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Journal LOCAL Friday, October 8, 2004 Downtown studied for possible streetcars A local coalition pays about $50,000 for feasibility report BY CARA ROBERTS MUREZ Statesman Journal Consultants are studying downtown Salem to figure out how feasible a streetcar system would be for the city. The study began a few weeks ago, said John Whittington, Salem-Keizer Transit development director, and has another months to go. "It's very much in the feasibility stage at this point," Whittington said. "No one knows if it's feasible or not. And that's what we want to find out." The streetcar, as proposed, would run one to two miles in the downtown area, probably including the Capitol Mall area.

It could go to the Salem Railroad Station, Salem Hospital, the Salem riverfront and the north downtown redevelopment district. The study is costing the transit district, city and downtown businesses about $50,000. Barriers identified in the Streetcar study The consultants, Consulting Associates, which has offices mPo Portland and San Francisco, and Portland engineering firm URS, plan to have more meetings soon with the key stakeholders, the streetcar study include: a Heavy traffic on Front Street between Union and Trade streets. Freight rail tracks with about seven daily trains and pedestrian sky bridges that span streets. Angle-in parking that might have to be changed to fewer, parallel spaces.

The streetcar might need to cross through Willson Park. However, the early report says that streetcars typically attract up to 50 percent more riders than buses on the same route. They also often draw private funding and are enjoyed by tourists. RoyJohn Balduc, who owns RoyJohn Designer Jewelers on Court Street NE, serves on the streetcar committee. He also committed money to the study because he thinks a streetcar in Rewards Subscribe using EZ Pay and Reader Loval D.

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14, 1934 Sept. 29, 2004 January 27, 1922 October 3, 2004 MCMINNVILLE Celebration GRAND RONDE Jesse Bahr, of Life service will be 2-4 p.m., 82, died Oct. 3, in McMinnville. Oct. 16, 2004, at McMinnville Graveside services will begin at 11 Senior Center.

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October 28, 1940 September 27, 2004 Carolyn Ramona Jentzsch McFadden SALEM A private service was held Sept. 28th for Carolyn Ramona Jentzsch McFadden who died Sept. 27th. She was 63. Ramona was born Oct.

28, 1940 in Holliday, Utah to Carl and Garda Jentzsch. After graduating from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, Ramona spent several years working and traveling in the south, learning accordion and acquiring a love for Cajun, Bluegrass and gospel music. Ramona moved to Salem, Ore. working as a typesetter for Moore Business Forms from 1970 to 1988. She moved to Eugene, working as a typesetter for several businesses.

She retired from Shelton Turnbull in August of 2000 after 9 years. She loved spending time with her son, pets, feeding the birds, watching the sunsets, and playing music. She shared her love of music by playing the piano for Green Valley Nursing Home and jamming together with friends and family. She is survived by her son, Shaun Kester of Salem; three sisters, Nadine Cottrell of West Valley, Utah, Jeannette Harding of Springfield, Ore. and Marilynn Tobiasson of Terrebonne, nine brothers, Raymond, Boyd, and Larry Jentzsch, all of Salt Lake City, Utah, Gerald of Gresham, James of Lorane, Richard of Big Water, Utah, Joseph of Thurston, Leland of Southington, Ronald of Littleton, and numerous extended family.

She will be missed by all whose lives she has touched. Ramona was a very special person. Robert H. Ziebell October 27, 1929 October 7, 2004 SALEM Robert H. Ziebell died October 7, 2004 in his home in Salem, Ore.

at the age of 74. Robert was born on October 27, 1929 in Arapahoe, Neb. He attended school and worked on the family farm with his parents, Julius and Margarite Ziebell, brothers, Albert, James and sister, Beata. During high school, Bob participated in baseball, football, and basketball. In August of 1949 Bob married Carol F.

Johnson of Arapahoe. She gave birth to four children, Ramona, Loren, Rick, and Lynnetta. In the early 1950's, Bob and Carol, Ramona and Loren moved to Oregon where Rick and Lynnetta were born. Bob worked for the State of Oregon Highway Department for 30 plus years. He was a member of the St.

John's Lutheran Church in Salem where he sang in the choir. Through the 1960's he played softball for a local team and in the 1970's and 80's he coached a Division A Men's team and was an active member of the Board of Directors of the ASA and USSSA League. During those years, he was also an umpire. During the early 1980's his wife Carol joined her family in Heaven and Bob retired in the late 1980's. Also in the late 1980's Bob met and later married his second wife, Shirley Hadsell.

