Polk County News
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 26, 2017
Independence receives grant
POLICE REPORT
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Courtney Lynn Page, 19, of
Dallas, in the 400 block of Main
Street on Friday on a charge of
misdemeanor fourth-degree
assault.
• Jacob Allen Bailey, 23, of
Dallas, in the 600 block of SW
Levens St. on Friday on con-
tempt of court on a restraining
order violation.
• Lucero Isabel Lugo, 23, of
Dallas, in the 300 block of SE
Davis St. on charges of third-
degree assault for allegedly at-
tacking someone with a mop
handle, and second-degree
disorderly conduct for alarm-
ing neighbors in a nearby com-
plex.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Christopher Robert Nou, 30,
of Dallas, at Church St. E. and Pa-
cific Hwy. N. on July 22 for driv-
ing under the influence of intox-
icants.
• Rita Leoda Stender, 58, of In-
dependence, in the 0-99 block of
N. Walnut St. on July 22 on a
bench warrant for failure to ap-
pear.
• Kausagato Lakalaka, 33, of
Independence, at S. Gun Club
Rd. and C St. on July 23 for DUII.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Levi Eldon Grass, 31, of
Salem, at Monmouth St. and
Gun Club Rd. on July 14 for
driving while suspended or re-
voked and possession of
methamphetamine.
• Daniel Allen, 36, of Mon-
mouth, in the 500 block of
Jackson St. E. on July 15 on a
bench warrant for failure to ap-
pear.
• Kayla Yuriko Pureco, 28, of
Monmouth, in the 300 block of
Whitesell St. W. on July 15 on
two counts of failure to per-
form the duties of a driver
when property is damaged.
• Paul Allan Pimentel, in the
400 block of Ecols St. N. on July
16 for physical harassment. On
July 19, in the 500 block of
Main St. E., Pimentel was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine.
• Luann Moore, 30, of Mon-
mouth, in the 0-99 block of Ivy
Lane on July 17 for physical ha-
rassment.
• Misty Dawn Mahan, 43, of
Monmouth, in the 300 block of
Monmout h-Inde pe ndence
Hwy. on July 18 for reckless en-
dangering – simple assault,
second-degree disorderly con-
duct, unlawful use or carry of a
weapon, third-degree assault –
simple assault, and menacing –
use or display of weapons.
• Julie Marie Kirkpatrick, 36,
of Monmouth, in the 500 block
of College St. S. on July 20 for
second-degree criminal tres-
pass, third-degree criminal mis-
chief – criminal damage, sec-
ond-degree disorderly con-
duct, reckless driving, and pro-
hibited exposure.
Itemizer-Observer staff report
INDEPENDENCE — The city
of Independence announced
that the Oregon Legislature
awarded the city a $1 million
grant for further development
of Independence Landing.
The money, which will be
paid out of lottery bonds, will
go toward development of
the lower terrace park section
of the project, including a
hard-surface trail with a stair-
way and ramp connection to
a plaza overlook on the upper
terrace.
The money will be used to
finish the park, economic direc-
tor Shawn Irvine said, installing a
covered picnic pavilion and
deck overlooking the river.
“We’re also going to devel-
op improved paddler’s access
at the end of C Street, incor-
porating part of Riverview
Park,” he said.
Irvine said the city hopes to
leverage the remaining
money with additional grants
to complete the entire re-
design and redevelopment of
Riverview Park as laid out in
the Parks and Open Space
Master Plan.
Mayor John McArdle said
that Independence Landing
and the development of the
2.5 miles of riverfront owned
by the city has been 20 years
in the making.
“You can see the results of
these investments around you
today, and others can see them,
too,” he said. “I want to thank
Rep. Paul Evans and the entire
Legislature for recognizing the
work that has been done in In-
dependence, and for their will-
ingness to invest in a small, up-
start community like ours.”
OBITUARIES
Cari Tebault
Aug. 9, 1970 – July 8, 1970
Cari Marie Tebault, 46, of
Panama City Beach Fla., lost
her battle against leukemia
on Saturday, July 8, 2017.
Cari is survived by her
husband of 26 years, Jason
Tebault;
daughter
Justine;
s
o
n
Trevor;
and three
grandchildren; parents Art
and Pam Miller; sisters Jodi
(Bob) Nelson and Toni
(Tim) Goertzen; four
nephews; and two nieces;
in-laws Pattie and Larry
Chime; brothers-in-law
Johnathon (Ashley), Andy
and Chris (Ariella).
