2A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARIES
DEWEY—Teresa
Ann
(Donato) Dewey, 66, of Flor-
e n c e ,
passed
a w a y
peace-
fully Jan.
2, 2019,
with her
b el ove d
husband
by her
Teresa Dewey side.
Te r r y
was born in Oak Park, Ill.,
on Nov. 21, 1952, to Irene
and William Donato.
Terry grew up in Oak Park
and graduated from Trinity
High School. She went on
to attend Bradley University,
where she received a bache-
lor of science degree in sci-
ence. Terry taught in various
school districts in the Chica-
go area prior to her move to
California, where she con-
tinued her career and her
love of teaching.
Terry was a substitute
teacher, taught special edu-
cation and was a company
representative for a reading
program.
Terry married Rodney
Dewey in 1985. They en-
joyed the outdoors and
traveling the country. After
they retired, they settled in
Roseburg, Ore. During this
time, she was able to enjoy
her hobbies of card making,
crafting and scrapbooking.
Terry opened a successful
scrapbooking store in Rose-
burg. In 2002, Terry was
asked to join the U.S. Forest
Service to accompany the
Capitol Christmas tree to
Washington, D.C.
After visiting Florence,
for many years, Terry and
Rod decided to settle down
in this part of the country
they loved. She made many
friends in town and taught
card making at the Lane
Community Campus.
She also enjoyed yard
sales, clay classes, and more
importantly the beautiful
Oregon coast.
Terry could often be heard
singing the song “Coming
Home (Oregon).”
Terry was preceded in
death by her father, William
Donato, and sister-in-law,
Brenda Donato (James).
She is survived by her
loving husband of 33 years,
Rodney; her mother, Irene
Donato (McKinney); sib-
lings: William (Renee), Ja-
nette (Thomas Myers), Rich-
ard, James (Ava), Thomas
(Susan), Robert; and loving
nieces and nephews Jennifer
(Christopher Hernandez),
Lauren, Adrianna (fiancé
Jonny), Alessia, Trevor, Jar-
rett, Nicholas and Anthony.
She will be missed by her
loving husband, family and
all those who she met and
were a part of her life.
A memorial service will be
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
in Florence on March 16,
beginning at 11 a.m., with
inurnment at Pacific Sunset
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made to:
The Wounded Warriors,
Operation Tango Mike in
Kelseyville, Calif., or a First
Responders Survivors Char-
ity.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
REEVES—Lester Reeves,
88, of Mapleton, Ore., went
to his heavenly home Feb.
22, 2019.
Lester was born in Thom-
asville, Mo., March 23, 1930,
to par-
e n t s
A n n a
( F l oyd )
and Ben-
jamin
Reeves.
H e
married
Wa n d a
Lester Reeves
Mitchell
Oct. 14,
1950. The couple had four
children.
He moved his family
from Missouri to Colorado,
Washington state and final-
ly to Mapleton in 1963. He
worked as a heavy equip-
ment operator and truck
driver for U.S. Plywood and
Champion International
while living in Mapleton.
Lester and his wife moved
back to Birchtree, Mo., in
1983. Together they ran a
service station there. He
went on to work for the
Shannon County Road De-
partment and drove a school
bus for eight years after re-
tiring.
The couple moved back to
Mapleton in 2003 to be near
children and grandchildren.
Lester was a 63-year mem-
ber of the Woodside Mason-
ic Lodge of Thomasville, Mo.
He was also a member of the
Florence Masonic Lodge and
cherished his lodge brothers.
Lester was a loving hus-
band, father and grandpa.
Some of his fondest memo-
ries were made on hunting
trips to eastern Oregon.
Most of all, he enjoyed be-
ing with family and friends.
He leaves behind Wanda,
his loving wife of 68 years; a
son, Melvin (Peggy) Reeves
of Springfield, Ore.; two
daughters: Sherrie (Dave)
Marshall, Linda (Aaron)
Chaney Ziemer; one son-in-
law, Terry Statler; all of Ma-
pleton; five grandchildren:
AVCM (AW/SW) Mike (Hi-
romi) Statler of Oak Har-
bor, Wash., Douglas Statler,
Tammy Marshall (both of
Mapleton), Lesley Reeves
of Eugene, Ore., Dane
Chaney of Birchtree, Mo., 11
great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
Lester also leaves behind
three half-brothers and two
half-sisters, along with a host
of nieces, nephews, extended
family and friends.
