Bethany Memorial Cemetery

Helens, Oregon passed away August 13, 2017 at the age of 94. She was born April 10, 1923 in Gordon, Nebraska to Carl and Lida (Sheldon) Lungberg. She grew up and attended school in Lead, South Dakota. After graduating from high school her family moved to Oregon the following day. On August 3, 1944 Bess married Cleo “Pete” Riggs in Oakland, California. They were married until his death in 2001. Bess worked as a personal assistant at Begley Insurance for many years. She was an active member in the LDS Church community, loved spending her time with family, and enjoyed gardening.She is preceded in death by Cleo “Pete” Riggs (Husband), and survived by Donald Riggs (Son), Donna Goodwin (Sister), and Robert Lungberg (Brother).A graveside service will be held at Bethany Memorial Cemetery on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 1:00 PM. Donations in her name may be made to the American Cancer Society. Please sign our online guestbook at www.columbiafh.com. (St. Helens Chronicle)

By Kerin MagillStaff ReporterOne empty chair — a symbol of someone who is missing — can be a powerful statement.Visitors to the Bethany Beach boardwalk will soon have a constant reminder of those who could not be there to celebrate summer, to put their toes in the sand and their faces in the ocean spray. Thanks to the Chair of Honor project, there will be one empty chair beneath the boardwalk flag pole, in honor of military service members who are still missing, who never returned home to their families.A dedication ceremony for the chair will be held by the flag pole at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, according to project spokesperson Rosely Robinson. The chair, donated by the Maine-based Hussey Seating Co., serves as a reminder of those who not only gave the ultimate sacrifice but whose families have never been able to say a final goodbye.Robinson, who also is the Delaware director for A Hero’s Welcome, said the Chair of Honor project has been spreading across the country for several years and she wanted to bring it to Delaware.“It has just kind of become my passion,” Robinson said.While her work with A Hero’s Welcome focuses on easing service members’ transition after returning from service overseas, she said, “It’s awful — the ones that never come home. Those poor families never get closure.”Other Chair of Honor locations in Delaware include Cabela’s at Christiana Mall, Dover Downs, Blue Rock Stadium, the Vietnam Memorial Park in Dover, and veterans’ cemeteries in Millsboro and Bear. The Bethany Beach location will be the first seaside placement, Robinson said.As the plaque that will accompany the chair states, since World War I, 91,000 servicemen remain unaccounted for. Robinson said she hopes that the chairs will keep their service and their sacrifice in the forefront of people’s minds.“I think we should teach everybody” about the ones who never returned, said Robinson, a native of Brazil who became a citizen of the United States at the age of 18.The Chair of Honor project is sponsored by the Rolling Thunder v... (Coastal Point)