2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 18, 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Carolyn Sue LaBlue
1942-2015
Carolyn Sue LaBlue, 72, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Feb. 11, 2015, of complications
from a stroke.
Carolyn was born March 20,
1942,
in
Pauls Val-
ley, Okla.
to Melton
and Vada
(Dean) Hef-
fi ngton. She
received her
wastewater
certifica-
tion and worked for Fir Crest
Farms for 10 years.
Carolyn was also a homemak-
er who enjoyed making quilts,
jewelry, sewing, camping and
loved kids and people.
She married Leon LaBlue
Aug. 1, 1959 in Reno, Nev.
Carolyn is survived by daughter
Debbie (Jerry) Phillips of Or-
land, Calif.; son Rick (Tracey)
LaBlue of Cottage Grove; son
Lonny (Monica) LaBlue of Ve-
neta; brother Jimmy (Sherry)
Heffi ngton of Carmichael, Ca-
lif.; sister Neta Hayes of Yakima,
Wash.; sister Theresa LaBlue of
Orland, Calif.; domestic partner
Johnny Thron; eight grandchil-
dren, 13 great-grandchildren
with two on the way and one
great-great- grandson.
A visitation will be from 10-
12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel with
a graveside service to follow at
1 p.m. at Fir Grove Cemetery,
Cottage Grove. Arrangements
by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, 123 S. 7th Street, Cot-
tage Grove, OR 97424.
David Heisley
1936-2015
David S. Heisley, 78, of Cre-
swell passed away Feb. 10,
2015.
David was born April 1, 1936
in Berea, Ohio to Howard and
Esther (Himes) Heisley. He
graduated from high school and
aircraft mechanics school at
Clover Park
Vocational
School. Da-
vid served
in the Unit-
ed States
Air Force.
He
was
the
lead
mechanic
for United
Airlines for 33 years. He was
a Cessna airplane pilot who
enjoyed building things and
welding. David loved fl ying his
R/C planes and volunteered his
time by taking care of the model
airplane fi elds in both Cottage
Grove and Creswell. He was a
member of the South Lane R/C
Modelers Club.
Heisley is survived by his
wife Jeanette (Lane) Heisley,
whom he married on Sept. 13,
1958 in Merced, Calif. Also
surviving are his sons: Howard
Heisley of Merced, Calif. and
Allan Heisley of Creswell; and
Daughter Karen (mark) Puchal-
ski of Orange County, Calif.,
along with four grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be
held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
19 at the Creswell Pioneer
Cemetery with burial following.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S.
7th Street, Cottage Grove, OR
97424.
Donald C. Hill
1931-2015
Donald C. Hill, 83, of Cot-
tage Grove passed away Feb.
11, 2015.
He was born Nov. 15, 1931
in Bismark,
N.D. to Er-
nest A. and
Hermina
(Doer) Hill.
He gradu-
ated from
Drain High
School and
received
many cer-
tifi cations as a mechanic. He
was certifi ed to work on heavy
equipment and automobiles. He
enjoyed fi shing, hunting and
long, scenic drives on Oregon’s
back roads.
Hill married Arlene Brew-
ster on June 26, 1953 in Cot-
tage Grove. She survives. Also
surviving are sons Danny, Herb
(Laurie), Terry (Twila) and
Randy (Julia) Hill, all of Cot-
tage Grove, in addition to six
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
A celebration of life and pot-
luck is scheduled for Saturday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at Old Time
Gospel Fellowship.
Memorial Notice
Donald E. Hasbargen, 83, of
Cottage Grove died Feb. 16. A
memorial service and reception
will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 21, at the Trinity Lutheran
Church, 675 S. 7th St. in Cottage
Grove. Remembrances to Trin-
ity Lutheran Church Preschool.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage
Grove.
