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IN MEMORIAM
Lisa Eloise Burdett
1969-2015
Lisa Eloise Burdett, 46, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon passed
away Oct. 18, 2015.
She was born May 14, 1969
in
Santa
Clara, Calif.
to Adolph
and Sha-
ron (Rose)
Lavin.
On Jan.
8, 1993 in
Eugene,
Oregon, she and James R. Bur-
dett were married.
Lisa was a wonderful stay-
at-home mom. She had a crafts
booth for the last 12 years at
Bohemia Mining Days, enjoyed
collecting marbles and loved
her family and her dogs.
She is survived by her hus-
band, her mother, a daughter,
Destanee Burdett, all of Cot-
tage Grove, two sisters, Debra
Dunn of Eugene and Terry Ray
of Elmira, and a brother, Cody
Lavin.
No service is planned. Me-
morial contributions may be
given to the Lisa Burdett Me-
morial Fund at any Wells Fargo
Bank. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Elaine Jean Kirkruff
1928-2015
Elaine Jean Kirkruff, 86, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon passed
away Oct. 18, 2015.
She was
born Dec.
22, 1928 in
Oakland,
Calif.
to
Ally
and
Florence
(McLeod)
Summer-
ford.
She graduated in 1946 from
Narbonne High School in Lo-
mita, Calif.
On June 22, 1947 in Yuma,
Arizona, she and Kenneth Glenn
Kirkruff were married.
Elaine was a homemaker. She
also worked in the cosmetics
department of a drug store while
in high school.
She participated in Little
League, Brownies and Boy
Scouts. She enjoyed playing the
slot machines and watching ten-
nis tournaments. Spending time
with her family was her fi rst pri-
ority. She loved people and en-
joyed company. Her home was
always clean and tidy and was
always open. She was a member
of the Birthday Do-Dah Girls,
was the VFW Auxiliary Chap-
lain and member of the Hospital
Auxiliary for 12 years.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Glenn Kirkruff, two sons
and daughters-in-law, Darrell
and JoAnn Kirkruff and Bob
and Linda Kirkruff, a sister,
Donnette Houser, four grand-
children, and two great-grand-
children with one on the way,
all of Cottage Grove.
A Celebration of Life will be
held Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.
at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel with a reception fol-
lowing the service at the VFW
Post, 3160 Hillside Dr. in Cot-
tage Grove. Inurnment will be at
Fir Grove Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
tes Association. Arrangements
by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Ada Jeanette Clark
1938-2015
Ada Jeanette Clark, 77, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon passed
away Oct. 27, 2015.
She was born March 20, 1938
in Liberty, S.C. to Clifford and
Odis (Haynes) Bolding.
She completed the eighth
grade and on Nov. 24, 1952, in
York, S.C. she married Junior
Farris “J.R.” Clark.
Jeanette was a wonderful
homemaker and the best mom
and grandma ever. She enjoyed
bird watching, trips to the coast,
going to yard sales, special TV
shows, listening to blue grass
gospel and Christian stations.
She loved singing with her hus-
band and spending time with
family and friends. She never
complained and everyone loved
her. She was a member of Liv-
ing Faith Assembly in Cottage
Grove, and the Western Oregon
Opry.
Survivors include her three
daughters and their husbands,
Deborah and Edwin Prather of
Lebanon, Ore., Janet and Randy
Osban of Cottage Grove and
Vermayha and Jeffrey Smith of
Cottage Grove, nine grandchil-
dren and 13 great-grandchildren,
nine sisters, Thelma McCarthy,
Betty Mae McAteer, Libby Wil-
liams, Rose Marie Spicer, Shir-
ley Adams, Sandra Lane, Vickie
Welch, Pam Jenkins, and Cindy
Carpenter, and three brothers,
Wayne Bolding, David Bolding
and Michael Bolding.
Jeanette was preceded in
death
by
her husband
of 61 years,
J.R. Clark,
on Feb. 17,
2014.
A visita-
tion will be
held from
6-8
p.m.
on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel in Cottage Grove. A funeral
will be at 11:30 a.m. On Friday,
Nov. 6, 2015, at the Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel with
a private family burial at Sears
Cemetery. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the Diabe-
Paul Cook
1948-2015
Paul “Rocky” Cook 67, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon died
Oct. 20, 2015.
He was born April 11, 1948
in Cottage
Grove
to
Paul
and
Lucille
Cook.
