2A | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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OBITUARY
MARSH—Evelyn Ann
Marsh, born May 28, 1930,
passed away April 19, 2021.
Evelyn was beloved wife,
mother, grandmother and
great grandmother. Evelyn
died peacefully after a bad
fall, at the
age of 90,
on April 19,
2021.
She was
at her home
in Portland
with family
members at
her side.
Evelyn
Her part-
Marsh
ner of 70+
years, Owen, had passed
just three months earlier.
A third generation Cal-
ifornian, Evelyn was born
an only child in North Hol-
lywood to parents Eva and
Hurfey Hadlock. She grew
up there, among a loving
extended family of grand-
parents, aunts, uncles and
cousins in the surrounding
area; several ancestors be-
ing original Anglo settlers
in the southern Californian
area.
Meeting her life-long
sweetheart Owen early in
high school, they married
in 1950 and celebrated 70
loving years together last
August.
Settling in the San Fer-
nando Valley, she and
Owen had two children,
daughter Cheri and son
Randy. Sadly, Randy died a
young adolescent — an ac-
cidental death that Evelyn
mourned deeply the rest of
her life.
A baby boy, Scott, was
adopted in 1967. After ex-
periencing such a positive
adoptive experience, she
was an inspired volunteer
for Children’s Home Soci-
ety for over two decades,
committed to supporting
this organization that cares
for parents and children
through the adoption pro-
cess.
A consummate home-
maker in the best sense of
the word, not only did she
make a home and dedicate
her life to her family, she
did it with gusto and artist-
ry. She thoroughly enjoyed
entertaining, gaving great
dinner parties and fun,
large events her whole life.
A marvelous cook and
baker, you were lucky to
have tasted her delicious la-
sagna or famous brownies.
Evelyn had a spark in her
eye and a wit to her tongue
up through her last days,
and she is remembered for
her robust laugh. Quick to
speak her mind, she wasn’t
one to hold back and didn’t
suffer fools lightly.
She was known as “E.A.”,
“Mary Agnes”, “Louise”,
“Nippy” and specially
“George” by her adoring
husband Owen, who had a
penchant for nicknames.
They had called each
other “George” since high
school; she was “Lil George”
to his “Big George.”
Nature was a passion for
her. There wasn’t an animal
that didn’t love her, as she
did them. Nor was there a
plant that she couldn’t grow,
always growing masses of
flowers and surrounding
their family homes with an
artistic landscape.
An avid bird watcher her
whole life, she could iden-
tify all kinds and delighted
in tracking them outside
her windows and on their
many travels.
When Owen retired in
1991, Evelyn and he moved
to Florence, Ore. There,
they built a beautiful home
as some of the first resi-
dents in Florentine Estates,
cultivating a warm circle
of friends in the neigh-
borhood and surrounding
community.
Evelyn took to her new
hometown with zest, join-
ing the Florentine Bridge
Club and supporting the
neighborhood in many
ways. Taking pleasure in
the gardens around town,
she became an active mem-
ber of the Florence Garden
Club, finding much joy in
the many friendships she
made there and propagat-
ing countless plant starts
for their infamous plant
sale.
Owen and Evelyn sold
their treasured home in
Florence in 2019, relocat-
ing to Portland, Ore., to
live with their daughter
Cher and her husband Ric
Levendosky, and to be near
grandchildren Yara and
Aram and their spouses Ju-
lio and Mattie, along with
great-grandchildren Omar,
Lucia, and Vera.
Evelyn is also survived
by son Scott.
Upon hearing of her
death, various stories came
to the family of Evelyn’s
warm and welcoming spir-
it, and her little and big
kindnesses to many, for
which she will be fondly re-
membered.
In remembrance of Ev-
elyn’s life, the family asks
that any charitable dona-
tions may be made to the
Florence Garden Club
Scholarship Fund (mail to
75 Shelter Cove Way Flor-
ence, OR 97439), a cause of
which she was particularly
proud.
Oregon approved to issue more than $550 million in SNAP food assistance for children
SALEM — The State of
Oregon received approval
from the federal govern-
ment to issue Pandem-ic
EBT (P-EBT) for the 2020-
21 school year. This will
provide more than $550
million in food assistance
for approximately 572,000
children in Oregon.
P-EBT provides food
benefits to families whose
children do not have access
to the free or reduced-price
meals usually provided at
school. Oregon was ap-
proved to provide retroac-
tive food benefits to eligible
students for the 2020-21
school year.
The P-EBT benefits are
expected to be issued begin-
ning in July.
ODHS and ODE share
responsibility in ensuring
that children across Oregon
receive P-EBT food bene-
fits. ODE collaborates with
school districts across Ore-
gon to determine eligibility
and ODHS issues the ben-
efits on Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) cards.
Households do not need
to apply for P-EBT. Benefits
will be automatically issued
for students who normally
have access to free and re-
duced-price meals and are
enrolled at a school in Ore-
gon.
If your children are not
currently enrolled in free
or reduced meals you can
apply through your school
or online at the Oregon De-
partment of Education web-
site. Qualifying for free or
reduced meals for the 2020-
21 school year before June
30 will ensure you receive
P-EBT when the benefits
are issued. P-EBT benefit
eligibility and amounts will
vary. Visit pebt.oregon.gov
for more information.
Each student will receive
their own P-EBT card. Stu-
dents and households new
to P-EBT and households
with more than one stu-
dent will receive an Oregon
P-EBT card in the mail with
in-structions. Cards will be
mailed to the address on file
with the school for those
students who do not receive
SNAP.
• Find a food pantry:
foodfinder.oregonfood-
bank.org
• Learn about govern-
ment programs and com-
munity resources for older
adults and people with dis-
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unexpectedly a few short days after receiving
the honor.
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of Florence since 2006 and had previously
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past several years Jimmie had been a member
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Jimmie never talked about his life or even himself. He never really
knew the impact he had on fellow Rotarians or how much we all
looked forward to seeing him each week. He came to each club
meeting, function or fund raiser giving his all and never holding back.
Nor did he ever let a challenge go unanswered. Jimmie met each
challenge, as he lived every day of his life, with calm, focus, and joy.
One Rotarian stated that he was like a father; you knew he was there
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