Cari was born in Vancou-
ver, Wash., and raised in
Dallas, graduating in 1988,
where she was a member of
the first DHS softball team.
She enlisted in the United
Stated Navy, serving as a
quarter master aboard the
USS Salvor while stationed
in Hawaii.
There, she met and mar-
ried the love of her life,
Jason, on Sept. 15, 1990.
They eventually trans-
ferred to Florida, living in
Key West, finally settling in
Panama City Beach.
Cari had so much love to
share and never knew a
stranger.
Her outlook was unique,
fun and, for each of us, very
personal.
She boasted about being
frugal and loved the “Art of
the Deal,” but had a very
generous nature and gave
freely.
Though absent, she is
very near, still loved, still
missed, and dear to us. For-
ever loved and forever
missed.
James Lawrence
Fessler
Nov. 18, 1936 – July 13, 2017
James (Jim) died from
strokes caused by poly-
cythemia vera on Thursday,
July 13, with his wife at his
bedside at Samaritan Hos-
pice House.
He was
born in
Woodburn
to Carl and
A n n e
(Fisher)
Fessler.
He grew
up on a
farm in Mt.
Angel, at-
tended St.
Mary’s
G r a d e
School and
graduated from Mt. Angel
Prep High School in 1954.
He enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force and served from 1954
- 1958 at Elmendorf AFB in
Anchorage, Alaska, and
MacDill AFB in Tampa, Fla.
Taking advantage of the
GI Bill, he enrolled at OSU to
study wildlife management,
earning a Bachelor of Sci-
ence in 1962 and a Master of
Science in fisheries and sta-
tistics.
A career with the ODFW
began in October 1962. He
worked in the research divi-
sion on steelhead on the De-
schutes River, then in man-
agement, serving first as as-
sistant supervisor of the
northwest region in Corval-
lis, and the final seven years
as regional supervisor of the
southwest region in Rose-
burg, retiring in 1992.
As well as his professional
career, he farmed and en-
joyed gardening, plant prop-
agation, fishing, hunting,
wood working, wine mak-
ing, Sudoku, reading and
traveling.
He and Laura have visited
all the continents except
Africa and Australia,as well
as “boondocking” on the
beaches of Baja, Mexico, to
fish in the Sea of Cortez for
several years.
For many years they
camped at fishing parks in
Bandon and Waldport to
fish for salmon. He was a life
member of the American
Fisheries Society, a 55-year
Knight of Columbus and a
member of St. Philip Parish
in Dallas.
Jim met his wife, Laura
Schmitz, in the second
grade and married her in
1957.
Four children followed:
Donald, Michael and Mark
reside in Monmouth, and
Anne lives in McMinnville
with her husband Bruce.
Surviving Jim are his wife,
children, brother Leroy, of
Madras, numerous cousins,
and aunt Margaret Bauman.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and brothers
Richard and Ronald.
Jim was a good man —
generous, faithful and com-
mitted to his Catholic faith.
He participated in a study
involving polycythemia vera
in the hope of aiding in find-
ing a cure.
A memorial Mass, with
rosary preceding at 10:30
a.m., will be offered at 11
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, at
St. Philip Catholic Church,
825 SW Mill St., Dallas. Con-
tributions in his memory
may be made to Father
Taaffe Homes, St. Philip
Church, or charity of choice.
Arrangements are in the
care of Farnstrom Mortuary.
Memories and condolences
may be shared at Farn-
stromMortuary.com.
Casey Kevin Mode
April 14, 1962 – July 19, 2017
Casey Kevin Mode died of
complications of diabetes
and congestive heart failure.
He was
born in
Dallas on
April 14,
1962, to
Floyd and
Carolyn
Mode.
He at-
tended high school at Cen-
tral in Independence.
He lived the majority of
his life in Buena Vista,
McMinnville and the Amity
area.
Casey had a variety of
outdoor jobs — logging,
roofing, general construc-
tion, and most recently he
worked for both Fitts and
Setniker farms.
He was handy with a
hammer and used his natu-
ral talent in various remodel
and building projects, but
his greatest project of love
was the house he built for
his mom and grandmother.
Casey loved the outdoors
and shared that love with his
children.
When camping, you
could always count on him
to be the first one awake and
have a fire built.
He was the most peaceful
when he could be outdoors
on the river with his boat or
at the ocean.
Casey was a big man with
a big heart laced with his
own brand of humor.