He served
in the U.S.
Navy dur-
ing
the
Vietnam War. Paul worked in
sawmills n Coos Bay, Creswell,
and Eugene, Oregon.
Paul loved his family and
was an exceptional “Papa” to
his grandkids. He also enjoyed
coming up with inventions, was
the ultimate handyman, and was
always willing to help anyone in
need.
He is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Paul and Hol-
ly Cook of Springfi eld, Ore.,
daughter and son-in-law, Crys-
tal and Ryan Pitcher of Brook-
ings, Ore., son, Sean Michaels
of Marina, Calif., mother, Lu-
cille Norris of Creswell, Ore.,
four brothers, Roger “Buck”
Cook of Frisco, Texas, Doug
“Rusty” Cook of Creswell,
Ore., Jim Cook of Springfi eld,
Ore., and Leroy “Doodle” Cook
of Creswell, Ore., two sisters,
Becky Work of Cottage Grove,
Ore. and Melody DeLorme of
Eugene, Ore., and four grand-
children along with many nieces
and nephews.
A celebration of life was held
Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. at the VFW
Hall in Creswell. Arrangements
under the care of Andreason’s
Cremation and Burial, Spring-
fi eld.
Matthew Ryan
'Mattie' VanBrocklin
2000 - 2015
Matthew Ryan “Mattie” Van-
Brocklin, 15, of Sweet Home
passed away Thursday, Oct. 29
while fi shing the Santiam River.
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tage Grove and
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August,
2015. He was
attending Sweet Home High
School as a Sophomore. He
was very likable and well loved.
He was an avid fi sherman and
loved fi shing and hunting with
his brothers. He always enjoyed
the outdoors.
He is survived by his dad,
Gerold VanBrocklin, and Ger-
old's wife, Juanita, of Sweet
Home; his aunts and uncles that
he was raised with, which were
more like brothers and sisters
to him: Michael and his wife
Kelsey of Cottage Grove, Angie
and her husband Steve of Cali-
fornia, Sherry and her husband
Shane of Dayton, Eddie and
Chris of Portland, Kelly and
her husband Mark of Medford,
Robin and her husband Aaron
of Michigan, Amanda and her
husband Matt of Michigan; fi ve
brothers and sisters in Connecti-
cut and numerous nieces, neph-
ews, and cousins.
Matthew was preceded in
death by his mom, Cheryl
(2009), Great Mama, Esther
(2015), and great grandfather,
Bert (2002).
A Celebration of life will be
2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Par-
ish Hall, 1025 N 19th Street,
in Cottage Grove. Sweet Home
Funeral Chapel is handling ar-
rangements. www.sweethome-
funeral.com. Donations may be
made at https://www.gofundme.
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Mary Parker Haskins, 70, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Oct. 23, 2015. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
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~ ALLAN KIDD ~ 1937-2015 ~
Allan Arthur Kidd died on October 23, 2015 at
the age of 78. He was born on January 4, 1937 in
Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is survived
by his wife, Sharon; three children, Tamara
Kidd, Blaid Kidd and wife, April, and Brooke
Baker and husband, John; three grandsons,
Kyle Brown, Camren Baker, and Dylan Kidd;
two granddaughters, Shelby Kidd and Peyton
Kidd; and one great-grandson, Joshua Baker. He worked for Pape’
Caterpillar until his retirement. No services will be held.
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Phillip Charles Jensen
1929-2015
Phillip Charles Jensen was born in Lincoln,
Nebraska January 7, 1929, just in time for some of
America’s most historic moments. Th e third of four
children born to Emma and Charley Jensen grew
up during the Great Depression while living in the
middle of Dust Bowl territory. As veterans of WWI,
his parents received veterans’ bonuses, allowing
them to move the family with a homemade trailer
to the farming community of Modesto, California-
aft er losing all their savings in a bank failure.
Modesto was an ideal landing place for that
3rd grader who was full of mischief and invention.
He and best friend Jack knew every alley and
orchard in town and got themselves into plenty of
boyish trouble. Recounting these escapades was
a continued source of amusement throughout his
life. One memorable aft ernoon found him pulling
off huge bunches of Th ompson grapes and passing
them through the windows to the appreciative troops on a WWII troop train temporarily stopped
in town. Th ough there was plenty of fun in Modesto, there was also tragedy when he lost his mother
to cancer when he was15, and his little sister Rosalie when she was sent to live with his aunt in
Nebraska aft er their mother’s death. Older brother Bob, and sister, Elinor, had already left home for
their careers and he remained alone with his grieving father.
