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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016
OBITUARIES
Upon completion of a mas-
ter’s degree from the Anderson
School at UCLA (University of
California Los Angeles), Ernie
spent his professional career as
a consultant to family-owned
businesses, while based in
Glendale, Calif.
Upon retirement, he and his
wife moved to Florence and
Ernie continued involvement in
his church and served as Senior
Warden and as a Eucharistic
Minister. Ernie also delivered
Meals on Wheels for several
years and served on hospice.
He enjoyed serving with
SEAcoast Entertainment and
was president of the board at the
time of his passing.
He was an incredible father to
his two sons and is survived by
Maggie, his wife of 28 years;
Adam Doud (Sylvia), Alan
Doud (Kristen), Kristin Klier
and Matthew Klier, as well as
five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, June 25, at 11
a.m., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church.
The family requests that
donations be made to Relay for
Life,
St.
Andrew’s
or
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Foundation.
REYNOLDS—Richard S.
“Dick” Reynolds, 77, of
Florence,
passed away
on June 3,
2016.
Dick was
born in Sept-
ember 1938
and
was
proud to be
an Oregon-
Richard
ian his entire
Reynolds
life.
Dick was much loved by his
family and friends. He was truly
a kind and loving man with a
great sense of humor. His pas-
sion was for all sports, mainly
football. In his younger years,
he was an avid golfer and fly
fisherman. During his retire-
ment years, Dick discovered he
had the talented gift of painting
landscapes and portraits, which
he thoroughly enjoyed.
BIRTH
GRADUATE NOTES
Siuslaw High School gradu-
ate and Wheaton College stu-
dent Hannah Wartnik of
Florence was named to the
Dean’s List for the spring 2016
semester.
To earn Dean’s List honors
July 4 needs
volunteers,
donations
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce’s Fourth of July
Celebration is right around
the corner, and chamber rep-
resentatives are working hard
to bring activities and fire-
works to the community that
Monday.
“We are in dire need of
volunteers the day of the
event to secure the Port of
Siuslaw area for the fire-
works,”
said
chamber
Executive Director Bettina
Hannigan.
In all, the chamber needs
14 volunteers at various
points of the day and evening
help make the event happen.
Hannigan said, “The port
has been very generous in
sharing its property for fire-
works launching. We the
Chamber and local commu-
nity need to provide security
to insure that the clearance
area around it is safe.”
The fireworks are spon-
sored by local businesses and
community members.
For more details or
to donate, contact Hannigan
or Events Coordinator
Nancy Pearson at the
Visitor’s
Center,
290
Highway 101, by calling
541-997-3128 or by going
to florencechamber.com.
Dunes City
seeks council
nominees
DUNES CITY — The
elections officer of Dunes
City announced that there are
three city council positions
and the position of mayor
open for election bid by qual-
ified candidates.
Candidates for office in
Dunes City must be residents
of the city at the time of the
election.
Council seat positions are
for a term of four years, while
the mayor is elected for a
two-year term.
Dunes City election pack-
ets are available for pickup at
Dunes City Hall between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Thursday.
Completed packets must
be returned to City Hall by
Aug. 30.
at Wheaton, an undergraduate
student must carry 12 or more
credit hours and achieve a 3.5
grade point average or higher
on the 4.0 scale.
Wheaton College is a coedu-
He passed away while bat-
tling cancer, with family and
friends close by his side.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Jayne Welch; his partner,
Stephanie Chestler; and his sen-
ior companion, “Miss Mattie.”
A memorial service will be
held June 25, at 11 a.m., at
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral home.
GARDINER —Donald
Gardiner, 86, of Florence,
passed away June 14, 2016.
Arrangements are being held
through Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral Home.
PHELPS—Betty L. Phelps,
85, of Florence, passed away
June 16, 2016.
Arrangements are being held
through Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral Home.
WILDS—Richard Wilds, 80,
of Florence, passed away June
16, 2016.
Arrangements are being held
through Burns’s Riverside
Chapel Florence Funeral Home.
cational Christian liberal arts
college noted for its rigorous
academics, integration of faith
and learning and consistent
ranking among the top liberal
arts colleges in the country.
LOCKLER— Thane
Henry Wayne Lockler, a boy
weighing 6 lbs., 1 ozs., was
born to Jenny and Jason
Lockler of Florence, on June
8, 2016, at Sacred Heart
Medical Center at RiverBend.
DEADLINES
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The staff of Central Coast Connection is gearing up for its press
deadline of August 18 for the 26th annual edition of the central
coast’s most-used directory. But before that happens, the following
big deadline looms:
— July 10 —
Final day for advertising sales for Yellow and White Pages.
Final day to submit contest entries for the cover of this year’s
edition. This year’s cover will feature a photo that represents
the central coast. Submit a digital copy of your best photo to:
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Final day for changes to white pages listings.
We print and distribute 20,000 copies of Central Coast Connection
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a 70-mile three-coastal-county region between Winchester Bay and
Waldport.
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
DOUD—Ernest A. Doud, Jr.,
passed away peacefully in
Eugene,
Ore., on June
9,
2016,
from compli-
cations due
to
Acute
Leukemia.
He was
surrounded
by his loved Ernest Doud
ones.
Ernie was born in Highland
Park, Ill., in May 1942 to Dr.
Ernest A. Doud Sr. and
Catherine Doud, who moved
the family to San Diego, Calif.,
when Ernie was about 5 years
old.
He graduated from Hoover
High School and went directly
to Claremont Men’s College,
where he obtained a bachelor’s
degree in business economics.
While in college, he served in
the Army ROTC and went on
active duty as a lieutenant fol-
lowing graduation. He later
served two terms as president of
the CMC Alumni Association.