Obituaries

Walter Raymond Olsen February 28, 1920 September 10, 2009

February 25. 1948 – March 21, 2012 Shaw, Oregon Beverly died peacefully at her home in Shaw.  Beverly grew up in Creswell.  She worked on her family’s farm and attended Creswell High School.  She married, and had four children, settling in Shaw in 1972. During her next forty years, she focused on being a loving mother, raising her children. ...

EARL  L.  BASSETT March 11, 1919 – December 19, 2011 Stayton, Oregon Earl L. Bassett, died Monday, December 19, seven months to the day after the passing of his beloved wife Rose Marie.  Earl was born March 11, 1919 in Salem to Fred N. and Bessie E. Bassett and was a graduate of Mill City High School. Earl served...

Juanita Mae Cornwell June 27, 1926 – July 30, 2011 Mill City, Oregon Juanita, 85, passed away peacefully in the company of her family on July 30th, 2011 in Mill City, Oregon.  She was born in Cogswell, North Dakota on June 27, 1926.  She married Arnold Cornwell on September 9, 1944 in St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Wilmington, North...

Shirley Y. Abram June 6, 1935 Feb. 18, 2010 Born at Monticello, Utah She lived in California before moving to Stayton. She was married to Aaron Abram 28 yrs ago in Stayton and they made their home in Sublimity. She had worked as a medical technician at Marian Estates and had also worked as a clerk at the Stayton...

STAYTON – Marcella “Marcey” Etzel began her eternal reward on May 31, 2012, leaving behind her family, a multitude of friends, and a lifetime of memories.  She passed away at the family farm where she lived for over 60 years.  Marcey was born on May 6, 1929 to John and Julia Silbernagel in the Jordan area, just east of...

Oct. 12, 1915 – Dec. 13, 2012 Sublimity, Oregon L. Howard  was  born to Oliver and Golda Farmen in Laurel, Montana.  He moved to Mill City/Gates area in 1923.  He attended Mill City and Gates schools 1-12, graduating from Gates High School in 1935. He attended U.S. Armament School in Salem after which he was employed at Boeing Aircraft...

Longtime Aumsville, Oregon Resident Funeral Service will be Thursday, January 14th at 1:00 pm at Weddle Funeral Chapel, Stayton, OR for Jeanette Henderson who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10th at Salem.  She was 63, the daughter of Ted and Myriam Green.  Jeanette grew up in California.  She moved to Aumsville in 1974 and was married to Don Henderson...

April  29, 1990 – July 30, 2012 Turner, Oregon  Jack Andrew Blair was born in Salem, Oregon on April 29, 1990.  He passed away on Monday, July 30th.  He was 22.  Jack grew up in Stayton and joined the US Army at age 17.  He was stationed at Fort Bragg and served in Afghanistan,. His military achievements include the...

May 22, 1928 March 24, 2013 Sublimity, Oregon Beverly M. Ritchie, 84, passed away on Sunday the 24th.  She was the daughter of Eli and Ellen Green. More information will follow soon. Private interment will be held in Ogden, Utah.

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DEBORAH ANN “DEBBIE” LAWRENCE November 24, 1952   †   September 3, 2013 Silverton, Oregon Deborah “Debbie” Lawrence was born in North Platte, Nebraska on November 24, 1952.  She passed away on Tuesday the 3rd at her home in Silverton.  She was 60 years of age.  The daughter of  Robert and Mary Ann Perlich.  Debbie moved to Oregon at a young...

JOHN L. COLLIER October 29, 1932 – September 22, 2015 Turner,  Oregon John Collier was born in Red Bank, Oklahoma on the 29th day of October, 1932. The son of Charles and Maddie Collier.  John passed away on Tuesday, September 22nd.  He was 82.  In 1959, John was married to Freida Stepper in Stevenson, Washington and they made their...

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Aumsville, Oregon Resident Guy Weston Capwell, 82, of Aumsville, Oregon, stepped into Heaven on February 19 2013. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 9, 1930. Guy married his high school sweetheart, Dawn Arlene Kisselburg, on Thanksgiving Day, 1949. They originally lived in Catskill, New York, where they were raising their first 4 children. They moved to Aumsville,...

THOMAS  A.  DAUGHERTY March 17, 1925 – April 16, 2012 Stayton, Oregon Thomas “Tom” A. Daugherty, 87, of Stayton passed away on April 16th in Salem.  The son of Thomas  and Elsie Daugherty.  Tom was born in Lewiston, Idaho. He served in the US Army as a Corporal during WWII with 40th Signal Company combat infantrymen.  He received 2...

May 21, 1930 – July 25, 2014 Patty was born to Evelyn and Floyd Brown in Belt Montana. She attended Montana State University where she met her future husband, Gale P. Goyins. The two were married on May 13, 1953 and enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Mom loved us and will be most remembered for her legacy of countless...

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March 26, 1988 March 25, 2012 Chad was born in Salem, Oregon to Michael and Lorretta Craig.  A special needs child, he lived with his family until the age of nine.  He continued to receive loving medical care at Providence Child Center and later moved to Bain Street Home as an adult.  His family and caregivers formed close bonds. ...

December 5, 1923 July 26, 2014 Evelyn Chris Christine Darst, daughter of Thomas and Susie Jane Metcalf, passed away peacefully at the age of 90, on Saturday, July 26th, 2014 surrounded by her family at Farmington Square Senior Care Community. She is survived by her sister Joyce Johnson, two sons David and Donald Darst and her four daughters Rose...