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OBITUARIES.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Shirley Rosen

SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be held Feb. 12 for Shirley J. Rosen of Springfield, who died Feb. 6 of Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . She was 87.

Rosen was born Nov. 5, 1917, in Springfield, to Benjamin Daniel and Lena Pearl Clark Smith. She married Karl Rosen on Dec. 1, 1934, in Springfield. He died Dec. 15, 2004.

She worked as a cook for the Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
  • Adams Elementary School
  • Alternative Kindergarten
  • Awbrey Park Elementary School
  • Bertha Holt Elementary School
 for 36 years and worked for a railroad during World War II. She was a lifelong resident of Springfield.

Survivors include a son, Robert of Springfield; two daughters, Betty Cameron Corporal Betty Cameron (b. 20 November 1918) was an Australian World War II servicewoman and WAAAF activist. Born as Elizabeth Katherine Twynam-Perkins, she was educated at Fort Street Girls' High School, Sydney and obtained her Leaving Certificate.  and Joyce Doak, both of Springfield; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A grandson, Kevin Rosen, died in 1970.

Saturday's graveside grave·side  
n.
The area beside a grave.
 service will be held at noon at West Lawn Memorial Park in Eugene.

West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association, incorportated on April 10, 1980 as the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., is a non-profit American voluntary health organization which focuses on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease. .

Delores Wynegar

SPRINGFIELD - Delores M. Wynegar of Springfield died Feb. 6 of chronic pulmonary disease. She was 68. No service is planned.

Wynegar was born Feb. 28, 1936, in Coquille co·quille  
n.
A scallop-shaped dish or a scallop shell in which various seafood dishes are browned and served.



[French, from Latin conch
, to Irvin and Margaret Wilson Margaret Wilson (born 20 May 1947), a New Zealand politician, currently serves as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She is a member of the Labour Party. Early life
Born in Gisborne, Wilson studied law at Auckland University.
 Whobrey. She married Russell Connolly in 1954; they divorced in 1976. She married Bill Wynegar in 1976; they divorced in 1995.

She had lived in Springfield since 1938 and attended Brattain and Lincoln schools, Mill Street Junior High School and high school in Springfield. She was a waitress, cook and restaurant owner restaurant owner ndueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante  in Lane and Douglas counties from 1955 to 1990. She enjoyed spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart.

The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God.
 with her family and friends, hunting, fishing, crocheting and playing bingo. She loved animals.

Survivors include two sons, Pat Connolly Pat Connolly an American musician, recording artist. Original bassist for The Surfaris , an early California Surf Rock group of the 1960's.  of Eugene and Mike Connolly; a daughter, Mary Gan of Olympia; a stepson step·son  
n.
A spouse's son by a previous union.


stepson
Noun

a son of one's husband or wife by an earlier relationship

Noun 1.
, Mike Wynegar of Myrtle Creek; four stepdaughters, Vickie Branford of Springfield, Sue Ann Wynegar of Sutherlin, and Angie Peterman Pe´ter`man

n. 1. A fisherman; - so called after the apostle Peter.
 and Michelle Smith, both of Myrtle Creek; a brother, LeRoy Whobrey of Eugene; and 18 grandchildren. Both former husbands died previously.

Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations.  or Greenhill Humane Society.

Mytire Linville

SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Feb. 12 for Mytire Rene "Marie" Linville of Springfield, who died Feb. 6 of of age-related causes. She was 78.

Linville was born July 19, 1926, in Cave City, Ky., to Chester and Florence Gray Hill. She married Ivan Linville on Nov. 16, 1945, in West Virginia.

Linville was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, camping and picnics.

She had lived in Springfield for 64 years.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Teresa Walls of Springfield; three sons, Rick and Ron, both of Springfield, and Chris of Albany; a brother, Cecil Hill of Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. ; a sister, Micky Lyons of Eugene; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Saturday's service will be held at 4 p.m. at Westside Apostolic Church in Eugene.

Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Isalene Harpole

Isalene I. Harpole of Eugene died Feb. 4 of age-related causes. She was 86. No service is planned.

