2A | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARIES
CAPLES—Anne Lloyd
Caples, 79, of Florence,
passed away peacefully Jan.
22, 2019.
She was born Dec. 16,
1939 in Norfolk, Va., to
Martin Hutchinson Caples
and Alice Leigh Caples.
The family later moved
to Princeton Junction,
NJ., where Anne graduat-
ed from Princeton High
School
in 1958.
In 1961,
she re-
ceived a
diploma
in nurs-
ing from
Orange
Anne Caples M e -
morial
Hospital
School of Nursing.
In 1964, she received
a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing from The Univer-
sity of Virginia. In 1980,
she received a Master of
Arts from Eastern Mich-
igan University; in 1985,
she received a Post Masters
Certificate for Nursing Ad-
ministration from Villano-
va University.
In her career, Anne held
many positions in the med-
ical field: staff nurse, head
nurse, Director of Staff
Development, Director of
Nursing, Assistant Profes-
sor of Nursing, Director of
Nursing Education, Direc-
tor of Healthcare Education,
Director of Teleconference
Networks for Health Ser-
vices and President of Inter-
national Healthcare Inc.
Anne’s true passion in life
was birding, she traveled the
world in search of any and
all of her feathered friends.
She was always looking to
add to her life-list, which
was quite extensive and im-
pressive.
She had an adventur-
ous and can-do spirit that
served her well in her ca-
reer, travels and life in gen-
eral.
Anne touched many lives.
She embraced and accepted
everyone without hesita-
tion. She loved sharing sto-
ries of her life experiences
with anyone willing to lis-
ten. Her friends weren’t just
friends they were her family
and there were many.
She had the kindest soul
and easily gave the best
hugs; she will be missed by
many.
Anne supported and
volunteered for numerous
organizations throughout
her life with some of the
more recent being Cascades
Raptor Center, Cornell Lab
of Ornithology, Florence
Garden Club, Habitat for
Humanity, Institute for Ap-
plied Ecology, International
Crane Foundation, Mal-
heur Field Station, National
and Local Audubon Soci-
eties, Nature Conservancy,
Oregon Coast Aquarium,
Oregon Public Broadcast-
ing, Oregon Shores Conser-
vation Coalition, Shoreline
Education for Awareness,
Soroptimist International of
Florence and Umpqua Dis-
covery Center.
She is survived by her
brother, Martin Leigh Ca-
ples (Josephine); multiple
cousins including Sarah
Leigh Kinberg, Sue Minkel
and James Leigh Frazier;
Nieces Tuyet Demick (Rob)
and Annie Nyquist (Todd)
and multiple grandnieces
and grandnephews.
A celebration of life will
be held at the Presbyteri-
an Church of the Siuslaw
on Saturday, March 2, at 2
p.m., 3996 Highway 101 in
Florence.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions can be
made to CoastWatch, Or-
egon Shores Conservation
Coalition, P.O. Box 33, Seal
Rock, OR 97376 or Malheur
Field Station, 34848 Sod-
house Ln, Princeton, Ore.,
97721.
LARGE—Gregory Beck-
with Large, 92, of Walla
Walla, Wash., passed away
on Dec. 28, 2018, due to
age-related causes.
Greg was born April 25,
1926, in Seattle, Wash., to
Webster and Alice (Vander-
burg) Large. After Webster
was killed in a railroad acci-
dent when Greg was 8, Alice
moved
t h e
family
to Flor-
e n c e
on the
North
F o r k
family
home-
Gregory Large
stead.
After
attending Siuslaw schools,
Greg joined the Army in
1945 and served as a mili-
tary policeman in Japan.
Upon returning from
the Army, Greg bought a
portion of the Vanderburg
North Fork homestead. On
June 2, 1948, he married
Jessie Wilma Miller.
Together they operated a
dairy farm while Greg also
worked in local mills and
drove a school bus. During
this time, Greg attended
night school in Coos Bay
where he received electrical
apprentice training.
In 1968, they moved from
the Florence area where
Greg pursued his electrical
interests and, in 1970, be-
came the head electrician of
a nursing home and retire-
ment center construction
firm.
In 1974, he formed Greg’s
Electric in Renton, Wash.,
specializing in nursing
home and retirement center
construction which includ-
ed nurse call, fire alarm and
emergency power systems.
Greg and Jessie divorced
in 1979.
In 1980, Greg and Ramo-
na Starr were married and
after retirement moved to
Walla Walla, Wash. They
enjoyed traveling in their
motor home, went on var-
ious construction mission
trips, and built a new house
overlooking the Walla Wal-
la valley.
Greg’s second passion
after his electrical pursuits
was woodworking. He of-
ten surprised his family
with beautifully hand craft-
ed end tables, mirrors and
even wooden puzzles.
Greg had an ingenious
mechanical aptitude and
enjoyed tinkering with any-
thing having moving parts.
Greg joined the Seventh
Day Adventist Church in
1958 and lived by its beliefs
and principles throughout
his life.
Greg is survived by his
wife Ramona; son Donald
Large of Florence, Ore.;
daughter Linda (Large)
Vandehey of Banks, Ore.;
son Gary Large of Rent-
on, Wash.; seven grand
children, seven great-
grand
children,
one
great-great-granddaughter,
three step-daughters and
seven step-grandchildren.
Greg was preceded in
death by his father, Web-
ster; his mother Alice; his
first wife, Jessie; and brother
Forest Eugene (Gene); and a
step-son.
STEWART—Geoffrey
T. Stewart, 55, passed away
Feb. 10, 2019.
A celebration of his life
will be held Saturday, Feb. 23,
at 4 p.m. at the First United
Meth-
odist
Church,
1 1 1 5
2 8 t h
Ave., in
Albany,
Ore.
Geoff
passed
Geoffrey
a w a y
Stewart
unex-
pectedly
at his home.
His passing has left a gi-
ant hole in the hearts of
his family and friends. A
life ended that was so full
of love, fun, joy and unre-
served giving.
Geoff was born Oct. 23,
1963, in Florence to Don
and Pat Stewart, the first of
three sons. He graduated
from Oregon State Univer-
sity in 1989 with a degree in
literature.
Geoff served in the U.S.
Army, stationed in El Paso,
Texas, from 1986 to 1988.
Geoff was married to Me-
linda Martin on Sept. 15,
1985.
They had three children:
Jacob, Sidney and Hallam.
Geoff is survived by his
wife, Elizabeth Berg, of
Eugene; his three children:
Jacob Stewart of Portland,
Sidney Stewart of Las Vegas,
Nev., and Hallam Stewart of
Portland, Ore.; his parents,
Don and Pat Stewart of
Florence; and his two broth-
ers: Stephen Stewart of Da-
mascus, Ore., and Rodney
Stewart of Springfield, Ore.
Geoff was extremely gen-
erous giving his time, mon-
ey and talents to his family
and friends; his people were
his priority.
In lieu of flowers, remem-
brances may be forwarded
to “Spread the Word Neva-
da” which distributes books
to needy children in Geoff ’s
memory.
The address is 1065
American Pacific Drive,
Suite 160, Henderson, Nev.,
89074.
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