2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 10, 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Harold W. Remmick
1937-2015
It is with heavy hearts we an-
nounce the passing of our be-
loved dad,
Harold W.
Remmick.
He passed
away
at
home sur-
rounded
by the love
and care of
his family after a hard fought
battle with cancer.
While fi ghting his illness, he
still managed to maintain his
own “Harold”-style sense of
humor.
Harold was born in Streeter,
N.D., to George and Elizabeth.
He was one of 13 children.
He is survived by three re-
maining siblings, his four
daughters and numerous grand-
children and great-grandchil-
dren.
Throughout his life he enjoyed
showing horses, elk hunting
at Loon Lake, performing and
teaching country line dancing,
tending his fl owers and camping
with his friends and family.
For the past 14 years, he
worked as an educational as-
sistant in the Harrisburg School
District. Being with the students
was something that he truly en-
joyed.
The family will have a private
remembrance and celebration of
his life.
Ronald L. Wilkinson
1934-2015
Ronald “Ron” L. Wilkinson,
81, of Cottage Grove passed
away Nov.
4, 2015.
He was
born Oct.
22, 1934,
in Carlton,
Mo., to Ray
Wilkinson
and Ruth
Middleswart.
On May 28, 1956, in Lake
Tahoe, Nev., he and Bretta L.
Edwards were married. She pre-
ceded him in death.
Ron was the owner/operator
of Ron Wilkinson Trucking. He
drove truck for 61 years.
He enjoyed cattle, horses,
hunting and fi shing.
Survivors include four daugh-
ters, Lori Trzesneiwski of Alas-
ka, Jo Lane of Cottage Grove,
Jan Wilkinson of Napa, Calif.,
and Jan Wilkinson of Napa, Ca-
lif., two sons, Ron Wilkinson
and Randy Wilkinson, both of
Cottage Grove, a sister, Doris
Miller of San Luis Obispo, Ca-
lif., 17 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel on
Sunday, Nov. 8. A graveside
service was held Monday, Nov.
9, at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cot-
tage Grove.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Memorial Notice
A Celebration of Life will be
held for James L. Watson on
Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. at
Emerald Valley Banquet Hall in
Creswell, Ore.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel.
Warm hearts, warm beds
on freezing nights
Beds for Freezing Nights
(BFN), a local non-profi t coali-
tion, is ready to open its doors
for its seventh season.
BFN operates an evening
shelter when the temperature
drops to 29 degrees or below
from Sunday, Nov. 15, through
Thursday, March 31.
The primary site is Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Catholic
Church at 1025 N. Harvey St.,
with First Presbyterian Church
at 216 S. Third St. serving as an
alternative location when OLPH
is not available.
Pets cannot be accommodated
at the OLPH site, but are wel-
come at First Presbyterian.
Guests can check in to the
shelter any time after 7 p.m. If
no guests have checked in by 10
p.m., the shelter closes for the
night.
Shelter is available to adults
only — minors not accompa-
nied by a responsible adult will
be referred to the Looking Glass
NEW SITE LISTS VETS DAY EVENTS
Communities throughout Or-
egon will be hosting ceremo-
nies, parades and special gather-
ings to honor America's military
veterans and commemorate Vet-
erans Day.
The Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs has a new Inter-
net link for viewing the updated
list of Veterans Day events oc-
curring statewide: www.oregon.
gov/odva/Pages/2015-Veterans-
Day-Events.aspx.
Veterans Day originated as
"Armistice Day" on Nov. 11,
1919, the fi rst anniversary of the
end of World War I. A Congres-
sional resolution in 1926 made
Nov. 11 an annual observance
and in 1938 it became a nation-
al holiday. In 1954 President
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed
a resolution that changed Armi-
stice Day to Veterans Day so as
to honor veterans who served in
all American wars.
Host Home program.
Activation notices are posted
throughout the community on
nights the shelter is open.
For questions or information,
visit www.freezingnights.com
or call 541-968-3357.
Beds for Freezing Nights
welcomes volunteers to help
staff the shelter and assist with
other administrative chores, and
thanks the community for its
generous support over the last
seven years.
LCC closed
for holidays
Lane Community College
will be closed to the public
for the Veterans Day holiday
on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and
again for the Thanksgiving
holiday from Nov. 26-29.
No classes will be held and
no services will be available,
unless otherwise announced
by a department or program.
Don't settle for stuck in the middle
I
t seems that many Christians end
up halfway between bondage
and victory. What I mean by that is
they don’t want to go back to where
they came from, but they’re just not
sure they can make it all the way
through and reach the ultimate goal.
But Jesus didn’t die for us to be half-
way to anything He offers. God wants
us to go all the way the way through.
So what does it take to go all the
way through? It takes spiritual ma-
turity, growing up in God and even
dying to self. You know, usually we
do okay along this journey until it
becomes costly, inconvenient or even
hurtful. But what we don’t realize is
victory is often just on the other side
of that pain.
I wonder what would have hap-
pened if Jesus would have said He
wanted some cushion on the cross.
The cross means resurrection, but it
also means death. Thank God for the
resurrection and what happened on
Sunday, but in order to get to Sun-
day, Jesus had to go through the pain
and death of the cross. He had to go
through it. And victory was waiting
on the other side.
