Obituaries

Lorena M. Baker

Lorena M. Baker

Jul 17, 2010

Lorena M. Baker December 16, 1933 July 17, 2010 Salem, OR Lorena was born in Cluny, Alberta, Canada.  She was the sixth oldest of fourteen children to George and Kathryn Fox ( 4 girls and 10 boys) in addition to 2 older half brothers and3 older half sisters.  Lorena lived in Alberta, Canada until she was 20 years old...

Frank Xavier Staponski

Frank Xavier Staponski

Jul 15, 2010

FRANK XAVIER STAPONSKI June 7, 1913 ~ July 15, 2010 Frank Staponski formally of Independence, MO passed away on July 15 in Sublimity, OR. He was a man of strong convictions, subtle humor, mechanical skills, and common sense. Frank was born on the family farm two miles south of Pierce City, MO in the Pulaskifield area to Frank Staponski...

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad

Jul 13, 2010

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad July 8, 1922 ~ July 13, 2010 Of Norwegian stock, Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad was born July 8, 1922 in North Bend, Oregon to Edvard and Hansine Grimstad.  In 1938 Hal graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle and went to work for the Seattle Telephone Company.  Shortly thereafter he joined the U.S. Navy.  As...

Mary Schiewek

Mary Schiewek

Jul 10, 2010

Mary Schiewek July 30, 1915 ~ July 10, 2010 Mary Schiewek, 94, Garrison, formerly of Balfour and Minot, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at a Garrison hospital.  Funeral services will be held at Weddle Funeral Service in Stayton, OR on Saturday, July 17 at 4:30 p.m.  Burial will be at Fox Valley Cemetery in Lyon, OR. Mary was born...

L. Wanda Brown

L. Wanda Brown

Jul 9, 2010

L. Wanda Brown Aug. 13, 1936 – July 9, 2010 Gates, Oregon Wanda Brown was born at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on the 13th day of August, 1936.  She passed away on Friday, July 9th at Salem.  She was 73.  The son of John and Iona Brown. Wanda was married to Joseph Ratliff in Oklahoma, they later divorced, she then...

Helen E. Andersen

Helen E. Andersen

Jul 6, 2010

Helen E. Andersen October 11, 1914 July 6, 2010 Mehama, Oregon Helen Elizabeth Andersen, 95, of Mehama, Oregon, went to be with the Lord and her family in Heaven on July 6th, 2010. She will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.  One of ten children, Helen was born October 11, 1914 in Adams County, Nebraska to...

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly

Jul 5, 2010

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly May 3, 1917 ~ July 5, 2010 Mill City, Oregon Kenneth “Bud” Connelly, 93, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2010 in Sublimity, Oregon. Bud was born in Big Stone County, Minnesota May 3, 1917 to Jim and Carrie (Seip) Connelly. In 1923 he relocated with his parents and two sisters, Gladys and Louella, to the...

Edward Robert Christoferson

Edward Robert Christoferson

Jul 2, 2010

Edward Robert Christoferson September 14, 1927 July 2, 2010 Stayton, Oregon Edward was born in Cle Elum, Washington . He joined the  Navy in 1944 and served overseas during WWII.  He married Diane Rhodes and she preceded him in death.  He lived in Stayton for many years managing an Apartment complex.  He spent many happy hours bowling with friends...

Elmer W. Cawthron

Elmer W. Cawthron

Jul 1, 2010

Elmer W. Cawthron 94 of Scio passed away on July 1, 2010. He was born on January 25, 1916 in Berryville, Arkansas to Deck and Hattie (Sanders) Cawthron. He had 4 sisters and 2 brothers. He served in the U.S. Army for 5 years during the Battle of Bulge. In June of 1943 he married Mary Ellen McFarland in...

Riley Elizabeth Barnett

Riley Elizabeth Barnett

Jun 27, 2010

Riley Elizabeth Barnett June 27, 2010 Riley Elizabeth Barnett was born Sunday, June 27th at 5:05 am.  She passed away approximately 7:30 am. Daughter of Anna Marie Guadalupe Morris and Christopher Adam Barnett. Sister of Serena and Connor Barnett. This has been the hardest day of my life, but I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. She was...

