Obituaries

Joy D. Collins Turner, Oregon March 13, 1918 April 3, 2010 Joy was born at Glendale, Oregon on the 13th day of March, 1918.  She passed away on Sat. April 3rd at her home in Turner.  She was 92.  The daughter of Park and Doris Nomer. Joy was married to Joseph Collins at Medford in 1940, he preceded her...

Milton V. Sample October 22, 1921 February 9, 2011 Milton was born in Falls City, Oregon to William & Laura (Logan) Sample and raised on the family farm.  He married Matacia Y. Peti Bennett on December 31, 1949 in Longview, Washington.  He owned Samples Valley View Fruit Farm.  He and Peti retired to Dallas in 1994.  He will be...

Gates, Oregon Edna J. Krambeck was born at St. Charles, SD on the 24th of November, 1923.  She passed away on Monday, June 20th.  She was 87 years of age.  The daughter of John and Mabel Hermsen. She was married to Kenneth Krambeck on Feb. 26, 1944 in Lake Andes, SD.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 30,...

October 5, 1923 February 5, 2014 Marie Christensen, 90, passed away peacefully after living a life she fully intended to live: full of spunk, hard work, creativity, laughter and, most importantly, on her own terms. She was a woman before her time and showed a fiery spirit unmatched among women in her generation. She was a tom boy at...

January 16, 1930 October 22, 2012 Stayton Oregon Max McMullen was born in Mankato, Kansas.  He was the only child of William and Enola McMullen.  He passed away on Monday, Oct. 22nd.  He was 82.    He grew up in Kansas, having played football and basketball during high school.  In 1946 he moved to Wyoming where he completed high school. ...

Angie Sandner was born December 16, 1918 in Orville, WA, the third daughter of John and Lizzie Shamberger. The family moved to Salem, Oregon when Angie was 7 years old and except for the past year, Angie spent her life in the Salem, Stayton area. Angie went home to be with her Lord on November 28th, just three days...

Betty L. Mersman Silverton, Oregon May 29, 1946 December 12, 2009 Betty was born in Dos Palos, California.

December 25, 1976 September 26, 2008 Brian was born in Stayton, OR on December 25, 1976. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, Oregon.

February 11, 1941 November 3, 2012 Salem, Oregon Celebration of Janices Life will be held on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at the North Santiam State Park at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, OR.

RUTH G. WALKER July 11, 1921   †   April 15, 2013 Sublimity, Oregon Ruth G. Walker passed away on Monday, April 15th at her home in Sublimity, OR. Born on July 11, 1921, in Hamburg, NY, Ruth was the daughter of Peter and Clara Viox. Ruth lived in western New York most of her life. After receiving her Bachelor of...

April 27, 1956 – August 11, 2012 Salem, Oregon Wild “Wade-Man” Winkle will no longer be terrorizing the streets of Oregon.   His wild streak ended with one last solo “Ride” on Saturday, August 11.  He is survived by his children; Crystal and Mitch, his partner; Brenda, best friend; Dixie, parents; Wayne and Donna Winkle, brother; Kevin (Kelly), sister; Cindi...

WILLIAM “BILL”  HOWELL October 26, 1939   †   June 11, 2013 Bill Howell was born in Santa Ana, CA on  Oct.26, 1939.  He was 73.  He passed away due to complications of Leukemia on Tuesday, June 11th.  He was the first son of James E/Howell and  Mary A. Nadvornick.  Bill joined the Navy in 1959 and was married to Laurel...

William (Bill) Lewis Rose September 19, 1922 November 19, 2016 Albany, Oregon William (Bill) Lewis Rose was born September 19, 1922 in Independence, Oregon to Ira Lewis and Ruth Elizabeth (Dull) Rose. Bill was preceded in death by his wife Nelda Mae (Parks), brothers Ralph and Richard, and sisters Dorothy and Ruth. After his mothers death when Richard was...

December 30, 1943 September 24, 2013 Born on the Keudell family farm, Fritz graduated from Cascade H.S.  He served in the National Guard.  As a young boy, he enjoyed all things about cars.  He worked for NAPA Auto Parts and Car Quest.  He also spent many hours painting canvas and scenes on farm implements, as well as trying his...

Walter A. “Walt” Nelson Aug. 10, 1932 – Jan. 30, 2011 Walt was born at Astoria, Oregon.  He attended the Willamette University.  He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict.  He had worked as a mental health therapist at the Oregon State Hospital for over 30 yrs. before retiring.  He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting and...

Darlene Lois Ballard December 14, 1938 July 4, 2011 Silverton, Oregon Darlene Ballard, 73 passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family.  Longtime Montana resident, Darlene was born in Eureka to Harry and Iola Butts.  Darlene graduated from Power High School in 1957.  She married Robert Ballard and enjoyed 53 years of marriage.  They worked together for many years...

Eugene Franklin Schulz was born on August 28th 1938 to Paul and Sofie Schulz in Caldwell, Texas.  As a teenager, Eugene met Rubie Ondrasek. As Rubie liked to put it, she “ran off with a guy on a motorcycle”. They fell in love and on November 28th 1959 Eugene and Rubie married. At the time of his passing they...

NOVELLA  C.  YELEY May 14, 1936 – Sept. 18, 2010 Novella C. Yeley was born at LaJunta, Colorado on the 14th day of May, 1936.  The daughter of Roy and LaFern Carr.  She passed away on Saturday the 18th at her home in Stayton.  She was 74. Novella attended high school in Colorado and moved to California where she...

Stayton, Oregon Susan was born in Concord, California and moved to Oregon where she graduated from Cascade High School.  She married Donald Stegall in 1963.  She worked as a Medical Transcriptionist for Oregon State Hospital and Fairview Training Center.  She had a creative spirit and loved to paint, draw caricatures of people and animals/horses.  She put her hand to...