COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 | 3A
On The Record
OHA: Now is time to test for radon gas in homes
Bob Fletcher (Triebeneck)
1952-2019
Bob Fletcher (Triebeneck)
of Cottage Grove, OR, passed
away December 29, 2019.
Bob was born May 7, 1952
in Oklahoma and adopted by
Ethel Morris.
Aft er earning his high
school diploma Bob studied to
become a Registered Paramed-
ic, Nurse, Firefi ghter and later
a Musician.
Bob married Tonya on
March 29, 1990 in Kingston,
PA.
Bob worked with Pete See-
ger with Sloop Clearwater,
the 25th Woodstock Reunion,
Renaissance Faire and various
Cable series and TV & Radio
series. Bob enjoyed music and
played at the Habitat for Hu-
manity open mic nights at the
Axe & Fiddle. Bob was a mem-
ber of BMI.
Bob is survived by his wife
Tonya; daughters Sarah of
Pennsylvania and Tanja of Col-
orado; son Noah of Pennsylva-
nia; seven grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild.
A memorial Service will be
held at a later date.
Laverne “Vern” Willis Shrock
Many parts of Oregon
remain at risk of high ra-
don — an odorless, taste-
less and invisible gas. It is
a naturally occurring ra-
dioactive gas that comes
up from the ground and
is drawn into buildings,
where it can build up to
dangerous levels.
The U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency
estimates that radon is
responsible for more
than 20,000 lung cancer
deaths per year in the
United States. Radon is
the second leading cause
Laverne
“Vern”
Willis
Shrock, 77, passed away De-
cember 22, 2019, River Bend
Hospital from congestive heart
failure and myelodysplastic
syndrome. Vern was born June
4, 1942 to parents Willis and
Esther (Kister) Shrock in Sweet
Home, Oregon, where he lived
until 1960. He graduated from
CGHS in 1961 and served in
the Navy from 1964 to 1968
in the Philippines, Alaska, and
Washington. Vern worked in
the woods for GP and Murphy
Logging, then began a 30-year
career driving log, dump, chip,
and fl atbed trucks, where he
earned safe driving awards for
every company he drove for.
— Curtis Cude, Oregon Health Authority
of lung cancer in the U.S.
after cigarette smoking,
and the leading cause
of lung cancer among
non-smokers.
“Every
homeowner
should test their home
for radon every two to
Warren McGuire
January 7, 2020
1942-2019
He married Evelyn Gates in
Reno, NV on May 25, 1983.
He enjoyed playing baseball
from middle school through
high school and was a pitcher
for Sweet Home. Vern liked to
camp, hunt, fi sh and went crab-
bing every chance he got.
Vern is survived by his wife
Evelyn Shrock;
daughters
Tammy Lawson (James) of
Bothell, WA, Debbie Borland
(Wayne) of Cheshire, OR, and
Maria Shrock, Washington;
step-daughters Nicki Kilday
of Cottage Grove, Sherri Kro-
nberger (Todd) of Cottage
Grove, and Julie Lake (Mike) of
Bend, OR; sister Sharon Kes-
ter (Del) of Cottage Grove; 11
grandchildren, 16 step-grand-
children and several great
grandchildren. Vern was pro-
ceeded in death by his parents,
a sister Carolyn Levens and
a step-son Steve Leonhardy.
Th ere will be a private family
inurnment at Fir Grove Ceme-
tery. Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
“Every homeowner should
test their home for radon
every two to five years.”
In the morning hours of
Tuesday, January 7th, War-
ren McGuire passed from the
bonds of this life. He was 77. To
the end, the pleasant light of his
spirit burned bright and gener-
ous, undimmed by the course
of long and arduous health is-
sues. He will be remembered
always as a husband, a brother,
a father, and a friend who was
gentle in his nature, exception-
ally gifted in his conversation,
and ever charitable in his hu-
mor. His wit, his friendship
and his smile will be greatly
missed.
Born the son of Dale and
Fran McGuire of Cottage
Grove, Warren spent much of
his time discovering the area’s
fields, forests and rivers—gen-
erally whipping the latter into
a froth with a variety of fish-
ing gear. He graduated from
CGHS in 1960 having excelled
in math and science, as well
as football and track. He later
attended OSU and, at the age
of 19 was hired by the Wey-
erhaeuser Lam-Beam facility
at Cottage Grove. Over the 39
years of his employment, he
ascended from floor laborer to
shift manager.
He was married to Anne
Nelson for 17 years and later to
Patricia Hughart. The last six
years of his life he was married
to Betty Webb. He is survived
by his wife, his children: Le-
roy, Patricia Dawson, Patrick,
Sunny, Adam, and Logan, as
well as eight grandchildren and
one great grandchild. He also
leaves behind his mother Fran
and three siblings: Dean, Diana
and Judy.
Services will be held at 1 pm,
Saturday, Jan. 18 at Calvary
Baptist Church, 77873 S. Sixth,
Cottage Grove.
five years,” says Curtis
Cude, Radon Awareness
Program manager at the
Oregon Health Authori-
ty. “The best time to test
is during the heating sea-
son, when the windows
and doors are closed up
tight.”
Many test kits are
priced between $15 and
$25 and can be found in
most hardware stores.
Radon problems can be
fixed by qualified con-
tractors for a cost similar
to that of common home
repairs, such as painting
or having a new water
heater installed.
The Radon Awareness
Program collects radon
test data from test kit
manufacturers in an ef-
fort to understand which
areas of the state have the
potential for high radon
levels and to identify ar-
eas where educational
outreach efforts need to
be focused.
The program is offer-
ing a free radon test kit to
residents whose homes
are in ZIP codes with
fewer than 20 radon test
results.
