2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 28, 2015
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IN MEMORIAM
Evelyn “Joy” Stiff
1930-2015
Linda Jane Carver
1939-2015
Evelyn “Joy” Stiff, 84, of
Springfi eld passed away Jan.
19, 2015.
She was born Oct. 10, 1930
in Edler, Baca County, Colo. to
Rufus and Dora (Turner) Imel.
E v e -
lyn grad-
u a t e d
from Lo-
rane High
School in
1948 and
attended
Lane Com-
munity
College.
On Aug. 28, 1948 in Cottage
Grove, she and Keith Stiff were
married.
Evelyn worked at the pro
shop at Hidden Valley Golf
Course, owned a cake decorat-
ing business and volunteered at
the Chamber of Commerce.
She enjoyed bowling, sewing,
quilting, hot air balloons, read-
ing and Bible study. She served
as President of the Eugene
Women’s Bowling Association,
was an Oregon State Bowling
Association delegate, and was a
Girl Scout Leader.
She is survived by her
husband, Keith Stiff of
Springfi eld; four
daughters,
Kay Phillips (Conley) of Cot-
tage Grove, Rhonda Whetham
of Tharwa, Australian Capi-
tal Territory, Australia, Debra
Monsive (Tom) of Springfi eld,
and Toni Bevard (Bruce) of San
Jose Del Cabo, Baja California
Sur. Mexico, a son, Dan Stiff
(Umi) of Tempur, Jawa Timur,
Indonesia, 10 grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held
Jan. 24 at Fir Grove Cemetery
in Cottage Grove. In lieu of
fl owers, donations may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Linda Jane Carver, 75, of Cot-
tage Grove passed away Jan. 19,
2015 from Alzheimer’s.
She was born July 5, 1939 in
Cottage Grove to LeRoy and
Marjorie
(Gleason)
Potter.
On Nov.
24, 1983 in
Las Vegas,
Nevada, she
and James
L. Carver
were married.
Linda worked as a public ac-
countant for 35 years, owning
and operating Carver’s Book-
keeping and Accounting.
She enjoyed hunting, fi sh-
ing, camping, barrel racing and
horses and was the Cottage
Grove Rodeo Queen. Linda was
a member of the Valley Three
Dancing Band. She was good at
anything she decided to do.
Survivors include her hus-
band, James L. Carver of Cot-
tage Grove, four step-sons, Rob
Carver (Tami) of Santa Cruz,
Calif., Brad Carver (Leanne) of
San Antonio, Texas, Kevin Carv-
er (Joyce) of Cottage Grove, and
Chuck Carver (Katrina) of Al-
sea, Oregon, a brother, LeRoy
Potter of Baker City, Oregon, a
sister, Leanna Crawford of Las
Vegas, Nevada, nine grandchil-
dren and ten great-grandchil-
dren with one on the way.
A memorial will be held
Monday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. at
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Death Notices
Sandi Lucille Maddess, 53, of
Cottage Grove passed away Jan.
18, 2015. Arrangements under
the care of Andreason’s Crema-
tion and Burial, Springfi eld.
Walter George Adams, 81, of
Creswell passed away Jan. 10,
2015. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Mark Edward Yost, 63, of
Cottage Grove passed away Jan.
14, 2015. Arrangements under
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Myrna L. Berry
1929-2015
Myrna L. Berry, 85, of Drain,
Oregon passed away Jan. 23,
2015.
She was
born May
17,
1929
in Salem,
Idaho
to
William
and Belva
(Park) Hope.
On June 11, 1947 in Hibbard,
Idaho, she and William A. Berry
were married. He passed away
July 30, 2001.
Myrna drove school bus for
34 years for the Drain School
District. She enjoyed bingo, em-
broidery, reading lots of books
and spending time with her
kids. She was a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters, Elizabeth Ann McConkey
(Tony) of Ontario, Ore., Connie
Perdue (Gary) of Castle Rock,
Wash., and Lynn Anderson
(Ron) of Drain, two sons, Larry
Berry (Tammy) of Drain, and
Jerry Berry (JoAnn) of Suther-
lin, Ore., 10 grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren and three
great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today,
Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel in Cottage Grove. A funeral
will be held Jan. 29 at 2 p.m.
at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Cottage
Grove. Burial will be Jan. 30
at Canyon City Cemetery. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Richard J. "Dick"
Klansnic
1923-2015
Richard J. "Dick" Klansnic,
92, of Cottage Grove passed
away Jan. 26, 2015.
He was born Jan. 24, 1923 in
Enumclaw,
Wash.
to
John and
Christine
(Puttman)
Klansnic.
Dick at-
t e n d e d
Crain El-
e m e n -
tary School in Enumclaw and
graduated from high school in
1941. He attended Washington
State University and served in
the Army as a bombardier in
WWII.
Elizabeth "Betty" Fisher
1923 - 2014
Celebration of Life
Richard worked for Weyer-
haeuser for over 30 years. Prior
to retiring, he was the Mainte-
nance Superintendent of the en-
tire Cottage Grove Weyerhaeus-
er plant.
Richard was an avid golfer.
He enjoyed golfi ng with his
wife of 50 years, Margaret Ann
(Pug). She passed away in 1998.
He loved fi shing with his friends
and often took his grandsons
with him. You could also see him
over the years building beautiful
furniture. After the loss of his
fi rst wife, he married Caroline
Turpin 14 years ago.
He is survived by his
wife,Caroline (Turpin) Klansn-
ic, his three children, Stephen
Klansnic, Sr., Thomas Klansnic,
and Susan (Klansnic) Rikala,
fi ve grandchildren, eight great-
grandchildren, one great-great
grandchild and a sister, Lorie of
Renton, Wash.
He was preceded in death
by his fi rst wife, Margaret Ann
Klansnic, a brother, James
Klansnic, and a sister, Cecelia
Richter.
Rosary will be held Jan. 30 at
7 p.m. at Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage Grove.
A Catholic Mass will be held
Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church
in Cottage Grove with recep-
tion to follow at the Parish Hall.
Burial will be at Mt. Calvary
Catholic Cemetery in Eugene
on Jan. 31.
In lieu of fl owers, memorial
contributions may be made to
Carmelite Nuns, 87609 Green
Hill Road, Eugene, OR 97402.
(541) 942-0185
123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove
Visit smithlundmills.com for more information.
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