OBITUARIES.

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Stanley Coolidge

FLORENCE - A memorial service will be held Sept. 26 for Stanley Frederick Coolidge of Florence, who died Sept. 17 at age 58. His family chose not to list the cause of death.

Coolidge was born March 29, 1945, in Hillsboro to Stanley and Maudie Green Coolidge. He moved to Florence in 1947 and graduated from Florence High School in 1963.

He married Judy Lent in Florence on July 31, 1965.

Coolidge worked at Champion Logging Co., at Weyerhaeuser Co. and at the Murphy Plywood Mill. He also drove a log truck for Thorpe Logging Co. He lived in Florence until 1995, then moved to Roseburg where he and his wife ran a foster care home. The couple divorced in 1997 and he moved back to Florence.

His interests included spending time with his grandchildren, reading, hunting, fishing, digging clams, crabbing, picking mushrooms and driving.

Survivors include his domestic partner, Sandra Keeton; three daughters, Darcy Reider of Roseburg, Dea Coolidge of Graham, Wash., and Carol Coolidge of Spanaway, Wash.; two sons, Darin of Hammond, and Dustin of Astoria; a brother, Darryl of Riverside, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

Friday's service will be at 1 p.m. at Burns' Riverside Chapel/Florence Funeral Home. Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 0330 S.W. Curry St., Portland, OR 97201.

Joseph Goddard

OAKRIDGE - The funeral Mass will be held Sept. 22 for Joseph F. "Joe" Goddard of Oakridge, who died Sept. 17 of congestive heart failure. He was 78.

Goddard was born Sept. 27, 1924, in Cylinder, Iowa, to Ray and Marcella Foy Goddard.

After graduating from high school in Ruthven, Iowa, he served in the Army.

Goddard moved to Oakridge in the 1950s. He married Aline Coward in Oakridge on April 23, 1960.

He worked for 30 years for the Oakridge Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service. Because of his persistence and outspoken support, an old growth grove of trees was preserved. The grove's Douglas fir and western red cedar trees are 450 to 700 years old and have diameters of more than 9 feet. Goddard's Grove and the Joe Goddard Nature Trail, east of Oakridge, are named for him.

His interests included church music and all sports, especially high school sports. He was a member of the choir at St. Michael Catholic Church and belonged to the Oakridge Kiwanis Club. In 1984, he was named Citizen of the Year.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Nancy Lammers of Portland; three brothers, James of Portland, Robert of Reno, Nev., and Ray of Waterloo, Iowa; a sister, Lois Knuthson of Ruthven; and one grandchild. A daughter, Jennefier, died in 1975.

Recitation of the rosary will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Oakridge. Monday's service will be at 11 a.m., also at the church. Burial will be at Forestvale Memorial Park in Oakridge. Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakridge Food Bank and Helping Hands.

Debra Willis

A memorial service will be held Sept. 24 for Debra S. Willis of Eugene, who died Sept. 14 of liver failure. She was 43.

Willis was born Sept. 24, 1959, in Cottage Grove to Elmer and Darlene Fields Willis.

She was a lifetime resident of this area and her interests included collecting stickers. She enjoyed fishing, riding ATVs and attending races at the Cottage Grove Speedway.

Survivors include her father of Eugene; her mother of Springfield; two sons, Randy Willis of Eugene and Robert Childers of Springfield; three brothers, Donald Willis of Pendleton, Timothy Willis of Cottage Grove, and Anton Willis; three sisters, Sally Clark of Tomah, Wis., Marion Foley of Washington and Brenda Howard of Cottage Grove; and one grandchild.

Wednesday's service will be held at 10 a.m. at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove.

Correction

Rita McHarry of Eugene died Sept. 15 at age 86. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County.

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