2A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARY
PA R K E R — R o b e r t a
“Bobbi” Parker, 80, of Flor-
ence, passed away at her
home while surrounded by
family on Sept. 19, 2019.
Bobbi was an only child
and was born July 25, 1939,
to parents
Robert
and May
Somer-
meyer in
Oak Park,
Ill.
B o b -
bi’s father
Roberta
died three
Parker
months
before her
birth, causing her to be
raised by a single mother.
At age 8, Bobbi had an
accident while trying to
teach herself to roller skate.
Her mother rushed her to
the doctor’s office, where
she was given an anti-tox-
in shot, which later caused
a severe allergic reaction,
paralyzing her from the
waist down and causing
deafness.
The paralyzation even-
tually went away but the
deafness did not.
From that point on, she
was forced to continue
her education in special
schools specifically for the
deaf, teaching how to live
and maintain in a “hearing
world.” She was not allowed
to learn sign language but
later in life Bobbi took sign
language classes and taught
herself.
She completed her edu-
cation in 1960, when she
graduated from Northern
Illinois University with a
bachelor’s degree in ac-
counting.
Bobbi met her husband,
Loren Parker, while attend-
ing Northern Illinois Uni-
versity. They married in
August 1960 and remained
married until her death.
They had two children;
Kim, born in February
1962, and Scott, born in
August 1965. They lived
in Plainfield, Ill., until they
moved to the Oregon coast
in the summer of 1979.
Bobbi’s employment ca-
reer consisted mainly of
working for the Olin Cor-
poration as an accountant
for a little over 10 years
in Illinois, and then again
managing books for her
and Loren’s business, West-
lane Disposal in Florence
for 20 years.
Bobbi was very active in
all sorts of endeavors. She
loved to play cards and was
an excellent bridge player
and holds a “Life Master”
in Duplicate Bridge. She
played weekly in the Flor-
ence Bridge Club.
She also loved to read
books and volunteered
some of her time at the
Florence Public Library
as well as the Food Share
program in Florence. She
loved flowers and would
garden every summer
around their home as well
as at the office where their
business was located.
Then there were the
crafts — she was amazing!
She was a seasoned seam-
stress and made home-
made gifts and holiday
decorations which she
shared with many family
members and friends.
She loved to make all her
own cards and had quite
the stamp collection. She
framed many of her nee-
dlepoint projects and put
them up as lovely decora-
tions on the walls in her
home.
There was not a time
when Bobbi sat idle. Even
at the end of the day, when
all work was done, she
would be playing games on
her computer or watching
her favorite CSI episode
(with closed captioning, of
course).
She was very competitive
and hated losing. She en-
joyed watching Scott play
football and became an
avid sports fan.
Bobbi loved her fam-
ily — she loved her two
kids, her three grandchil-
dren: Jeremy, Ashley and
Gabbi; as well as her three
great-grandsons: Mason,
Jax and Jace.
And we all loved her —
immensely!
We have so many great
stories to share because our
Mom/Gramma was one
funny lady! She had a way
of making whatever event
we were celebrating even
more fun because of her
bright and shining spirit.
It’s going to be tough to
celebrate without her; she
will be sorely missed.
She was a “light” most
definitely.
Roberta is survived by
her husband, Loren; her
two children, Kim and
Scott Parker; her three
grandchildren,
three
great-grandchildren;
as
well as numerous cousins,
nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life
will be held Oct. 20 at Gre-
entrees Village Rec Hall
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Refreshments will be
served and all are welcome.
Outdoor burning season now open, daily home wood-heating advisories begin
The fall outdoor burning
season opened on Tues-
day, Oct. 1, for many Lane
County residents. Fall out-
door burning seasons close
at the end of the month
for many areas inside Lane
County.
The outdoor burning
season has been delayed in
the past due to dry weather
and fire danger. This year,
weather conditions permit
the season to start on time.
Outdoor burning, also
known as open or backyard
burning, allows some Lane
County residents to burn
only dry woody yard debris
that was generated on their
own residential property.
Rules concerning outdoor
burning differ throughout
the county.
Burn barrels are prohibit-
ed county-wide.
Before starting an out-
door burn, all residents
must check the daily burn-
ing advisory, which indi-
cates to the community if
burning is prohibited on a
given day. The advisory also
tells residents when all fires
must be extinguished by.
The daily burning advi-
sory can be found by calling
Lane Regional Air Protec-
tion Agency’s (LRAPA) ad-
visory line at 541-726-3976
or by visiting www.lrapa.
org.
Although burning is
an option for some Lane
County residents, LRAPA
encourages exploring al-
ternatives to burning. Resi-
dents can dispose of woody
yard debris for a mini-
mal charge at one of Lane
County’s various collection
depots or with Rexius and
Lane Forest Products.
Chipping and compost-
ing are also alternative op-
tions to burning.
Failure to adhere to ad-
visories can result in hefty
fines, including a $500 fine
for residents’ first citation.
Opacity limitations exist on
Green and Yellow days that
limit how thick your smoke
can be.
For information, visit
www.lrapa.org or call the
advisory line at 541-746-
4328. Residents can also
sign up for text messages
alerts that will notify of a
red advisory day by texting:
“LRAP-AHWH” to 313131.
Smoke from wood stoves
and fireplaces are the main
source of air pollution in
Lane County in the fall and
winter. To help Lane Coun-
ty meet the federal clean
air standards every year,
residents are encouraged to
burn smart and clean. LRA-
PA advises people to make
sure they only burn wood
that has been seasoned for a
minimum of six months to
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fied wood stove and make
sure your chimney is clean
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