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Yvonne Elizabeth Spies
1924-2004
Yvonne Elizabeth Spies, a Eugene resident, died Oct. 26 at the age of 80 from age-related causes.
She was born to Ben and Olga Laremore on July 7, 1924, in Portland.
She attended Uni-High in Eugene and also attended nursing school.
She was married to William E. Spies in Portland on July 22, 1944.
She lived in Eugene; Hilo, Hawaii; Seattle and Cottage Grove.
She worked as a montessori teacher.
She enjoyed walking, reading and word puzzles.
Her husband owned the Riverside Medical Group.
Her children attended school in Cottage Grove.
She is survived by her husband: Dr. William E. Spies, of Florence; her daughters: Yvonne Polkow, of Vancouver, Wash., Kristine Paime, of Henderson, Nev., Cheri Spies, of Eugene, and Mary Patricia Spies, of Lebanon, N.J.; her sons: William Spies, of Tacoma, Wash., David Spies, of Kelso, Wash., and Jonathan Spies, of Kawathae, Hawaii; her brother: Orin Wechsler, of Seattle; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass was held at St. Mark's Catholic Church on Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Jesse C. Crosby
1925-2004
Jesse C. Crosby, an 18-year resident of Cottage Grove, died Oct. 24 at the age of 78 from age-related causes.
He was born to Frank and Iva Crosby in Parkman, Maine, on Dec. 23, 1925.
He married Charlene Sawyer in Cambridge, Maine, on Aug., 17, 1946.
She preceded him in death.
He also lived in Garland, Maine, and Monterrey, Calif.
He served in the United States Navy in World War II.
He worked as a laborer and construction worker.
He enjoyed woodworking, traveling and reading.
He is survived by five sons: Richard Crosby of Winslow, Maine, Randy Crosby of Monterrey, Calif., James Crosby of Cottage Grove, John Crosby of Mollala and Casey Crosby of Oregon City; his daughter: Sandra Plantz of Cottage Grove; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Private family services were arranged by Andreason's Cremation and Burial Service in Eugene.
Charlotte Irene Martin
Charlotte Irene Martin, 74, of Drain, died Oct. 15, 2004 from complications of surgery.
Her memorial is scheduled for Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Drain Civic Center in Drain.
Charles R. Gansel
1927-2004
Charles R. Gansel, a 27-year resident of Cottage Grove, died Thursday at the age of 77 from cancer.
He was born to John and Alice Gansel in Alma Center, Wis., on Oct. 17, 1927.
He married Laura Raske in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on July 3, 1954.
He received a bachelor's of science degree from the University of Montana and a master's of science degree from the University of Idaho.
He worked as a forest geneticist for the Bureau of Land Management and was the U.S. Forest Service Center Manager at the Dorena Tree Improvement Center.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the occupation of Japan.
He loved his family, fishing, gardening, genealogy, officiating at track and field meets and football, primarily the Green Bay Packers.
He was a member of the Society of American Foresters, the Oregon Track Club and the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society.
He also lived in Syracuse, N.Y., Lake City, Fla., and Eagle Point before moving to Cottage Grove.
He is survived by his wife: Laura Gansel of Cottage Grove; his daughters: Leiyn Gansel of Urbana, Ill., Karlyn Gansel-Ang of Albuquerque, N.M., Lynda Gansel of Cottage Grove, Cheryl Gansel of Boulder, Colo.; and two grandchildren.
No service is planned.
Arrangements were made through Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
