2A | SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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OBITUARIES
PACKEBUSH—Gloria
(Simington) Packebush, 69,
of Florence, passed away
Feb. 24, 2019, surrounded by
family.
Gloria was born Aug. 22,
1949, in Cable, Wisc., to the
late Beverly and Lewis Sim-
ington.
Gloria
was mar-
ried to
Duane
and they
just cel-
e b r at e d
t h e i r
5 3 r d
Gloria
wedding
Packebush
anniver-
sary.
Gloria was a homemaker
busy raising four kids. She
was involved in Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Mothers Club
and was involved in all the
kids’ and grandkids’ sporting
events.
After the kids all gradu-
ated, she went to work as a
CNA in the care facility un-
til she retired to spend time
with the grandkids.
She is survived by her
husband of 53 years, Duane;
their sons: Duane Jr. and
Rodney; daughters: Laurie
Rogers and Carmen Lib-
by. She was a grandmother
to nine grandkids and five
great-grandkids.
The service will be held
Saturday, March 9, at 2 p.m.
at the Swisshome Church.
In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to the Swis-
shome Church.
WESTPHAL—Richard
“Wes” Westphal, 78, passed
away Feb. 25, 2019 in Oro-
ville, Wash.
Wes was a long-time
Florence resident and past
co-owner of World-Action
Realty with his ex-wife, Lin-
da.
He and Linda moved to
Florence from Eugene in
1986. While in Florence, he
received
the Re-
altor of
The Year
award
twice.
He was
active in
the local
Kiwan-
Richard
is and
Westphal
chair-
man of
the first
Fall Festival. He and Linda
helped start the Florence
Unity Church.
Wes moved to Washing-
ton in 2000.
While in Eugene, Wes
worked as a loan officer for
U.S. Bank. He helped orga-
nize and headed the Eugene
Bicycle Committee for sev-
eral years before turning it
over to Ruth Bascom in the
mid-1970s, riding his bike
back and forth from home to
the bank everyday.
He and Linda owned and
operated The Market Place
Antiques for many years.
Wes was born to Leon and
Lucille Westphal in Chero-
kee, IA, June 29, 1940. He
was the eldest of three boys.
His youngest brother,
Marlin Westphal. lives in
Rapid City, S.D.
Wes enlisted in the U.S.
Navy in 1957 and served
four years. He always joked
about being in the U.S. Navy
and never having been on
board a ship.
He leaves behind his ex-
wife, Linda Westphal of
Florence; their two children:
Julie Westphal of Canby,
and John Westphal of Eu-
gene; two grandchildren:
Jason of Nampa, Idaho and
Jacob of Boise Idaho and
two great-grandchildren of
Nampa, Idaho.
Wes loved to interact with
people. He was outgoing and
generous with his time; a tal-
ented woodworker, handy-
man, artist and great pool
player.
He was always friendly
and willing to help anyone.
‘A memorial service was
held in Oroville, Wash.
MARLER —Timothy
Marler, 64, of Florence,
passed away Feb. 24, 2019.
A p -
propri-
a t e l y
born on
Ve t e r -
ans Day,
Nov. 11,
1954,
in San
Timothy
Jose, Ca-
Marler
lif., the
third-
child born to Virginia and
Kenneth Marler.
Tim grew up in Santa
Cruz, Calif., and was in-
volved in Boy Scouts. He en-
joyed fishing off the end of
the pier with his brother and
granddad.
Tim attended Soquel High
School and served as a Spe-
cialist in the United States
Army. He moved to Florence
in 1997 from Springfield and
worked as a professional chef
at The Windward Inn and
The Blue Hen, both in Flor-
ence.
Tim loved the outdoors,
riding his motorcycle, target
shooting, building cannons
and his pets. He was a mem-
ber of The Florence Elks
Lodge, VFW and DAV and
The Band of Brothers.
Tim is survived by his
wife, Virginia “Ginger”
Marler; daughter Theresa
Brooks (Allen); his girls Kar-
en (Dwayne), Rhonda (Carl)
and Angie (Donnie); grand-
daughter Ashley Horton and
great-granddaughter, Pep-
per; sisters Nila Frankhaus-
er and Margaret McGourn;
a brother, Daniel (Cindy)
Marler; his mother Virginia
Marler; nieces Dr. Judy Rich-
ardson and Erin McGourn;
nephews Kenneth and Caleb
Frankhauser, Ted McGourn
and Matthew Marler; several
great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Kenneth Marl-
er; a brother-in-law, Larry
Frankhauser; a son-in-law,
“Space”; and son, Dennis
Horton.
A memorial service will be
on March 3, at 1 p.m. at The
Florence Elks Lodge.
In lieu of flowers, contri-
butions can be made to the
Paralyzed Veterans Associa-
tion.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of all arrangements.
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