They loved to travel and visit friends and family all over the United States. Bob also enjoyed the great outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping and just taking long walks on the beach or wherever he was. Bob will be missed by people of all ages. He is survived by family, Ramona (Ken) McArthur, Loren A. Ziebell, Rick (Linda) Ziebell, Lynnetta (Pat) Holman, Beata (Ervin) Petermann of Arapahoe, Neb.

and James (Carol) Ziebell of Cozad, Neb; grandchildren, Darrick, Aaron, Steve, Jeremy, Nick, Amanda, Tei and Alesha; great-grandchildren, Samantha, Cody, Zachery, Kailey, Taylor, Kaleb, Chaz, Kinzie, Zoey. He is also survived by his second wife, Shirley and his extended family including Debra Freeman, Patricia (Dean) O'Reiley, Linda (Mike) Davie, Kimberly (Rick) Geddes, Jennifer Bradshaw; grandchildren, Dan, Franklin, Kassandra, Kerri, Kathleen, Casey, Shawn, Stephanie, Christopher, Gary, Samantha, Michael, Brian, Ashlee, Megan, Breana, and Nicholas; great-grandchildren, Kelsey, Joseph, Trevor, Genevieve, Zoe, River. Graveside services will be held on Oct. 12, 2004, at 3 p.m. at City View Cemetery, 390 Hoyt Street S.

(cross street South Commercial), Salem. Contributions may be made to your local Hospice. Arrangements are by Macy Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville. committee, city and transit officials to gather more detailed information. The feasibility study will include cost estimates, ridership potential and economic development opportunities.

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11, at Fisher Funeral Home, Albany. Graveside service following at Jefferson Cemetery. Sept. 27, 1929 Sept. 20, 2004 SALEM Cecil D.

Clouse, 74, of Salem died Sept. 20, 2004 in Portland, Ore. He was born Sept. 27, 1929, in Miller S.D. to William Clouse and Edythe (Hillard) Clouse.

Cecil was a very cherished, selfless man of the highest integrity. He was a custom builder in Seattle, Wash. and Newport, Ore. until 1983. He had become interested in water quality and drinking water and he followed that career in Washington and Oregon until the present time.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Faye; sons, Mark Clouse and wife, Barbara, Rod DeWalt and wife, Su; daughter, Diane De Walt, Tammy Naylor; brother, Bill Clouse; sister, Freda Rogers; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Cecil was preceded in death by his daughter, Shannan McKenzie. Cecil had an unshakable faith in God. He was a member of Salem First Christian Church. He was a member of many trade organizations.

A private family service will be held. Private interment. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Oregon Affiliate, 1425 N.E. Irving Portland, OR 97232. Arrangements by Virgil T.

Golden Funeral Service. OBITUARIES Edmund Gohmann Coomes Kenneth L. Hadley Cecil D. Clouse April 2, 1917 September 26, 2004 CORVALLIS Edmund Gohmann Coomes of Corvallis died September 26, at Corvallis Manor. He was 87.

He was born April 2, 1917 in Jefferson County, one of eight children born to Lousia and Robert Coomes of New Albany, Ind. He lived in the Corvallis area since August, 1962, farming in the Greenberry area of South Benton County. He married Lois Margurite Page at Travis AFB, January 20, 1946. entered active military service in March 1943. He received Edmund first Edmund first his commission at the completion of Aviation Cadet Training nine months later.

During WWII, he served in the European Theatre of Operation as a B-17 pilot. He completed 30 combat missions with 250 combat hours. He also served overseas in the Far East, in the "Berlin Airlift," as a recruiter in Portland, flight operations in the Azores Islands, San Antonio, Texas, Moses Lake, and was a Commander in Homer, Alaska. He retired a Lt. Col.

from Adair Air Force Station in 1963. During his military service, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Six Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, in addition to many other decorations and awards. His hobbies were fishing, crabbing, and enjoying the outdoors. He also enjoyed playing cards and planting corn for the deer and elk. He was a member of the 457th Bomb Group Association, the Retired Officers Club, and St.

Mary's Parish. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, and three brothers. He is survived by his son, Edmund and daughters, Diana Coomes Reynolds and Julie Torkelson, all of Corvallis; eleven grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be held October 12, at 7:00 pm at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 25th Street, Corvallis, Ore.

Donations may be made in memory of Edmund G. Coomes to Mario Pastega House, Love Your Pet Foundation, or Commemorative Air Force Fund in care of Twin Oaks Funeral Home, 34275 Riverside Drive, Albany, OR 97321. Tom Tweed July 2, 1940 October 5, 2004 Waivo Tweed on July 2, 1940. He grew up in the little town of Monitor, Ore. and spent idyllic summers as a child at the family beach house in Neskowin with his mother and younger sister, Tamara.

His father stayed home to run the family business, a John Deere dealership. As a teen, Tom was an avid Boy Scout and as an Eagle Scout traveled to various camps in the U.S. and hiked throughout Europe. Summers he spent time as a camp counselor. Tom attended OSU, pledged Delta Lau Delta fraternity and entered the ROTC program.

