2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 23, 2015
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Fasolds celebrate 50th anniversary
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ennis and Yvonne Fasold of Eugene
recently celebrated their 50th wed-
Sept. 11, 2015
ding anniversary with a variety of events,
including family gatherings, kissing on the
To Eric Scully and Krystin Livingston of
Cottage Grove, twins — a son and daughter. bench outside Hendricks Hall at the UO and
staying at Cedarwood Lodge, McKenzie
Bridge, in the cabin where they spent their
Sept. 14, 2015
honeymoon.
The couple was married Sept. 5, 1965, in
To Christina Rigole of Cottage Grove, a
Cottage
Grove. Both graduated from Cot-
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tage Grove High School — Dennis in ‘62
and Yvonne (Riddle) in ‘63, but they met
Sept. 15, 2015
in a bowling league at the University of
To Byron Rentfrow and Kimberly Cunha of Oregon. Both graduated from the UO, and
Yvonne went on to also earn her Masters
Cottage Grove, a daughter.
and PhD degrees from Oregon.
Their son Jess lives in Springfi eld. Daugh-
ter Shannan lives in Portland with her hus-
band Kris Leeper and their sons Garrett and
Kaden.
Dennis owned a carpet cleaning business
and did work for countless local residents
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and businesses. Yvonne taught middle and
high school English for more than 35 years,
fi rst in Creswell and then in Eugene.
In retirement, they enjoy traveling, spend-
ing time with family, watching their two
grandsons play ball, and cheering on the
Ducks at sporting events. Yvonne serves
in leadership roles for the American Rosie
the Riveter Association, Delta Kappa Gam-
ma Education Society and Wesley United
Methodist Church.
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IN MEMORIAM
Paula F. Ourada
1930-2015
Paula F. Ourada, 85, of Cot-
tage Grove
passed away
Sept.
20,
2015 from
congestive
heart fail-
ure.
She was
born March
14, 1930 in Sulzbach, Germany
to Gottlob and Frida (Gebhardt)
Vollert.
On Sept. 6, 1952 in Boise,
Idaho, she and Richard F. Ou-
rada were married. He passed
away Dec. 8, 2009.
Paula was a homemaker. She
loved giving to others, praying
for others, crafts, reading news-
papers and novels, baking, and
especially her family. She was
best known in the community
for her heart to give. Every per-
son entering her home never left
empty-handed. Paula inspired
others during hard times by her
faith in Christ.
Survivors
include
three
daughters, Elizabeth (Gilbert)
Myers of Cottage Grove, Chris-
tine Ourada of Gresham, and
Carolyn (Trevor) Wallis of Lou-
isville, Ky., one son, Richard T.
Ourada of Cottage Grove, 13
grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be
held Saturday, Sept. 26 from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Center in Cottage Grove with
burial at Fir Grove Cemetery in
Cottage Grove. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
Steven Lee Elfving
1953-2015
How to think when…
How your thoughts
connect with your
words, moods, at-
titudes…and every
single area of your life
enjoys a troubling or painful
circumstance, but I’ve found if
we look at it in a hopeful, faith-
fi lled way, we can watch God
work all things out for our good
(see Romans 8:28).
Enjoying life begins with the
thoughts you choose to think.
Would you like to be in a good
mood every day? You are prob-
ably thinking, Yes, of course I
would. Who wouldn’t? I spent a
lot of years being controlled by
a variety of moods and believ-
ing I had no choice in how I felt.
I envied all the “happy people.”
I used to wonder, What is their
secret? Why them and not me?
When I fi nally learned that
our mind, mouth, moods and
attitudes are all intricately con-
nected. First you think, and then
your thoughts turn into words
that you speak, and the two of
them together affect you emo-
tionally and turn into moods and
attitudes.
For years, I paid no attention
to what I was thinking, and I
didn’t make the connection be-
tween my thoughts and the rest
of my life. But the Lord has
taught me many things from
His Word about the “mind con-
nection” since those early days,
and I’m excited to share some of
those truths with you.
Please see JOYCE, Page 12A
Enjoying life begins with a
choice
Although we don’t always
have the power to change every
unpleasant circumstance in our
lives, we do have the power to
change our outlook. Nobody
Steven Lee Elfving was born in Cottage
Grove, Oregon to Gordon and Jean Elfving, and
passed away August 22, 2015. Steve lived in the
Cottage Grove area most of his life and settled
in the Eugene/ Springfi eld area in 1985. When
he was 17, he joined the United States Army and
was honorably discharged August 27, 1973 after
an accident. He worked as a security guard for
Pinkerton until he was able to get full disability.