Death Notice
Bride Kennedy, 96 of Cottage
Grove passed away Feb. 6. A
funeral followed by a reception
was held Monday, Feb. 16 at
the Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove. A
Mausoleum Committal Service
followed on Tuesday Feb. 17 at
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
in Portland. Arrangements by
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel in Cottage Grove.
LORANE COUNTRY NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
W
inter Sports Award
night is scheduled for
Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m., right after
the spring sports sign-ups. At-
tendees are asked to bring a des-
sert to share.
There are still scholarships
that students may apply for until
April 2.
Congrats on the fi ne job by
the middle and high-school
wrestlers.
A Pennies for Patients fund-
raiser to help Leukemia Lym-
phoma Society is underway
locally. So far, the eighth-grad-
ers are in the lead, while the
juniors and seniors are battling
for second. Want to help? Just
stop by the offi ce and donate
for your child’s class or anyone
may drop off a donation for any
class. The class raising the most
will receive a spaghetti dinner at
Olive Garden.
Administrators ask that par-
ents please DO NOT drop their
students off before 8 a.m. at
Applegate Elementary, as there
is no supervision for them prior
to that time.
CAL District is still looking
for someone to fi ll the vacant
budget committee seat. It will
take two to three evening meet-
ings throughout April and May.
Those interested may call the
district offi ce at 541-696-5140.
Lorane Grange’s next spa-
ghetti dinner and bingo night is
Saturday, Feb. 28. The fun be-
gins with dinner from 5:30-6:30
p.m. and bingo at 6:30. Pro-
ceeds go toward their re-roofi ng
project.
Anyone interested in taking
part in the Lorane Celebration
in 2015 may call Jeri at 541-
942-2448 for more information
or to be involved.
Hope everyone had a marvel-
ous Valentines and President’s
Day.
Overcome doubt and
live with bold faith
I
n Acts 27 (AMP), there’s a
great story about the apos-
tle Paul. He was traveling by
ship with some people when “a
violent wind [of the character
of a typhoon]…came bursting
down from the island” (v. 14).
For days they were caught in the
storm, and at one point it was
so fi erce, they were “danger-
ously tossed about by the vio-
lence of the storm” (v. 18) and
had to throw the ship’s equip-
ment overboard. They ended up
without food, hungry, stranded
– seemingly without hope.
In that moment, Paul stood in
the midst of the survivors and
said to them, “I beg you to be
in good spirits and take heart,
for there will be no loss of life
among you…” (v. 22). He then
shared that an angel of God told
him this, and said in verse 25,
“So keep up your courage, men,
for I have faith (complete con-
fi dence) in God that it will be
exactly as it was told me.”
How could Paul, in the middle
of a horrible storm, ask the peo-
ple to “be in good spirits” and
have a good attitude? Because he
believed in his heart—without a
doubt—“that it will be exactly
as it was told me.” I love that!
It’s a great picture of the power
of faith in God when all hope
seems lost. And we can have the
very same faith that Paul had if
we will overcome doubt.
We all face storms in life.
Some are more diffi cult than oth-
ers, but we all go through trials
and tribulation. That’s why we
have the gift of faith. Ephesians
6:16 (NIV) calls it “the shield of
faith, with which you can extin-
guish all the fl aming arrows of
the evil one.” Doubt is a type of
“fl aming arrow” that the enemy
uses to attack our faith.
We usually experience doubt
after we’ve made a decision. In
James 1:6, the Bible says having
doubt is like being tossed about
like the wind, which feels like
you’re trying to go in two differ-
ent directions at the same time.
And it’s miserable to be torn
between two places, not able to
decide what you really believe.
It’s in those moments we have
to choose whether we are going
to believe God or the enemy…
God or our feelings…God or
what people tell us…God or our
circumstances…
When doubt comes against us,
we have to lift up the shield of
faith. We do this when we open
our mouth and say what God’s
Word says, rather than grum-
bling and complaining about the
problem. Our faith is released as
we say, pray and do the Word.
