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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018
OBITUARIES
BRUNETTE —Maude
Brunette, 95, of Florence,
passed way
Jan.
23,
2018.
Maude
was born in
Liverpool,
England, in
1923. At the
outbreak of
World War
Maude
II,
she
Brunette
joined the
Woman’s Air Force (WAF)
and served throughout the war
as a radar operator on the
south coast of England.
In 1944, she supported the
Normandy Invasion, married
an American and moved to
California, where she and Bill
started a family with a daugh-
ter and a son.
In 1955, Maude and her
family moved to Paris for a
year and then to Casablanca in
Morocco. Then, in 1958,
while living in Germany for
four years, she became an
accomplished equestrian, tak-
ing up dressage and fox hunt-
ing.
She was conversant in both
French and German.
In the 1960s, she moved to
Charleston, SC., Frederick,
MD, and Los Angeles, Calf.,
where she taught preschool.
Then, with a move to Dallas,
Texas, she started the Brunette
Riding School. Maude and Bill
moved to England and lived in
Oxfordshire for two years and
then returned to live in south-
ern Arizona.
Widowed at 47, Maude
moved to Florence, Italy, and
studied Renaissance art and
became conversant in basic
Italian.
She returned to the States
and lived in Hanover, NH.,
where she lived for more than
10 years. She became a
licensed bartender, a model
for Dartmouth art classes, and
developed a line of handmade
clothing which she marketed
throughout New England.
The “Tunic Lady,” as she
came to be known, finally set-
tled in 1988 in Florence, Ore.,
where she lived for the next
30 years while continuing her
clothing line until she retired
in 2005 at the age of 82.
Maude is survived by
her older brother Frank; her
son, Edward; six grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchil-
dren.
MUELLER—It is with
great sadness that the family of
John Philip
Mueller, 80,
announces
his passing
on Feb. 1,
2018, after a
two-year
battle with
cancer.
John will John Mueller
be lovingly remembered by
his wife of 57 years, Bonnie;
his
children:
Jennifer
Mueller, Jaelene (Steven)
Goodman and Jack (Alysa)
Mueller; his three grandchil-
dren: Katie, Vincent and
Rebecca; as well as other
family members and innumer-
able friends.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
STATLER—Anna
L.
Statler, 65, of Mapleton,
passed way Feb. 1, 2018.
Arrangements are being
held
through
Burns’s
Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral Home.
ST. JOHN—Shirley J. St.
John, 82, of Noti and formal-
ly of Florence, passed away
Feb. 2, 2018.
Arrangements are being
held
through
Burns’s
Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral Home.
POLICE LOG
Florence Police
Jan. 22
Theft was reported in the 900
block of Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 1600 block of
12th Street.
Hit-and-run was reported in
the 1400 block of Bay Street.
Jan. 23
Accident, with injury, was
reported at milepost 19 on
Highway 101.
Theft was reported in the
1600 block of Rhododendron
Drive.
Accident, without injury, was
reported on Eighth Street.
Death investigation was con-
ducted in the 500 block of
Myeena Loop.
Accident, with unknown
injury, was reported in the
91000 block of Highway 101.
DUII was reported on Oak
Street.
Dispute was reported in the
3200 block of Munsel Lake
Road.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 1800 block of
Highway 101.
Arrest was reported in the
5600 block of Highway 101.
Jan. 24
Fraud was reported in the
100 block of Park Village
Drive.
Theft was reported in the
2000 block of Royal St.
Georges Avenue.
Accident, with unknown
injuries, was reported on
Heceta Beach Road.
Arrest, with warrant, and
driving while suspended were
reported in the 3700 block of
Highway 101.
Dispute was reported in the
1000 block of Ninth Street.
Jan. 25
Harassment was reported in
the 200 block of Maple Street.
Fire was reported in the 3000
block of Oak Street.
Accident, with injury, was
reported on Highway 101.
Dispute was reported in the
4100 block of Munsel Creek
Road.
Dispute was reported in the
1000 block of Laurel Street.
Jan. 26
Nuisance was reported in the
5000 block of Munsel Lake
Road.
Accident, with injury, was
reported at milepost 19 on
Highway 126.
Jan. 27
Harassment was reported in
the 900 block of Highway 101.
Theft was reported on
Rhododendron Drive.
Trespass was reported in the
700 block of Highway 101.
Jan. 28
Arrest and driving while sus-
pended were reported on
Quince Street.
Jan. 29
Fraud was reported in the
2000 block of Highway 101.
Trespass and fraud were
reported in the 3400 block of
Lilac Street.
Dispute was reported on
Glenada Ridge.
Jan. 30
Theft was reported in the
2000 block of 24th Street.
Burglary was reported in the
3600 block of Highway 101.
Theft was reported in the
1600 block of Rhododendron
drive.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 100 block of
Harbor Street.
Dispute was reported in the
85000 block of Fir Street.
Theft was reported in the
1400 block Zebrawood Street.
Fire was reported in the
89000 block of Levage Road.
Jan. 31
Harassment was reported in
the 1700 block of Eighth Street.
Theft was reported in the
2000 block of Highway 101.
Port to hold third public
input meeting tonight
On Feb. 7, the Port of
Siuslaw Commissioners will
hold a public input meeting at
5 p.m. at the port’s conference
room, 100 Harbor St.
The meeting is a free-for-all
for the public to share ideas for
projects, improvements and
activities for the Port
Commission to consider.
Following the public input
session, the board will review
proposals for Mo’s building
repairs then meet in executive
session
per
ORS
192.660(2)(a) to review
applications for the port man-
ager position.
For more information, call
541-997-3426.
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