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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 OBITUARIES BURNETT—Kelly Burnett, 53, of Coos Bay and formerly of Florence, passed away Feb. 8, 2017, in the arms of her hus- band. Kelly was born in Florence on Kelly Burnett March 27, 1962, and was the daughter of Richard and Irene Wittwer. Kelly start- ed working at a young age at A&W Restaurant in Florence. She was taught the old-school waitressing and got good at it. She worked at the Blue Hen from 1992 to 2004. She met Traque Larson and they were married Dec. 27, 1987, and had two boys togeth- er: Richie Larson born in August 1989 and Traque Ryan Larson in December 1991. Kelly and Traque divorced in 2003. In 2004, when the Blue Hen shut down, she got a job at Hickory’s Barbecue and also began working at Seafood Station, where she met Scott Burnett. When Hickory’s closed in 2009, Kelly went to work at the Little Brown Hen. She also worked at Morgan’s Country Kitchen. She later married Scott Burnett and went on to take on 13 grandkids. She had taken on four more children: Heather, Jon, Kristina and Carrie. In 2016, she moved to Coos Bay, when her husband got a job with Bi-Mart after he was transferred in 2013. At the age of 50, Kelly jumped out of an airplane and skydived. Then, in 2015, Kelly found a lump and discovered it was breast cancer. She beat it and was called “triple nega- tive.” While receiving treatment, she met some good friends on the Florence bus that takes peo- ple for radiation to Eugene. She decided at that time to make contributes to them. She loved to show her appre- ciation for things done for peo- ple. She also loved hunting and spending time with family. In late 2016, she came down with a bad cough and eventual- ly found it to be a symptom of cancer. She continued her bat- tle and never complained. She was loved by all. Her favorite color was pur- ple and had friends everywhere she went. There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11:30 a.m., at the Florence Event Center. She was preceded in death by her dad, Richard (Dick the Barber) Wittwer. She is survived by her moth- er, Irene Wittwer; her sister Tammy; two brothers, Steve and Mike; her husband Scott; six kids; and 13 grandkids. She sits in the house of the Lord with her beautiful smile and awesome laugh. May her angle wings be as beautiful as she is. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Ambulance and fire call runs Feb. 6-12 Date Time 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/6/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/7/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 2/8/17 0129 0805 0807 0940 1214 1400 1505 2117 2134 0036 0416 0458 0950 1032 1122 1148 1434 1640 1952 0143 0345 0425 0509 0627 1011 1123 1136 1250 1710 2130 Area Type Bay Berry Lane Hwy 101 Bay Street Lake Street 22ne Street 9th Street Transfer To Mckenzie Hospital Huckleberry Lane Russell Drive Clear Lake Road Willow Court Bay Street Transfer Bay Area Hospital Willow Loop Transfer To Regency Joshua Lane 9th Street Quanagh Court Transfer To Shrb Transfer To Shrb 17th Street Airport Way Transfer To Bay Area Hospital Oak Street 31st Street Levage Drive Hwy 101 Transfer To Hubbareds Retreat Oak Street Willow Loop Medical/Fire Trauma Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Fire Medical Fire/Standby Trauma Medical Medical Medical Civil rights work to be recognized at library On Saturday, Feb. 25, KXCR, Community Radio, and Citizen’s Democracy Watch will commemorate 300 years of social justice activism. The event will be held in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library, from 1 to 3 p.m., and is free to the public. The commemoration will include a remembrance of those who gave their lives to work for equal rights from 1717-2017. The meeting will conclude with a conversation dis- cussing issues of social jus- tice and work that remains to be done. This program is supported by KXCR, non-commercial radio, and the members of Citizens Democracy Watch. The Siuslaw Public Library is not responsible for and is not a sponsor of this program. For more information, contact Jenny Velinty at 541- 997-7573. Bridge crews to work 24 hours a day through March 3 Oregon Department of Transportation reports that Hamilton Construction crews will be on site at the Siuslaw River Bridge working 24 hours a day this week through March 3. with high noise-gen- erating activities expected between 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. Residents and those passing by can expect to see contain- ment structures begin to move south on the bridge as progress is made. As requested by residents and the City of Florence, a fence is being placed around the staging yard west of Old Town on Bridge