Steve loved to build computers and tinker with Ham radios -
pretty much anything electronic. Steve’s passion for history always
left him with a story to tell about any situation. He had a big heart,
and was always available day or night if someone needed him. He
had many friends with children that he often considered his own.
Steve loved spending time with family and friends who will miss him
dearly.
He was proceeded in death by his parents. Steve leaves behind
his daughter and son-in-law Jenny and Edwin Velasquez, his son
Jeremiah Wertz, his granddaughter Alona, his sister and her husband
Tami and Kirk Knaggs, nephews Joshua and Daniel, and several
cousins.
A potluck celebrating Steve’s life will be held at Island Park
in Springfi eld on September 26th from 11am-2pm. If you need
additional information email: welovesteve2015@gmail.com
Edward H. Nickerson
August 8, 1926-August 5, 2015
Edward H. Nickerson was 88
years old. Died at home August
5, 2015. He died from prostate
cancer that metastasized to the
bone. He has been cremated in
accordance with his wishes.
Ed was born to Lumeul and
Pearl Nickerson, August 8, 1926 at
Johnson, KS. Th eir family moved
to Sheridan, OR when Ed was
eight years old. Ed worked in the
woods of Oregon in the logging industry many years. He always
had a passion for woodworking, making and selling many wood
creations. His other hobbies included gardening and fi shing.
Ed was preceded in death by his fi rst wife of 57 years Betty,
and his son Jim (Betty). He was survived by his second wife Joan,
two brothers Kelton of Salem, OR and Delbert of Lacey, WA. And
many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Ed spent a lot of time airing up bicycle tires for neighborhood
kids. He will be remembered by his friendly and cheerful manner
and by his great woodworking skill and the many heirlooms that
he created and left for his family. Ed left Joan and the Mease family
with many treasured memories from the last year and a half.
Th e memorial service will be at Monument View Bible Church,
1173 17 1/2 Road, Fruita, Colorado on September 26th at 11:00 am.
Memorial donations may be made to Hope West Hospice at 3090
North 12th Street #B, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
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Martha Barlow
Dec. 4, 1923 - Aug. 22, 2015
Martha Betty Barlow, 91, passed
away Aug. 22, 2015 at Kadlec Hospital
in Richland. Betty was born Dec. 4,
1923 in Lynch, Nebraska to Otis and
Ethel Chapman. She was the fi ft h of 10
children.
Th e Chapman’s traveled west,
eventually ending up in Cottage Grove,
Oregon where Betty graduated from
Cottage Grove High School.
In 1941 she enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps, receiving
her nurse’s training at Dewitt Hospital upon which she was
commissioned a second lieutenant.
Aft er completion of her training she was transferred to
Letterman Army Hospital where she met Army Air Corps Captain
Bill Barlow on a blind date. One month aft er meeting they were
married.
Bill and Betty eventually moved to Bainbridge Island in the
early 1950s to raise their family.
Betty had always worked in either hospitals or nursing homes.
She worked as the head nurse at the Messenger House and later
was asked to be the director of nursing at the brand new Winslow
Convalescent Center. She continued to work there off and on even
aft er retiring until she retired for the fi nal time when she was in
her 70s.
She was very involved with the Bainbridge Rotary Anns,
helping tirelessly in the early days of the Rotary Auction to help
organize the rummage sale.
Betty and Bill traveled quite a bit aft er they retired, going to
many of Bill’s P-47 pilot reunions. Bill passed away in 2013.
She is survived by her three children, Don (Setia) Barlow, Jeri
(Dirk) Reinauer, Mary (Brian) Doolin; and 10 grandchildren and
15 great- grandchildren.
Betty is also survived by local brothers Ron Chapman &
Richard Chapman and 1 sister, Fern Carpenter of Cottage Grove,
and Milo Chapman of Milwaukee, Oregon.
Yes, it is that simple! No mat-
ter what is going on in your life
today, if you will choose happy,
hope-fi lled thoughts based on
God’s Word, you will feel hap-
pier. Our thoughts are intricately
connected to our feelings, so if
we want to feel better, we need
to think better.
Think of the mind like the
gas tank in your automobile.
Your automobile will run well,
or perhaps not even run at all,
depending on what kind of fuel
you put into it. In the same way,
when you choose your thoughts
carefully, your quality of life
will improve in amazing ways!
Sure, there are some people
who are born with a tempera-
The Cottage Grove Sentinel is preparing to publish its
ment that makes it easier for
“Proud
to
Have
them to look on the bright
side Served,” a special section devoted to all military
of life than veterans
others, but who
even they
are Cottage Grove-area residents or have a connec-
have to make
choices
about
tion to this area.
their thoughts and attitudes to-
If you are interested in sharing your military story in the annu-
ward life.
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