So in those times, open your
mouth and say, “I believe that
everything God has told me will
come to pass!”
Maybe
you’re
doubting
whether you can hear God’s
voice or not. This happens be-
cause we usually doubt our-
selves more than we doubt God.
Now I’m not talking about ac-
tually hearing a voice; I’m talk-
ing about that knowing we have
inside our hearts about what is
right or wrong. That’s the still,
small voice of God. Believers
in Jesus Christ all have it, but
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CORRECTION:
An article in the Feb. 11 edi-
tion of the Sentinel referred
to Dr. Danny Kranitz, the
director of the Emergency
Department at Cottage Grove
Community Medical Center,
as "Paul." The Sentinel
regrets the error.
many don’t have the confi dence
to trust it.
The Bible says in James 1:5
that when we need wisdom, we
can go to God, ask Him for it,
and He will give it to us “liber-
ally and ungrudgingly, without
reproaching or faultfi nding”
(AMP). What this means is that
even with our imperfections,
God will be faithful to us and
give us what we need if we will
ask Him for help. He loves us,
blesses us and uses us in spite of
us, because He is faithful! And
we never have to doubt that.
I’ve learned through my own
Börjer Anderson
1920-2015
Börjer Anderson, 95, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon
passed away February 13,
2015. He was born January
15, 1920, in Öland, Sweden to
Alfred and Alma (Anderson)
Anderson. Börjer served in
the U.S. Army as an Army
Medic in New Guinea. He
immigrated to the United
States from Sweden when
he was 10 years old through
Ellis Island, NY. Börjer worked in sales and customer service
at Rockford Standard Furniture Company, in Rockford, IL for
more than 40 years. He had a love aff air with clocks, repairing
and building, had a lock smith certifi cate and enjoyed spending
time with his family. Börjer belonged to the First Presbyterian
Church and is a member of the VASA Order of America, a
Swedish-American Fraternal Organization. He married Stina
Pedersonn, February 11, 1967 in Belvedere, IL. Börjer is survived
by his daughter Marie Champion and husband Denny, Cottage
Grove, OR; granddaughter, Monica Champion, Creswell, OR;
grandson, Nathan Champion, Cottage Grove, OR; and 2 great-
granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stina
Anderson in 2006 and grandson, Sean Patrick Champion in 2000.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7 th St.,
Cottage Gro ve, OR 97424.
Christopher A. Black
1973-2015
Christopher A. Black, 41,
of Curtin, OR passed away on
February 14, 2015 from Cystic
Fibrosis.
He was born on
February 21, 1973 in Eugene,
OR to Clinton and Laura Diane
(Mitchel) Black.
Chris was diagnosed with
CF at the age of 2, but his life was
never defi ned by the disease.
He overcame expectations and
participated in sports from a
young age and throughout high school. During his senior year
he earned an unanimous choice, fi rst team, all-league honors as a
defensive back and place kicker. He also competed in basketball,
baseball and track & fi eld. Chris graduated from North Douglas
High School in 1991, receiving some college at Pacifi c University
prior to becoming a mill worker for Trust Joist for 12 years.
Chris married Danielle Heib on August 14, 1999 in Curtin,
OR. He loved, loved, loved the Beavers; he was an avid OSU
FAN; obsessed maybe? Some people are blessed to have children
but Chris was blessed to be an uncle. He loved being an uncle,
and his nieces and nephews meant everything to him. He also
enjoyed reading, camping, was a HUGE sports fan, and loved his
fur kids, Wrangler, Riley, Duke & Koda.
Chris is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Danielle
Black; his parents, Clint and Diane Black; his grandmother, Clara
Black; his nieces and nephews, Brian and Pyper Erickson, Ben
and Cassidy Johnson, and Jackson Stewart; numerous aunts,
uncles, extended family members and close friends.
A funeral will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 21,
2015 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. A visitation will be
from 5:00 – 8:00 PM on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7 th St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424
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