2A | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Arrest made in sexual assault of Cottage Grove minor
On Thursday, June 6,
Cottage Grove Police ar-
rested Elizabeth D. Vander-
hoof of Cottage Grove on
allegations of sexual mis-
conduct with a 14-year-old
male.
The minor had been list-
ed as a runaway the previ-
ous day. After investigating
several leads, police found
that Vanderhoof had been
assisting the 14-year-old
male.
Vanderhoof remains in
custody as the case remains
under investigation.
The identity of the
14-year-old will not be re-
leased. However, he has
• Reckless Endangerment
been returned home safely
to family.
of Another Person
• First Degree Custodial
Vanderhoof is being
Interference
charged with:
• Firearm Transfers by
• Five counts of rape in Unlicensed Person
• Sexual Misconduct
the third degree
• Coercion
• First Degree Online
Sexual Corruption of a
Child
Robert Leland Foster
Emma Leita Goodwin
1989-2019
May 24, 1930 - May 27, 2019
Robert Leland Foster, 29,
of Cottage Grove died on June
1, 2019. He was born in Cot-
tage Grove, OR on September
20, 1989 to parents, Roger and
Kathleen (Lassiter) Foster. He
graduated from Cottage Grove
High School in 2008. Robert
was a Horticulturist and an
expert in growing orchids and
fl owers. He enjoyed skate-
boarding, swimming, cliff div-
ing, snowboarding, and long-
boarding with his pit bull. He
enjoyed playing billiards with
friends. He was an excellent
artist and writer, and he en-
joyed all music genres from
country to Reggae. Robbie
was a magnet for children and
dogs, and he especially enjoyed
his friends and family. Robbie
was a very free-spirited person.
He is survived by his brother,
Ryan (Kristi) Foster of Cot-
tage Grove; his sister, Heather
Foster of Hazeldale, WA; and
grandmothers, Kathy Dunlap
and Myrna Lassiter. A Cele-
bration of Life will be held at a
later date. Arrangements are in
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel in Cottage
Grove. Please access the on-
line obituary at www.smith-
lundmills.com for service up-
date information.
Emma
Leita
Goodwin
passed peacefully in her Kis-
simmee home on Monday,
May 27, 2019. Although this
89-year-old
Florida
Native
was technically born in the
City of Alamo, Georgia, her
family moved to Sarasota in
1930, shortly aft er her birth.
Leita was known to most as
“Sweet Cookie” a nickname
given to her by late husband,
Ned of 66 years. Th is Southern
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Baptist dedicated her life to
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ganizational and design skills
that would rival any HGTV
project today. She is survived
by her two sons and daughter,
Bob (Cindy Goodwin) of Co-
lumbia Falls, Montana, Steve
(Melanie Goodwin) of Sara-
sota, and Elizabeth Goodwin
Harris (David) of Kissimmee,
Florida. Sweet Cookie was a
proud grandmother to Jacob
Goodwin and (Christina), Bri-
an Goodwin, Will Warren IV
(Caitlyn) and Drew Warren.
Drew helped provide con-
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Harold Ira “Chip” Chi-
appetta of Cottage Grove
passed away May 25, 2019 of
age related causes.
Harold was born to James
and Judith Chiappetta in Ho-
nolulu, HI on December 18,
1929.
Harold graduated from H.R.
Farrington High School and in
October of 1974 he married
Mary Ann Reimche in Reno,
NV.
Harold served in the Army
and Marine Reserves from
1952-1958 and earned the Na-
tional Defense Service Medal.
two Oregon step granddaugh-
ters, Rajeana (Gary) Powell
and Sarah Keller and fi ve step
great grandchildren; Jade (Ari)
Preston, Tailor Powell, Megan,
Brad, and Zoe Keller. Sweet
Cookie fought to stay strong
as to welcome her fi rst Good-
win great grandson, due this
June. She remained close to
her siblings, nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends. Anyone
who met her or was lucky
enough to enjoy her southern
hospitality, became instant
family. Her super mom pow-
ers included event planning,
setting the perfect dinner table,
maintaining a “model home,”
reviving dead plants, masterful
ironing, antique shopping and
stain removal. Her refreshingly
honest wit and creativity will
be missed by most. St. Cloud’s
Fisk Funeral Home is entrusted
with her preparations at www.
