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DENTURE SERVICES INC.
OBITUARIES
ORY—On
Thursday,
Feb. 27, 2020, Kenneth Paul
Ory, 77, loving husband
and father of four children,
passed away peacefully af-
ter a valiant five year battle
against bone cancer.
Ken was born in Auro-
ra, Il., on Feb. 9, 1943, to
Myron E and Violet E. Ory,
who pro-
ceeded him
in
death,
and so were
there
to
welcome
him home.
He is sur-
by
Kenneth Ory vived
his wife of
55 years, Dorrit; his four
daughters: Alicia, Rena,
Christina and Rachel;
three sons-in-law, nine
brothers, four sisters, four
grandchildren, as well as a
granddaughter, grandson-
in-law, four great-grand-
children and many won-
derful nieces and nephews.
He was born in Illi-
nois, raised in California,
served four years in the
U.S. Air Force as an aircraft
woodworker, and went on
to build full-size wood-
en mock-ups of the B-1
bomber, the space shuttle
and many other prototypes
of aircraft through North
American Rockwell.
He grew up in Califor-
nia but made his perma-
nent home in Florence,
Ore., since 1975. He was
an amazing woodworker
and he and his wife opened
Florence Cabinets in 1977.
As Florence grew, so did
their business, and Ken
built a new building in
Florence in 1992 called the
Orygon Home Center. His
life’s work can be seen in
many, many homes, busi-
nesses, schools, hospitals,
banks, bars and restaurants
that have his cabinets, store
fixtures and countertops in
them — all up and down
the Oregon coast.
He was a good man,
an excellent craftsman, a
husband, father, brother,
grandfather, great-grand-
father and uncle, a local
business owner for over 40
years, and an avid poker
player where he met and
made many new friends
who became like family.
He will be missed by
many.
A gathering of friends
will be planned at a later
date.
COOLEY—Ross Cool-
ey, 60, passed away Feb.
20, 2020.
Gone way too soon. Ev-
eryone misses you!
Born in Eugene, Ore.,
Ross graduated from Shel-
don High School in 1977.
In 1989, he married Mar-
jorie at the Eugene Yacht
Club.
He was
preceded
in death by
his father,
Bill,
and
his brother,
Neal.
He
is
Ross Cooley
survived
by his wife Marjorie Cool-
ey; his mother Morrie
Cooley; brother Lee and
sister Jan; nieces Erin and
Maureen; nephews Neal
and Paul.
Out of high school,
Ross worked at Trust Joist
(which changed to Weyer-
haeuser) for 37 years be-
fore retiring in 2016.
In 2018, he and Mar-
jorie moved to Florence
to a gated community in
Florentine Estates, which
was close to the beach for
walking.
Starting in the early
1960s, his family joined
the Eugene Yacht Club,
where the family spent late
spring, summers and fall
sailing, racing and socializ-
ing with the families at the
club. Ross kept sailing and
racing until about 10 years
ago.
Then things changed to
RVing in their motor home
up and down the Oregon
coast.
Ross enjoyed Nascar
on Sundays and texting
friends; old TV shows like
“Mash” and Twlight Zone
on New Years; books and
movies about the Kenned-
ys and Hardy Boys adven-
tures; music of all kinds;
and walks on the beach
wearing his favorite hat.
Ross was a kind, gentle
person who loved talking
to people and listening.
He is greatly missed.
A celebration of Ross’s
life will be held at the Eu-
gene Yacht Club on Bangs
Road on May 31, from
noon to 3 p.m.
Mark your calenders.
As his wife, I want to
thank everyone for the
beautiful cards and flow-
ers I have received — and
also the wonderful words
of support.
Much love, Marjorie.
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WLAD seeks community members to serve on Budget Committee
The Western Lane Am-
bulance District (WLAD)
Board of Directors invites
applications from residents
interested in serving on the
WLAD’s Budget Commit-
tee.
Interested
persons
should obtain an applica-
tion from the SVFR station,
2625 Highway 101, or on-
line at www.westernlane
ambulance.com.
Applications will be ac-
cepted until noon on Fri-
day, March 20.
After the review of appli-
cations, the WLAD Board
will appoint members at its
March 26 board meeting.
Applicants must be regis-
tered voters residing within
the WLAD district.
Since 1976, WLAD has
provided Emergency Me-
dial Services to the citizens
and visitors of Western
Lane County — an area en-
compassing approximately
1,000 square miles of cit-
ies, towns, forests, beaches,
sand dunes and other chal-
lenging terrain.
The district employs 17
full time employees and 13
part-time employees. Ad-
ministrative and manage-
ment services are provided
by Western Lane Fire and
EMS Authority.
The Budget Committee
is a standing committee of
five members that sit jointly
with the WLAD Directors
to publicly review and re-
vise the annual budget.
The Budget Committee
approves the budget, per-
manent tax rate and local
option levy. The budget
then goes to the WLAD
Board of Directors to be
adopted.
Committee
members
serve three-year terms
which expire Dec. 31.
A Budget Commit-
tee Member is expected
to spend up to 20 hours,
which includes reviewing
the budget and meeting one
to three times from April
through June each year.
For more information,
contact Dina McClure at
541-997-3212.
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The Florence Emergency
Cold Weather Shelter will
be open tonight, March 7,
and Sunday night, March
8, at New Life Lutheran
Church 2100 Spruce St., in
Florence.
New Life Lutheran is on
Spruce Street next door to
Food Share.
Registration begins at 5
p.m. each night. The shel-
ter is open from 5 p.m. to
8 a.m.
Transportation to the
shelter is available between
5 and 6 p.m. from the Safe-
way bus kiosks, the Siuslaw
Public Library on Ninth
Street and from Fred Mey-
ers.
For more information,
make a donation or to vol-
unteer, contact Greg Wood
at 541-991-8208.
SVFR seeks Civil Service Commission members
The Siuslaw Valley Fire
& Rescue (SVFR) Board
of Directors is inviting ap-
plications from residents
interested in serving on the
SVFR’s Civil Service Com-
mission.
Interested
persons
should obtain an applica-
tion from the SVFR station,
2625 Highway 101, or from
the SVFR web site at www.
svfr.org.
Applications will be ac-
cepted until noon on Fri-
day, March 20. After the
review of applications, the
SVFR Board will appoint
members at its March 26
board meeting.
Applicants must be regis-
tered voters residing within
the SVFR district.
The SVFR district in-
cludes a 120 square mile
area extending north to
milepost 181 on Highway
101, south to milepost
198.5 near the Douglas
County line, and east to
milepost 9 on Highway
126.
SVFR protects our com-
munity with six fire sta-
tions, which are staffed
with 35 volunteers sup-
ported by five full-time
employees.
Administrative
and
management services are
provided by Western Lane
Fire and EMS Authority.
The Civil Service Com-
mission is a standing com-
mittee of three members
who oversee and confirm
that all district hiring, pro-
motion, and disciplinary
processes are being con-
ducted in accordance with
the district’s civil service
rules.
Commission members
serve three-year terms
which expire Dec. 31.
For more information,
contact Dina McClure at
541-997-3212.
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