Harpole was born Aug. 8, 1918, in Springfield, to Marion and Gertrude Donovan Harpole.

She graduated from Junction City High School and University Business College, and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers at Camp Adair during World War II.

She worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for Hall Construction for 22 years and for Oakway Spa until her retirement in 1981.

Harpole enjoyed flowers, gardening, travel, birds and animals.

She was a past treasurer of the Eugene Garden Club. She belonged to the Eugene Fuchsia fuchsia: see evening primrose.
fuchsia

Any of about 100 species of flowering shrubs and trees in the genus Fuchsia (family Onagraceae), native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America and to New Zealand and Tahiti.
 and Begonia begonia (bĭgōn`yə), any plant of the large genus Begonia and common name for the family Begoniaceae, mostly succulent perennial herbs of the American tropics cultivated elsewhere as bedding or pot plants and easily propagated by  Society and had participated in many flower shows, including exhibits at the Lane County Fair The Lane County Fair is an annual celebration held in Eugene, Oregon every August featuring food, music and other entertainment. It is held at the Lane County Fairgrounds. .

Survivors include three nieces, Linda Johnson and Carol Waits, both of Medford and Geraldine Marchese mar·che·se  
n. pl. mar·che·si
1. An Italian nobleman ranking above a count and below a prince.

2. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
 of Grants Pass; and a nephew, Marion Harpole of Kenai, Alaska.

Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Junction City. Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lions Eye Bank.

Dale Pottorf

TRIANGLE LAKE - A celebration of life will be held Feb. 11 for Dale Leighton Pottorf of Triangle Lake, who died Feb. 5 of cancer. He was 76.

Pottorf was born June 3, 1928, in Estes Park, Colo., to Fred and Eva Vilmue Pottorf. He married Donna Godden in 1953 in Fort Collins, Colo. They later divorced. He married Glenda Barton in 1967 in Eugene.

He graduated from Kremmling High School in Colorado in 1946 and from Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus.  in 1954.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 and during the Korean war Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation.  from 1950 to 1952.

He worked as a pharmaceutical representative and retired from Roche Laboratories in 1990.

He enjoyed fishing, gardening, travel, family, college sports and movies.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Bruce of Sumner, Wash., and Ron of Eugene; a daughter, Sheri Harris of Anchorage; two stepdaughters, Debbie Shilligburg of Lake Oswego and Terry Hanson of Eugene; a stepson, Greg Fox of Portland; three brothers, Fred of Holly, Colo., George of Tucson, Ariz., and Rodney of Brighton, Colo.; a sister, Beatrice Georgopulos of Denver; and 11 grandchildren. A granddaughter, Suzanne Kidder, died previously.

Friday's celebration and open house will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Gainsborough Community Center at Irving Road and Northwest Expressway in Eugene. Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society,
n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research,
, 2350 Oakmont Way, Eugene, OR 97401 or Cascade Hospice, 2650 Suzanne Way, Eugene, OR 97408.

Virgil Taylor

SPRINGFIELD - The graveside funeral will be held Feb. 10 for Virgil Taylor of Springfield, who died Feb. 5 of heart failure. He was 58.

He was born April 2, 1946, in Eugene to Lee and Virginia Taylor. He married Sharon Morrison on Dec. 16, 1966, in Post Falls, Idaho Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 17,247 at the 2000 census, but now as of 2006 it has 24,420 citizens. .

Taylor graduated from Creswell High School in 1966. He graduated with a degree in environmental health from Lane Community College in 1982, and in 1987 he graduated with a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science
BS, SB

bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
 degree in environmental health from Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. . He was a registered sanitarian sanitarian /san·i·tar·i·an/ (san?i-tar´e-an) one skilled in sanitation and public health science.

san·i·tar·i·an
n.
A public health or sanitation expert.
.

He enjoyed reading and listening to books on tape, gardening, fishing, hunting, spending time with his family and friends and watching his daughter compete in Special Olympics in softball, basketball and gymnastics. His family will remember him "for his sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
sense of humour, humor, humour
."

