2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 30, 2015
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BIRTHS
IN MEMORIAM
Death Notice
Eloise Mae Morales, 72, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Sept. 20, 2015. No service will
be held. Arrangements under
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Dennis Cooper
1944-2015
Dennis “Denny” Cooper, 71,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Sept. 22, 2015.
He was
born June
17,
1944
in
Flor-
ence, Ore.
to Henry
Harold and
Nellie (Fra-
sieur) Coo-
per.
Denny
served in the U.S. Navy during
the Vietnam war. He worked as
a clipper operator at Bald Knob
Mill in Creswell.
He loved his two dogs, ani-
mals, reading, the outdoors and
video games. He was an excep-
tional grandfather.
Survivors include a son, Rus-
sell D. Cooper and wife Marsha,
of Cloverdale, Ore., a daughter,
Brenda D. Cooper of Thurston,
Ore., four brothers, Harold Coo-
per and wife Judy of Ohio, Dar-
ryl Cooper of Cottage Grove,
Alan Cooper and wife Jacquie of
Bandon, Ore., and Kevin Coo-
per and wife Glenna of Cottage
Grove, a sister, Jeanine Morrow,
three grandchildren, two step-
grandchildren, and three step
great-grandchildren.
A private service was
held. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Glenn Clinton
Perkey
1941-2015
Glenn Clinton Perkey, 74, of
Bend, Ore. died Sept. 16, 2015
of natural causes.
A
cel-
ebration
of life was
held
on
S a t u r d a y,
Sept. 26,
2015 at the
Redmond
Christian
Church in Redmond.
Glenn, known to many as
“Clint”, was born May 18, 1941
in Seaside, Ore., the son of
Glenn and Grace (Shelley) Per-
key. He was a 1959 graduate
of Cottage Grove High School.
Glenn spent his early career in
the retail business. His entre-
preneurial spirit later led him to
be a rancher, logger, timber bro-
ker and real estate investor.
Glenn is survived by his
wife, Diane of Bend, two sons:
Doug of Cottage Grove and Jus-
tin of Bend, a daughter, Karen
Williams of Drain, a stepson,
John Forney of Visalia, Calif.,
a step-daughter, Jodie Hanan
of Springfi eld, a sister, Sharon
Brainard, 15 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren.
Glenn is preceded in death
by his parents, brother (Clyde),
and a stepdaughter (Gloria Rut-
ledge).
Memorial contributions may
be made in honor of Glenn to
the Bread of Life Food Bank of
Baker City, 3453 H Street, Bak-
er City, OR 97814.
Baird Funeral Home of Bend
is honored to serve Mr. Perkey’s
family. Those interested can
visit www.bairdfh.com to share
condolences and sign the online
guestbook.
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Steven Gibbs
1927-2015
Steven Gibbs died in Sacred
Heart University District Hospital
from pneumonia on September 12,
2015 at the age of 88.
He was born May 22, 1927,
the seventh of eight children born
to Woodsie Gibbs and America
(Arwood) Gibbs at Lily, Wisconsin.
There were six brothers and one
sister. One brother died as an infant.
He grew up on the family dairy farm
in Lily.
Steve joined the navy March
30, 1945. He trained at Great Lakes Naval Station and served in the
pacifi c theater on several ships as an electricians mate 3rd class. He
was honorably discharged from active duty March 19, 1948 and from
reserve duty March 19, 1953.
Steve married Ifa Chapman November 11, 1948 in Hood River,
Oregon. They had two sons, Steven Robert & Roderick Eugene (Rick).
The family lived in Hood River, Lebanon and Springfi eld. Steven and
Ifa divorced in 1980.
Steve married Nova (Leigh) Parks at his home in Springfi eld
on May16, 1981. They lived there until 1998 then purchasing their
present home at Middlefi eld Estates in Cottage Grove.
Steve was hired by Willamette Industries, Inc. as a mill worker in
1959. He was transferred to their plywood plant in Springfi eld in 1963
to oversee some construction and serve as Plant Manager until his
retirement June 1, 1987.
He and Nova had 28 great retirement years including a winter
home at a golf resort in Arizona, RVing, three cruises, traveling
and golfi ng together. Steve had a lifetime love of hunting and fi shing.
He is survived by Nova; his two sons, Steven (Tena) and Rick
(Caroline); three step-sons, Dan Parks (Georgia), Dave Parks (Julie),
and Don Parks (Dianna); two grandsons, Jackson Gibbs and Peter
Gibbs (Patrycja); fi ve step-grandsons; one step-granddaughter; nine
step-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Steve›s entire family preceded him in death including three half-
brothers and fi ve half-sisters from his father›s fi rst marriage and a half-
sister, Millie, from his mother›s fi rst marriage. He remained very close
to Millie and his two brothers, Elmer & Woodsie Gibbs, until
their deaths.
Steve was a life member of Springfi eld Elks and attended
Northwood Christian Church.
There will be a celebration of Steve›s life Friday, October 16, 2015
at 12:00 Noon at Northwood Christian Church, 2425 Harvest Lane, in
Springfi eld, Oregon. Lunch to follow. In lieu of fl owers, contributions
may be made in his memory to Community Sharing of Cottage Grove.
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Velma L.
Eggebraaten
1921-2015
Velma was born to Freddie and
Louise Conley on June 29, 1921 in
Volga, SD. She died August 25, 2015
in Medford, OR.
She attended country school
in Brookings County and graduated
from Volga High School in 1938.
On May 3, 1941, she married
Lyle W Eggebraaten. Together they
raised three children - Sheila, Linda
and Gale.
Velma was a talented seamstress and enjoyed designing and sewing
for the family including coats, costumes, an elaborate formal and
draperies. Velma & Lyle were wonderful dancers and a highlight was
winning a dance contest at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. After the
family moved to California in 1958, she, along with Lyle, became avid
bowlers. That continued after they moved to Cottage Grove, OR in 1975
and worked together at The Bowling Green. She loved having friends
and family stop in anytime for a game of dominoes or Yahtzee. Another
hobby was crocheting, including afghans and making “bed dolls” for the
family - over 20 in all and each one different.
Lyle passed away in 1985 and in 1999 she moved to Medford OR to
be closer to family. She lived 15 years at Anna Maria Retirement Center
where she was well known for delivering birthday and get-well cards
to the other residents. She was a regular at the weekly Bingo games
and several people remember enjoying watching her toes tapping under
the table when there was musical entertainment. In June, 2015, needing
some personal assistance, she moved to Northridge Assisted Living. Her
time there was short but residents again commented about how much
they enjoyed her. She was really a people person.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lyle, a
sister, VaDonna and brother-in-law Al Julian, a sister, Marlene Northam,
and two brothers, Cecil and Ronald Conley.
She is survived by her three children, eight grandchildren, 19 great-
grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter, brother-in-law, Virgil
Northam, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 10 at
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