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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 “hear-
ing world.” She was not
allowed to learn sign lan-
guage 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 amaz-
ing! She was a seasoned
seamstress and made
homemade gifts and holi-
day 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 competi-
tive and hated losing. She
enjoyed watching Scott
play football and became
an avid sports fan.
Bobbi loved her fam-
ily — she loved her two
Public invited to Public Works Day event
The City of Florence
Public Works Department
will host the 2019 Public
Works Day open house on
Thursday, Oct. 10, from 2
to 6 p.m. This free, family
friendly event is open to
the public and will be lo-
cated at the Public Works
Operations Center, 2675
Kingwood St.
Activities and demon-
strations will be programed
throughout the day to pro-
vide a behind-the-scenes
look into the city’s Public
Works operations.
The different divisions of
Public Works will have in-
teractive displays giving the
community an opportunity
to meet and chat with the
crew, see the equipment
and tour the facility.
“We are thrilled to be
able to open our doors to
the residents of Florence,”
said Public Works Director
Mike Miller.
A short program will
begin at 4 p.m. with an in-
troduction by Mayor Joe
Henry.
Meet Lisa.
PeaceHealth nurse leader.
Breast cancer survivor.
Mountain climber.
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.
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