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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 13, 2018 2A RECORDS OBITUARIES GILMAN — Barbara E. Gil- man, 90, of Cottage Grove, passed away June 1, 2018, of age-related causes. She was born Feb. 10, 1928, in Omaha, AR, to John and Ruby (Null) Ware. She mar- ried Donald R. Gilman on June 8, 1946, in Reno, Nev., Don and Barbara Gilman their beloved son, Robert, preceded her in death. Most of Barbara’s working years were lived out on historic Main Street in Cottage Grove, from Petersen’s Department Store to owning the Mode O’Day shop, and then on to 18 years at the First National Bank. Barbara was a painter, gar- dener and a superb hunter and fi sherman. She volunteered at local charity organizations. She was a member of the Elks; Prospectors & Golddig- gers; and a member of the 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ. She is survived by her daugh- ter, Connie Langham of Cot- tage Grove; daughter-in-law Judy Gilman of Albany, Ore.; brother and sister-in-law, Je- rol and Magdalena Ware, of Lorane, Ore.; sister Wanda Bennett of Spokane, Wash.; sister, Helen Ware of Portland, Ore.; sister Joan Vedder of Alaska; fi ve grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A memorial service and re- ception will be held at 2 p.m. on Th ursday, June 14, at Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. SCHUC K —Helen Lillian Schuck, 85, of Cottage Grove, died June 5, 2018. S h e was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Charles- ton, W.V., to par- ents Earl and Hazel Helen Schuck (Sigman) Holmes. She attended Sissonville High School in Charleston, W.V. Hel- en married Alfred Schuck on Oct. 20, 1952, in Charleston, W.V., and they were married for 66 years. Helen enjoyed golfi ng, shop- ping, traveling and long car rides. She is survived by her spouse, Alfred “Ray” Schuck of Cottage Grove; sons Johnnie Ray Schuck of Cottage Grove and Allen Wayne Schuck of California; daughter Alicia An- nette Baber-Schuck of Cottage Grove; brother Wes Holmes of Texas; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers: Russell Holmes and Kenneth Holmes; and her sister, Th elma Holmes. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday June 16th at 2:00 PM 33451 Van Duyn Rd. Eu- gene, OR 97408. Arrangements are in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. HOWELL—Peter Joseph Howell, 35, of Oregon City, O r e . , passed away from complica- tions of a brain tu- mor on June 1, 2018. Pe t e r Peter Howell was born to Gerald and Barbara Howell on Sept. 22, 1982, in Cottage Grove, and was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on March 8, 1997. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor of Business degree from the Uni- versity of Oregon in 2007. In 2009, he moved to Portland, Ore., where he met his future wife, Monica Garrett. Th ey were married April 6, 2013. Peter began working for DE-El Enterprises in 2009 and successfully opened the Port- land branch. Peter served as an elder in the Russian language congre- gation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He spent 10 years averaging 70 hours or more a month teach- ing others about the Bible, a vocation he treasured and took seriously. He also enjoyed traveling and meeting his fellow Witnesses from around the world, visiting over 15 countries. Peter was a devoted husband who loved people, laughing and the outdoors. He loved hiking in the Northwest wilderness, swimming and scuba diving and trying his hand at fl y fi sh- ing. Due to his faith, he made an earnest eff ort to make a dif- ference in other people’s lives and did not allow his illness to defi ne him. Peter is survived by his wife Monica; his parents Gerald and Barbara; his siblings Todd, Louis, Keevan, Robert and Sal- ly. Police log May 30 A male subject, that was possible under the infl uence, was reported loitering on Gateway Blvd. A group of 4-5 men were seen drinking in public near Trailhead Park and urinating behind the wigwam. June 2 Criminal mischief was reported at Bohemia Park when a group of juvenile males were seen kicking a bike around near the amphitheater. Members of the group were also trying to climb up wires. June 4 An intoxicated male was seen pushing his bicycle in the middle of traffi c near Hwy. 99. A woman was seen walking down Main St. and going door-to-door yelling “where’s the children.” Gun shots, described as several shots in rapid succession, were heard near E. Madison around 10 p.m. Careless