He was a longtime member of Springfield Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife; his daughter, Cathy Taylor of Springfield; three brothers, Bert of Idaho, Belvin of Cottage Grove and Ben of Medford.

Thursday's service will be at 2:30 p.m. at Springfield Memorial Gardens. A service of remembrance will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Springfield Lutheran Church.

Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Springfield Lutheran Church.

Tomasa Reid

A memorial service will be held Feb. 11 for Tomasa Reid of Eugene, who died Feb. 5 of cancer. She was 67.

She was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Zacatecas, Mexico, to Jose Sanches Villegas and Juana DeLeon Sanches. She married Robert Reid on June 18, 1977.

She was employed as a cook at Los Posada po·sa·da  
n.
A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging.



[American Spanish, from Spanish, lodging, from posar,
 and at Cafe 131. She enjoyed travel and bowling and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Fraternal Order of Eagles International is a fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington by a group of six theater owners including John Cort (the first president), brothers John W. and Tim J. .

She became a U.S. citizen in 2001.

Survivors include her husband; her daughter, Toni DeHaven of Bend; two brothers, Marcos Sanches and Alberto Sanches, both of Juarez Chih, Mexico; and three grandchildren. A son, David Simmons, died April 4, 1996.

Friday's service will be held at 7 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church in Eugene. England's Eugene Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to:

In the United States:
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center — Eugene, Oregon
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center — Spokane, Washington
See also
  • Sacred Heart Hospital (disambiguation)
.

Skip Kimball

DEXTER - The graveside funeral will be held Feb. 10 for Frances "Skip" Sible Kimball of Dexter, who died Feb. 6 of age-related causes. She was 84.

She was born Dec. 8, 1920, in Spokane. She married Keith David in 1940 in Yuma, Ariz. He died in 1963. She married Jim Kimball on Aug. 17, 1965, in Reno, Nev.

A 1927 graduate of Eugene High School, she worked at the submarine factory in Groton, Conn., during World War II.

She was a homemaker, family caregiver and millworker. She enjoyed flowers, pets, spending time with her family and travel in a motor home. She was a gifted poet, cartoonist and craftswoman crafts·wom·an  
n.
A woman who practices a craft with great skill.
. She will be remembered as being "very outgoing" and "making friends wherever she went."

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Dawn Wagner of Prineville and Dixie Palmer of Dexter; two brothers, Glen Spencer and Larry Spencer, both of Indiana; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene. Thursday's service will be at 1 p.m. at Rest-Haven Memorial Park.

James Stam

SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Feb. 13 for James Edward Stam of Springfield, who died Feb. 1 of age-related causes. He was 82.

Stam was born March 20, 1922, in Harrisburg, to Clyde and Alta Wright Stam. He married Virginia Billee Johnson on June 20, 1942, in Springfield.

A high school graduate, he served in the Navy for six years, then moved to Marcola. He worked as an Oregon state policeman in Albany and later was a mechanic for a logging company and Southern Pacific Railroad "Southern Pacific" redirects here. For the country-rock band, see Southern Pacific (band)
The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad.
. He lived in Albany from 1947 to 1965, then lived in Roseburg until 1970. He moved to Grants Pass in 1970 and had lived in Springfield since 1975.

Stam enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, working on cars and going to the coast. He was a 33-year member of Marcola Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patricia Pratt of Springfield; a son, Micheal of Springfield; a brother, Charles of Cheshire; a sister, Eva McLein of Fairbanks, Alaska; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Sunday's service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Marcola Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 38393 Wendling Road. Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Isaac Smith

SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Feb. 12 for Isaac Graham Smith of Springfield, who died Feb. 5 of cancer. He was 32.

He was born May 28, 1972, in Springfield to Stephen and Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning.  Kirkwood Smith. He and his wife, Sara, were married July 20, 2002, in Springfield.

