2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2, 2016
IN MEMORIAM
Michael Eugene
Murphy
1953-2016
Michael Eugene Murphy, 63
of Curtin, Oregon passed away
Oct. 27, 2016.
He was born March 27, 1953
in Artesia,
Calif.
to
Marion E.
and Tom-
mie D. (Os-
wald) Mur-
phy.
Michael
graduated
from Gahr High School in Cali-
fornia and studied baseball and
criminology at Cerritos Col-
lege.
He designed satellites for
Rockwell International, worked
at Cool Middle Roofi ng and was
later the manager of “The Popu-
lar Place” bar in Moab, Utah.
Death Notices
Catherine Anne McDonald,
63, passed away Oct. 29,
2016. No service is planned.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills.
He also worked on a crusher and
mixing concrete for Moab Redi-
Mix, was a road maintenance
and street sweeper at Midstate
Industrial for 16 years and Gos-
hen Equipment for four years.
On July 5, 1982 in Moab,
Utah, he and Laurie R. Roark
were married.
Michael enjoyed working on
cars, was an avid reader, liked to
help kids learn and loved base-
ball. He played for the Balti-
more Orioles Triple A League.
When Michael learned that he
was going to be a father and that
his son was on the way, nothing
else mattered. His son Michael
was his whole world.
Michael is survived by his
wife, Laurie Murphy of Curtin,
Oregon, and son, Michael Ed-
ward Murphy of Eugene, Or-
egon.
A memorial service and re-
ception will be held at 3 p.m.
on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at
Margaret Melody Morris,
81, of Springfi eld, formerly
of Saginaw, Oregon died Oct.
28, 2016. Arrangements by
Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Thomas J. Sheredy
1952-2016
Th omas J. Sheredy, 64, of
Cottage Grove died Sept. 22, 2016
from pulmonary embolism and
cardiac arrest.
He was born March 26, 1952 in
Johnson City, N.Y. to Joe and Olga
(Kolosna) Sheredy. He graduated
from Archbishop Mitty High in San
Jose, Calif. and attended college. On
June 22, 1985 in Los Gatos, Calif., he married Gail Galbreath.
Th omas worked for IBM in San Jose, Calif. for 20 years
retiring in 1996. Th omas loved rock and mountain climbing
when he was younger. He was, at the time he did it, the youngest
person to climb the east face of Mt. Whitney at the age of 17.
He still used his skills for climbing trees and downing limbs.
He loved and appreciated old woodworking tools and enjoyed
using them. If someone did not know the name or the use for a
tool, he could tell them and demonstrate it. He loved the creek
on his property and spent time at it daily looking for special
rocks, crystals, and items of unique quality. Th omas was married
to the love of his life and she to hers. He loved his daughter,
his brothers, sisters and friends. He was a unique and special
person and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
Survivors include his wife, Gail Galbreath-Sheredy,
mother-in-law, Naomi Galbreath of Mountain View, Calif., a
daughter, Maegan Sheredy of Springfi eld, Ore., his twin, Linda
Heinlein of San Jose, Calif., other sister, Lisa Sheredy of Los
Angeles, Calif., three brothers, Mark Sheredy of Morgan Hill,
Calif., Brian Sheredy of Scotts Valley, Calif. and Joe Sheredy of
San Jose, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Celebration of Life will be held Nov. 19 from 12:30-4 p.m.
at the Elks Lodge in Cottage Grove. If you plan on attending
the celebration, please call Gail on her cell. If you would like to
contribute a potluck item, let her know. Th omas’ family would
especially like it if family and friends would write out a personal
memory of Th omas and/or a manner in which he touched their
lives. Gail would be grateful for a written copy, so that she can
put them together in a book of remembrance.
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Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, 123 S. 7th St., in Cottage
Grove. Inurnment at Comstock
Cemetery at a later date.
Wayne Edgar Tonole
1939-2016
Wayne Edgar Tonole, 76,
died of complications related
to Parkinson’s disease on Octo-
ber 10, 2016, at the Shangri-La
Home Care
facility in
Lynnwood,
Wash.
Wa y n e
was born
Nov.
3,
1939
in
Walden, Or-
egon, to Domenico and Thelma
Tonole. He grew up in nearby
Cottage Grove, graduating from
Cottage Grove High School in
1957. Wayne attended Shasta
College in Redding, Calif.,
where he played baseball. After
college, he moved to the Seattle
area, where he lived most of his
adult life.
Wayne spent 35 years as a
warehouseman, working for
companies such as Boise Cas-
cade, John L. Bird Offi ce Sup-
plies and Klips Stationers.