Lester was preceded in
death by his parents; daugh-
ter Anna Statler; three
grandchildren and four
brothers.
A celebration of life will be
planned later.
Burns Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
AMBULANCE/FIRE
Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Ambulance and fire call runs Jan. 23-29
Date
Time
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14:57
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1:09
4:53
7:54
8:15
Area
Hwy 101
Airport Rd
9th St
9th St
Rice Rd
9th St
Maple St
Kendall Ln
Oak St
Rhododendron Dr
Spruce St
Hwy 101
Oak St
Collard Lp
Hemlock St
Willow St
16th St
Spruce St
Pine Tree Lp FPD
Collard Lake Rd
9th St
9th St
37th St
Type
Date
Time
Transport to PHH
SVFR Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to ALF
MFR Transport
Transport to PHH
SVFR Public Assist
SVFR Public Assist
FPD Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
FPD Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to BAH
Transport to BAH
Transport to PHH
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10:36
10:37
15:08
17:56
18:12
18:31
21:00
23:31
1:08
2:00
6:28
6:48
10:38
13:21
13:22
13:26
15:26
15:30
21:35
23:07
6:47
9:37
11:14
Area
Oak St
9th St
9th St
Western Way
E Mapleton Rd
9th St
Oak St
9th St
Rio Rd
Siano Lp
Viola St
1st St
Oak St
Oak St
3rd St
Darlings Lp
6th St
Mariners Ln
Hwy 101
16th St
9th St
Spindrift Way
Rhododendron Dr
Avoid ‘distracted walking’: heads up, phones down
Distracted driving is a
well-established problem; so
much so, that many states
including Oregon, currently
have bans in place when it
comes to using technology
while driving.
But the problem of dis-
tracted walking is a relatively
new one.
According to the most re-
cent data from the Nation-
al Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA),
5,977 pedestrians were killed
and an estimated 85,000 in-
Take the lead in your
jured in traffic collisions in
own safety, and remember:
the United States in 2017.
That’s one death every Heads up, phones down.
1.6 hours and an injury ev-
ery 6 minutes. While it’s not
clear how many of these are
D ATE H IGH L OW R AIN
a direct result of distracted
walking, the total rate of pe- F e b . 2 6 3 9 3 1 0 . 1 0
destrian fatalities compared F e b . 2 7 4 4 3 0 0 . 1 2
to overall road deaths is in- M a r c h 1 4 6 3 5 0 . 4 5
March 2 53
32
0.00
creasing each year.
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r
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h
3
4
9
3
1
0.00
The solution to distracted
March 4 45
28
0.00
walking is a fairly simple one:
do not use your cell phone or
Rainfall Week: 1.08”
engage in other distracting
Month: 14.32” Year: 20.93”
activities while walking.
WEATHER DATA
Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
Type
Date
Time
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
SVFR Public Assist
MFR Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to ALF
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
SVFR Transport
Transport to PHH
SVFR Public Assist
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
SVFR Transport
FPD Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
SVFR Transport
Transport to PHH
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2/28/19
3/1/19
3/1/19
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3/1/19
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3/2/19
3/2/19
3/2/19
19:35
21:11
23:44
0:51
8:21
8:33
10:19
10:31
11:14
13:11
15:30
15:37
16:28
17:39
17:41
17:43
18:24
21:56
0:14
5:08
9:41
10:19
Area
Hwy 36
12th St
Lake Creek Mnt. Rd
Munsel Creek Dr
Maple St
16th St
Willow Lp
21st St
9th St
MVA, Heceta Beach Rd
Bay St
2nd St
MVA, Ponsler State Park
Willow Lp
42nd St
Elmont Dr
Hemlock St
Siano Lp
Siano Lp
Glenada Rd SVFR
9th St
Munsel Creek Dr
Type
SHDWFD Transport
SVFR Transport
SHDWFD Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to RB
SVFR Transport
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
SVFR Transport
Transport to PHH
SVFR Public Assist
SVFR Public Assist
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to PHH
Transport to ALF
SVFR Transport
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