At age 17 he joined the Navy and attended school to become a machinist’s mate. Stationed
on the USS Oglethorpe and the USS Floyds Bay out of San Diego, he spent time in Alaska, Guam,
Hong Kong, and China, while living the raucous life of a sailor and embellishing both arms with
classic tattoos. His buddy Jack reenlisted on the same ship so they could serve together, and this
was the source of more shenanigans and stories. Th ey remained life-long friends, but his training
as a machinist was going to stay with him even longer. As a Navy veteran he loved his country, but
loathed politics and war, and consistently desired a more peaceful world.
Under the GI Bill he completed a four-year school and apprenticeship in only three years at
Fresno State. As an experimental design or prototype machinist, Phil was in his element. Parts
that he designed or produced went to the moon, saved lives, entertained, and amazed. He built his
reputation with companies large and small in the San Francisco Bay Area, and obtained two patents
for his inventions. Later he had his own shop and loyal customers and was proud to say he never
overcharged for a job or delivered less than his best work.
A perfectionist and life-long learner he never missed an opportunity to master a new skill-from
Photoshop to new recipes. He began to get interested in miniature engines and built more than two
dozen tiny working replicas of old engines, frequently manufacturing the parts himself. He enjoyed
traveling and displaying his engines at shows and teaching others the skills to build their own. He
also enjoyed fi xing anything and when retired loved to frequent garage sales to fi nd broken clocks,
watches, microscopes, furniture or anything else he could fi x, use for a while, and then give away -
doing his small part in making the world run a little more smoothly.
Phil married Joan Hicks in Twin Falls in 1950 and they had three children; Janet, Dolores (Lori)
and Th omas. Th ey lived in Fresno, CA for a short while, Sunnyvale, CA until 1960, and Fremont,
CA where they divorced in 1970. He is survived by his children, grandchildren Todd, Shawn, Elisa,
Sam, Erin, Catherine, and Erik and great-grandchildren Cameron, Nathan C., Samantha, Zackary,
Isabella, and Nathan S.
His children remember their many family trips and adventures - from sailing the small Flying
Junior in the San Francisco Bay, houseboating in the Sacramento River Delta, camping, road trips in
the Rambler station wagon, tide-pooling, catching lizards and tarantulas, spinning cookies on ice-
covered parking lots, and fi shing the rivers and lakes; to dress-up nights in San Francisco for a movie
and dinner, spending the weekend exploring Carmel, or eating popcorn from a paper grocery sack
with chunks of Hershey Bar while watching a scary movie. Phil wanted to try it all and exposed his
children to numerous adventures and life lessons.
He married Lora Lee (Lori) Storaasli in 1982 and remained a faithful and devoted husband to
her until his death. Th ey shared a rich, deep, and lasting love and mutual respect for each other. Lori
had four children from her previous marriage; Mark, Jeri, Vic and Harry, who were embraced by
him, as she embraced his children. He shared many adventures with Lori’s children, grandchildren,
Hannah and Amanda, and great-grandchildren, Helen and Amelia, who observed his love of nature
and respect for living things and for whom he served as the only grandfather they knew. A visit to
Phil and Lori’s home was always full of giggles and jokes, rescued cats, puzzles, and an ample serving
of ice cream while watching a British mystery to fi nish off
the day. Th ey honeymooned in Tahiti, traveled to Europe
and Scandinavia, explored the west in the Chinook camper
(nick-named the ‘woo wagon’ by those who knew them
well), and made countless trips up and down the Oregon
coast. Both of them volunteered in the small community
of Cottage Grove, OR where they have lived since 1999.
Phil was an inventor, a creator, a fi xer, and had
insatiable curiosity. He was constantly fabricating a new
part or improving a design. He passed on his love of
engineering to three generations of his family and in doing
so spawned a number of engineers and problem-solvers.
He was a kid at heart and an eternal prankster, and loved
explosions. He always had a new joke or an old story to
tell. He never lost his sense of humor even in his fi nal days.
His stories and antics will live on in all who knew him.
Phil was a role model to many, a lover of animals great
and small, and he held a huge and generous heart. He was
surrounded by love and family in his fi nal days.