fi skfh .com. A brief Committal
Service will be held at the Sara-
sota National Cemetery, 9810
State Road 72 on Friday, June
21st at 9:30 am. A celebration
of life BBQ will occur at the
Crocker Memorial Church,
where Ned & Leita originally
said, “I do” in 1950, located
in Pioneer Park on 1260 12th
Street in Sarasota. In lieu of
fl owers, please consider a dona-
tion to Vitas Hospice at www.
vitascommunityconnection.
org or mail checks to: Vitas
Community Connection 255
E 5th Street Suite 1200 Cincin-
nati, OH 45202 where 100%
of all donations assist Hospice
eff orts in Central Florida.
Steven Holmes
1968-2019
Steven Holmes, 50, of Cot-
tage Grove, Oregon, left his
mortal body, Tuesday, May
07, 2019 from natural causes.
Steven received a degree from
LCC, and HEOS in Eugene, Or-
egon. And a certifi cate of com-
pletion for teaching at a nearby
rabbinical school. He married
Melissa Gallegos Holmes in
2000, Steven had a passion to
serve people and bring help to
those who were lost and was
passionate about aff ecting the
most positive change in peo-
ple. Steven worked as a Mill-
wright until he retired in 2014.
Steven was preceded in death
by his mother, and daughter
Ember Holmes and his lega-
cy is with 4 children: Korban
Holmes, Alyssa, Amanda, Au-
drey, and 1 grandchild, Eleanor.
He had no other living relatives.
A tribute will be held on June
16, 2019 .
William Ray Dixon
1949-2019
William Ray Dixon, known
to most of his friends as ‘Light’,
passed on May 24, 2019.
Light was born in Kingfi sh-
er, Oklahoma to Letha and No-
lan Dixon. He had two broth-
ers, John and Frank, and two
sisters, Mary Jane and Doris.
He always cherished his
small town upbringing, where
he learned to hunt and fi sh and
to love being outdoors. He also
deeply valued his family’s Na-
tive American heritage and the
spirituality it embodied.
Aft er some years of travel, he
returned to Kingfi sher where
he worked as a roughneck, an
arborist, and a silversmith.
He and his wife at the time,
Anna Lee Dixon, had two sons,
Gabriel and Zachorion, in
Oklahoma, before moving to
Oregon.
In Cottage Grove, Oregon,
their son, Leif, was born. Th ey
later divorced, but remained
close enough to one another
to both be full-time parents to
their children.
Light took on a variety of
professions over the years,
most of which centered around
his passion for art. He attend-
ed Lane Community College
and the University of Oregon
where he focused on classes in
drawing, painting, sculpture,
ceramics, photography, and
writing. Aft er leaving the U of
O, he continued to write, draw,
and pursue other passions such
as making glass art. He also
enjoyed playing harmonica,
gardening, and just talking to
people.
Light had many friends in
Cottage Grove, Eugene, and
the surrounding communities.
He was open to conversation
with everyone he met, and
never hesitated to express his
honest opinion or off er a sym-
pathetic ear.
Light’s parents and two
brothers are deceased. His two
sisters, Mary Jane and Do-
ris, live with their families in
Oklahoma and Arkansas. His
three sons and their mother
live in Oregon, as well as his
two granddaughters and a step
granddaughter.
He is, and always will be,
deeply loved and missed by his
family and friends.
Robert Brinsley Burbidge
1943-2019
Harold worked as a machin-
ist and enjoyed gardening, car-
pentry, coin & stamp collecting
and volunteering at Communi-
ty Sharing. Harold was award
Volunteer of the year from
Community Sharing.
Harold is survived by his
Son; Joshua Chiappetta of
Cottage Grove, OR; Daughters
Valerie Bauman of Dorena,
OR, Juana Chiappetta of Los
Banos, CA and Sylvia Libby
of Gold Beach, OR; Brothers
George Chiappetta and Pat-
rick Eskildsen, Sisters Eleanor
Ward and Dorothy String Fel-
low; 14 Grandchildren and 17
Great-Grandchildren.
