2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 8, 2015
BIRTHS
June 29, 2015
To Amy and Jonathan
Wallace of Cottage
Grove, a son.
OSU Honor Roll announced
Names of students who have made
the Scholastic Honor Roll Spring
term have been announced by Ore-
gon State University. A total of 982
students earned straight-A (4.0).
Another 3,571 earned a B-plus
(3.5) or better to make the listing.
To be on the Honor Roll, students
must carry at least 12 graded hours
of course work. Students on the
Honor Roll included:
From Cottage Grove: Straight-A
Average: Sheena R. Loyd, Senior,
Microbiology.
3.5 or Better: Griffi n G. Moser,
Senior, Biology; Jensyn C. Short,
Senior, Exercise and Sport Sci-
ence; Daniel C. Stewart, Junior,
Jeff B. Winders of Cottage
Grove passed away peacefully
on June 28, 2015 at the age of
83. He was born in Eagle Nest,
N.M.
to
Cleve and
Irma (Ham-
lett) Wind-
ers. He was
born
the
eighth of
nine chil-
dren.
He
spent his
school years in Canon City, Colo.
In 1952 he was drafted into the
Army, and he spent two years in
Korea as a military policeman.
Upon leaving the military, he
settled in Cottage Grove, where
he began a career in the logging
industry. He worked for Wey-
erhaeuser for many years and
was known for his great ability
for topping gigantic trees. After
leaving Weyerhaeuser, he ac-
quired a contractor’s license and
began building and remodeling
beautiful homes in Oregon, Cal-
ifornia, Utah and Colorado.
Jeff enjoyed piloting airplanes
and spending many hours in the
air. He was a great musician,
playing lead guitar in a band
along with his brother Jack and
sister Terry.
Jeff is survived by his wife Jan
Winders, sister Terry Prescott,
sons Jeffery and Randy Wind-
ers, daughters Paula Craig and
Teri Randall, 10 grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
Jeff requested of his fam-
ily that no funeral service be
conducted, favoring a private
gathering of invited family and
friends to celebrate his life. He
was greatly loved and will be
How to keep
moving in life and
not get stuck
T
he book of Genesis (chap-
ters 37-45) tells the story
of Joseph. He was the favor-
ite of his father’s 12 sons, and
his brothers were very jealous
of him because of it. One day
when Joseph shared a dream
he’d had of them all bowing
down to him…well, that was the
last straw!
The brothers got together to
decide how to get rid of Joseph.
First, they threw him into a pit
to leave him there to die. But
later they decided to sell him
into slavery to a band of travel-
ing Ishmaelite merchants. They
then devised a plan to convince
their father of Joseph’s death.
As you may know, this story
ends triumphantly. Joseph be-
comes second in command to
Pharaoh, is eventually reunited
with his family, and all is for-
given. What happened to Joseph
is proof that no matter what you
go through in life, you can ful-
fi ll God’s purpose for you. All
things are possible with God!
But the part of his story we
really need to focus on is what
happened in-between the pit and
the palace. Joseph’s life took
several turns during that time.
But the one attribute of his char-
acter that brought him to this
victorious end was persever-
ance. Because of Joseph’s faith
in God, he never gave up!
In our own lives, we may fall
into a pit every so often. It could
be a pit of sickness, fi nancial
lack, relationship issues or other
problems. Whenever that hap-
pens, you need to be determined
that whatever the situation may
be, you will not give up!
Remember that testimonies
come by passing tests. Jesus
even told us, “In the world you
have tribulation and trials and
distress and frustration; but be
of good cheer [take courage; be
confi dent, certain, undaunted]!
For I have overcome the world.
[I have deprived it of power to
harm you and have conquered it
for you]” (John 16:33 AMP).
It is inevitable that you will
go through hard things. Some-
times you might even feel like
giving up. But if you can just
hold on and trust God through it
all, He can restore you. He can
take all the bad and make good
of it (see Romans 8:29). He can
even give you double for your
trouble! (See Isaiah 61:7.)
What to do when you’re
hurting
In the meantime, your per-
spective while in your “pit” can
make a big difference. Remem-
ber, it’s a time of testing…a time
when your character is being
developed. This period is what I
sometimes call the “silent years”
because it’s a time when you
may feel like not much is going
on in your life. Or you may be
going through a lot of pain and
upheaval and it feels like God is
not doing anything about it.
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forever missed. Memorial con-
tributions can be made to the
Humane Society of Cottage
Grove or to the Wounded War-
rior Project.
Trina Ramsey
1973-2015
Trina Ramsey, 41, of Drain,
Oregon passed away June 27,
2015 from complications of
cancer.
