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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 OBITUARIES MILBRETT—Raymond Arthur Milbrett, 94, of Swisshome, died Feb. 6, 2018. He was born Sept. 17, 1923, in New Ulum, Minn., to William and Elsie Milbrett. Ray was the son of German immigrants who settled on a farm in Minnesota. He fol- lowed his brother, Eldor, into service dur- ing World War II and was assigned to the 377th I n f a n t r y. Eldor was Raymond killed in Milbrett action, after which Ray’s brother, Marvin, petitioned for Ray’s release to help on the family farm. Ray received an honorable discharge in October of 1946 and returned to farming. He married Betty Louise Mieloch Milbrett on May 29, 1948, and moved to Swisshome in 1956. Ray was a very hard worker whose priority was providing for his family. He often worked a shift as a lumberman and then spent the rest of the day in the woods picking huckleberry and salal to help make ends meet. He loved the woods and enjoyed hunting, riding his ATV 4-wheeler and working the tractor on his small timber parcel behind his home. Ray and Betty were married 57 wonderful years, giving them 10 children and more than 90 grandchildren, great-grand- children and great-great-grand- children. His wife, Betty, and their daughters, Janet Kilpatrick, Terry Ulmer and Cheryl Milbrett, preceded him in death. He is survived by one son, Clay (wife Wendy) Milbrett of Veneta; six daughters: Linda Andrews (husband Ed) of Mapleton, Marsha Chewning (husband Clayton) of Springfield, Marlene (husband Larry) Cisneros of Grandview, Wash., Laura Bernhardt (hus- band Jerry) of Florence, Kelly West of Springfield, and Pamela (husband Jon) Thompson of Florence. A memorial service will held Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m., at New Life Lutheran Church in Florence. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. STATLER—Anna Lorene Statler, 65, of Mapleton, passed away Feb.1, 2018. Anna was born Sept. 17, 1952, in Springfield, Mo. She moved with family to Mapleton in 1963 and attended school, where she met her hus- band. She was married to Terry Lee of Anna Statler Statler Mapleton Feb.28, 1968. They had three sons: Mike Statler (Hiromi) of Oak Harbor, Wash., Douglas Statler of Mapleton and Lester Statler, who preceded her in death. Anna will lovingly be remembered by her husband, Terry; her parents, Lester and Wanda Reeves; sisters Sherrie Marshall (Dave) and Linda Chaney Ziemer (Aaron), all of Mapleton; one brother, Melvin Reeves (Peggy) of Springfield, Ore; brother- and sister-in- laws, Jess Young (Evelyn) of Salem Ore. and Jane Robinson (Clarence) of Orlando Fla.; IMPOUNDMENT along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Ann enjoyed her quiet life in Mapleton with family. She loved gardening and had numerous rose bushes. She also raised a small flock of chickens whose eggs she gathered daily to share with family and friends. Two of her favorite things to do were watch old westerns and cut firewood with Terry. Anna was laid to rest Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Salem Ore. She will be missed by many. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. SIMONS—Clara M. Simons, 83, of Springfield and formerly of Florence, passed away Feb. 9, 2018, at Brookdale Buck Creek. She was born in Springfield on Oct. 31, 1934, the daughter of Clarence E. and Bertha M. (Miller) Kramer. She attended grade school at St. Bernard and graduated from Catholic Central in 1952. She worked as a legal assistant for 21 years in Springfield, Columbus, Miami, Florida and St. Croix Virgin Islands. When she returned to Dayton, she was employed in and nephews: Debbie (John) Ferris, Barb (Dan) McBlane and Roger (Phyllis) James. She was preceded in death by her two sisters, Elsie Shanahan and Dorothy James; and one brother, Clarence E. Kramer, Jr. Her family would like to thank the staff and nurses at Brookdale Buck Creek and Brookdale Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in St. Raphael Church. Visitation will be one held in Conroy Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society or St. Raphael Church. Female medium size b l a c k Labrador and Retriever mix #13778, and #13774 a large, older f e m a l e Brindle terri- er, American Stafford- shire/mix #13774 have #13778 b e e n impounded at the Oregon Coast Humane Society. Call 541-997-4277 or stop by the shelter at 2840 Rhododendron Drive to claim. Visit OCHS at oregoncoast humanesociety.org. Siuslaw Pioneer Museum Presents WEATHER DATA D ATE Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. H IGH 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 54 61 55 52 52 47 48 Rainfall Month: 0.63” L OW R AIN 36 40 37 35 30 30 29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.00 Week: 0.27” Year: 14.03” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham Thank you Florence, We are honored to receive the Community Caring Award at the recent Florence Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Siuslaw Awards event. Florence Branch 777 Highway 101 541-997-3486 bannerbank.com the prosecutor’s office and then transferred to the Support Enforcement Agency as an administrative assistant to the director. She retired in 1994 and moved to Florence in 1996. She spent several years travel- ing between Florence and Hot Springs Village, Ark. In 2005, she moved back to Florence as she wanted to live where she had the ocean and beach. She did a lot of traveling with her dear friend and com- panion, Joe Bugner. She volunteered at St. Mary- Our Lady of the Dunes Church in Florence. Each year, she worked for the annual Relay for Life and was the co-chair for the registration committee. Survivors include her nieces Member FDIC Th e fi rst 40-years of childhood are always the hardest! A Collection of Fabric Woven by Alice Peckham of Swisshome and a demonstration of the antique 4-harness fl oor loom used in the Peckham family for 3 generations. H Happy Birthday Bi i B Jared! Saturday, February 17th 12-4pm 278 Maple St, Florence, OR 97439 (541) 997-7884
