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2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 13, 2016 Horner recognized by Kiwanis Club BIRTHS June 25, 2016 Bohemia Sunrisers Kiwanis mem- bers Wayne Kleckner and Gene O'Neil recently presented an award to Larry Horner of Horner's Inc. in Cottage Grove in appreciation of his continuous support (in the form of maintenance and donations) of the Club's wood sales program. To Luke and Carrie Brill of Cottage Grove, a son. June 28, 2016 To Allison and Baron Johnson of Creswell, a daughter. IN MEMORIAM Ruby Susanna Roberts 1932-2016 Ruby Susanna Roberts, 84, of Cottage Grove passed away July 8, 2016. She was born June 7, 1932 in Sum- merfield, Kansas to Arthur and Mabel (Brouhard) Volle. She graduated in 1950 from Beattie Kansas High School. On April 16, 1952 in Swiss Home, Oregon, she and Charles Raymond Roberts were mar- ried. Ruby enjoyed garage sales, square dancing, cards and games, card making, canning and food preservation, garden- ing and couponing. She was a Jehovah’s Witness. Survivors include her chil- dren, Sharon Jensen of Cottage Grove, Scott Roberts of Salem, Ore., Calvin Roberts of Kearney, Nebr., Lester Roberts of Cottage Grove and Brian Roberts of Eu- gene, 22 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and all eight of her siblings. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 16 at 4 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jeho- vah’s Witnesses, 78019 S. Sixth St. in Cottage Grove. Private in- urnment will take place at Silk Creek Cemetery. Arrangements under the care of Smith-Lund- Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha- pel in Cottage Grove. fi nisher. He loved and was de- voted to his family and took pride in his work. Cory loved the outdoors and Duck football. He was an athlete in school and also loved to ride. He loved all sports and was a great swimmer. Cory was a very social person who loved his friends. He is survived by his mother and father, Andrew and Victoria Tocher of Cottage Grove, part- ner of 10 ½ years, Tiffany Tul- lar of Wellsville, N.Y., two sons, Asher Thomas and Uriah An- drew Tocher, both of Wellsville, N.Y., and two brothers, Bryson Andrew Tocher of Rogue River, Ore. and Troy Anthony Tocher of Lebanon, Ore. Services were held on July 8 at the Calvary Chapel in Cottage Grove. Arrangements under the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu- neral Chapel, Cottage Grove. Jerry Freeman Bassett 1932-2016 Jerry Freeman Bassett, 84, of Springfi eld, Ore. passed away June 15, 2016. He was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Springfi eld, Mo. to Earl and Zada (Packer) Bassett. In 1953, he married Marjorie Lou Bell in Lubbock, Texas. J e r r y lived in Springfi eld, Mo. until the age of fi ve, when he moved with his parents to southern California. He lived in the San Bernardino and San Diego ar- eas, where he graduated from high school, attended college in Abilene, Texas and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Per- Death Notice Wolfgang Erich Walter “John” Gorny, 87, of Cottage Grove died June 24. No service is planned. Arrangements by Celebrating our 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Grant Gording, BC-HIS Jenna Buetow Board Certifi ed in Hearing Instrument Sciences Hearing Consultant sonnel Management from San Diego State College. He served in the U.S. Air Force from Feb. 1951 until Nov., 1954. Jerry was a gospel preacher working with local Churches of Christ in California and Oregon for more than 50 years. He served as an Elder with the Church of Christ on Coburg Road in Eugene. He enjoyed hunting, fi shing, back- packing and camping. He was also interested in baseball, football and basketball, both collegiate and professional teams. He was a member of the Emerald Empire Gun Club and the National Rifl e Association. He is survived by his son, Darrell Freeman Bassett; son, Gregory James Bassett; daugh- ter, Leanna Cymbala; brother, Don Bassett; fi ve grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, July 9, at the Coburg Road Church of Christ, 1005 Coburg Rd., Eugene, OR 97401. Arrangements by Smith-Lund- Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove. Celebration of Life Raymond Walter Chester 1927-2016 Raymond Walter Chester, 88 of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away July 5, 2016. He was born October 26, 1927, in Seneca, SD to Asa and Katherine (Otto) Chester. Raymond gradu- ated from Sutherlin High School in 1945 and began working in the logging industry. He followed is father-in-law in the min- ing industry from Oregon to Nevada. He was a postman in Carson City, NV for several years where he walked 17 miles a day on his route. Something Raymond was very proud of as he was born with a club foot and told he would not be able to do such things. In 1960 he and his father-in-law bought the Minden Blacksmith Shop in Minden, NV. He continued to op- erate the blacksmith shop under the name Douglas Iron Works until 1991, when he retired. Raymond married Elaine Ingersoll on June 17, 1950 in Sutherlin, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 daughters Debbie, Diane and Cathy as well as his wife of 62 years, Elaine and his three sisters. Raymond is survived by son-in-law Larry Berg, granddaughter Christalee Chapman, 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, Haleigh Williams and Riley Wise, two nephews and a niece. A memo- rial will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7 th St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Arrangements by Smith-Lu nd-Mills Funeral Chapel. z Funeral & Memorial Planning Cremation Options e Monuments & Memorials & e Memorials Cemetery Options e Monuments Cemetery Options e Funeral & Memorial Planning e Cremation Options e Bring in this coupon to receive a free pack of batteries. Expires June 30th. FREE Hearing Screenings FREE Hearing Aid Checks & Cleanings Just call to schedule an appointment! Grant's Hearing 1498 Center E. Main St., CG www.grantshearing.com 541-942-8444 Cory Nathan Tocher 1982-2016 JANIS HULSEY Sunday, July 17th 10:30am Covered Bridge Church of the Nazarene 152 S. "M" St. å Please Celebrate the 4th of July Safely! 123 South 7th, Cottage Grove, Oregon th 123 South 7 , Cottage Grove, Oregon 541-942-0185 •www.smithlundmills.com z www.smithlundmills.com å "Things do not change; we change." — Henry David Thoreau Cory Nathan Tocher, 33, of Wellsville, N.Y. passed away July 2, 2016, in a motorcycle accident. He was born Nov. 29, 1982, in Medford, Ore. to Andrew and Victo- ria (Oachs) Tocher. Cory at- tended high school and worked as a talented concrete SAVE with $10.00 OFF* your subscription Light the Way to a Cure Luminary Ceremony Friday, 10pm, July 22nd Give the gift to the American Cancer Society & keep the light burning with a luminaria in memory of someone lost to cancer, in honor of someone still fi ghting, or in special recognition of someone who has beat the disease. Please complete and return this form to the address below. (Note: to order more than one Luminaria, please photocopy this form.) WHITE LUMINARIA $5 • PURPLE LUMINARIA $10 In Honor of: ___________________________________________ In Memory of: __________________________________________ In Support of: __________________________________________ We can personalize the Luminaria for you. 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