Obituaries

Cyrilla (Sally) Small: a rare jewel is gone.

May 29, 1943 Dec. 19, 2012 Scio, Oregon William C. (Bill) McCready, 69, of Scio, passed away at his home in Scio, OR after a long illness. He was born in Aberdeen, WA, on May 29, 1943, to John and Betty McGuire, and shortly after was adopted by Ivan and Ida McCready.  He graduated from Stayton High School in...

Lawrence Jacob Basl Salem, Oregon September 27, 1932 ~ August 24, 2009 Lawrence, 76, was taken home by our Lord in the early morning of August

LILLIAN  E.  WOOSLEY Aug. 19, 1917 – May 25, 2011 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Lillian E. Woosley was born in Hoquiam, Washington, the daughter of Herbert and Eudora Harper, on the 19th day of August,  1917.  She passed away on Wednesday , May 25th   in Sublimity.  She was 93 years of age.    In  1932 the family moved to  West Salem...

In Memory of Hattie B. Fencl December 25, 1918 – February 10, 2010  Sublimity, Oregon Hattie was born in Willow River, Minnesota to Charles and Julia Kazda.  She was the youngest of four daughters.  They moved to Mill City, Oregon in 1920.  She graduated from Mill City High School in 1939.  She married Joseph Fencl on Jan 11th, 1940. ...

by Special to the Statesman Journal Weddle Funeral Services is honored to have won Best Funeral Services two years in a row and has served the Stayton area since 1917. Even though the business changed hands in 2008, the new owners are folks rooted in Stayton, and Weddle’s continues to be family owned and operated. The friendly staff are...

April 9, 1933 June 21, 2014 Memorial Service to be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at Talbot Community Church, Jefferson. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, OR.

Betty Lou Preston Scio, Oregon Betty Lou Preston was born as Lena Tiemann in Osnabruck, Germany on December 22, 1918 (1919).  In 1929, she immigrated to the US through Ellis Island with her parents, Johann Heinrich Tiemann and Elizabeth Korsmeyer, and 2 brothers and 2 sisters.  The family settled in Nebraska where she met her first husband, Paul James...

Floyd Mancil Blackburn May 21, 1930 – March 24, 2015 Gates, Oregon Floyd was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma to Arthur and Daisy Blackburn.   The family moved to Oregon in March 1937. Floyd was captain of the basketball team and student body president at Gates Public School, graduating in 1948. He then served in the Army from February 1951 to...

Allen Joseph Greiner July 24, 1945 – May 18, 2015 Turner, Oregon Allen was born in The Dalles, Oregon to Helen and Paul M. Greiner Sr. His family moved to Salem, Oregon in 1955. Allen attended St. Joseph Grade School and Junior High, and North Salem High School. He married Gloria Louise Greiner at St. Joseph Catholic Church on...

JESSE  PAUL  SURFACE Dec. 9, 1937 – June 8, 2011 Salem, Oregon Jesse P. Surface was born in Langley, Washington on Dec. 9, 1937.  He passed away on Wed. June 8th in Woodburn.  He was 73.  The son of Carl and Willamina Surface.  Jesse graduated from Langley high school and was married to Rachel LeBleu on Oct. 10, 1959...

Joyce Amelia Breckel

Arthur Langley Jr. June 7, 1934 March 8, 2015 Scio, Oregon Memorial Service to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Scio Christian Church. Scio Christian Church website http://sciochristianchurch.webstarts.com/ Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services  Stayton Oregon.

March 17, 1953 ~ April 2, 2014 Dennis Wayne Luhr was born to Delmer and Velda Luhr in Nampa, Idaho.  He was his Mothers pride and joy.  In May 1978 with the passing of his Mother he moved to Salem with his Uncle Bob and Aunt Vicki and cousins Kim & Eric.  At the time of his death he...

GRACE  COLLIER Sept. 30, 1923 – June 29, 2012 Idanha, Oregon Emma Grace Collier was born at San Salvador, El Salvador on Sept. 30, 1923.  She passed away at her home in Idanha on Friday, June 29th.  She was 88.  Grace came to the United States in 1942 and was married to Walter Collier Sr. on Nov. 15, 1944...

Joseph Phillip Parsons Jan. 14,1940 July 31, 2011 Joseph Phillip Parsons passed away early Sunday after a long battle with cancer.  He was a local painting contractor for many years before he retired to travel with his wife of 52 years, and raise birds and cattle on his small farm.  He was always good for a funny story and...

Sharon L. Hand October 10, 1931 August 19, 2010 Born in Mills, Nebraska Sharon moved to Canby as a child and then to Portland where she graduated from Roosevelt High School.  She built a successful career becoming a supervisor at Leupuld & Stevens, where she worked for 22 years.   She married Alfred Hand on April 16, 1982.  Upon retirement...

January 30, 1916 – January 8, 2013 Dorothy (Frietag) Bilyeu was born and married into Oregon Trail pioneer families. Born in Lacomb and growing up in Scio, she married Orval Bilyeu in 1930 and together they raised four sons.  Married for 57 years, she was preceded in death by her oldest son, Bill, and her husband, Orval, both in...