Why did He have to go through
death? To take the keys of hell and
death away from Satan (see Rev-
elation 1:18). He did it for us, so we
don’t have to live halfway to the best
God has for us, and He sent His Holy
Spirit to help us go all the way with
God.
In order to go all the way, we have
to die to self. Dying to self, or the
desires of the fl esh, isn’t easy, but
it’s how you gain freedom from the
things that are holding you back in
life.
How do you die to something?
You quit feeding it. You see, every
time you give in to the desires of your
fl esh, you feed it. But every time you
press through and starve those de-
sires, a little bit of your fl esh dies.
I could list hundreds of things I’ve
had to die to over the years, but here
are just a few.
Sin: There were things that I
knew without a doubt I shouldn’t do
but I did them anyway. I’ve learned
through my experiences that I can’t
receive the full blessings of God and
live with sin in my life.
Blame: It’s almost second na-
ture to fi nd someone to blame when
something goes wrong. For example,
if I lost my car keys, it was because
the kids or Dave misplaced them. I
eventually got it that always blaming
someone else just made me unhappy
and it didn’t fi x the problem.
Excuses: Deciding that “It’s just
too hard” or “I’m not like anyone
else” is easy to do. But if we will
take responsibility for our choices
and what we’re supposed to do, we
will be more positive in general and
make progress in our relationship
with God.
Self-pity: Feeling sorry for our-
selves is the most useless waste of en-
ergy on the planet. It does absolutely
no good. We can’t let our circum-
stances or what others do or don’t do
control us. We can decide to be happy
regardless.
Complaining: It may seem like it
would be a miracle to get through one
day without murmuring or complain-
ing. But if we will set our minds to
say positive things instead and ask
God to help us, we can progressively
get complaining out of our conversa-
tion. Just think about how much bet-
ter your day will be if you go to work
and don’t complain about anything.
Rebellion: Because my dad abused
me, I was determined to never let a
man tell me what to do. God clearly
showed me that I needed to be a sub-
missive wife if I wanted to be effec-
tive in ministry. The truth is, if we
don’t learn to submit to authority, we
won’t ever learn to submit to God.
Reputation: The more people I
reach, the more people there are that
have opinions about me. Not every-
one loves me, but I have to be okay no
matter what they think about me.
Injustice: The unfair things people
do makes me want to say, “It’s just
not fair!” But I have learned to trust
that God is a God of justice, and ac-
cording to Isaiah 61:7, He will give
me double for my trouble in His way
and in His timing.
For our relationship with God to
grow, we have to be willing to die to
the things that aren’t of God. If you’ll
press in, do what you can do, and trust
God, He’ll help you move from a life
stuck in the middle to a life full of the
best He has planned for you.
www.andreasons.com
541- 485-6659
Stephen Richard Klansnic, Sr.
August 20, 1954 – November 4, 2015
Stephen Richard Klansnic, Sr., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, No-
vember 4, 2015 at his home in Creswell, Oregon. He was only 61 years old.
A life cut short too soon. He died from complications of Diabetes.
Steve was born on August 20, 1954 in Tacoma, Washington to Richard and
Margaret (Hicks) Klansnic. Steve grew up in Enumclaw, Washington and
graduated from Enumclaw High School in 1972. He moved to Cottage Grove,
Oregon with his parents and siblings that same year and began studying
diesel mechanics at Lane Community College. He graduated with an Associ-
ates Degree in Diesel Mechanics and began working at Weyerhauser, later at
ACS Hydraulics, Oregon Bow Company and Computer Memory Disc (CMD).
He was an exceptional mechanic ixing most anything and helping others
with his talents. In May 1976, he married the love of his life, Glenda Perkins.
They could be seen laughing and joking together; making their children,
Steve and Leslie the center of their lives. They spent a great deal of time
camping, four wheeling, and quad riding. Anything with a motor on it, you
would see Steve riding or ixing it.
He enjoyed taking pictures and throughout his younger years he loved coaching KidSports and soccer
in Cottage Grove and became the father igure to many, with a lasting bond to the day he died. He even
snuck some kids on the team so they wouldn’t feel left out! He loved helping others and very rarely
asked for help from anyone. He enjoyed helping where needed at My Brother’s Farm, owned by the Lar-
son family, raising organic ilberts, apples, hops and buffalo, and working on tractors and driving truck.
Steve liked the outdoors and spending time with his grandchildren whom he adored He reconnected
with many people on Facebook the past ten years and enjoyed sending jokes and laughing with over
500 friends. More people than you could begin to count loved him. Even with his ailing health, he went
to visit his Dad every day in the retirement home, sitting and talking until the day he passed. He was
always helping others.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Klansnic; son, Stephen Klansnic, Jr. and wife Jennifer; daughter, Leslie
Swanson; brother, Tom Klansnic; sister, Susan Rikala;
5 grandchildren, a great grandchild, and many nieces and nephews who loved him dearly. He was pre-
ceded in death by his parents Richard and Margaret Ann Klansnic.
A viewing will be held on Monday, November 9, 2015 from 5:00PM-7:00PM at Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7 th St., Cottage Grove, OR. A Potluck & Celebration of Life will be at the De-
light Valley Church of Christ, 33087 E. Saginaw Rd., Cottage Grove, OR on Saturday, November 14,
2015 at 3:00 PM . Memorial contributions can be made at (https://www.gofundme.com/y28bj2vh).
Arrangements by Smith, Lund, Mills Funeral Home in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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