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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017
OBITUARIES
dren: Linda Johnson of
Medford, Ore., Jimmy and
Peggy West of Springfield,
Ore., and Carl and Kathy West
of Mapleton, Ore.; seven
grandkids: Chris Johnson and
Sara, Doug Johnson and
Christina, Andrea Ciganik and
Jerry, Courtney Cook and
David, Carrie McNeill and
Aaron, and Amy West; and 11
great-grandkids: Brad, Tanner,
Anna, James, Hannah, Jayda,
Zac, Mia, Addison, Macy and
Claire.
She was preceded in death
by her sisters: Jean Menzel and
Sally Budden; and grandson
Alex West.
Doris was a special mom to
her family and a great friend to
many people. She will be
missed very much. She will
always be a part of our hearts
and memories.
A memorial service will be
held April 8, at 1 p.m., at
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence
Funeral
Home.
Private cremational rites were
held.
MURPHY—John
S.
Murphy died at home on March
17, 2017 while surrounded by
his family.
He was a beloved husband,
father, brother, grandfather and
great-grandfather. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Carol
Murphy; his children: Shawna
Dicks (Murphy), Mike and
Mitch;
brother
Charles
(Murph) and Bill (preceded
him in death). He also leaves
nine grandchildren: Susan,
Melissa, Robyn, Dayna, Emily,
Connor, Ryan, Paige and Sadie;
and
four
great-grand-
children:
R.J., Kaden,
Tristan and
Lydia.
John was
born
in
B e r k l e y,
John Murphy Calif., on
March
7,
1942, to Jed and Gerry Murphy.
He graduated in 1960 from
Grants Pass High School and
served four years in the U.S.
Navy.
He married the love of his
life, Carol Prince, on Sept. 8,
1962. They were married for 54
loving years.
John was a Captain in the
Eugene fire department from
1965 to 1994, and was also the
owner
of
Shamrock
Construction.
A memorial service will be
held at the Springfield VFW
hall on April 8, at 2 p.m.
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HERRING—Ruth “Eileen”
Herring, 81, of Bremerton,
Wash., passed away on March
21,
2017,
with family
by her side.
Eileen was
born
in
Oregon City,
Ore.,
in
1935.
She
was the old-
Ruth Herring est of four
children born
to Clyde and Avanell Miller.
She graduated from Mapleton
High School in 1953 and
Eugene Beauty College in
1954.
Eileen had a passion for
reading, canning, sewing and
needlework. She enjoyed
researching her genealogy and
helping to plan the yearly fami-
ly reunions.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 27 years, Ion
O. Herring; her daughter,
Debbie Whaley; and her grand-
son, Jason Whaley.
She is survived by one broth-
er, Raymond Miller, of Husum,
Wash.; son William Taylor of
Olalla, Wash.; daughters Sandy
Reifschneider and Corina
Herring, of Port Orchard,
Wash.; daughter Evelyn Davis
of Gig Harbor, Wash.; daughter
Lucy Gibson of Newport, Ore.;
and son Peter Herring of
Denver, Colo..
She is also survived by
numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren who loved
her dearly.
Memorial services will be
held April 15, at 1 p.m., at Lane
Memorial Gardens Chapel in
Eugene.
WEST—Sina Doris West,
born Dec. 8, 1926, in Tacoma,
Wash., to
Carl
and
Marian
S m i t h ,
p a s s e d
a w a y
March 26,
2017.
D o r i s
spent most
Sina West
of
her
growing up years in Monroe,
Wash. Doris and Gene met in
Monroe after he returned from
working in the ship yards after
the war. They were married
Aug. 23, 1946. In 1952, Gene
and Doris and their family
moved to the Wallow’s for a
logging job.
They moved to the Mapleton
area in 1953.
Doris loved faith, family,
hunting and fishing, family sto-
ries around the campfires and
driving school bus.
Doris spent 26 years driving
school bus in Mapleton. She
spent many years as the trip
driver and was very eager to
point out wildlife on those
many trips. From whales in the
ocean to deer and elk in a field,
kids would scramble to the
windows for a quick view.
She was often the only
Mapleton fan at the sporting
events and made her voice
heard in support. She also
drove the bean bus for the
Crowson family in Monroe,
Ore., hauling kids to the fields
to pick beans in the summers.
Doris was an avid fisherman
in the lakes, Siuslaw River and
in the ocean. She was one of the
few women who crossed the
Siuslaw bar alone, as well as
with the many friends she took
fishing.
She always caught fish.
Smoked kokanee is very
good and they were very gener-
ous to share the bounty.
Doris also loved to hunt deer.
She was very good at spotting
them and if the group didn’t get
anything that day, the snacks
were plentiful in the front seat.
If they would have gotten
stranded, they could have sur-
vived a few days on what she
had in her purse.
Family meant a lot to Doris
and she always kept that a pri-
ority.
Doris is survived by her hus-
band, Gene; their three chil-