He is survived by his
mother Carolyn Mode; for-
mer wife Paula Mode; his
three children Caralee (Van)
Greenwood, Travis (Allyson)
Mode and Kyle Mode; his
three siblings Brian Mode,
Kristina (Steve) Grimsbo,
Rebecca (David) Mode-
Stone; and many nieces and
nephews.
Casey’s life will be cele-
brated privately. Farnstrom
Mortuary is handling
arrangements.
Memories and condo-
lences at FarnstromMortu-
ary.com.
Glen Louis Sedivy
Jan. 2, 1957 – July 18, 2017
Glen Louis Sedivy, 60, of
Vancouver, Wash., passed
away peacefully on Tuesday,
July 18.
He was
the hus-
band of
Rose Sedi-
vy and fa-
ther to
James and
Kysa.
He was
the youngest child of the
late Edwin and Winona Se-
divy, of Monmouth.
Glen was an active person
who went for the gusto in
life and took pleasure in
finding the details of excel-
lence.
He loved his gourmet
food and splendid wines.
His gardening skills were the
envy of his neighbors.
His curiosity led him to
explore many subjects as di-
verse as curing meats, to his
keen eye for classic automo-
biles, his passion for histori-
cal novels — especially
those about the British
Navy — and even an interest
in mason beekeeping.
Very few people on earth
have seen every episode of
Perry Mason; there’s now
one less.
In a similar vein, few peo-
ple could say they played
the piano, the French horn
and mellophone, which
Glen expertly played in high
school, college, and then in
community orchestras (The
Honolulu Community Or-
chestra and the One More
Time Around Again Band).
He was a natural musician.
As his friends can attest,
he was a moderately capa-
ble golfer, but his zest for
that sport, in fact for life,
was infectious.
He grew up in his family
home in Monmouth and at-
tended Central High School
in Independence.
Glen was a proud gradu-
ate of the University of Ore-
gon (Go Ducks!) where he
met Rose and received both
his Bachelor of Science and
Masters of Business Admin-
istration degrees.
His professional career
started in Turlock, Calif.,
with Rodger’s Foods; then
Oahu, Hawaii, working as an
analyst for Dole Pineapple.
He returned to Vancouver to
work for Pacific Telecom
and completed his profes-
sional career at Portland
State University, from which
he retired.
In addition to his wife and
children, Glen is survived by
his brother Dean Sedivy
(Connie), of Monmouth; sis-
ter Nancy Boerem (Steve), of
Florida; and grandchild
Freya Marie Sedivy.
A celebration of Glen’s life
will be held at Our Lady of
Lourdes School Gymnasium
beginning at noon on Satur-
day, Aug. 19. The address is:
4701 NW Franklin St., Van-
couver, WA 98663.
Memorial contributions
may be made in Glen’s
name to The American Dia-
betes Association (In Mem-
ory tab); Our Lady of Lour-
des School (lourdesvan.org);
or the Humane Society for
Southwest Washington.
Nancy Christman
Dec. 21. 1946 – July 22, 2017
Nancy Jane Christman,
70, a resident of Dallas, died
Saturday, July 22, in her
home, with her husband
Carl by her side.
She was born Dec. 21,
1946, to Melvin and Thelma
McKibben. She is survived
by her husband Carl Christ-
man; daughter Selena (hus-
band Keith) Hawryluk; son
Eric Veach; daughter There-
sa (husband Bryan) Naegeli,
Linda (husband Craig) Gun-
selman, Karen (husband
Todd) Peters; 13 grandchil-
dren; and four great-grand-
children.
Nancy was born in
McMinnville and grew up in
Sheridan. She graduated
from Sheridan High School.
She attended college at Utah
State University. Nancy is
preceded in death by her
parents, her sister Betty Joe
McKibben and husband Le-
land Veach.
Nancy worked as a budg-
et analyst for the State of
Oregon Department of
Human Services. Nancy
married Carl Christman
May 5, 2012, and was a
member of the Salt Creek
Baptist Church for over 50
years. She enjoyed quilting,
crocheting, reading, spend-
ing time with her grandchil-
dren, traveling, and visiting
national parks.
Burial and services were
held at Salt Creek Baptist
Church on Wednesday
(today), July 26, 2017.
Memorial donations may
be made to the building
fund at Salt Creek Baptist
Church, 15075 Salt Creek
Road, Dallas, OR 97338.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center made arrangements.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Robert Edwin
Cooley
Salem
Aug. 8, 1929 – July 16 2017
412 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
Graveside 11 a.m.; Mon-
day, July 31, in City View
Cemetery, Salem. Visitation
1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, July 30,
at Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
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