Zeh s o l u t i o n s
c o m p a n y.
This allowed her the opportuni-
ty to work with clients, of
which many became lifelong
friends.
While in California, she met
Larry Zeh, and the two were
married in 1977.
The couple relocated their
family to Bend, Ore., and later
to Florence.
Over the years, Pat touched
many lives with her friendship
and love. She was a generous
and compassionate woman
who always found ways to give
more to those who shared her
life. Active in the community,
she supported Florence Food
Share, served on the City
Budget Committee, was privi-
leged to serve as president of
the
Florentine
Estates
Association, and helped organ-
ize what would become an
Annual Florentine Garage Sale.
Beyond her benevolence and
love of gardening was her love
for her family. Puzzles, games,
singing, reading books, emails,
daily phone calls, sharing and
passing on of family recipes for
special holiday treats, and
countless batches of her
beloved cookies, were tangible
expressions — but only drops
in the bucket of the depth of her
love and devotion to her fami-
ly.
Her memory and spirit will
live on in the hearts and lives of
her husband, Larry; her mother,
Tish; her sister Dona Candela;
her brother, Howard Hampson;
two sons and five grandchil-
dren.
A celebration of Pat’s life
will be held Saturday, May 28,
at 2 p.m., at Tavolo Restaurant
and Lounge.
The family asks that any
donations in her name be made
to Florence Food Share.
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window display contest and
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or organization in the City of
Florence.
There is no entry fee, and
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Windows will be judged on the
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Use of this year’s
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Use of color — this year’s
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Creativity and originality.
Signage: The window
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paint
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reads:
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