2A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 30, 2019
RECORDS
County Works to increase
road safety signage
Lane County continues
to be among the counties
with the highest number
of annual traffi c fatalities in
the state. Most traffi c fatal-
ities in Lane County occur
on rural roads or highways
where excessive speed and
distracted driving are espe-
cially dangerous on curv-
ing roads.
In an eff ort to increase
driver safety and comply
with new Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
standards, Lane County is
in the process of upgrad-
ing curve warning signs on
several of its roads.
“We know that most fa-
talities are roadway depar-
tures that involve excessive
speed,” said Lane County
Supervising Traffi c Engi-
neer Steve Gallup. “Mak-
ing curves more visible —
especially at night — can
help us save lives.”
Th e upgrade includes
more frequent use of re-
fl ective “chevron signs” at
corners to better delineate
the curve of the road. Signs
like these have been shown
to reduce fatal and injury
collisions by 20 to 35 per-
cent.
In 2015, 57 people died
in traffi c collisions in Lane
County; a 35-percent re-
duction would have result-
ed in 19 fewer deaths that
year.
Examples of the upgrad-
ed curve warning signs can
be found at:
• Deerhorn Road, espe-
cially from milepost 5.12
to milepost 5.93
• River Loop #2 at mile-
post 0.27
• North Fork Siuslaw
Road, especially from mile-
post 2.02 to milepost 2.87
Transportation safety is
a signifi cant public health
issue and priority in Lane
County. In 2017, Lane
County joined the Nation-
al Strategy on Highway
Safety, known as Toward
Zero Deaths, and adopted
a countywide Transporta-
tion Safety Action Plan to
proactively respond to fa-
tal and severe-injury colli-
sions.
Most fatal collisions are
roadway departures in-
volving excessive speed
and are preventable.
More information about
Lane County’s eff orts to
improve road safety can be
found at lanecounty.org/
towardzerodeaths.
POLICE LOG
Jan. 21
• An abandoned bike was
found in the bushes on
Cottonwood St.
• A stray pitbull was
found on Patrick Loop
and wheels.
• A suspicious condi-
tion was reported at 6:29
a.m. when an individual
saw someone wearing all
black.
Jan. 24
Jan. 22
• An individual reported
hearing their neigh-
bor shouting and then
abruptly speeding off .
Jan. 23
• A woman on 8th St.
found a Pomeranian on
her front porch.
• An individual on Main
St. reported that their son
was being threatened by a
subject over a set of tires
• Th ree cell phones were
turned into the police sta-
tion aft er being found at
Safeway.
• A suspicious vehicle
was reported on Taylor St.
when an individual saw
someone sitting in the
car wearing a hood over
their head. Th e police
ran the plates and found
that there was a practice
or game going on at the
school and the parent was
waiting for their student.
Nelson Wesley
1927-2019
Nelson Wesley, 91, passed away January
16, 2019. He was born June 27, 1927 in Finely
Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61
years Val Jean Wesley, son Michael (Mitch)
Wesley, Mother Alice Watson (Choate), and Brother Buck Ish-
comer both of Oklahoma.
He enjoyed early retirement traveling the U.S. visiting family,
friends, camping, and fi shing.
Nelson served in the US Air Corp from 1945 to 1948 as a Flight
Mechanic/Staff Sargent on B17s and C47s. When the old planes
came to town, he always went to see them. Nelson is survived by
his sons Bryan and wife Cheryl, Mark and his wife Chana, and
grandchildren Josh Wesley, Cassie Wesley and Michael Wesley,
along with numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
New Oregon license plate to feature gray whales
A new Oregon license
plate, with the image of a
gray whale mother and her
calf, will be available at Or-
egon Department of Motor
Vehicles offi ces throughout
the state beginning on Feb. 1.
“Th is is a wonderful way
to support marine mammal
conservation on a local and
even a global basis,” said
Bruce Mate, director of the
Marine Mammal Institute
based at Oregon State Uni-
versity’s Hatfi eld Marine Sci-
ence Center in Newport.
Th e plate will cost $40
to order or renew — $35 of
that total will go to the OSU’s
Marine Mammal Institute
for marine mammal re-
search, graduate education,
and public outreach.
People who have previ-
ously purchased vouchers
for the plates may submit
those at DMV offi ces in lieu
of this fee. Th ose transfer-
ring new whale plates to an
existing Oregon-registered
vehicle will have some small
additional fees to transfer
new month and year stickers
to the new plates.
DMV has ordered 10,000
of the specialized plates. Th e
fi rst 20 numbered plates will
go to the people who sup-
port the coast, including Or-
egon’s coastal caucus of state
senators, representatives, the
governor and OSU Presi-
dent Ed Ray, who each paid
for their own vehicles’ plate
changes.
Th e whale license plate
legislative eff ort was led by
Rep. David Gomberg of Dis-
trict 10 on the central coast,
who championed the idea for
several legislative sessions.