A graduate of Thurston High School Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon in Lane County. Their mascot is a black colt. Shooting
On May 20, 1998, student Kipland "Kip" Kinkel killed his parents, William and Faith, both Spanish teachers at local high schools.
, he delivered pizza for Papa's Pizza. He enjoyed music, family and friends, camping, hiking and kitties.

Survivors include his wife; his parents; and a brother, Ely, of Portland.

Saturday's service will be at 2 p.m. at Camp Creek Church in Springfield. Wherity Family Funeral Home and Cremations in Tualatin is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Isaac Smith Medical Fund at any US Bank.

Alan Moser

A celebration of life will be held Feb. 10 for Alan Michael Moser of Eugene, who died Jan. 28 of a stroke. He was 50.

Moser was born May 3, 1954, in Queens, N.Y., to Robert and Theresa Moser.

He had an associate's degree in engineering and had worked as a millwright mill·wright  
n.
One that designs, builds, or repairs mills or mill machinery.

Noun 1. millwright - a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery
 for Agripac for 30 years. He enjoyed reading, camping, hiking and playing billiards billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised and cushioned edges. .

Moser recently spent more than a month in Florida helping hurricane victims. He had lived in Eugene for 32 years.

Survivors include his fiancee, Charlene Pifer of Eugene; his parents, of Port Charlotte, Fla.; a sister, Terry; and a brother, Robert of New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
.

Thursday's celebration will be held at 7 p.m. at Wiley's Bar and Grill at 846 W. Sixth Ave. in Eugene. Roberson Funeral Home of Port Charlotte, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.

Violet Alkire

A memorial service was held Jan. 31 for Violet Alkire of Edwardsville, Ill., formerly of Eugene, who died Jan. 20 of age-related causes. She was 98.

Alkire was born July 28, 1906, in Brookings, S.D., to Seth and Ida Tree Hulburt. She married John Alkire on Aug. 27, 1927, in Caputa, S.D. He died in 1976.

She was a schoolteacher in western South Dakota for many years before moving to Rapid City, S.D., in 1945. She retired and lived in Eugene from 1970 to 1997, then moved to Edwardsville. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and a longtime member of Daughters of the Nile.

Survivors include two daughters, Avonna Chamberlin of Las Cruces, N.M., and Dorene Tiede of Glen Carbon, Ill.; a son, Alvin of Fort Collins, Colo.; two sisters, Mary Wagner of Eugene and Rose Rickenbach of Oelrichs, S.D.; seven grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren.

Weber and Pletcher Funeral Home in Edwardsville was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Presbyterian Children's Services in care of First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. , 237 N. Kansas St., Edwardsville, IL 62025.

Diane Harms

SPRINGFIELD - Diane M. Harms of Springfield died Jan. 29 of emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly . She was 63. No service is planned.

Harms was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Redfield, S.D., to Earnest and Vera Cocren Harms.

A homemaker, she had lived in Springfield for more than 30 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, crafts, camping, swimming and church.

Survivors include four daughters, Gloria Lindahl of Eugene, Sabra sa·bra  
n.
A native-born Israeli.



[Hebrew
 Lindahl of Springfield, Peggy Miller of Carson City, S.D., and Barbara Stepp of Silver Springs, Nev.; two sisters, Viola Stormo of Portland and Marcela Radtke of Arizona; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grand-children. Two daughters died previously, Tammy Miller in 1979 and Lisa Mommer in 2000.

England's Eugene Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Duncan Sr.

A service was held Feb. 5 for Charles Duncan Sr. of Eugene, who died Feb. 3 of congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. . He was 85.

Duncan was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Myton, Utah, to William and Mabel Green Duncan. He married Vera Hinion, who died in 1945. He later married LaWanda McGill. She died in April 2001 after 56 years of marriage.

He attended Albany High School Albany High School is the name of several public and independent secondary schools in the United States:
  • Albany High School, California in Albany, California
  • Albany Science College formerly Albany High School, in Chorley
 and worked as a logger and salesman. He lived in Cave Junction for three years and had lived in the Alaskan cities of Sitka, Petersburg and Ketchikan.

