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Ernest Degerstrom
1913-2001
Ernest T. Degerstrom of Cottage Grove died of cancer April 10, 2001, at the age of 88.
He was born Jan. 1, 1913, in Askov, Minn., to Frederick and Selma Degerstrom.
He married Iris Bemus on April 15, 1936, in Askov. They moved to Cottage Grove in 1957.
Degerstrom was a fire control worker for the U.S. Forest Service. His hobbies included woodworking, hunting, fishing and camping.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Theodore Degerstrom of Cottage Grove; two sisters, Agnes Clausen of Pine City, Minn., and Ellen Muehlenthaler of St. Paul, Minn.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
A visitation and funeral were held April 14, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Cremation and arrangements were handled by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Sacred Heart.
Melba Joslyn
1938-2003
Melba J. Joslyn of Yoncalla died June 7 of emphysema. She was 65.
Joslyn was born Feb. 4, 1938, in Yoncalla to William and Lois Boan. She married Richard "Dick" Joslyn in Yoncalla in 1960. He died June 3, 1987.
She graduated from Yoncalla High School. She was a homemaker, and she owned and operated a small grocery store for five years. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, camping and gar- dening.
Survivors include two sons, Shane of Curtin and Brett of Salida, Colo.; three brothers, Jerry Boan of Madras, Charles Boan of Yoncalla and Dennis Boan of Las Vegas; two sisters, Virginia Underwood of Arizona and Sharon Calhoun of Coos Bay; and five grandchildren.
No service is planned. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove is in charge of arrangements.
Clayton Harwood
1915-2003
A memorial service will be held March 2 for Clayton Leroy Harwood of Cottage Grove, who died Feb. 26 of age-related causes. He was 87.
Harwood was born April 21, 1915, in Bear Grove, Iowa, to Omar and Bethel Skinner Harwood.
He married Irma Barrett in Modesto, Calif., on Sept. 6, 1938.
Harwood lived in the Coos Bay area for many years and worked as a logger for the Weyerhaeuser Co. before retiring in 1980. He lived in Cottage Grove for 23 years.
His interests included cutting firewood and using his power saw. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Albert of Sacramento, Allen of Klamath Falls and Alvin of Nehalem; six brothers, Rex of Elgin, Oscar of Amity, Walter "Buzz" of Roseburg, Neil of Cottage Grove, Ross of Eugene and Marvin of Scotia, Calif.; two sisters, Margie Herzberg of Eugene and Mabel Koch of Junction City; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held March 2 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Cottage Grove. A graveside service was held the same day at Silk Creek Cemetery. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Virl Guy Rodgers
1916-2002
Longtime Yoncalla resident Virl Guy Rodgers died of heart failure Aug. 23, 2002. He was 86.
He was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Geraldine, Mont., to Thomas and Florence (Eichkoldt) Rodgers.
He married Lola Mae Emery in Missoula, Mont., on March 12, 1941. They lived in Stevensville, Mont., until February 1943, then moved to Yoncalla, where he lived for 59 years.
Mr. Rodgers worked as a logger, sawyer and millwright for Bohemia Lumber Company, retiring in 1981. He liked to fish and hunt and enjoyed woodworking, woodcarving and raising flowers.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years; a son, Thomas Virl Rodgers of Yoncalla; and two sisters, Eunice Nelson of Laramie, Wyo., and Dovie Duus of Hamilton, Mont.
A visitation was held Aug. 29 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. A funeral service was held the following day at United Methodist Church in Yoncalla. He was buried at Yoncalla Pioneer Cemetery.
Dorothy C. Flatt
1921-2002
Dorothy Costin Flatt of Curtin died of pneumonia on April 10, 2002, at the age of 81.
She was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Bueyrus, Ohio, to Clarence and Gertrude (Rothchild) Henderson. She lived in California before moving to Oregon in 1957.
She married Gilbert Charles Costin in California on Aug. 9, 1940. He died April 14, 1974.
She married David D. Flatt in Drain on April 28, 1977. He preceded her in death the month before, on March 19, 2002.
As a homemaker, she loved spending time with family, her church and church activities, crocheting, farming and animals. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and attended St. John's Catholic Church in Drain up until January 2002.
She is survived by a daughter, Susan Derrick of Curtin; a sister, Helen Miller of Drain; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated April 15 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Burial was at Comstock Cemetery in Curtin. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice.
Louis A. Birrenkott
1926-2001
Louis A. Birrenkott of Cottage Grove died April 15, 2001, of cancer. He was 74.
He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Bulah, N.D., to Chris and Pauline Birrenkott. He graduated from Dryden High School in Dryden, Wash.
Birrenkott served in the South Pacific for the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He married Alla Hrebeniuk on May 12, 1956, in Portland.
He worked in the U.S. Civil Service, employed for 22 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His hobbies included golf and woodworking.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Wayne Birrenkott of Sisters and Tim Birrenkott of Corpus Christi, Texas; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. today at Family Praise Center. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Birrenkott family, who will donate them to their favorite charities.
