Obituaries

November 10, 1958 October 15, 2011 Lyons, Oregon  Gone to quickly, Alanas smiles, her kindness to family and friends, her love of animals and most of all her presence will be missed in this world.  Alan and Mary Thompson began their family in Brigham City, Utah where their first daughter, Pamela Rae was born in 1953.  the family moved...

December 22, 1940 September 18, 2013 Clara was born in Yakima, Washington to Reinhold Hendergart, Sr and Irene Clara Alma Knittel Hendergart. She married Harold Dean Bolinger and together they had two sons, Gene and Dean, and two daughters, Peggie and Bonnie. They lived in Washington and California before moving to Oklahoma in 1982. Clara worked as a cook...

George F. Dotson July 10, 1936 January 3, 2015 Salem, Oregon Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton Oregon.

March 28, 1933 – March 22, 2011 Lyons, Oregon Jim Walker was born at Long Beach, CA. on the 28th day of March, 1933.  He passed away on Tuesday the 22nd at his home, he was 77 years old.  The son of Earl James and Madalene Walker.   Jim  lived in California before moving to Salem in 1972.  He had...

November 18, 1927 – October 21, 2011 Sublimity, Oregon Paul and Roberta “Berdie” Chantler were married in July of 1948.  A 1971 graduate of Bethany Bible College in Santa Cruz, CA, Paul was a pastor at The Assembly of God churches in Windsor from 1971 to 1979 and Martinez, CA from 1980 to 1984.  He retired in 1991 from...

Ruby Keeler Hofmann January 9, 1938 – March 17, 2015 Aumsville, Oregon Ruby was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harry and Ella Johnson. At the age of 6, the family moved to Oregon. When Ruby was 14, she met Carl Hofmann and they were later married in Vancouver, Washington. The couple moved to the Aumsville area and farmed together...

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LANOL W. LARSON Jan. 7, 1918   †   July 3, 2014 Lanol W, Larson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 7, 1918. He was the son of Lars Peter and Louisa Alganora Oveson Larson. Lanol served in the U S Navy during WWII. He was married to Vivian Payne. She preceded him in death in 1979. He...

Lucille F. McDonald Nov. 19, 1915 Feb. 20, 2010 Born at Austin, Minnesota.  Moved to Jefferson as a child, graduate of Jefferson high school, class Valedictorian. Married to Weldon Looney, he preceded her in death in 1957, she was married to Kenneth McDonald for 18 yrs. he preceded her in death.  She lived in Scio and Stayton before moving...

Immacolata (Titina) Presnell, longtime Roseburg resident, died  February 3 at her home in Salem, Oregon, surrounded by her family. Tina was born in Naples, Italy in 1927, the second of 12 children. During World War II she met and fell in love with Charles Presnell, a GI from rural North Carolina. They eventually married and settled in Roseburg, where...

Wilma Jean “Jeanne” Mackintosh August 17, 1934 July 22, 2014 Jeanne was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Florence (Moon) and Harry Crofts. She graduated from Rock Springs High School and received a Dental Assisting Certificate. She moved from Rock Springs at age 18 to Los Angeles.   She had worked as a Switchboard Operator at the Children’s Hospital, a...

David, was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 13,1954 to Jordan W. Lambert and JoAn Lambert. The following year the family relocated to Spokane, Washington with their 3 children, Lynn, Corky, and David. David graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1972. He then attended Willamette University in Salem, OR and later graduated from Eastern Washington University in...

EDNA MAYETTA OGG May 25th, 1923 February 23rd, 2011 Stayton, Oregon Edna was born on May 25th, 1923 in Falls City to Arthur and Margaret (Kimes) Arrance.  She passed away on February 23rd in Stayton, Oregon. On November 20th, 1941 Edna married Wiliam F. Ogg in Falls City, Oregon. Edna was a homemaker.  Edna is survived by her husband...

EVELYN  LILLIAN  McKINNEY ROBERTS, 92. Evelyn was born Dec. 13, 1919 in Vandervoort, Arkansas to J.W.  and Bessie Lee Garrett McKinney.  She got her schooling in the State of Arkansas.  Evelyn married Dave E. Roberts, July 12, 1939 in Mena, Arkansas.  They lived in several states during their marriage but settled in Oregon since 1947, 22 years in Idanha,...

Aumsville, Oregon Resident Linda was born in Salem Memorial Hospital, Salem Oregon on June 29th, 1950.  She passed away on Saturday Aug. 20th at home on the farm that had been in her family for a century. She was 61. The daughter of F.A. and Theresa Mix, Linda grew up on the farm and on the Oregon Coast. She...

Rachel S. Kerr 54, passed away early Sunday morning from complications of cancer. Rachel was born in Compton, California to Richard and Mary Joan Watkins, both of whom preceded her in death.  Rachel grew up in Southern California with her two sisters, Rebecca and Roberta, who were often times the inflictors of a “whoopin.”  After a good growth spurt...

Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, Oregon.

GEORGE  E.  MIELKE Nov. 3, 1923   †   Oct. 13, 2013 George Mielke, 89, of Albany died Sunday, Oct. 13th at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis.  George was born in Bellingham, WA to George and Gweneth (Davis) Mielke.  They moved to Stayton, OR where he attended all 12 years of school.  He was very athletic earning 11 out...

May 28, 1932 – Dec. 1, 2012 Lyons, Oregon  George L. Neal was born in Scio, Oregon on May 28, 1932.  The son of Henry and Gertrude Neal.   George passed away on Saturday Dec. 1st in Sublimity.  He was 80.  George’s father, Henry passed away when George was a child.  He was raised by his mother, Gertrude and step...

July 16, 1937 September 18, 2012 Memorial Service will be held at Weddle Funeral Chapel on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, OR.