COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Florence Cardwell Edwards
Rotary donates to watershed
1927-2019
Our treasured Florence
Cardwell Edwards, 91, died
peacefully on May 27, 2019,
of age-related causes. She was
born November 11, 1927, in
Seattle, WA, the third of four
daughters to Fred Marshall
Cardwell and Etta May Card-
well. Florence graduated from
Queen Anne High School in
1944 at the age of 16. Th at fall,
she enrolled at Linfi eld College
in McMinnville, OR where
she joined the Lambda Lamb-
da Sigma sorority. Florence
graduated in 1948 with a BA
degree in Home Economics.
She married Jesse Donald Ed-
wards, also a Linfi eld graduate,
in 1947. Th ey lived in Newport
from 1948-1955; Hood River
from 1955-1961; and Portland
from 1961-2009.
Florence
moved to Cottage Grove in
2009.
In her youth, Florence en-
joyed spending weekends and
summers at her family’s beach
home in Indianola, WA. Fa-
vorite activities included sing-
ing, playing the clarinet, and
performing in talent shows
with her sisters and friends.
Florence began her future vo-
cation as a teenager working
at the National Bank of Com-
merce in downtown Seattle.
She continued her banking
career while living in Newport
and Portland. She retired as
an executive secretary of the
Auditing Department for Key-
bank in 1986.
Florence was a kind, car-
ing, generous individual, with
a great heart and spirit. She
was a gracious hostess, baking
cookies, pies, and cakes for
family and friends. She loved
sewing, handcraft s, music,
singing in the church choir,
fl ower arranging, and was the
quintessential mom and Gran-
ny JoJo. Florence was a 66-year
member of P.E.O. (Chapters
CE, DB, and GI), helping to
foster women’s higher educa-
tion funding. She served as
a dedicated deacon at both
Multnomah Presbyterian in
Portland and First Presbyteri-
an in Cottage Grove. Florence
enjoyed attending Linfi eld
Wildcat football games with
her husband and son. Indiano-
la continued to be her favorite
home-away-from-home and
the center of numerous family
gatherings.
Florence is survived by
daughters
Cindy
Vogel
(Bruce), Cottage Grove; Ter-
ri Hanshumaker (Bill), Seal
Rock; grandchildren Brooke,
Vanessa, Catelin, and Marshall;
sister Patricia Marrs and broth-
er-in-law Carl Marrs, Red-
mond, WA. Florence was pre-
ceded in death by her husband
of 53 years, her son Jeff rey,
and her sisters Charlotte May
Cardwell and Clara C. Beern-
ink. Florence will be interred at
Willamette National Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life service
will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday,
August 10, 2019, at First Pres-
byterian Church.
In lieu of fl owers, off er-
ings are welcome in Florence’s
memory to First Presbyteri-
an Church of Cottage Grove;
P.E.O. Chapter GI; or Li nfi eld
College.
Rotary Club of Cottage Grove recently presented a $2,300 check to
Amanda Gilbert (center), executive director of the Coast Fork Watershed
Council, for the purpose of supporting youth Natural Resource education.
(Photo by Christina Lund)
Meet
RAY
MORELOCK
Ray joined the service
team at Brad’s in 2010
and is the Detail Manager.
Ray is lifelong resident
of Cottage Grove and in
his free time he enjoys yard
work, fi shing and camping.
Stop in and say Hi.
Bohenia Mining
Days Festival
countdown begins
Bohemia Mining Days
(BMD) celebrates its 60th
“Diamond Jubilee” anni-
versary this year.
Here are a few sugges-
tions to help make the
most of Cottage Grove’s
biggest event of the year
while supporting festival
operations.
• Advanced All-Day
Carnival Ride Bracelets:
Save money on Carnival
Rides. Discount Carnival
Ride Bracelet Coupons
are now at Cottage Grove
Bi-Mart. Cost is $22 in ad-
vance or $30 on site. Fam-
ilies save even more with
2-for-1 “Buddy Day” on
Thursday (July 18). A lim-
ited number of coupons
are available while supplies
last before July 18 at 3 p.m.
• Covered Bridge Tours:
In partnership with South
Lane Wheels and the Cot-
tage Grove Tour Guides,
BMD offers two-hour
tours of local covered
bridges at noon and 2 p.m.
on Juy 19. Seating is limit-
ed to 18 participants — so
buy early. Tickets are $10/
person at The Bookmine,
702 E. Main St.
• Grand Miners Parade:
The application deadline
for entries in the Saturday
(July 19) morning parade
is Monday, July 15. Ap-
plications are available on
the website or outside the
festival office door in the
CG Hotel (next to Buster’s
Café).
• Ugly Dog Contest: As
part of the 60th celebra-
tion, this once popular
contest from the 1980s
and 1990s returns. We will
award first-, second- and
third-place in four cate-
gories: Best Costume, Best
Owner/Dog Look-alike,
Best Tricks and Ugliest
Dog. Registration forms
are on the BMD website.
Registration fee: $10/ad-
vance or $15/after July 17.
• Community Spirit
Week, July 15-19: Another
returning event that in-
volves the business com-
munity. All seven living
mayors are championing
this throwback event by
encouraging businesses to
compete in two categories:
Best Display & Best Cos-
tumes. To sign up call 541-
510-9804.
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