Street. Crews expect for most work to move to the south end of the bridge soon, but there will continue to be a staging yard at that loca- tion. The Siuslaw River Bridge Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS .COM Cathodic Protection Project is repairing damaged concrete, replacing bridge railings, and constructing sidewalk features at the bridge ends. A major portion of the project is to install cathodic protection that includes a zinc surface coating to protect the structure from corrosion. Sandblasting the bridge and spraying the zinc coating are noisy operations that must be done separately, in containment structures. The project is scheduled to be com- pleted in March 2019. More information on the project is available at www.Siuslawbridge.com. $ 2/9/17 2/9/17 2/9/17 2/9/17 2/9/17 2/9/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/10/17 2/11/17 2/11/17 2/11/17 2/11/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 2/12/17 0400 1033 1036 1500 2045 2122 0024 0625 0940 1000 1022 1059 1137 1334 1706 1845 2000 2330 1418 1530 1646 1901 0239 0516 0732 1120 1325 1710 1753 1927 Florence Food Share Monthly Statistics January 2017 Households served . . . . . 648 Ages served Infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Children 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 280 Teens 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Adults 18-54 . . . . . . . . . . 831 Seniors 55+ . . . . . . . . . . . 496 Total served . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,827 Florence Food Share, 2190 Spruce St., P.O. Box 2514, Florence, OR 97439 BIRTH TIPLER— Emersyn Olivia Tipler, a girl weighing 7 lbs., 9.5 ozs., was born to Alissa Dawn Webb and Eric William Tipler of Florence on Feb. 12, 2017, at 3:44 p.m., at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. WEATHER DATA D ATE Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. H IGH 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 L OW R AIN 49 57 57 51 50 51 55 Rainfall Month: 10.12” 37 46 46 37 34 37 39 0.37 1.93 1.01 0.27 0.03 0.00 0.00 Week: 3.61” Year: 21.30” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham Voice Your Opinion! Write to: ED ITOR@ THESIUSLAWNEWS .COM WE ARE CHANGING OUR NAME ***CONTEST*** Bay Street Family Tyes $ 1421 Bay Street is holding a contest for a name change. Come in to the shop and give us your idea for a perfect name. March 1, 2017 is the deadline and a bill will be awarded to the winner!!! $100 Transfer To Shrb Hwy 101 Bay Berry Lane Greenwood Street Hwy 101 Mitchell Loop Road 24th Street Robin Lane 9th Street 9th Street 9th Street Alder Court Munsel Lake Road Shoreline Drive Lillie Circle Drive Transfer To Shrb Bay Street Transfer To St Vincent Hospital Hwy 101 Bernard Creek Road 45th Street Juniper Street Wild Winds Streeet Park Village Loop Hwy 126 8th Street Park Village Drive Hwy 126 Terrace View Drive 7th Street (One entry per household, please) Medical Medical Medical Medical/Fire Medical Medical Medical Medical Standby Medical Medical Trauma Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Fire Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Aid Call Trauma Medical Medical SPARKY—Gone too abusive home by Doug Kelly, soon suddenly, without warn- and in return gave back to us ing. His name was Sparky, all love, joy friendship and but was also referred to as companionship 70x7. Spark-plug, For myself, he Sparkler, and Sir made me responsible Sparks-a-lot. and independent, I’m sure you get which brought the the drift. phrase “now I’m not Even more comi- lonely or desperate.” cal, he was always What a blessing it referred to as “she.” was after all these Could it be because Georgia and years he got to see of how he pranced? and spend time with Sparky Or his photo-shoot our family, especially smile? His hair style? all the kids in Washington Or just because he was just state this last Christmas. so darn cute and pretty.; Sparky impacted so many probably all of the above. lives and knew so many peo- He touched everyone’s ple; this was the best way to heart weather you met him reach out to each and every once or saw him on the regu- one of you about his passing lar. He was rescued from an on Feb. 2, 2017. T he Hammon Family would like to thank the fi refi ghters, emergency responders, friends of Asa and the Florence Community for showing your respects for our dearly departed Asa, at his recent memorial. We knew he was loved, but the outpouring of support during this most diffi cult time was an unexpected and amazing gift that we will always cherish. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ~Th e Hammon Family Denyse, Shelby, Trudie, Lalitha, Melissa 541-997-3160 • 351 LAUREL STREET CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 A