She was born Oct. 6, 1973
in
Rose-
ville, Calif.
to Randy
and Rose
(Harris)
Ramsey.
T r i n a
worked as
a Certifi ed
Medical Assistant for Dr. Stow-
ell.
She enjoyed camping, con-
certs, family trips and girl’s get-
aways.
Survivors include her part-
ner of 20 years, Dean Finney
of Drain; her parents, Randy
and Rose Ramsey; stepchil-
dren Heather Finney of Green,
Oregon and Thomas Finney;
children Scotty Meza, Melanie
Ramsey-Finney, Abigail Finney
and Gina Huckins, all of Drain,
and Sarina Steele of Cottage
Grove, and two grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be
held Sunday, July 12 at 3 p.m.
at the Drain Church of Christ.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Race for the Cure or
Relay for Life. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
But it’s vitally important for
you to trust Him during this
time, because He is working in
your heart to make you more
like Christ. And the good news
is you don’t have to fl unk a test
with God; you can get “do-
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Between the pit
and the palace
Quitting is not an option
To all her family and friends,
please join us for a
Saturday, July 18 from 1-3:30 p.m.
IN MEMORIAM
Jeff B. Winders
1932-2015
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RUTH CALLIE DILLS
1926-2015
Ruth Callie Dills of Cottage Grove died
June 29, 2015, from age-related causes.
She was 88. She was born August 1, 1926,
in Franklin, North Carolina to Lester and
Jennie (Nichols) Williams. She married
Elzia “John” Dills in Madisonville, Tenn.,
on July 27, 1940. They were married for
56 years. Ruth was a homemaker and business owner. She
enjoyed gardening, canning, makin’ music and she received
awards for her quilting. She was a member of the Western
Oregon Opry and the Dorena Grange. Ruth is survived by her
son, Jerry Dills, Cottage Grove, OR; son, Phil Dills, Creswell,
OR; 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great
grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elzia
“John” Dills (1996) and son, Don Dills (1998). A Celebration
of Life will be held at 12:00 PM on July 25, 2015 at Shady Oaks,
77380 OR Highway-99, Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Eugene Mission, 1542 W 1st
Ave, Eugene, OR 97402. Arrangements in the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR. Please sign
the guest book at www.smithlundmills.com.
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Kay Basaraba
(March 26, 1921 - June 25, 2015)
Kay Basaraba, 94 of Springfi eld, Oregon passed
away at home, on June 25, 2015.
Kay was the daughter of Felix and Marie (Shabatura)
Malkowski, immigrants from the Ukraine, she was
born in a sod house built by her grandfather in Billings
County, North Dakota.
Kay grew up in North Dakota, when she was
a young girl she met the love of her life, William R.
Basaraba. Kay was only seventeen the fi rst time Bill
asked her to marry him but they decided to wait until he
returned from serving in World War II. Aft er serving
four years in the United States Marines, Bill and Kay
were married February 9, 1946. In 1966 their family
moved permanently from North Dakota to Oregon.
Th ey were married for almost 40 years, when Bill passed
away in November, 1985. Kay never married again, she
dedicated her time to her family.
Bill and Kay had seven children, four boys and
three girls, and they were always proud of the fact that they had all seven children in seven and a
half years.
Bill and Kay were also proud of the fact that three of their sons served America, in the United
States Army during the Vietnam war.
1946 - Jimmy Basaraba, (Kathy), 1948 - Curtis Basaraba (Judy)
1949 - Robert Basaraba, 1951 - Marlene Lewis (Charles)
1953 - Darol Basaraba (Margie), 1953 - Carol Richmond
1954 - Paulette Jobanek (Colin)
Kay had ten grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and
nine step-great-grandchildren. Kay was known as Baba by all her grandchildren, Baba means
grandmother in Ukrainian.
Kay was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Most of all, she loved
spending time with her family and attending all their activities and events, but she also loved
traveling, gardening, dancing, singing, making Ukrainian art, and food. Kay was an honorary
member of the Cottage Grove, Hidden Valley Women’s Golf Club, and a member of the Cottage
Grove DoDah Group, and Cottage Gorve Calvary Chapel.
Kay will be dearly missed by all her family and friends.
Memorial contributions can be made to: Th e Ukrainian Veselka Dancers, at: www.gofundme.
com ~ or ~ c/o Kay Basaraba - Veselka Dancers, Nativity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 704 Aspen
St., Springfi eld, OR 97477
A Celebration of Life/potluck will be held at 5:00 pm on Th ursday, July 9, 2015 at Calvary
Chapel Cottage Grove, 1447 Hwy 99N., Cottage Grove, OR 97424.