Obituaries
Cynthia "Cindy" Clifford
Apr 23, 2018
A memorial service will be held at 2pm on May 5, 2018 at Weddle Funeral Service in Stayton, Oregon for Cynthia “Cindy” Clifford who passed away on April 23, 2018 in Salem, Oregon at age 77. Cindy was born on October 11, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa to Vincent and Martha (Reece) Larson. After graduating from high school, Cindy...
Robert Charles Combs
Apr 18, 2018
Robert Charles Combs December 21, 1940 April 18, 2018 Willamina, Oregon Robert passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a valiant year-long battle with cancer. He was born in Colville, Washington, to Robert and Winnifred Combs. After graduating from Colville High School, Robert joined the US Air Force and served for about three years in the early 1960s. When...
Jose Jesus Lizaola
Apr 16, 2018
Jose Jesus Lizaola-Guzman was born on July 10, 1931 in La Villita, Ameca Jalisco Mexico to Francisco Lizaola-Garcia and Maria Guadalupe- Guzman. Jose moved from Mexico to the United States when he was 16 years old. He married his wife Maria Sandoval in 1955 and they shared 64 years of marriage together until her passing in 2017. Jose worked...
Foster Rob Thayer
Apr 15, 2018
January 21, 1947 April 15-2018 Foster was born in Salem, OR to Ray and Leona Thayer. He enlisted in the Army in 1965 after graduating from Cascade High School. Foster’s four-year enlistment had him assigned to the 82nd Airborne then to the 101st Airborne. Foster served one tour in Vietnam where he was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and...
Gerald R. Waterman
Apr 14, 2018
Gerald R. Waterman Dec. 2, 1933 April 14, 2018 Gerald R. Waterman passed away peacefully April 14, 2018 surrounded by family at the age of 84 in Stayton, Ore. Gerald was born Dec. 2, 1933 in Longmont, Colo., to Don and Minnie (Brock) Waterman. After graduating from Coquille High School, Gerald worked at Coquille Plywood until he joined the...
Darrell Gene James
Apr 13, 2018
Darrell Gene James April 7, 1942 April 13, 2018 Turner, Oregon Darrell Gene James was born in Eugene, OR on April 7th, 1942. The family relocated to Bremerton, WA where he graduated from high school in 1960. He went on to attend Whitworth University majoring in music. It was there that he met his lifelong love and partner Anna...
Robert John Schmidgall
Apr 8, 2018
Robert John Schmidgall December 31, 1913 to April 8, 2018 Robert John Schmidgall, age 104, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed away Sunday at home from congestive heart failure, with his loving wife and family members at his side. Robert was born in Elgin, Illinois to Christian and Sophia (Burger) Schmidgall, the tenth of eleven children....
Donna Jean Smith
Apr 3, 2018
Donna Jean Smith August 16, 1944 April 3, 2018 Salem, Oregon Donna Jean Smith, 73, of Salem, died early morning, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Tierra Rose Community in Salem, Oregon. She was born August 16th, 1944 in Salem, Oregon, to Jack and Esther Helton. She married Gilbert Steve Smith on May 27, 1966, and he preceded her in...
Joe Michael Erwin
Apr 1, 2018
Joe Michael Erwin was born on August 17, 1967 in Salem, Oregon to Brenda Erwin. He attended McKay High School, upon completion of his GED he began a long time career doing floor coverings in which he spent 30 years of his life excelling at everything from carpet to countertops. Joe was an incredibly gifted tradesman and really excelled...
Dwight Billman
Mar 31, 2018
Dwight Pickett Billman, long-time Salem resident and attorney, passed away March 31, 2018 due to complications from cancer. A native of California, Dwight was born August 7, 1939 to Esther Luella Lisle and Howard Dwight Billman in Santa Rosa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers, Everett and Howard. He graduated from Orosi High School...
Robert Bob Dale Kilby
Mar 29, 2018
Bob was born on March 12, 1943 in Duluth, Minnesota to Rayburn and Margaret (Fogel) Kilby. At age 11 he moved to California and then moved to Oregon in 1975. At the age of 18, Bob joined the Air Force and became a flight line firefighter. On September 27, 1975 he married Terri Lou Altman in Silverton, Oregon. For...
Frances Jean Gates Weyers
Mar 28, 2018
Frances Jean Gates Weyers February 1, 1925 – March 28, 2018 Frances Jean Gates Weyers, age 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 28, 2018 at home at Regency Park Place of Corvallis, Oregon. Frances was born February 1, 1925 in Rodman, New York, the daughter of Herbert Gates and Hazel Overton Gates. Frances, nicknamed Frankie by...
Dorine Elizabeth Jackson
Mar 26, 2018
Dorine Elizabeth Jackson October 1, 1928 March 26, 2018 Stayton, Oregon Dorine was born to Josephine (Edler) and Edward Spitz in Foss, Oklahoma. Dorine’s siblings are Adella (Albert) Adams, Lavern (Peggy) Spitz, Geraldine (Bill) Adams, Edward Jr. (Marion) Spitz, John Spitz, who died at birth, and Donald (Shirley) Spitz. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Adams,...
Willard G. Scott
Mar 26, 2018
Willard Gibson Scott was born on April 7, 1924 in Los Angeles, California to Winfield and Ola (Gibson) Scott. He graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School. After high school, Willard joined the United States Navy and served from 1942-1946 in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After getting out of the military he did some commercial fishing for work. Later,...
Jamie Marie Mellein
Mar 25, 2018
Jamie Marie Mellein October 29, 1948 March 25, 2018 Corvallis, Oregon Full obituary pending. Services are tentatively scheduled for May 5, details pending.
Reducindo Red Chavez
Mar 23, 2018
Born to Gertrude and Maximo in Chaperito, New Mexico on March 3, 1923. Red Chavez grew up on his family’s farm where he helped raise livestock, plant and harvest corn and beans. He went into the Army Air Corps in 1944 where he was an infantryman and worked on airplanes. Red was awarded the European African Middle Eastern Good...
Kevin Andrew Taylor
Mar 23, 2018
KEVIN ANDREW TAYLOR Date of Birth: 1/28/1955 Date of Passing: 3/23/2018 Kevin A. Taylor was a great guy who at age 63, passed away suddenly on Friday March 23, 2018. Kevin was born on January 28, 1955 to David and H. Susan Taylor in Highland Park, Michigan. His family lived in rural Michigan between Ann Arbor and Detroit –...
Bill Oconnor
Mar 23, 2018
Life Story for William “Bill” E. O’Connor December 7, 1946 March 23, 2018 William E. O’Connor was born on December 7, 1946 in Salem, Oregon to Richard F. and Lela Mae (Bell) O’Connor. He joined the Marine Corps at 19 years of age in 1966 and served in Vietnam and retired in 1991. He worked at Norpac, Judson’s Plumbing...
Robin Parsons
Mar 19, 2018
Robin Parsons November 17, 1958 March 19, 2018 Silverton, Oregon Full obituary and service information pending
Ricky Lee Freeman
Mar 19, 2018
Ricky Lee Freeman June 14, 1960 March 19, 2018 Stayton, Oregon Rick L. Freeman passed away on March 19, 2018 in Stayton, Oregon at the age of 57. Rick was born on June 14, 1960 in Brawley, California to Walter and Evelyn (Strickland) Freeman. During high school Rick enjoyed playing football, participating on the track team and riding motorcycles....
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