Tom met Gayle Ramberg his senior year and they married in 1963. Tom was planning to be a career army officer. With the death of his mother and the illness of his father, Tom left the army and came home to run the John Deere dealership at age 25. Tom's father passed away in 1965 and Tom and Gayle moved into the family home in Monitor. There were busy times and happy times with the birth of Tommy in 1966 and Erik in 1968.

Tom ran the business, farmed on the side, became a member of the Monitor School Board, volunteered at the Monitor Fire Dept. and became the leader of a Boy Scout troop in Mt. Angel. The family spent much time at the beach house at Neskowin, especially in the winter when Tom was not so busy. Tom spent hours on the beach and found scores of Japanese floats after the storms.

In 1976, Tom had a new large building erected in Woodburn and the small dealership grew into a large dealership. Tom became a member of the Woodburn Rotary and joined the board of directors of the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest. Tom was also a very active member and supporter of the Woodburn Eagles Club along with also belonging to the Silverton Elks. Community support was always tops on Tom's list.

Tom was an avid Beaver fan and held season football tickets for 35 years, rooting for the Beavers through thick and thin (lots of thin). Tom became a member of the OSU President's Club as a result of his financial support of the university. In the 1980's the dealership moved into the world of computers and Tom hired Larry Crooker to manage the business. Tom had the ability to choose the right employees, which was and is, the key to keeping the business running efficiently. In the 1990's Tom was semi-retired and very involved in babysitting his adored grandson, Aaron.

He became a "soccer" grandpa taking Aaron to nursery school and swim lessons. Tom and Gayle and family had many wonderful vacations with sons and grandson. Tom was diagnosed with cancer on Sept. 14, 2004. His way of coping was to make sure that family a and business affairs were in order.

He attended an OSU Beaver game on Sept. 18. With complications setting in, Tom passed away quietly on Oct. 5, 2004 with his family by his side. He will be missed, but never forgotten, by those who loved him.

He lived in Monitor his entire life and loved it. The service will be held Saturday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Woodburn. MONITOR Tom was born to Edgar Patricia Earlywine Walling Boehringer March 14, 1937 October 2, 2004 POLLOCK PINES, CA Former Salem resident graduated from N.

Salem High in 1956. Survived by 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren. Private family service will be held. Ila Mae Main November 22, 1937 October 6, 2004 WALDPORT Ila Mae Main was 66 years old. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Cremation Arrangements entrusted to Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence. Online memorial at www.farnstroms.com. Doris Georgieff August 27, 1940 October 7, 2004 WOODBURN Visiting is from 12-5 p.m., Oct. 8, and funeral services will be at 12 p.m., Oct. 9, both at Cornwell Colonial Chapel, Woodburn.

Interment follows at Belle Passi Cemetery. Jess Soto December 17, 1947 October 5, 2004 KEIZER Jess Soto, beloved husband and father and a teacher at Woodburn High School, died Oct. 5. He was 56. Mr.

Soto was born on Dec. 17, 1947 in El Paso, Texas and grew 1 up in Esparto and Lodi, Calif. He graduated from Esparto High School in 1966. After spending some time at Sacramento City College, he entered the United States Army and was stationed for two and a half years in Kaiserlautern, Germany. Mr.

Soto graduated from Sacramento State University in 1974, and in 1975 he moved with his family to Oregon. He began teaching at Woodburn Middle School and then moved on to teaching at the high school. Mr. Soto loved teaching and spent 29 years with the Woodburn School District. He was also a sergeant in the Oregon National Guard.

Mr. Soto married twice. In 1970, he married Gloria A. Pena; that marriage produced two children but ended in divorce. Mr.

Soto married Karen M. Brehm in 1982, and they celebrated their 22nd anniversary on August 7th. They had three children. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Russell Powers, and a brother, Ruben Hernandez. In addition to his wife, Karen, Mr.

Soto is survived by his one son, Lindsay E. Soto who is a lawyer in Salem; and four daughters, Kaly T. Soto, who is a staff editor at The New York Times, Kirstin M. Soto, who is a senior at Portland State University, Megan A. Soto, who is a freshman at the University of Oregon, and Erin K.

Soto, a senior at McNary High School. Mr. Soto was extremely proud of his children and their accomplishments. Other survivors include his mother, Rafaela Powers of Acampo, and his sister, Maria Jett of Woodland, Calif. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m., Oct.

10, at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. A service will be held on Oct. 11, at 11 a.m., at Morning Star Community Church, 4775 27th Ave. S.E., Salem, OR 97302.

Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 201 Oak Grove N.W., Salem, OR. Contributions may go to Northwest Medical Teams, P.O. Box 10, Portland, OR 97207. OBITUARY POLICY Obituaries are published seven days a week in the Statesman Journal. Basic obituary information is included at no charge; a fee applies to obituaries that include additional information photos.

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