2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 19, 2015
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IN MEMORIAM
Dallas Shepherd
1929-2015
Dallas “Ole” Shepherd, 85,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 6, 2015.
He was born Oct. 8, 1929 in
Claremont,
S.D.
to
Lowell and
Grace (My-
ers) Shep-
herd.
He mar-
ried Joanne
Campbell.
They later
divorced.
Dallas worked in sawmills
and for the Forest Service. He
enjoyed going for rides, walk-
ing, dancing, fi shing, listening
to country music and visiting
with family and friends. He kept
an immaculate yard. He was
a member of the Elks, Eagles
and Moose Lodges and donated
to South Lane County Fire and
Rescue and the Cottage Grove
Police Department.
Survivors include two sons,
Duane (Candy) Shepherd of Cot-
tage Grove and Boyd Shepherd
of Cottage Grove, four daugh-
ters, Cynthia Ferren of Cottage
Grove, Debbie Shepherd of Cot-
tage Grove, Tina Davis of Phoe-
nix, Ariz. and Kimberly Celli of
Santa Clara, Calif., a brother,
Ike Shepherd of Cottage Grove,
a sister, Margie Atkins of Red-
ding, Calif., 12 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Melvin Shepherd in 1967
and a great-grandson, Jordan
Siese-Shepherd.
A celebration of life will
be held Friday, Aug. 21 at 11
a.m. at the Grove Community
Church in Cottage Grove. A pri-
vate family inurnment will take
place at Lane Memorial Gar-
dens in Eugene. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
Mona Grace Coonrod
1932-2015
Mona Grace Coonrod, 82,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 7, 2015 from complica-
tions from an auto accident.
Mona was born Nov. 7, 1932
in
Mon-
mouth, Ore.
to John and
Rosa Estel-
la (Barber)
Pitzer. She
graduated
from Dal-
las
High
School with
the Class of
1950.
On Nov. 17, 1950 in Dallas,
Ore., she married Robert “Tab”
Talmage Coonrod. He preceded
her in death in 1997.
Mona was a tax consultant
for H&R Block for more than
45 years and a bookkeeper for
Jim’s Tire Factory.
She loved baking and cook-
ing and was an avid reader.
She volunteered at South Lane
Family Relief Nursery, with the
SMART reading program and
for the AARP tax preparation
program. Mona was a member
of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary
#3473 and the London Grange
#937.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Kathy June Waddoups
(Blaine) of Chehalis, Wash.,
Debra Kay Wiskow (Dean) of
Cottage Grove, Emma Rose
Campbell (Robert) of Culver,
Ore., and Hazel Ilene Burris of
Buffalo, Mo., a son, Dan Owen
Coonrod (companion, Pam) of
Cottage Grove, two brothers,
Raymond T. Pitzer (Linda) of
South Beach, Ore., and Jack
W. Pitzer (Jeanne) of Seattle,
Wash., a sister, Sharon J. Coo-
per (Gene) of Cottage Grove,
13 grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be
held on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015
at 11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge, 755
N. River Rd., in Cottage Grove.
Memorial contributions may
be made to South Lane Family
Relief Nursery, P.O. Box 1207,
Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
Arrangements in the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Robert Fournier
1953-2015
Robert “Neil” Fournier, 61,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 10, 2015.
He was born Oct. 13, 1953 at
the Cottage
Grove Hos-
pital to Bob
and Betty
(Stevenson)
F o u r n i e r.
He attend-
ed Cottage
Grove High
School and
did drywall
in the Cottage Grove area for
many years and was a crane op-
erator for Farwest Steel in Eu-
gene.
On June 29, 1974 in Cottage
Grove, he and Molly Miller
were married.
He enjoyed music, reading
and watching the University of
Oregon Ducks. He loved spend-
ing time with his children and
grandchildren. He was a mem-
ber of the Elks Lodge #1904
Survivors include his wife, his
mother, two daughters, Shelly
(Chris) Quest of Eugene and Tra-
ci Fournier (Robert Carlson) of
Eugene, two sons, David (Sarah)
Fournier of Cottage Grove and
Kyle (Cassie) Fournier of Cot-
tage Grove, four siblings, Gary
(Joyce) Fournier of Salem, Bri-
an (Deanna) Fournier of Cottage
Grove, Linda (Bruce) Copeland
of Eugene and Nadine (Mike)
Fleck of Cottage Grove, and six
grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be
held at the Cottage Grove Elks
Lodge at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
Aug. 22, 2015. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
Jonathan Michael
Gottlieb
1976-2015
Jonathan "Jon" Michael Got-
tlieb, 38, passed away Aug. 11,
2015.
He was born Sept. 10, 1976
in Melbourne, Australia to
Lawrence
and Cheryl
(Jucksch)
Gottlieb.
Jon grad-
uated from
Cottage
Grove High
School and
was man-
ager at the Koffee Kup Restau-
rant.