Jack Wilson Nelson

Jack Wilson Nelson

Jun 18, 2010

Jack Wilson Nelson Born July 29, 1927 Winterset, Iowa to Otto and Madge Nelson Passed Away June 18, 2010, Medford, Oregon He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law; Dianna and Steve Husbands, and Sheilla and Cal Shrock, sister Donna Mae Pope, grandchildren: April Obern, Kevin Husbands, Jeremy Shrock, Betsy and Richard Ray, Great grandchildren; Tristan Shrock, Rosalyn Ray,...

Oregon Salem

Oregon Salem

Jun 15, 2010

Salem, Oregon Michael Eugene Schlag, a lifelong resident of the Salem area, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 15th, 2010. Michael grew up on his family’s farm, the “Owl Roost Ranch”, east of Salem at Howell Prairie.  The values of farm life and being self sufficient, instilled in Michael by his parents, stayed with him all his life.  After...

Robert Eugene Sheaffer

Robert Eugene Sheaffer

Jun 8, 2010

Robert Eugene Sheaffer December 2, 1925 – June 8, 2010 Robert Eugene Sheaffer passed away peacefully in Mt. Angel, Oregon on June 8, 2010.  He would have been 85 yrs. of age this December.  He was born to a family of 10 siblings on Dec. 2, 1925 in Harrisburg, PA.  Bob dropped out of high school at age 15...

Kim R. Elliott

Kim R. Elliott

Jun 2, 2010

Kim R. Elliott January 22, 1956 June 2, 2010 Salem, Oregon Private Family Services Contributions to ALS Foundation Arrangements by Weddle Funeral Services Full obituary will be coming soon

Audrey J. Walman

Audrey J. Walman

Jun 1, 2010

Audrey J. Walman August 2, 1930 – June 1, 2010 Salem, Oregon Audrey J. Walman was born in Astoria, Oregon on the 2nd day of Aug., 1930.  She passed away on June 1st in Salem.  She was 79, the daughter of Robert and Evi Basel. Audrey graduated from Astoria high school class of 1947. She was married to William...

Hilda Agusta (Nelson) O’Brien

Hilda Agusta (Nelson) O’Brien

May 31, 2010

Hilda Agusta (Nelson) O’Brien Aug. 31, 1911 May 31, 2010 HILDA AGUSTA NELSON O’BRIEN loving wife and mother passed away peacefully with her daughter Lauralee at her side at Marion Estates Nursing Home in Sublimity, Oregon on Tuesday, May 31st. 2010. Hilda was born August 31, 1911 in Hoffland, North Dakota to parents Peter and Betsy Nelson. She was...

Glen E. Reinke

Glen E. Reinke

May 28, 2010

Glen E. Reinke February 20, 1937 ~ May 28, 2010 Lyons-Glen Reinke, 73, died of mesothelioma cancer the morning of May 28, 2010 after a year long struggle with this incurable disease. He was born in Tyler, Minnesota on February 20, 1937 to parents Arthur and Luella Reinke and graduated from Tyler High School in 1955. In 1960 he...

Doyle Wayne Arnold

Doyle Wayne Arnold

May 20, 2010

Doyle Wayne Arnold September 1, 1941 May 20, 2010 Salem, Oregon  Doyle Wayne Arnold, 68 years old of Salem, Oregon did not wake up on the morning of Thursday, May 20, 2010. He was born in Whittharral, Texas, September 1, 1941 the oldest of six children, to Joe Arnold and Murlee Armstrong. Wayne was a graduate of Kermit High...

Feliciana Masangya Lumbad

Feliciana Masangya Lumbad

May 17, 2010

Feliciana Masangya  Lumbad June 9, 1930 – May 17, 2010 Feliciana was born at Bulacan, Republic of the Philippines on the 9th day of June, 1930. She passed away on Monday the 17th at Stayton, she was 79.  The daughter of Victorino Lumbad and Primitiva Masangya. In 1987 she came to the United States to live with her daughter’s...

Aileen Fay Armstrong

Aileen Fay Armstrong

May 14, 2010

Aileen Fay Armstrong May 29, 1928 ~ May 14, 2010 Aileen Fay Armstrong, 81, died on May 14, 2010, in Gates, OR, after an illness of a few months. Aileen was the daughter of the late George F. Armstrong and Lona May Cranford. Born in Barry, WA, Aileen spent much of her life on the South Carolina, California and...

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