2A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
T HE R ECORD
OBITUARIES
BERRY—Bonnie W. Ber-
ry, 93, of Florence, passed
away Sept. 12, 2018. Bonnie
was born in Nampa, Idaho,
on Nov. 24, 1924, to Ben and
Grace Waigand. She grad-
uated from Nampa High
School
and also
Nampa
Business
College.
S h e
attend-
ed
Wil-
lamette
Bonnie Berry University
in Salem,
Ore. She married William
Berry in 1949 and he pre-
ceeded her in death in 1982.
Bonnie lived in Eugene for
30 years, where she worked
as a legal assistant for 25
years in that area before
moving to Florence in 1979.
Her hobbies included hunt-
ing for driftwood and agates
along the beach, crocheting,
knitting and gardening.
Bonnie loved living in
Florence close to the ocean.
She was a lifetime member
of Vesta Chapter Eastern
Star, and a member of the
Masonic Widow’s Club and
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Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
the Van Fans, all of Florence.
Bonnie is survived by her
son, Ben Berry, and one
grandson, Benjamin Berry,
both of Walterville, Ore.; a
step-daughter, Jackie Adams
of Medford, Ore.; and a step-
son, Robert Berry, of Cot-
tage Grove, Ore.
Services will be held at
Burns’s Riverside Chapel on
Friday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m.,
with burial at Pacific Sunset
Cemetery in Florence.
PRYOR—Don
Albert
Pryor, 89, passed away Aug.
28, 2018,
surround-
ed
by
family, af-
ter a battle
with can-
cer.
He was
born May
Don Pryor
26, 1929,
in
Peo-
ria, Ill., to Buel and Winnie
Pryor. The family moved
to Portland, Ore., in 1941,
where Don graduated from
high school. In 1946, he en-
listed in the Army Air Corps,
and reported to Keeslar AFB,
Biloxi, Miss.
After basic training, he
was assigned to the 637th
Aircraft Control and Warn-
ing Squadron as a radar re-
pairman in Alaska. His rank
was AR/2c, 1946-1952.
Don was both a WWII
and Korean War veteran.
After his military service, he
attended the University of
Oregon.
In 1953, he married Pa-
tricia Westbury in Portland,
Ore.
They had two children,
a son Kelly, and a daughter
Chris.
Patricia passed away in
1989.
In 2003, Don met and
married Sharon Wildey (His
Montana Girl). They lived
on Clear Lake near Cheney,
Wash., and then moved to
Florence in 2012.
Don was a stellar sales-
man where his career start-
ed in 1955 with RJ Reyn-
olds Tobacco Company. He
changed to Industrial Sales,
which took him from Med-
ford, Ore., to Eugene, Ore.,
to Olympia, Wash., to Spo-
kane, Wash., and finally to
Seattle, where he retired in
1994.
In 1999, he came out of re-
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Supplies, where he brought
his business back to Spokane
and Idaho. Don was still tak-
ing orders for his longtime
customers up until his death.
He will be missed by many
people.
Don was a man who
touched many lives. He
loved people and was always
telling stories about his life
experiences with an infec-
tious smile. Don was a life-
time member of the VFW,
Band of Brothers, and the
Elks.
In 2016, he was privileged
to go on the South Willa-
mette Valley Honor Flight to
Washington, D.C., with his
daughter, Chris, which was
one of the highlights of his
last years.
Don is preceded in death
by his first wife, Patricia;
parents Buel and Winnie
Pryor; and sister, Alma.
He is survived by his wife,
Sharon; son Kelly Pryor
(Patti); daughter Chris Hry-
cenko (Rick); grandchildren
Samantha Pryor, James Pry-
or and Matthew Hrycenko;
Sharon’s children: Peter No-
lan and Sherry Larson and
families; several nieces and
nephews; and his beloved
dog, Bella.
Don and Sharon have been
members of the Presbyte-
rian Church of the Siuslaw
for many years. Don’s fami-
ly would like to give special
thanks to their Pastor Greg
Wood and his wife, Norma,
who have done so much for
them.
A memorial service will
be held at the Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw on
Saturday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m.,
3996 Highway 101 in Flor-
ence.
In lieu of flowers, memori-
al contributions can be made
to VFW Post 3232, P.O. Box
825, Florence, Ore., 97439,
or the First Step Program,
Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101
N., Florence, Ore., 97439.