2A | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARY
YELLE—Bruce Aden
Yelle was born May 9,
1953 in Woodland, Calif.,
and died Dec. 24, 2020,
at
his
home in
Florence,
Ore., at
the age of
67, while
u n d e r
hospice
Bruce Yelle care for
pancreat-
ic cancer.
Bruce’s family moved
to Dixon, Calif., outside
Sacramento, when he was
one year old.
He attended Dixon
schools until his senior
year, when he was recruit-
ed to play quarterback for
Sparks High School in
Nevada. After graduating
in 1971, Bruce attend-
ed college for one year at
Fresno State University.
As a young adult, Bruce
worked at a variety of jobs
around the Sacramento
region. In 1984, Bruce
established Ambassador
Limousine, the first lim-
ousine service in the Da-
vis-Dixon area.
Bruce had fond mem-
ories of chauffeuring a
number of visiting ce-
lebrities including Bob
Hope, B.B. King, Huey
Lewis and Brian Wilson.
After selling his busi-
ness, Bruce was hired as
an Engineering Techni-
cian for Kleinfelder where
he worked for 23 years; he
was known for his hard
work, can-do attitude and
ability to work effectively
with laborers, contrac-
tors, engineers and clients
alike.
In 2013, Bruce retired
to Florence, where he en-
joyed hiking, kayaking,
boating and taking driv-
ing tours of the surround-
ing areas. He was an active
member of the Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship, Toastmasters,
as a volunteer at KXCR
radio, Florence Free
Lunch and Health Care
for All Oregon.
In 2018, Bruce found-
ed the nonprofit orga-
nization End Choices to
educate and advocate for
the expansion of Oregon’s
Death with Dignity law.
His efforts were fol-
lowed through his website
and Facebook pages by
individuals living in the
POLICE REPORT DEATH BY SUICIDE
On Feb. 27, 2020, Flor-
ence Police was contacted
by Adult and Protective
Services (APS) regard-
ing a possible Theft and
Criminal Mistreatment.
The suspect was iden-
tified as Bret Feingold
and the alleged offense
concerned the unautho-
rized withdraw and use of
funds of an elderly male
that Feingold was caring
for and had a friendship
with.
Officers conducted the
investigation and worked
with the Department of
Justice’s financial fraud
investigators.
On Nov. 18, 2020, Bret
Feingold was arrested
(cited and released) for
Aggravated Theft I and
Criminal Mistreatment I.
Feingold was due in
Lane County Circuit
Court for arraignment on
those charges on Jan. 6,
2021.
That same day at 12:45
p.m., Florence Police re-
ceived a report of a gun-
COUNTY COVID STATS
shot victim at the Flor-
ence Business Center,
1525 12th St.
Upon arrival and after
investigation, it was de-
termined that Bret Fein-
gold was deceased from
an apparent self-inflicted
gunshot wound.
City of Florence addresses how to report issues, concerns
Sharing items on social
media is not how the City
and/or our partner agen-
cies receive complaints or
reports.
It has become increas-
ingly easy for people to
share information on so-
cial media expecting that
it is sufficient for report-
ing issues of concern.
Over the past few
months, we have ex-
perienced
community
members upset that the
City did not see and/or
respond to social media
reports related to storm
damage, smoke concerns
over fires, theft, or crimi-
nal activity that had been
shared in private and/or
public community groups.
While we may see items
and they may be sent to
City staff, the City and
the Police Department do
not have staff who moni-
tor private and/or public
community groups. The
City urges community
members to contact the
City with any concerns or
need to report an issue to
a City department.
Full contact details for
City departments are
available at www.ci.flor-
ence.or.us/contact, as well
as our contact form.
The most common is-
sues reported relate to
Public Works and the Po-
lice Department.
Public Works can be
contacted at 541-997-4106
during normal business
hours.
To reach the Police De-
partment or to contact
Public Works after nor-
mal business hours, call
the non-emergency line at
541-997-3515.
Lane County Public
Health (LCPH) was no-
tified of at least 101 ad-
ditional positive cases of
COVID-19. This makes
a total of 7,879 cases as
of Jan. 11.
Of cases (confirmed
and presumptive):
• Hospitalized: 30 (+6)
• ICU: 5 (of the 30)
• Deaths: 103 (+3)
• Infectious: 433(+25)
• People Under Moni-
toring: 544
• Current Vaccination
1st Dose Administra-
tion: 5,319
Testing: OHA is now
excluding negative labs
Patio will be open for seating
starting this Friday Dec. 4th.
First come, fi rst served, no reservations.
We are doing everything
we can to safely
serve our community.
solutely vital to our effort
of achieving herd immu-
nity here in Lane County,”
said Lane County Public
Health Senior Health Of-
ficer, Dr. Patrick Luedtke.
Following the effort to
vaccinate the staff of these
three provider groups, in-
formation regarding the
date, time, and location of
clinics where other local
healthcare professionals
can receive vaccinations
will be released via a
Health Alert Network no-
tification.
Please do not reach out
to these clinics to receive
the vaccine until directed
to do so.
Shorewood Senior Living
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KXCR Community
Radio NEEDS YOU!
We have an immediate
need for offi ce volunteers
helping in all aspects of our
day to day operations. Come
join a fun group of people
and learn about radio
production. Times and tasks
vary. Possibly could become
a paid position. Contact us
at 541-997-5252 or admin@
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healthcare providers.
This process will begin
with Lane County Public
Health providing doses to
vaccinate the staff of those
clinics.
“The support we have
received from our clini-
cal community, hospital
groups and EMS partners
in the effort to expedite
the 1A vaccination effort
has been nothing short of
amazing, and will be ab-
from Opera in an ef-
fort to improve perfor-
mance.
This includes historic
negative labs.
Data regarding Lane
County testing, patient
status, case ZIP codes
and more is available at
www.LaneCountyOR.
gov/localdata.
In the 97439 ZIP code,
there are currently 119
active cases as of Jan. 11.
The State of Oregon
has created a COVID-19
web page with resources
at www.coronavirus.or-
egon.gov.
Open for take-out and patio seating!
Lane County Public Health expands COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Lane County Public
Health has announced
a partnership with three
local provider groups to
greatly expand the 1A
COVID-19 vaccination
effort.
Eugene Pediatrics, Or-
egon Medical Group and
WhiteBird have all gra-
ciously agreed to donate
their facilities and staff
to help vaccinate Lane
County’s diverse group of
cremated and his ashes
scattered at a private fam-
ily ceremony on the Siu-
slaw River.
Individuals who would
like to share a memory,
poem or well wishes may
send them via email to
byelle53@gmail.com to
be offered up as a blessing
with the scattering of his
ashes.
Donations, in lieu of
flowers, may be made to
your local hospice pro-
gram or to Health Care
for All Oregon (HCAO)
www.hcao.org/donate-c3.
U.S. and internationally.
With Bruce, “There
were no strangers, only
friends that he hadn’t met
yet.” He loved, cherished
and valued each friend he
made along life’s journey.
He will be remembered
for his positivity, compas-
sion and loving spirit.
Bruce was predeceased
by his mother, Betty Volz,
and is survived by spouse
Kathleen Yelle; his father
Archie Yelle; sister Pau-
la Yelle; stepson Walter
Lang; and nieces Stacey
and Brieanna Shields.
Bruce’s wish was to be
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