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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018
OBITUARIES
WILSON—Paul Wilson, 81,
passed away at home on April 7,
2018, while surrounded by fam-
ily.
Paul was born in Martinez,
Calif., the eldest of three sons of
Joseph Middleton and Hermina
King Wilson.
He graduated
from
Cal
Poly in 1957
with a degree
in secondary
education.
After serving
in the United
State Army,
Paul Wilson
he returned to
Cal Poly to
receive his masters degree in
school administration.
In 1964, Paul began teaching
in San Jose, Calif., where he
later met his wife. He taught
math and was an administrator
at Eastside Union High School
District until he retired in 1996.
Since moving to Florence in
2000, he has enjoyed fishing,
gardening, traveling extensively
with his wife, Jo Ann, spending
time with his grandchildren,
genealogy and creating web-
sites. He was also active in the
Siuslaw Chapter of the
American Rhododendron
Society and the Salmon Trout
Enhancement Program (STEP)
in Florence.
Each spring, he especially
looked forward to working with
other STEP members in the
“eggs-to-fry program.”
The K-3 students would learn
to raise the steelhead eggs that
were placed in the class aquari-
ums and then eventually planted
by students in Munsel Lake.
He also helped the Girl
Scouts at Cleawox Lake with
fishing and the annual fifth-
grade fishing day at Cleawox
Lake. He was always there with
his enthusiastic smile.
Paul is survived by his wife,
Jo Ann; his daughter, Michelle
Wilson, of Anchorage, Alaska;
his son Michael Wilson and
daughter-in-law Stacey Brown
Wilson of Florence; three grand-
sons: Elijah Wilson-Nordhoff of
Boulder, Colo., Satchel Wilson-
Nordhoff of Anchorage, Alaska,
and Kaelan Wilson of Florence;
and his brother Peter Wilson of
Mariposa, Calif.
Deadwood man
arrested for
stabbings
DEADWOOD — Lane
County Sheriffs responded to a
residence in the 14500 block
of Highway 36 a little after 1
a.m. last Saturday following
reports of a stabbing involving
a man and a woman.
Sheriff’s Deputies arrived
to discover a 39-year-old
Deadwood woman and 40-
year-old Vancouver, Wash.,
man had suffered significant
stab wounds. According to
officials, both victims were
transported to a hospital and
received medical attention for
their injuries.
Scott Darin Robedee, 46, of
Deadwood, faces Measure 11
charges of first-degree assault,
second-degree assault and
first-degree robbery.
Robedee also faces charges
of unlawful use of a motor
vehicle after allegedly stealing
a Toyota Tacoma pick-up
truck, menacing an unidenti-
fied woman at knifepoint at
her Upper Deadwood Creek
Road home, unlawful use of a
weapon and two counts of
first-degree burglary.
Robedee was treated for
injuries related to the stabbing
before being taken to the Lane
County Jail.
The charges of first-degree
assault and first-degree rob-
bery each carry a mandatory
minimum sentence of 7 1⁄2
years under Measure 11.
In addition, the charges of
second-degree assault carries a
five-year, 10-month sentence.
The current condition of the
victims was unknown as of
press time.
His family members wishes
to express their thanks and
appreciation to Peace Harbor
Hospice for its care and support
for Paul during the last few
months.
Services will be held
Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m., at
Burns Riverside Chapel, 2765
Kingwood, followed by a cele-
bration of life at Nosh, 1269 Bay
Street, in Old Town, from 1 to
3:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Salmon
Trout Enhancement Program
(STEP) or Peace Harbor Home
Health and Hospice.
MUR-
R A Y —
Virginia M.
Murray, 95,
p a s s e d
away April
1, 2018, in
Florence.
“Ginny”
was born
and raised
Virginia
in Breeze,
Murray
Ill.,
and
married Peter J. Murray in 1944.
Over the next six years, they had
three children and, in 1957, the
family moved to Bellevue,
Wash., where she worked as a
bookkeeper for OK Tire Co.
until 1973.
It was then that they decided
to have one more grand adven-
ture and moved to Alaska. Over
the next 12 years, along with
two of their grown children,
they built and operated three TV,
stereo and music stores in
Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau,
Alaska.
Ginny and Peter J. worked
hard and played even harder,
making lifetime friends and
wonderful memories. In the
mid-1980s, they retired to
Vashon Island, Wash., and even-
tually moved to Florence.
After her husband passed
away in 1999, Ginny needed a
purpose and she found it in vol-
unteer work with Florence’s
Hospital Auxiliary and as a driv-
er and companion in the Senior
and Disabled Companion pro-
gram.
She performed this reward-
ing work for over 10 years and
made a difference in many peo-
ple’s lives.
Ginny remained active and
independent into her late 80s.
The past eight years she lived
with her daughter and son-in-
law in Florence. Besides going
to the gym twice a week, she
enjoyed doing puzzles, coin col-
lecting and solving word search-
es and crosswords.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; her husband of 55
years, Peter J.; her eldest son,
Roger; and her half-brother,
Don.
She is survived by her son
Alan; daughter Peggy; three
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
The family will be holding a
private service in Washington.
In lieu of flowers, send dona-
tions in her honor to St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital, 501 St.
Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tenn.,
38105.
TERNYIK—Wilbur
Earl
Ternyik, 92, of Florence, passed
away on April 2, 2018. Born
January 26,
1926
in
Astoria,
Ore.,
to
J u l i a n
Ternyik and
D e l l a
Wallingford,
Wilbur grew
up
in
Wilbur Ternyik Warrenton,
Ore., where
his maternal grandparents
played an important role in his
upbringing.
Wilbur entered the U.S.
Marine Corps on April 7, 1944,
while still a student at Warrenton
High School. While in the serv-
ice, he was injured in a battle on
Okinawa Island, Japan, for
which he received a Purple
Heart.
Upon his discharge from
active service on Dec. 12, 1945,
he returned to Warrenton High
School to finish his schooling
and graduate. He received fur-
ther education from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture on
plants, and first and secondary
plantings. He started his busi-
ness, Wave Beach Grass
Nursery, in 1953 in Florence,
growing and harvesting beach
grass for the U.S. Army Corp. of
Engineers.
Wilbur married the love of his
life, Joyce Ann, on September 6,
1962.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, grandparents, his
younger brother Joe Ternyik, an
infant granddaughter Natasha
Smith, and his beloved son,
Michael David Ternyik.
He is survived by his wife of
55 years, Joyce Ann; his chil-
dren: Bill Vermilyea (Kathy),
Patti Mead (Bill), Kathi Smith
(Jim), Matt Ternyik (Wendi),
daughter-in-law
Crystal
Ternyik; 14 grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren; his sis-
ter, Irene; his cousins Gary
Wallingford
and
Roger
Wallingford; his nieces and
some very special friends.
Above all the things that he
did for his city, the Port of
Siuslaw, the Oregon coast, the
State of Oregon and his country,
he was a husband, father, grand-
father and great grandfather. He
was loved very much by his
family and will be greatly
missed.
A memorial service is
planned in his honor on Sunday,
April 29, at Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St., at 1 p.m.
All are invited.