driving was reported at the police station aft er an individual saw a car fail to stop for a school bus and nearly hit a pedestrian. June 6 A suspicious condition was reported around 4:30 a.m, when three individuals were seen stripping a car of its parts. Trespassing was reported on Cherry Ct. aft er a man parked in a driveway and possibly entered a residence that was supposed to be vacant. CGPD contacted the man and he had run out of gas and temporarily parked in that spot. June 5 A male subject was seen laying down on the sidewalk on 6th St. It was unknown if he was sleeping. LEC board On May 29, the Lane Electric Cooperative mem- bers elected directors in- cluding incumbent direc- tors Chris Seubert and Jerry Shorey. Seubert has been direc- tor since 2003, Shorey since 2015. Both were elected to an additional three-year term. Susan Knudsen Ober- Peter’s memorial will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jeho- vah’s Witnesses, 3516 SE 74th Ave, in Portland, Ore. on Satur- day, June 16, at 5 p.m. A reception will follow at the Brentwood Darlington Com- munity Center, 7211 SE 62nd Ave., in Portland. M AC K E N SE N — R o n a l d Lawrence Mackensen, 74, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Cot- tage Grove, died May 25, 2018. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. Barbara May Mullins 1951-2018 Barbara May Mullins, 66 of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away May 22, 2018. She was born June 12, 1951, in Cot- tage Grove, OR to proud parents Raymond and Audrey May (Aubrey) Thies. Soon after graduating from Cottage Grove High School in 1969, along with her high school sweetheart Robert Lee Mullins, they mar- ried on August 29, 1969, and built a successful business in Cottage Grove. They both enjoyed traveling, jeeping, and seek- ing for adventure. Barbara is survived by her husband Robert Mullins, Cottage Grove, OR; daughters: Melissa Mullins, Cot- tage Grove, OR; Megan (Adam) Millard and their 3 children Audrey, Natalie and Maverick, Lorane, OR; brother Malcolm (Pam) Thies, Cottage Grove. Barbara enjoyed her grandchil- dren immensely. A Celebration of Life & Reception with buffet and beverage provided will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove. Barbara requested a party of a lifetime, so come and raise your glass to our mother, wife, friend and so much more. Memorial contributions may be made to Pete Moore Hospice House, 4010 County Farm Rd., Eugene, OR 97408. Mavis Irene Daggett 1923-2018 Our mother, Mavis Irene Daggett, a resident of Cottage Grove, passed away surrounded by many in her family on June 2 nd , 2018 at 95 years old. She was born in Herrin, Ill and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years, George Edward Daggett. Th e three of us kids (listed below), along with the 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren were honored to be a member of her family. She served almost 60 years as a pastor’s wife in California and Oregon (including Cottage Grove). She had fond memories of Cottage Grove and moved back here in 2004 aft er George passed away. She spent her last 4 years at Middlefi eld Oaks Assisted Living in CG. Mom loved Jesus and had a very personal relationship with Him. Knowing the almighty God, serving Him was her life’s goal. She taught us about loving others, forgiveness and serv- anthood through her Godly example. Mom certainly was not exempt from adversity in this life, but her legacy was how she responded to it. She taught us to draw closer to God rather than turn away from God. We, and all her family, would like to thank many of the staff at Middlefi eld Oaks, Cottage Grove Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice for the excellent care - and going the extra mile for her during the last season of her life. We all rejoice that she has reached her heavenly home. We love you mom and will miss you dearly, Your kids – Duane, Judy and Lloyd z å meyer was elected pres- ident, Jeannette (Ingrid) Kessler was elected vice president, Kathy Keable was elected secretary and Hugh Buermann was elect- ed treasurer. Want to share your viewpoint? Write a Letter to the Editor: CORRECTION In the May 23 edition of the Cottage Grove Sen- tinel, Tara Sue Hughart was identifi ed as a vol- unteer for the Cottage Grove Museum in an article titled, “Updating History: Titanic Coat gets an upgrade.” Hughart is a coordi- nator for the museum. Th e Sentinel regrets the error. 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