“Some of the proceeds
from the plate sales will
target marine mammal re-
Cathy (Rouse) Forgey
1962-2019
Jeannettie Dean Howard
June 8, 1932 - January 25, 2019
Jeannettie was born June 8, 1932 in
Menard, Texas and was the 9th of 10 chil-
dren. She married Lonnie Howard on
June 3, 1950 in Bayard, New Mexico. Lon-
nie preceded her in death in 2007. Th ey
had three children, Paul Howard (wife
Dorothy) of Cottage Grove, Janet Yearous
(husband Paul) of Cottage Grove and Ray
Howard (wife Marketa) of Prineville. Th ey were also blessed
with 6 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Nettie retired in 1995 from Klamath County School District
where she worked as a bus driver and also in the school cafeteria.
Th ey moved to Cox Creek Road in Yoncalla where they lived
until Lonnie’s death. She moved into Magnolia Gardens shortly
aft erwards where she lived the last 9 years of her life. She very
seldom missed a bingo game and spent her other free time read-
ing and doing word search puzzles along with bible studies.
She was an avid craft er. She loved sewing, knitting and cro-
chet as well as other numerous craft projects. She and Lonnie
were very active in several black powder clubs. Th ey spent much
of their free time at black powder rendezvous camps competing
in shoots. Nettie made all their costumes which were authentic
dress for the time period. She was a very good shot as well, tak-
ing home many fi rst place trophies.
A Visitation will be held from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Friday, Feb-
ruary 8, 2019 at Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7th St.,
Cottage Grove, OR 97424. A Graveside service will be held at
11:00 AM at Yoncalla Applegate Cemetery, Yoncalla, OR. Ar-
rangements in the care of Smith Lund Mills.
search and education,” Mate
said. “Th e plates are a way
that citizens can support
marine mammal research at
a very modest biannual ba-
sis and let other folks know
about their interests, support
and concerns for the coast as
they drive down the road.”
Th e program will support
public outreach eff orts, in-
cluding the notable “Whale
Watch Spoken Here,” where
OSU researchers annual-
ly train more than 100 new
volunteers to staff coastal
viewpoints on 22 headlands
along the Oregon coast.
Cathy (Rouse) Forgey of Cottage Grove
died on January 12, 2019 at the age of 56.
She was born in Denver, CO, on October
20, 1962, to parents Lynwood and JoAnn
(Turvey) Rouse. She graduated from Creswell
High School, and later received her Clown College Certifi cation.
She was manager of the Sud-N-Shine Car Wash and was also a
Farrier for horses. Cathy didn’t know a stranger and enjoyed
doing many things. She was a rock hound, enjoyed her critters,
hunting, fi shing, camping, and anything to do with the outdoors.
She liked gardening, swimming and full moon swimming.
Time spent at the coast was her favorite place to be. She was a
spiritual being, had lots of energy, and loved to dance. Cathy is
survived by her mother, JoAnn Guth; stepfather, Vernon Guth;
and father, Lynwood Rouse. She is also survived by son, Tristan
(Mallory) Wolf; daughter, Kacey (Mike) Wolf; son, Sam (Sara)
Scott; son, Charles (Nita) Scott; brother, Michael (Shawna)
Rouse; sister, Sue (Tony) Kirk; sister, Cyndi Scott; brother,
Shane (Becky) Guth; brothers, Steve and Shawn Largent; 8
grandchildren and ex-husband, Raymond Wolf. A Celebration
of Life will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at
the Creswell Church of Christ. Please check Cathy’s Facebook
page for service updates. There is a Cathy Forgey Donation
Fund opened at any Banner Bank. Arrangements are in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove.
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Robert Joseph Venice
1937-2019
Robert Joseph Venice, 81, of Cot-
tage Grove, OR, died January 20,
2019. He was born January 28, 1937
in Peru, Indiana, to parents Leonard
and Mae Belle (Nelson) Venice. Bob
graduated from Peru High School
in 1955 and attended the University
of Oregon. He served as a Corporal
in the United States Marine Corps.
Bob was a retired mail carrier for the United States Postal Ser-
vice. He married his high school sweetheart, Becky Lou Reineke
on December 31, 1960, and they celebrated 58 years of marriage.
Bob enjoyed gardening, cooking, fi shing, hunting, and traveling.
He learned and spoke Italian, spent time with his grandchildren,
volunteered for Meals on Wheels and St. Vincent de Paul Society.
He was a kind, generous and warm man with a fun-loving sense
of humor. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Becky; daughter,
Th eresa Venice-Hollriegel (Kuno) of Seattle, WA; daughter Ma-
ria McCandless (Stan) of Beaverton, OR; daughter, Angela Ven-
ice-Simmons (Chris) of Cottage Grove; daughter, Monica Venice
of Cottage Grove; son Nick Venice (Shanna) of Cottage Grove;
daughter Gina Buckel of Milwaukie, OR; sister, Mary Jo Tully of
Peru, IN; sister Barbara Hayes of Mesa, AZ; sister, Judy Owen of
Peru, IN; 9 grandchildren, Ashley Perkins, Brandon Perkins, Kyle
Corso, Hannes Hollriegel, Anton Hollriegel, Jaxon Simmons, Ja-
son, Shaelyn and Cassandra Venice. He was preceded in death by
brothers, Leonard Venice, Jr., James Venice and sister, Janet Dixon.
A memorial mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cath-
olic Church at 11:00 am on February 2, 2019 in Cottage Grove.
Donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1025 N.
19 th St., Cottage Grove. Arrangements are by Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
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