Residents can send
an email to radon.pro-
gram@dhsoha.state.or.us
to receive instructions on
how to get a free test kit,
which will be provided
while supplies last.
Merlyn Jean Pruitt
1932-2019
Merlyn Jean Pruitt, 87, of
a member of the Daughters of
Cottage Grove, OR passed
the American Revolution. Jean
away on December 28, 2019.
is survived by her sons, Ralph
She was born on January 5,
Pruitt, Camas, WA and Walter
1932 in Marshall, OK, Garfield
Pruitt, St. Louis, MO; brother,
County, to parents Ralph R.A.
and Dessie V. (Triplett) Brown.
Jean married Jack Edward
Delmer Brown, Portland, OR;
7 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren. She was pre-
Pruitt Sr. on October 31, 1952
in Oakridge, OR.
They di-
vorced after approximately 18
years of marriage. Jean retired
ceded in death by her daugh-
ter, Deena Cook and son, Jack
Pruitt Jr. A private family in-
from the University of Oregon
urnment will be held at Lane
working as a bookkeeper and
Memorial Gardens, Eugene,
accountant for many years.
OR. Arrangements in the care
She enjoyed gardening, gene-
of Smith Lund Mills Funeral
alogy and quilting. Jean was
Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
H'C'>G,,*O >@GOG@O);@/O.@CO'EO8@>/O'EOM@HO@J>OM@HCO1@<,O@COJ,OJ588O);,'>OM@HCO/HGG,CEO.@CO.C,,O
Cottage Grove
200 Gateway Blvd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
4
(541) 942-5400
Mon. - Sat. 8am - 9pm
Sun. 9am - 8pm
Ed & Kori Sowa
Independent Owner-Operators
facebook.com/CottageGroveGroceryOutlet
SAVE 40-70%
ON GROCERIES.
BEAUTIFUL, HUH?
Come experience our new laser
F@,EO?@GO3?)9H+,O)@EGO@-O='G,D3'9O LA3D,EO O99OA'DG3)3A'?GEOK2@O'GG,?+O'?O,EG3='G,+O
=3?HG,O 3?2@=,O AD@+H)GO )@?EH9G'G3@?O K399O D,),3I,O 'O O 04-GO ),DG3-4)'G,O %3E4GO 2GGAEO
KKKD,EG'HD'?G)@='(@HGG,D=EO -@DO )@=A9,G,O G,D=EO '?+O )@?+3G3@?EO '?+O 2GGAEKKKO
D,EG'HD'?G)@=-@DOA'DG3)3A'G3?0OD,EG'HD'?GEO!,G'39OI'9H,O3EO O--,DOEA@?E@D,+O(NO,'-H'D+O
@9+4?0EO ?)O 3=3GO @?,O A,DO 2@HE,2@9+O @=A'?NO AD@)HD,EO E,99EO '?+O 3?EG':9EO E,'=9,EEO 0HGG,DO
AD@G,)G3@?O#24EO@--,DO3EOI'93+O-@DO2@=,@K?,DEO@I,DO ON,'DEO@-O'0,O -O='DD3,+O@DO3?I@9I,+OK3G2O
'O 93-,O A'DG?,DO (@G2O )@2'(3G'G4?0O A,DE@?EO =HEGO 'GG,?+O '?+O )@=A9,G,O AD,E,?G'G3@?O G@0,G2,DO
'DG3)3A'?GEO =HEGO2'I,O'OA2@G@O O (,O'(9,OG@OH?+,DEG'?+O ?093E2O '?+O(,O :,0'99NO '(9,OG@O,?G,DO
3?G@O 'O )@?GD')GO #2,O -@::@K3?0O A,DE@?EO 'D,O ?@GO ,9303(9,O -@DO G24EO @--,DO ,=A9@N,,EO @-O @=A'?NO
@DO'--3:4'G,+O)@=A'?3,EO@DO,?G3G3,EO G2,3DO3==,+3'G,O-'=49NO=,=(,DEO AD,I4@HEOA'DG3)4A'?GEO3?O'O
@=A'?NO3?2@=,O)@?EH9G'G3@?OK3G23?OG2,OA'EGO O=@?G2EO'?+O'99O)HDD,?GO'?+O-@D=,DO@=A'?NO
)HEG@=,DEO 3-GO ='NO ?@GO (,O ,LG,?+,+O GD'?E-,DD,+O @DO EH(EG4GHG,+O ,L),AGO G2'GO @=A'?NO ='NO
EH(EG3GHG,O'O/4-GO@-O,BH'9O@DO/D,'G,DOI':H,O3-O3GO+,,=EO3GO?,),EE'DNO3-GO)'D+OK399O(,O='39,+OG@OG2,O
A'DG4)4A'?GO I3'O -3DEGO )9'EEO $?3G,+O "G'G,EO '39O K3G24?O O +'NEO @-OD,),3AGO @-O G2,O AD@=@G3@?O -@D=O
@GOI'93+O3?O)@?6H?)G3@?OK3G2O'?NO@G2,DOAD@=@G3@?O@DO+3E)@H?GO@-O'?NO 73?+O --,DO3EOEH(6,)GOG@O
)2'?0,OK3G2@HGO?@G3),OAD3@DOG@OD,E,DI'G3@?O LA3D,EO O
,'.H'C*O@A,C'G,EO'EO,'.H'C*O@.OC,/@>O5>OC,/@>OH>*,CO;5),>E,O>H<(,CO
Brent Bitner, DDS
DENTISTRY WITH FAMILY IN MIND
C ALL U S T ODAY !
541.942.7934
350 E. W ASHINGTON A VENUE • C OTTAGE G ROVE
WWW.CGSMILES.COM
