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The first step to better hearing?
On The Record
I WILL
HEAR
OBITUARY
AU S T I N — Wi l m a
Louise (Seits) Austin was
called by the angels while
she slept on July 26, 2019.
She was born to Victor
Seits and Alta Nora (Prin-
del) Seits, on April 16,
1928,
the mid-
dle child
of five.
S h e
lived
with her
moth-
Wilma Austin er and
siblings
in various locations in
Oregon, spending sever-
al years in Alsea before
moving to Deadwood,
and finally settling in Ca-
nary, Ore.
Wilma was a 1946
graduate of Siuslaw High
School in Florence.
On June 8, 1946 she
married Virgil (Jim) Aus-
tin and lived and worked
on the Austin ranch at
Canary until 1985. They
then moved to Elmira,
Ore., where she lived un-
til 2014 when she moved
to Springfield.
Wilma will be remem-
bered for many things
including hard work,
sewing skills, a big heart,
amazing strength and hu-
mor, plus pinochle and
cribbage trainings that
she shared with her chil-
dren and grandchildren
— even though she won
most of the time.
ODOT says expect network delays
Ongoing computer and
phone network issues
that began late last week
are continuing to cause
delays at state offices,
phone centers and online
services.
This includes high-vol-
ume services such as
DMV.
Email and web pages
may also experience de-
lays in downloading.
Expect delays when
making calls or visiting
state offices in person or
online.
Resolving this issue is
the top priority for state
information systems of-
ficials.
There is no estimate on
when the problems will
be fixed.
Wilma was preceded
in death by her daughter,
Karen Anderson, in 1985;
her husband Virgil (Jim)
Austin in 2011; and her
siblings: Helen Hockema,
Mabel (Bedell) Dodge,
Gale Seits and Joan Beers.
She is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law
Karla and Ron Miller;
son and daughter-in-
law Ray and Rochelle
Austin;
grandchildren
Teresa (Anderson) and
Chris Page, Kendra Aus-
tin, Dylan and Kaylie
Austin, and James Pike;
g re at - g r an d ch i l d re n :
MacKenzie Page, Cobie
Page and Bailey Page; and
great-great-grandchild
Henley Harvey.
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Drivers warned
of fires burning
near roadways
Drivers should be
prepared for fire con-
ditions as they travel
this summer. The cal-
endar is flipping to Au-
gust and wildfires are
already burning along
I-5 in southern Oregon
and along other roads
in central, eastern and
western Oregon.
“You may find re-
duced visibility due to
smoke and active fires
near the highway, and
experi-ence delays,” said
Darrin Neavoll, ODOT
District 7 maintenance
manager in Southwest
Oregon. “When driv-
ing through smoky fire
zones, make sure your
headlights are on and
you’re watching for fire-
fighters and equipment,
not taking pictures.”
Neavoll said one of
the best tools is to be in
the know by checking
Tripcheck.com for any
road restrictions or clo-
sures.
Some safe driving ad-
vice for this summer:
• If there’s smoke,
turn on headlights and
slow down
• If you can’t see, care-
fully pull to the side of
the road
• If pulling a trailer,
make sure nothing is
dragging that can spark
or overheat
• Keep
vehicles
well-maintained so it
doesn’t overheat or get a
flat tire
• Don’t throw things
out of vehicles — like a
lit cigarette
• Carry an emergen-
cy kit with extra water,
food and medications
• Know your route
and possible detours
• Pay attention —
you need to drive, not
take pictures. Especially
when there’s a fire.
A memorial service will
be held Thursday, Aug.
15, at 1 p.m. at the Pres-
byterian Church of the
Siuslaw, 3996 Highway
101 in Florence.
In lieu of flowers, please
make contributions in
memory of Wilma L.
Austin to the Demen-
tia Society of America
by mail to P.O. Box 600,
Doylestown, Pa., 18901,
or online at www.Demen-
tiaSociety.org/donate.
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Riverside
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