2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 17, 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Tommy Ray Frazier
1949-2015
Tommy Ray Frazier, 66, of
Cottage Grove passed away
June 10, 2015.
He was born May 22, 1949 to
John and Evelyn (Vincent) Fra-
zier.
To m m y
attended
Creswell
H i g h
School.
Mr. Fra-
zier worked
as a nursing
aid at the
VA Hospital
in Roseburg, as a truck driver in
McMinnville for Westinghouse
Company, helped with senior
meals for Lane County Senior
Services, was a cook at the
Snack Shack in Creswell and
was head cook in the kitchen for
18 years for the Lane County
Sheriff’s Offi ce. He was pre-
sented with awards by Lane
County Food Services and the
Lane County Deputy.
He loved cooking, taking
care of his tomatoes, spend-
ing time with family, canning
salsa, playing card games and
dice, and watching old westerns
on TV. Even though he never
married, he was a very devoted
brother, uncle, son and friend.
He was loved very much by his
family and friends. He will be
greatly missed.
Survivors include brothers,
Bob Frazier of Yoncalla, John
Sturgis of Creswell, Ronald Fra-
zier of Eagle, Idaho and Donald
Frazier of Spokane, Wash.
A celebration life was held
June 13 at 3 p.m. at the United
Methodist Church in Cottage
Grove. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Memorial notice
Gloria Lupe Cantu-Huffman,
70, of Springfi eld passed away
May 10, 2015. A Memorial
Mass was held Friday, June 12
at St. Alice Catholic Church,
located at 1520 F Street in
Springfi eld. Arrangements by
Sunset Hill Funeral Home in
Eugene.
Beatrice F. Bassler
1928-2015
Beatrice F. Bassler, 87, of Cot-
tage Grove died June 5, 2015.
She was born on May 27, 1928
in Hanford, Calif. to Francisco
Borges
and Maria
Macqueline
(Simas) Va-
ladao.
She was
a food ser-
vice man-
ager
for
public schools in Pismo Beach,
Calif. Beatrice was also a home-
maker and caregiver. She en-
joyed cooking, casinos, and
playing cards and games. She
was a member of Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church
in Cottage Grove, and SPRSI
and IDES, which are both Por-
tuguese Lodges.
Beatrice married Manuel
Teixeira on Nov. 3, 1945 in
Lemoore, Calif. He passed away
on June 6, 1979. She later mar-
ried Michael J. Bassler on July
29, 2006 at the Village Green in
Cottage Grove.
She is survived by daughter,
Macqueline (Allen) Bridges
of Drain; son, Ed Teixeira of
Yoncalla; stepchildren, Kirk
(Tina) Bassler, Jim (Raylin)
Bassler, Paul (Dorothy) Bassler,
Chris (Kaz) Bassler, and Annie
Bassler; sister, Mary Freitas; 12
grandchildren, 15 great-grand-
children; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Michael Bassler
in 2014, and by a son, Manuel
Teixeira, Jr. on Sept. 11, 2001.
A Funeral Mass will be held
at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June
12 at the Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church in Cot-
tage Grove. A Rosary was held
at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11
at Smith-Lund-Mills Chapel.
Burial will be in Roseburg Na-
tional Cemetery.
Jack John Rodger
Ellingson
1931-2015
Jack John Rodger Ellingson,
84, of Cottage Grove passed
away June 6, 2015.
He was born March 20, 1931
in Broken Bow, Nebr. to George
and Grace
(David) El-
lingson.
He com-
p l e t e d
e i g h t h
grade and
served in
the
U.S.
Army.
On Dec.
12, 1953 in Stevenson, Wash.,
June 8, 2015
June 12, 2015
To Adrianna Lewis and Jason
Engle of Creswell, a daughter.
To Leslie and Shaun Nichols of
Cottage Grove, a daughter.
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Ralph Clarence Humphrey
Jr., 56, of Pleasant Hill/Cot-
tage Grove, died Jun 7, 2015.
Service date to be announced.
Arrangements under the care
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Jack was an excellent long-
haul truck driver, retiring in
1996. He drove cross country
the last six years with his wife,
which he thoroughly enjoyed,
and the last two years in Or-
egon.
He made birdhouses and was
an avid gardener. He loved to
socialize, and was very gener-
ous with others. He had a great
sense of humor and was very
witty. He was a member of the
Cottage Grove Seventh-day Ad-
ventist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Jane Ellingson of Cottage
Grove, three daughters, Darcy
Zentner and husband Jim of
Coos Bay, Ore., Grace Haight
of Washington, and Karen El-
lingson of Oregon, a son, John
M. Ellingson of Arizona, two
sisters, Emma Lippincott and
Carol Michal, both of Oregon,
nine grandchildren, and eight
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and by a grand-
daughter, Rhiannon Hull.
A private service will be held.
Arrangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
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Frank Dockery
Frank Dockery passed away
on June 3rd of natural causes at
the age of 96. He was the eldest
son of Bass and Callie (Walker)
Dockery of North Carolina. He
had two brothers and nine sisters.
He is survived by a son, Johnny
and his wife Judy of Dorena, OR,
a daughter, Connie Moss of Drain, OR, and a son, Kenny
Dockery of Cottage Grove, OR. He had eight grandchildren, 13
great and four great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nema, and two
grandsons, Jimmy Plueard and John Austin Plueard.
Frank came to Oregon as a young man and began working
in the logging industry until he retired. He liked to hunt and
fi sh and wood cutting in Eastern Oregon and especially going
camping with all of the family and telling lots of stories. We will
miss him Dearly.
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