Duncan enjoyed reading, gardening and tinkering. He belonged to Temple Beth Israel, Church of God Seventh Day and Worldwide Church of God This article or section has multiple issues:
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.

Survivors include seven daughters, Charlene Marion of Eugene, Leona Wallen of Wallowa, Sharol Holznagel of Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. , Minn., Wanda Fletcher of Riverside, Calif., Marietta Davis of Petersburg, Alaska, Catherine Duncan of Modesto, Calif., and Barbara Winters of Federal Way, Wash.; a son, Charles Jr. of Anchorage; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A son, Berton, died in 1987 and a grandson, Wesley Cory, died in 1968.

The graveside service was held at Willamette Memorial Park in Albany. Andreason's Cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups.  & Burial Service in Eugene was in charge of arrangements.

M. Wesley Skinner

A memorial service will be held Feb. 12 for M. Wesley Skinner of Eugene, who died Feb. 5 of age-related causes. He was 88.

He was born July 30, 1916, in Sims, Ind., to John and Vessa Wright Skinner. He married Judith Graham on Nov. 18, 1960.

He graduated from high school and from Anderson College in Indiana.

He worked as a minister, evangelist and church planter and served as superintendent in the United Brethren Church for 19 years.

Among his interests were fishing, golf, travel, gospel music, especially male quartets, and spending time with his friends. He enjoyed sports, basketball in particular, and his church family.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ted of Kennewick, Wash., and Eric of Bend; a brother, Bill, of Silver Point, Tenn.; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Saturday's service will be held at 3 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church in Eugene. Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Westside Baptist Church.

Toni Johnson

Toni Lynn Rice Johnson of Salem, formerly of Veneta and Eugene, died Jan. 27 of complications of meningitis. She was 33. No service is planned.

Johnson was born April 4, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Robert and Gladys Lehmkuhl Rice. She married Jack Johnson on April 26, 2004, in Portland.

She worked in a restaurant and enjoyed crafts, music, four-wheeling, fishing and camping.

She previously lived in Eugene, Veneta and Colorado Springs.

Survivors include her husband; her father, of Eugene; a daughter, Jessica of Salem; two sons, Trevor and Brett, both also of Salem; and a sister, Tina Quimby of Satsop, Wash.

Virgil T. Golden Funeral Home in Salem is in charge of arrangements.

Wayne Gilmour

Private family services are planned for Wayne Gilmour of Eugene, who died Feb. 4 of age-related causes. He was 86.

Gilmour was born Dec. 17, 1918, in Barton, Vt., to Robert and Lillian Campbell Gilmour. He married Camille Carlson on June 27, 1947, in Rochester, N.Y.

He served as an Army paratrooper in the Pacific theater. He earned a bachelor's degree at Bates College and a master's degree in education from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. . He worked as a middle school science teacher for 31 years.

He enjoyed camping, hiking, reading, canoeing, carpentry, travel and spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jim of Eugene and David of Central Point; a daughter, Barbara Markello of Douglas, Wyo.; and six grandchildren.

A celebration of life is planned, with inurnment to be in the family cemetery in northern Vermont.

Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Harry Barrell

A potluck gathering will be held Feb. 12 for Harry A. Barrell of Eugene, who died Feb. 3 of age-related causes. He was 99.

Barrell was born Jan. 10, 1906, in Newberg, to A.J. and Lizzie Cook Barrell. He married Helen Frances Russell on July 15, 1928. She died Jan. 5, 1999.

He graduated from Grants Pass High School and worked as a machinist for Southern Pacific Railroad for 46 years. He worked evenings as a projectionist in move theaters for 32 years.

Barrell was a member of the filming and editing crew for the movie "Animal House." He enjoyed photography, gardening and cooking.

Survivors include a son, Bill of Reno, Nev., and a domestic partner of four years, Elsie Berry. A daughter, Sharon Barrell, died May 4, 1998.

Saturday's potluck will be held at 1 p.m. at Kaufman Senior Center in Eugene.

England's Eugene Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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