Outside of work, Wayne was
an avid sports fan, particularly
baseball and University of Or-
egon football. He also coached
women’s softball teams for
many years in the 1970s and
80s.
Wayne is survived by his sons,
Greg Tonole (Seattle) and Jeff
Tonole (Ithaca, N.Y.), daugh-
ter-in-law Kim Weeden, grand-
son Quinn Tonole, and former
spouse Peggy Tonole.
A remembrance gathering for
Wayne will be held from 1-4
p.m. on Nov. 12 at the Water-
shed Pub & Kitchen, 10104 3rd
Avenue NE, in Seattle.
Kerry Patrick Harris
1964-2016
Kerry Patrick “Pat” Harris,
52, of Halsey, Oregon died Oct.
6, 2016 from complications
from hip replacement surgery.
He was born Jan. 7, 1964 in
Gold Beach, Oregon to Doug
and Donna (McCaw) Harris.
Pat graduated from Cottage
Grove High School and attend-
ed Lane Community College.
His early career was work-
ing in the family business, RD
Harris Construction. He cur-
rently was working for Preci-
sion Document Solutions doing
tech work.
He enjoyed carving and cre-
ating art with his hands, work-
ing on his home, reading, fam-
ily gatherings, and spoiling his
pets, Stryder and Jack.
Survivors include his son, An-
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fi eld, Oregon, two brothers, Ken
Harris of Eugene and Kevin
Harris of Cottage Grove, a sister,
Kathy Zumwalt and husband,
Brian, of Myrtle Point, sister-
in-law, Jean Harris of Cottage
Grove and one grandchild.
A Celebration of Life will be
held Nov. 12 from 2-4 p.m. at the
Stellaria Building, 150 Shelton
McMurphey Blvd., in Eugene.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Wounded Warrior Proj-
ect, 4899 Belfort Rd., Ste. 300,
Jacksonville, FL 32256 (www.
wounded warrior project.org)
Ronald D. Sibley
1954-2016
Ronald D. Sibley, 62, of Rose-
burg, Oregon, a loving husband
and father died Oct. 20, 2016 af-
ter struggling many years with
various types of cancer. Ron is
survived by
his
wife,
Nannette
Sibley, their
d a u g h t e r,
Lisa Mos-
ley,
her
husband
Corey, their
three chil-
dren Brittany, Kirsten, and Cody
and Ron’s son, Mike Sibley and
his wife Melissa, and their son
Alan, his parents Dude and The-
na Sibley, and his brothers Den-
nis Sibley, and Lynn Sibley.
He graduated from Cottage
Grove High School in 1973 and
immediately went into the Navy
from 1972-1975. He was sta-
tioned on the USS Long Beach,
a nuclear cruiser which earned
a National Defense Service
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal
(1 star), Meritorious unit com-
mendation.
Ron worked as a millwright
in the powerhouse at RFP. He
enjoyed working and always
brought his unique sense of hu-
mor with him wherever he was.
His real love was for his family.
He sought to teach his children
and grandchildren the impor-
tance of honesty, integrity, hard
word, good character, strength,
faith and his trust in God and the
real meaning of life. He loved
the outdoors, camping, fi shing,
hunting, and hoped to pass this
love on to his kids and grand-
kids.
He was described as the patri-
arch of his family and his love,
gentle guidance, and funny
sense of humor will be missed
beyond words.
Donald Lee Rosetta
1928-2016
Donald Lee Rosetta, 88, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Oct. 26, 2016 from age related
causes.
He was born Oct. 26, 1928 in
Crested Butte, Colo. to Eugene
and Hermoine (Schoy) Rosetta.
D o n
graduated
high school
and served
in the U.S.
C o a s t
Guard. He
began his
career as a
2-way radio
salesman to
fi re and police departments for
Motorola; retiring after 30 years
as the Vice President of Market-
ing.
Don played tennis, loved
swimming, watching football
and, earlier in life, played foot-
ball in high school. He loved
water skiing, fl ying Piper Cubs
and new cars. He was a Masons
member.
Don married Shirley J. Bot-
toms on December 26, 1947 in
Las Vegas, NV. They were mar-
ried for 63 years.
He is survived by a daughter,
Candice Shoshin and husband
Peter of Cottage Grove, a son,
Randall Rosetta and wife Dee of
Adelaide, Australia; fi ve grand-
children and 10 great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by
his spouse, Shirley Rosetta on
Sept. 27, 2010.
No service is planned. Me-
morial contributions may be
made to the Humane Society of
Cottage Grove. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel.
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