Harold was preceded in
death by his wife Mary Ann
Chiappetta; Brothers Charles
Chiappetta and Walter Chi-
appetta; Sisters Irene Kapoi
and Mildred Fowers.
A Celebration of Life will be
held June 22, 2019 from 1-3pm
at 1760 W. Harrison, Cottage
Grove, OR.
Aft er fi ve long months in hospital and fi ve ten-
der days in a hospice, Robert Brinsley Burbidge
died on May 20th, 2019 in Cambridgeshire, En-
gland. He was 75 years old. He is survived by his
sisters Diana and Georgina and his nieces Alex,
Emma and Sara; his fi rst wife, Vicki Matthews
and their nephews, Ben, Luke and Bash; and by
his wife Julie Loquidis and his stepdaughters,
Emily and Lulu.
Brinsley was the fi rstborn child of Ivor and
Vera Burbidge in 1943 and became an older
brother four years later with the birth of twin
sisters. Th e strong bond formed between these
siblings would prove to last a lifetime. Brinsley
explored the natural world taking special inter-
est in the hedgerow wild fl owers and butterfl ies
of Stamford, his home town. He set up a home-
based photography studio and learned the power
of understanding lenses. Brinsley performed well
at Stamford School, which earned him a place at
St. Andrews University in Scotland. Later, he
attained a PhD (A study of the South African
genus Tulbaghia) at the University of Edinburgh
and worked for the Royal Botanic Garden Edin-
burgh overseeing exhibitions where his botani-
cal knowledge and skills as a photographer were
noted and appreciated. He and Vicki Matthews,
also a botanist, were married at this time and
bought their fi rst home together in Edinburgh’s
India Street. While at RBGE, Brinsley joined
an expedition to collect plants in Colombia and
discovered he liked to travel and to interact with
people from diff erent cultures. Word of his bo-
tanical knowledge, creativity, and people skills
was spreading and he accepted the position to
head the Dept. of Information and Education at
the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. With a mutual
passion for botanical illustration, Brinsley and
Vicki would meet Dr Shirley Sherwood. A rela-
tionship formed which would result in Shirley
building up one of the largest collections of bo-
tanical art in private hands and result in the Shir-
ley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew.
Also during his tenure at Kew, Brinsley travelled
to many countries for botanical research and to
off er expertise. His travels to tropical places en-
gendered a special interest in palms and when
new leadership was required at Fairchild Trop-
ical Botanic Garden in Florida aft er Hurricane
Andrew struck in 1992, Brinsley was appointed
as Director to oversee operations there. Likewise,
when fresh leadership was required at Denver
Botanic Garden in Colorado, Brinsley took the
helm and steered the Garden through a major
renovation, new construction and a national
conference. While working in Denver he met
Julie Loquidis, a gardener, artist, and mother of
Emily and Lulu who he would come to nurture
as his own children. With a love of the tropics
compelling him southwards again, Brinsley’s
next move was to accept the position of Director
of St. George Village Botanical Gardens in the
US Virgin Islands. Brinsley, Julie, and Lulu (and
frequent visitor Emily) instantly fell in love with
St. Croix and they contributed full-heartedly to
their island community. Brinsley and Julie were
married on a boat before reporting to a shared
position managing the landscape of a private is-
land near St. Th omas.
One of the truly great passions in Brinsley’s
life was photography: he was elected a Fellow of
the Royal Photographic Society. He was a techni-
cal genius with a close-up lens and made many
beautiful, abstract images by zooming in on pat-
terns of leaves. He honed a sensitivity to land-
scape and developed a unique style that had all
the hallmarks of a master. His dignifi ed portraits
of people demonstrated a respectful approach to
getting to know his subjects. Brinsley loved peo-
ple and people loved him.
Soon aft er choosing Cottage Grove, Oregon
as a place for retirement, Brinsley and Julie set
up a photography and art business which they
enjoyed very much. Eventually though, Brinsley
began to feel the tug of home and wished to share
his homeland with Julie. Th ey had been back in
England for only two years when Brinsley’s heart
disease fi rst made itself known. It was not the
plan, but the families take consolation that as he
wished, he is buried “in England, on a hillside
with wild fl owers and sunshine”. A very beautiful
hillside for a very beautiful person.
