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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017
OBITUARIES
RUEDE —Rebecca
“Becky”, 61, passed away
Aug. 17, 2017, and went to be
with her Lord.
She was born May 20,
1956, in Clintwood, Va., to
John (Bob)
a
n
d
Jeraldine
Robinson.
She had 3
sisters. The
f a m i l y
moved
to
Florence
in
Rebecca
1960.
Ruede
She met
the love of her life, Rick
Ruede, at Siuslaw High
School, and they were married
Aug. 29, 1972. Together, they
built two homes, remodeled
several homes and opened and
operated West Coast Auto
Body. They were each other’s
soulmates, best friends and
enjoyed always being togeth-
er.
Rebecca and Rick were
blessed with a son, Erick, and
a daughter, Heidi.
Rebecca loved being a stay-
at-home mother and when her
children began school, she
started her life as a vivacious
career woman. Her first posi-
tion was at Peterson Drug
Store; she was Executive
Director of the Florence
Chamber of Commerce for
eight years, which helped her
career in working with the
local merchants and becoming
involved in the local business
community.
Her career at US Bank as a
personal banker led to her
becoming Branch Manager
for 18 years. There, she won
several awards including two
Pinnacle Awards and was an
ambassador for US Bank.
Throughout her career, she
volunteered and served on
several committees: President
of the first Christian Woman’s
Club, Habitat for Humanity,
Rotary, Boys and Girls Club,
Soroptimists and attended
Resurrection
Lutheran
Church.
Rebecca’s political career
began in 2009 on the Dunes
City Council before becoming
Mayor for Dunes City in 2011.
She was instrumental in set-
tling controversies and was
able to listen to both sides and
resolve many issues. One of
her biggest achievements was
organizing the annual Dune
City Triathlon.
Although she was always
willing to help others, she
found time for several hob-
bies. She loved spoiling her
grandchildren, water skiing,
snow skiing, oil painting,
sewing, golfing, singing, gar-
dening, scuba diving, spend-
ing time with friends and
shopping, shopping, and shop-
ping while also finding time to
write several poems.
Rebecca is survived by her
husband, Rick; her son Erick
Ruede, of Florence; her
daughter, Heidi Pruett, of
Springfield; grandchildren:
Megan,
Alexander
and
Andraison;
her
mother,
Jeraldine;
and
sisters:
Tammie, Connie and Patty.
She was preceded in death
by her father, Bob Robinson.
A celebration of her life and
achievements will be held at
the Florence Events Center on
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions can be made to the
Rebecca Ruede memorial
fund. These may be left at the
memorial celebration, at the
US Bank of Florence, through
a GoFundMe account in her
name, or with Burn’s
Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral Home, which will
handle cremation arrange-
ments.
BALES—Mary (Mieko)
Bales, passed away Aug. 6,
2017, at nearly 92 years of
age.
She was born in Japan on
Nov. 15, 1925, and was the
eldest of
four sib-
lings: two
brothers
and a sister.
Shortly
a f t e r
WWII, she
met
and
Mary Bales
married the
love of her
life, Charles (“Wimpy”) Bales
in August of 1947. A year
later, she gave birth to her first
daughter, Helen (Lilly) of
Florence.
When Helen was three
months old, Charles packed
up his young bride and their
infant daughter and made the
15-day trip by ship to the
United States — and Mary
never looked back. She only
made one trip back to see her
family about 40 years later;
she considered the United
States to be her home and the
family she gained upon marry-
ing Charles, her new family.
In addition to daughter,
Helen, Mary has a second
daughter, Karoline Beck who,
with her husband John Beck,
live in Bend, Ore. She also has
a son, James (Jimmy) Bales
who, with wife (Mary)
Jeannie Bales, live in
Creswell, Ore.
Mary has one grandson,
Jason Bauder, of Coos Bay,
Ore.; and four granddaugh-
ters: Tiffini Traylor who, with
her husband Nate and two
sons (Tyndale and Corwin),
live in Granada Hills, Calif.;
Crystal Bales who, along with
her son, Ryan and two daugh-
ters (Ashlyn and Kendall),
live in Eugene, Ore.; Hollie
Bales, and her two sons
(Jeremy and Jordan), who live
in Riverside, Calif.; and
Courtney Braubuger who
lives with her husband, Jake,
in Florence, Ore.
Mary also had numerous
nieces and nephews who she
greatly loved and enjoyed.
A small informal gathering
of friends and family will be
held at Burns’s Riverside
Chapel on Saurday, Aug. 26,
at 2 pm.
At nearly 92 years of age,
Mary deserves a special cele-
bration of her long life.
Everyone in attendance is
encouraged to share fond
memories or funny stories that
they have about Mary.
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Dunes City planning
Commission to meet Aug. 31
On July 27, Dunes City
Planning
Commission
announced that its August
meeting will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 31.
The session will begin at 5
p.m. with a Citizen Advisory
Committee meeting to dis-
cuss proposed changes to
Dunes City’s land use code,
followed by the Planning
Commission meeting at 5:45
p.m.
The changes are being
made to accommodate coun-
cilor and commissioner
August schedules.
As always, the public is
welcome to attend the meet-
ings, both of which are held at
Dunes City Hall in Westlake.
If you have any questions
or comments, or need more
information, call Dunes City
Hall at 541-997-3338.
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print deadlines, the registration deadline is 5pm Thursday August 31 2017.
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how to have a great sale. Please post signs only on private property with the owner’s consent.
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