Patricia Mae Thompson Boots
April 27, 2010
A resident of the Springfield area for most of her life, she joined the Lord in heaven on April 23, 2010. She was 75 years old.
Patricia went to school and graduated at Triangle Lake in the early 50′s. She lived on Little Lake Road where she loved riding horses with best friend Dixie. She started her career as a nurse’s aide at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene. She retired in the mid 90′s at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, then went into interim care for a couple of years and ended her career at Good Neighbors Care Center.
She loved spending time with her family and friends. She raised a special friend–a cockatiel named Miss Molly–and loved horses, listening to the rain and eating ice cream in the middle of winter. Her hobbies include walking in the woods and writing poems.
Patricia is survived by children Cheryl Roynon, Richard Roynon and his wife Benita, Deb Roynon, Barbara Baugh and Dawn DuPret and her husband Jay. She was a grandma to 17 children and great-grandma to 14 children.
She will be greatly missed but we all know she is happy in heaven with the Lord and her family, eating ice cream and listening to the rain!
No services are planned.
Vern Story
April 22, 2010
Vern Story of Creswell died April 17 of age-related causes at age 95. No service is planned.
He was born July 15, 1914, in Lincoln, Neb. He married Eva Bivens. She died on Jan. 7, 2001.
He served in the Army for two years. He worked for Gustina Logging as a timber faller for several years.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney of Oakridge and Bill of Fall Creek; two daughters, Deloroes Putnam of La Pine and Cindy Moore of Vancouver, B.C.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Three sons, Charles Story, Timothy Story and Rodger Story, and a daughter, Bonnie Story, died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Signature Hospice.
Robert Reichert
April 22, 2010
Robert “Bob” Reichert of Eugene died April 16 of age-related causes at age 79. A family memorial service is planned for later.
He was born July 28, 1930, in Marysville, Kan., to Carrol and Maurita Witmer Reichert. He married Karen Musser on April 1, 1966, in Hammond, Ind. She died on April 25, 2004.
He graduated from high school and attended some college. He served in the Air Force and, after becoming disabled in the service, he worked from home as a computer programmer.
Survivors include a brother, William of Ponca City, Okla.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Kevin Murphy
April 22, 2010
Kevin Wayne Murphy of Springfield died April 16 of heart failure. He was 39. No service is planned.
He was born Aug. 31, 1970, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Bill and Jackie Shamblin Murphy.
He worked installing hardwood flooring.
Survivors include his mother; two daughters, Alexis Copeland of Bakersfield, and Page Murphy of Pryor, Okla.; three brothers, Bill Murphy of Springfield, and Jimmy Williams and Mike Williams of Claremore, Okla.; and a sister, Lisa Curtis of Bakersfield.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Marie Kennedy
April 22, 2010
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Comfort Inn Conference Center in Cottage Grove for Marie M. “Punkie” Kennedy of Cottage Grove, who died April 9 of emphysema. She was 67.
She was born April 13, 1942, in Roseburg to Oscar and Hazel Wilfong. She married Daniel Kennedy in 1959. They later divorced. She married Glen Townsend in 1974. They later divorced.
She worked as a night auditor for Comfort Inn in Cottage Grove.
Survivors include three sons, Tim of Sultan, Wash., Ted of Roseburg and Tom of Seattle; four daughters, Tina Kennedy of Roseburg, Teresa Kennedy of Longview, Wash., Tonya Moore of Sunriver and Tammy Kennedy of Ephrata, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Margaret Coots
April 22, 2010
Margaret Coots of Eugene died April 17 of age-related causes at age 97. A private family gathering is planned.
She was born Jan. 13, 1913, in Wagner, Minn., to Rudolph and Martha Klott Hirter. She married Raymond M. Coots on Aug. 13, 1948, in Portland. He died in 2003.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Cordin of Eugene; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Donald Bremer
April 22, 2010
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene for Donald E. Bremer of Eugene, who died April 17 of age-related causes. He was 84.
He was born May 7, 1925, in Sterling, Ill. He married Clarine Haugsdal on Sept. 6, 1944, in Dixon, Ill.
He was a pilot in the Navy. He was vice president of marketing at the Metropolitan Bank and Household Bank in Chicago and an artist in woodcarving and metal sculpture.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Richard of Eugene; a daughter, Anna Duplant of Eugene; a half-brother, Raymond Brockhill of North Andover, Mass.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two infant children died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Central Lutheran Foundation.
Marian L. Jenkins
April 20, 2010
Marian Jenkins was born February 8, 1935 in Everett, Washington to Ed and Mabel Beaty Olson. She married Derald Jenkins on December 24, 1955 in Springfield.
She graduated from Springfield High School in 1952 and attended two years at the U of O, joining a sorority. She worked as a bookkeeper for Booth-Kelly, Georgia-Pacific and Springfield Plywood. She also was a nurse’s assistant and library assistant for the Springfield School District.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Greg of Cheshire, two daughters, Kelly Jenkins of Glide and and Karen Jenkins of Tblisi in Georgia; a brother, Fred Olson of Salem; a sister, Judy Bader of Boring; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Marian loved the sun and spent many hours enjoying it’s warmth. She had a passion for line dancing and taking long walks. She enjoyed cross stitching so much that her work included a birth announcement for each grandchild and great-grandchild. She also spent time doing crossword puzzles, loved to read and never met a banana she couldn’t turn into delicious bread.
She favored lighthouses and old barns. Talking on the phone for an hour with a dear friend was a usual occurrence. she always made time for family land friends. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Kathleen Tate
April 20, 2010
Kathleen “Katie” Tate of Eugene died April 7 of breast cancer. She was 66. A celebration of life is planned.
She was born Feb. 18, 1944, in Leavenworth, Kan., to James and Betty Blue Finn.
She worked as an administrative assistant at the University of Southern California and California Institute of Technology, and worked for more than 20 years in the Center of Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon.
Survivors include a son, Cirrus of Eugene; and a sister, Pat Finn Burkhard of Del Mar, Calif.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Lois Kennedy
April 20, 2010
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. April 24 at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield for Lois Jean Kennedy of Eugene, who died April 13 of age-related causes at age 94.
She was born Sept. 2, 1915, in Minneapolis to Ernest and Bessie Walden Goody. She married Charles Kennedy on Sept. 12, 1942, in Minneapolis. He died in 2001.
She attended high school in Minneapolis and worked as a bookkeeper and accountant.
Survivors include a daughter, Cathy Kennedy-Paine of Springfield; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Remembrances to American Cancer Society.