2A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
T HE R ECORD
OBITUARIES
WILSON—Mitchell Wal-
lace Wilson, 93, passed away
on Nov. 21, 2018.
He was born in Pullman
Wash., July 15, 1925, to Ches-
ter Randolph Wilson and
Gladys Seibert Wilson.
He mar-
ried Lucille
Rosalee
Carter on
June
29,
1951,
in
Florence,
Ore.
He en-
listed
in the
Mitchell
U.S. Army
Wilson
at age 17,
and was in
five major campaigns, includ-
ing the landing on Omaha
Beach, Northern France, Bat-
tle of the Bulge in Ardennes
Forest, Rhineland, and Cen-
tral Europe.
He was in the 3rd Armored
Infantry Spearhead Division.
He was a staff sergeant, a
marksman, squad leader and
in the Military Police.
Mitchell retired from Lane
County Public Works, where
he was an equipment oper-
ator. He enjoyed hunting,
fishing and camping, but his
greatest joy came from spend-
ing time with his family.
He is survived by his wife
Lucille; his son Randy and
wife Robin; his daughter
Cindi and husband Ben; his
son Brad and fiance’ Lisa;
eight grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
He was loved dearly and
will be greatly missed.
At the request of Mitchell, a
private family service will be
held.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
MANSETH—Robert (Bob)
Arne Manseth, beloved father,
grandfather, and great-grand-
father, passed away peacefully
in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 24,
2018, after a courageous bat-
tle with Parkinson’s Disease.
He was born Nov. 21, 1929,
in Eugene,
Ore., to
Magnus
and Esther
Manseth.
B o b
graduat-
ed from
Oklaho-
ma A&M
Robert
with
a
Manseth
bachelor’s
degree
in civil engineering. He was
proud of his military service
in the U.S. Marines and U.S.
Air Force, and was stationed
in the United Kingdom in the
1950s.
It was in Edinburgh, Scot-
land, that he met his first wife,
Anita.
Bob and Anita were mar-
ried at the Scandinavian Lu-
theran Church in 1954. Their
daughter, Gail, was born in
Prestwick, Scotland, in 1955,
and their son, Ron, was born
in Ruislip, England, in 1956,
both on U.S. Air Force bases.
Shortly after, the couple
moved to the United States
and they resided in Detroit,
Mich., and Portland, Ore.,
before settling in Florence in
1965.
Their daughter, Lisa, was
born in 1966 in Florence.
Bob remarried twice in the
years after.
Bob spent his years in Flor-
ence working as a civil engi-
neer and land surveyor; he
also was the creator and own-
er of Indian Forest, a Highway
101 landmark for 40 years
(Laurel Bay Gardens now oc-
cupies the building Bob built
many years ago).
Bob was a member of the
Elks Lodge and when he
wasn’t busy working would
go into town to visit with
friends at the Elks, Traveler’s
Cove or the casino. He spent
many holidays with family in
Eugene, Portland and Seattle,
and enjoyed taking his family
to dinner or just chatting with
a glass of wine.
Bob was preceded in
death by his father, Magnus
Manseth; his mother, Esther
Manseth; and his brother,
Karl Manseth.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Gail Yoshikawa (husband
Bert, daughter Courtney, son
James, daughter-in-law Tri-
sha, and great-granddaugh-
ter Kalyn); son Ron Manseth
(sons Eric and Jordan); and
daughter Lisa Sanchez (hus-
band Edwin and sons An-
drew and Nick).
A private family memorial
service will be held at the Wil-
lamette National Cemetery in
Portland on Nov. 30.
A celebration of his life will
be held at 1258 Restobar in
Florence on Saturday, Dec. 1,
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The family asks friends to
come for food and stories in
remembrance of their father
and friend.
CRADDOCK —David
Craddock, 89, of Florence,
died Nov. 12, 2018.
He was born June 6, 1929.
He was known as “Smilin’
Dave” for his wide grin, con-
genial personality and piano
playing at many local venues
— especially Traveler’s Cove,
w h e r e
he had a
steady gig
as
part
of
The
Ju keb ox
Kings, a
swinging
trio that
enchant-
Dave
ed danc-
Craddock
ers and
listeners.
TERNYIK—Joyce Ternyik,
81, of Florence, passed away
Nov. 22, 2018.
Services will be held at a
later date through Burns’s
Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral Home.
BUSS—Wesley L. Buss, 97,
of Florence, passed away Nov.
23, 2018.
Arrangements are being
held through Burns’s River-
side Chapel Florence Funeral
Home.
SIMMONS—Arlene
L.
Simmons, 77, of Florence,
passed away Nov. 25, 2018.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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CLARIFICATION
The free Thanksgiving
meal served at Elks Lodge
#1858 (published in the
Nov. 24 edition on page A1)
on Thanksgiving Day was
sponsored exclusively by
the Florence Kiwanis Club.
While there were volun-
teers from other organiza-
tions present, the event was
managed and presented by
the Florence Kiwanis.
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