On June 9, 2007 in Cottage
Grove, he and Lexie Hagen
were married.
Jon enjoyed watching foot-
ball,
basketball,
baseball,
spending time at the river, tak-
ing vacations, playing with his
wolves, Andre and Ciara, and
most of all spending time with
Kaela, his daughter.
Survivors include his wife
and daughter, Lexie Gottlieb
and Kaela Gottlieb of Cot-
tage Grove, his parents, Larry
and Cheryl Gottlieb of Cottage
Grove, two sisters, Patience
Casey of Cottage Grove and
Liz Thayer of Eugene, and two
brothers, Andrew Gottlieb Cot-
tage Grove and Michael Gott-
lieb of Cottage Grove.
A Celebration of Life will be
held Saturday, Aug. 22, at 1 p.m.
at the Koffee Kup Restaurant in
Cottage Grove.
Deborah Elvira
DeLay Serpa
1962-2015
Deborah Elvira DeLay Serpa,
53, of Junction City, formerly
of Cottage Grove, passed away
Aug. 10, 2015 from renal fail-
ure.
She was born Feb. 8, 1962 in
Eugene, Ore. to John and Barba-
ra (Sledge)
DeLay.
She grad-
uated from
Cottage
Grove High
School and
attended
Lane Com-
munity
College.
She married Rodney Serpa in
Cottage Grove.
Debbie enjoyed singing and
sang at many weddings when
she was younger in Cottage
Grove. She also enjoyed gar-
dening and spending time with
her grandkids.
Survivors include her partner,
Michael Hatcher, a son, John
Serpa of Eugene, three siblings,
Steve of Tukwila, Wash., Pam of
Delta, Utah and Patty of Spring-
fi eld, Ore., and fi ve grandchil-
dren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Rodney Serpa,
parents, John and Barbara De-
Lay, and brother, Rick DeLay.
A celebration of life will be
held at a later date. Inurnment
was under the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in
Cottage Grove with burial tak-
ing place at Fir Grove Cemetery
in Cottage Grove.
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Mary Ellen Derhak (Bean)
December 5, 1951 – July 27, 2015
Mary Ellen Derhak (Bean) 63 of
Springfi eld, Oregon died unexpectedly
in her home on July 27, 2015. Mary
Ellen was born December 5, 1951 to
Paul and Winnie Bean and grew up in
Drain, OR. She graduated from North
Douglas High School. Mary pursued a
career in Nursing, initially inspired in the
3 rd grade by a fi lm about the hospital ship USS Hope. She received
her Associate’s degree of Nursing from Mt Hood Community
College and a Bachelor’s degree of Nursing from the University
of Portland. Fifteen years of her career were spent at McKenzie
Willamette Hospital.
Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, friend and wife. She
enjoyed all animals and in particular her beloved cats.
Mary is survived by her son, Jonathan of Eugene, OR; daughter
Sarah of Olympia, WA her brothers, Larry (Marilyn) Bean of
Cheyenne, WY; Richard (Betty) of Las Vegas,, NV; Doug of Havre,
MT; and four grandchildren, Riley, Breseis, Declan and Emmett.
She is preceded in death by her son Matthew and her parents.
A remembrance will take place on August 23 rd at 12:00pm at
Willamalane Park. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Mary’s
life. In lieu of fl owers, please donate to the Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
Richard Dale Grace
August 19, 1938 - July 29, 2015
Richard Dale Grace, age 76 of
Creswell, OR passed away on July 29th,
2015. He was born on August 19, 1938 in
Placerville, California to Glenn and Jean
(Th ornton) Grace of San Jose, CA. His
siblings are Gerald Grace and Glenda
Grace. Richard graduated from Yuba
City High School. He married Socorro
Segovia on October 20, 1962 in San Jose, CA and was married for 52
years. Richard was certifi ed in Locksmith and Knife/Saw Sharpening
from Foley-Belsaw School. He worked at Weyerhauser in Cottage
Grove, OR and as a Custodian/Bus Driver for Berryessa and
Evergreen School Districts in San Jose, CA and South Lane School
District in Cottage Grove, OR. Owned and operated Grace Co. Saw
& Supply in Cottage Grove, OR and worked as an independent
contractor for the Register-Guard newspaper in Eugene, OR. He
loved to fi sh, hunt, camp and the outdoors. He also loved to cook,
barbeque, play the steel guitar and attend Eugene Emeralds baseball
games. Richard is survived by his wife, Socorro Grace of Cottage
Grove, OR. Daughter Valerie Frasier and her husband Jay Frasier of
Creswell, OR. Grandsons Joe Grace of Th urston, Oregon, Ben Hull
of Creswell, OR, Caleb Frasier of Creswell, OR and Zach Frasier of
Troutdale, OR and one Granddaughter, Melanie Hull of Portland
OR and 4 great-grandchildren. His service was held at the Smith-
Lund Chapel in Cottage Grove, OR on August 14th at 3PM.
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