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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018
OBITUARIES
MARKEE —Darleen
Markee of Florence passed
away peacefully at home of
acute leukemia on April 19,
2018.
She was born May 30, 1937
in Los Angeles, Calif. She
devoted her
whole life to
being
a
mother to her
four children,
K a t h i e ,
Scott, Jeff
a
n
d
Lauralyn.
She was an
Darleen
outstanding
Markee
homemaker
for the children and her hus-
band, Dick.
The couple celebrated their
61st wedding anniversary last
December.
Darleen was an artist, enjoy-
ing many different types of
media. For the last 20 years,
she spent most of her time
quilting. She was an expert
quilter and won many awards,
even winning the Mayor’s
Trophy one year. Darleen was a
member of the American
Quilter’s Society and Florence
Quilt Guild, but her favorite
meetings were with a small
group of local ladies who call
themselves “Fabric Fondlers.”
She would not say bad things
about people, even if people
did bad things. She made a sign
for a wall of her home with the
children were growing up
which read: “If you can’t say
something nice about a person,
don’t say anything.”
As Lauralyn said to the fam-
ily shortly after Darleen passed,
“If anyone deserves to be an
angel, she does.”
Darleen will be sorely
missed by her beloved grand-
children, Sara, Kloe, Chris,
Ricky, Marissa, Alyssa and
Kelsey, and by us all.
Rest in peace, my love.
Service for the family will be
at a later date.
NICKOLAUS—In loving
memory of
Christopher
P a u l
Nickolaus,
1959
to
2018.
Chris will
be
dearly
missed by
Christopher his wife of
19
years,
Nickolaus
Mary Lopez
Nickolaus, and the family
members for whom he was the
most special brother and son:
sister Dina Pavlis; brothers
Keith Nickolaus and Robert
Nickolaus; brother-in-law
Danny Pavlis; his father Tony
Nickolaus and Mother Electra
Adams; brother-in-law Bill
BILLINGS— Nolan
Billings, a boy weighing 8
lbs., 10 ozs., was born to Sara
Bolton and Sean Billings of
Florence on April 16, 2018,
at 8:06 p.m.
Rose Hill
Road to be
closed
Lane County Public Works
has announced a road closure
that will take place Tuesday,
May 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The closure will occur on
Rose Hill Road, between
milepost 0.20 and 0.35, for a
realignment project. There
will be no alternate route, so
travelers should plan accord-
ingly
For more information,
contact Devon Ashbridge,
public information officer, at
541-682-4526.
On Monday, April 30, the
contractor for the Harbor Vista
Campground Sewer Collection
System Project will be extend-
ing the new sewer system into
Rhododendron Drive. This will
necessitate the closure of the
south bound travel lane of
Rhododendron Drive at South
Harbor
Vista
Drive.
Specifically, the contractor will
be installing a section of gravi-
ty sewer line and a manhole.
Only one lane will be
closed. A travel lane will
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requests donations made to St.
Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for
Children or Best Friends
Animal Society.
BROWN—Michael Alan
Brown, 69, passed away April
8, 2018, at his home in
Westlake, Ore.
Mike was born June 23,
1948, in San Rafael, Calif., to
Acel Brown
and Barbara
La Valley.
He grew up
in the city in
the
St.
John’s area
of Portland,
O r e .
However,
Michael
before sen-
Brown
ior year, his
family relocated to rural
Prescott, Wash., where he grad-
uated in a class of nine stu-
dents.
He served in the U.S. Navy
for four years, including a tour
in Vietnam on the flight deck
aboard the USS Hancock.
He
married
Marjorie
Brewder in 1971 in Richland,
Wash.
They
lived
in
Kennewick, where Mike joined
the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers and
began an apprenticeship in the
electrical trade in local 112 at
Hanford.
They moved to Kodiak,
Alaska., where Mike commer-
cial fished. He then finished his
apprenticeship in local 1547,
where he worked in Kodiak and
also traveled to the mainland to
work on the Valdez pipeline.
In 1977, they moved to
Hillsboro, Ore., where he con-
tinued to work in the electrical
trade and made local 48 his
home. He was a member of all
three local unions.
When Mike retired in 2002,
they moved to Westlake, Ore.,
where they built their dream
home. Mike took pride in the
fact that he did all of the elec-
trical work himself. Their home
in Florence became the family
gathering place where many
years of memories were made.
Mike was an avid outdoors-
man. He was an accomplished
hunter and fisherman. Many of
the best times in his life were
spent camping, hunting or
ocean fishing with his family.
He passed on his love of the
outdoors to his children and
grandchildren. They all brought
out the best in him and held a
special place in his heart.
Mike obtained a general
HAM radio operator’s license
in the eighth grade. He built
much of his own equipment.
He was a born handyman and
was always working on various
projects. He also enjoyed culti-
vating and tending in his green-
house.
Mike is survived by his wife,
Marji; his children: Ryan and
wife Heather, Darren and wife
Erin, Jennifer and husband
Steve; five grandchildren:
Wyatt, Gavin, Emma, Charlotte
and Anthony; and his brother,
Jeff.
He is preceded in death by
his two other brothers, Bob and
Ken.
A military service is sched-
uled for June 22, at 2:30 p.m.,
at the Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland. All are
welcome to attend and cele-
brate Mike’s life.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
Mike’s
chosen
charity,
Wounded Warriors Project at
www.support.woundedwarrior-
project.org/Donate.
G O T T S H A L K — Wi l m a
Jean Gottshalk, 72, of Florence,
passed away April 15, 2018.
Arrangements held by
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
Rhododendron Drive to partially close on Monday
BIRTH
D ATE
Lopez; sister-in-law Allison
Ann Lopez; and in-laws Patty
and Linda Lopez, Travis and
Misha Lopez and their chil-
dren.
His loved ones hold fond
memories of Chris who always
lived life with a robust spirit of
self-reliance, love of the out-
doors, a high regard for honor-
ing and preserving wild places,
and taking joy from hard work,
simple pleasures and the com-
panionship of those closest to
him.
Chris sought joy on moun-
tain trails and beaches sur-
rounding Orange County
Calif., where he grew up. Chris
also lived and explored wilder-
ness in Western Colorado for
many years before moving to
Florence in the 1990s.
His wife and family would
like to thank all those who have
shared their condolences and
prayers during Chris’ brave
struggle with cancer this past
year. We pray that his new jour-
ney will be one of new adven-
tures for his thirsty soul and
filled with peace, joy and The
Lord’s protection.
At Chris’ request, his ashes
will be spread in some of the
wild places that brought him
the greatest joy. A memorial
service will be held at a future
date.
In lieu of flowers, the family
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remain open and controlled by
flaggers during the duration of
the activity. Motorists, bicy-
clists and pedestrians are
advised that the construction
and lane closure will take place
on Monday, April 30 between
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and short
delays are possible. An empha-
sis will be made to provide
accessibility to emergency
vehicles and school buses.
Florence Public Works
would like to extend our thanks
to the public in advance for
their patience as we enter the
final stages of this very impor-
tant project that will bring
improved sanitary sewer serv-
ice to the community.
Residents are encouraged to
call the City of Florence Public
Works office with any con-
cerns and questions at 541-
997-4106.
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