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2A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS On The Record OBITUARIES Sunday, October 14, PRICE—Adam Jo- 2021, with his loving seph Price Jr., 18, died wife Sharron, of al- at home in Florence, most 35 years, by his Ore., on March 29, side. He died from a 2021, losing his battle fall with damage to with mental health is- his brain. sues and died by sui- The son of a pastor cide. and a loving and giv- Adam was born in Adam Price Jon Blodgett ing Christian man Orovillle, Calif., on BLODGETT—Jonathan who put others first, his sis- March 6, 2003, to his moth- Blodgett passed away Sep- ter, Esther, liked to say, “He er Jaime R. Price. was up to something if he He was well known for tember 20, 2021. Jon was born in Reed- had a twinkle in his eye.” his sense of humor. He Jim was a veteran, serv- would do anything to make ley, Calif., to Bill & Harri- those around him smile! ett Blodgett. He attended ing in the US Navy. He was He was sincere and had a Reedley High School & born June 6, 1932, in Boul- graduated from Hanford der, Colo. heart of gold. Jim was formerly married Adam was extremely ath- High School in California. He worked for Mercedes to Lois Houser, with whom letic, participating in track, basketball and football just of America, General Mo- he had three fine children: to name a few. He loved the tors & Chrysler in Califor- Dean Arthur Dwiggins of outdoors, hikes and trips to nia. He also worked at Fred Missoula, Mont.; Jerry Ed- the beach. He was also an Meyer and Potter’s in Flor- win Dwiggins of Califor- nia, who preceded him in aspiring musician and pho- ence Oregon. Jon is survived by his do- death; and Marsha Diane tographer. Adam was passionate mestic partner Darla Poss; (Dwiggins) Horel of Rud- about suicide awareness. a brother, David (Michele) yard, Mont.; as well as one He was credited for saving Blodgett of Lacey, Wash.; a child who died in miscar- several of his friends lives. nephew, Travis Blodgett of riage. They were married He was selfless and treated Lacey, Wash.; stepdaugh- for 35 years and then di- others’ pain like it was his ter Klarissa Poss, grand- vorced. children Alonzo and Juan, Jim is survived by his own. He is survived by his all of Albany, Ore., and second wife for 35 years, mother Jaime Price (La his stepmother Charlene Sharron Marie Dwiggins Motte) and siblings Nicho- Blodgett of Florence, Ore. and her 3 children, Wen- las La Motte, Jadin McWil- He is also survived by his dy Jean Jones-Talley and liams, Michele Price and four furry children, Mama Denise Marie Post, both Chase Price. He is survived Ruby and her babies Tippy, of Sacramento, Calif., and Brett Allen Krahn of Cen- by two grandmothers, Spot and Shadow. His services will be held terton, Ark. Jim is also Dawn Hunt and Janet Gra- ham, and uncles Jeremy, at Resurrection Lutheran survived by his only living James and Jeffrey Ramsey Church, 85294 Highway sister, Esther Hatch, broth- 101 S, on Nov. 20, 2021, at 2 er-in-laws Eldon McComb and Will Hunt. “Mom I love you like pm. Friends and family are and Howard Harvey, all from Citrus Heights, Ca- a good son, but this life welcome. lif. Preceding him in death is overwhelming and I’m DWIGGINS—Wesley J. were sisters Betty Harvey ready for the next one,” from the song “Ghost” by (Jim) Dwiggins 89 of Flor- and Mary McComb and ence, brother-in-law Jim Hatch, Badflower. all from California. In lieu of flowers, contri- Ore., Jim is survived also butions may be made to the went by numerous nieces and National Suicide Preven- to be nephews and grand and tion Hotline at 1-800-273- with great-grandchildren. 8255 or to Burns’s Riverside the He earned an Associate Chapel Florence Funeral Lord early Home, who handled the ar- Jim Dwiggins on rangements. and patriotic volunteer lieutenant at the Aums- ville Rural Fire District for over 30 years, where he loved driving Santa around every year in a firetruck. He was active with the local Boy Scouts for many years, even after his boys were grown. His favor- ite hobby was miniature trains and he loved serv- ing as a deacon at the South Salem Church of Christ. He was a beloved Cascade School District bus driver for 20 years and Alan a very dedicated servant to his community. Mark owned and oper- ated C.A.D.M.A.N. Draft- ing Services for over 35 years. It was not unusual to walk into his office and catch him whistling while in Arts Degree in Califor- nia, intending on becom- ing a teacher, but ended up working for the railroad in California for 34 years be- fore retiring from a back injury. He lived the first part of his life in California and the last half in Oregon, ending by the ocean. The internment will be at Willamette National Cem- etery at a later date. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. NOACK—Mark Noack passed away on Octo- ber 23, 2021, due to com- plica- tions Mark Noack from COVID pneumonia just before his 65th birthday. He leaves behind his wife of almost 36 years, Nancy, of Aumsville, Ore. Mark was born on Nov. 8, 1956, to Paul J. Noack, Jr. and Sherri Sevier No- ack (Koffler) in Newport Beach, Calif. He was a son, a brother, a husband, a father and a grandfather. He leaves be- hind three sons: Derrick Pierce, Mathew Noack and Nicolaus Noack and his wife, Kelly Noack. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, Kelly Steven and Mi- chael Scott, and sister Julie Koffler, as well as three grandchildren: Ry- lan, Marriska and Kallien Pierce. Mark was a very active he worked to his favorite music. Mark’s smile brought comfort to many. In lieu of flowers, the family will accept dona- tions towards medical bills and estate expens- es at gofundme.com/f/ mark-noack. Please join us at Mark’s Celebration of Life on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Aumsville Rural Fire District, 490 Church St. Aumsville, OR 97325. A virtual live stream will be available for all to view on the South Salem Church of Christ YouTube page, re- corded live. Please bring a paper copy of your favorite memory of Mark for the family. Let me Showcase your property. Signups open now for energy assistance Siuslaw Outreach Ser- vices will once again hold sign-ups for the Low In- come Home Energy As- sistance Program (also known as LIHEAP) on Monday, Nov. 1 beginning at 9 a.m. This federally funded program is designed to ease the burden of low-in- come household that expe- rience rising heating bills in the winter. Funds are dispersed on a first come, first served basis. This one-time payment toward an applicant’s heating bill is based upon monthly gross income and number of household members. To sign-up for the wait- list, applicants may stop by the Siuslaw Outreach Ser- vices office on 12th Street in Florence or call the of- fice at 541-997-2816. CORRECTION Siuslaw News mistakenly printed the wrong dead- line for ballots in Tuesday’s Special Election. The in- formation was correct in the online version of the story. Siuslaw News regrets the error. 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