Obituaries
Caroline Jean Smith
Jan 12, 2022
Caroline Jean Smith was born on March 10, 1972, in Albany, Oregon and was raised by her mother, Karen and her stepfather, Gary Halliwell. Caroline would attend South Albany High School and live in the Crabtree area. She would also participate in 4-H when she was younger but in her later years, enjoyed making jewelry, taking care of her...
Velda Mae Jirges
Jan 11, 2022
Velda Mae Fox DeCamp Jirges was born April 4, 1926, in Camas, Washington to parents Delna Elizabeth Little and Bert Herman Fox. Velda would grow up in Camas and attend Camas High School, graduating in 1945. Eventually Velda would meet her first husband James Henry DeCamp, they were together until his passing on 10/31/1976. Velda would meet her second...
Georgia Ruth Grisel
Jan 11, 2022
Georgia Ruth Grisel was born on March 8th, 1951, to Rudy and Bess Barker in McMinnville, Oregon. They lived in Willamina, Oregon, where Georgia attended Willamina High School until the 11th grade. She later moved to Lakeview, Oregon. Georgia met her husband Dennis Easton in 1977 and they married on May 2, 1991. Georgia enjoyed being a homemaker and...
Brendan Tyler Boaz
Jan 10, 2022
Brendan Tyler Boaz was born in Fort Lewis, WA on December 26, 1990, a day that will live in infamy to those closest to him. He was precocious even at a young age; likewise, was he willful, spirited, and full of life. He was unafraid to share his thoughts and feelings on any and all subjects under the sun....
Bennie
Jan 6, 2022
Dorothy “Bennie” Nimmo was born to Benjamin and Nina Haddock on 9/17/1926 and was one of 8 siblings. Bennie grew up in the Los Angeles area. She moved to Bakersfield, CA where she met and married Scotty in 1954. After moving to Lompoc, CA and then to Sedro-Woolley, WA they moved to the Stayton area in 1989. Bennie worked...
Cathryn Patricia Reynolds
Jan 5, 2022
Sublimity- Cathryn Patricia Reynolds was born on February 21, 1956, in Southport, Merseyside, England to Thomas and Margaret (Lundy) Price. In her early 20’s Cathy would move to California and then later in Florida. She would eventually move to and settle down in Sublimity, Oregon in 1996. She was a hard worker and because of that she impacted many...
Mae Passarelle
Jan 4, 2022
Mae Passarelle was born on May 8, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York to Anna Mandegna and Cosamo Lipari. She attended Brooklyn Industrial High School for Girls and studied dress design and pattern making where she was top of her class. She would meet her husband Ralph Passarelle at a popular New York City dance hall and they would marry...
Kenneth "Ken" Krumdieck
Jan 3, 2022
Now, safe in the arms of Jesus, Kenneth T. Krumdieck was born on July 7, 1933, on a beloved farm in Chatfield, Minnesota to Louis Frederick and Clara (Boness) Krumdieck. He would grow up with five older siblings: Walter, Carl, Elmer, Oscar, and Dorothy. The Depression was a hard time to be a farmer. The family moved from Minnesota...
Ralph Richard Elliott
Jan 2, 2022
Ralph Richard Elliott was born January 14, 1944 in Three Rivers, Michigan to A.O. and Berenice (Burchard) Elliott. He attended Michigan State University in E. Lansing, Michigan and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he met Leeann, his wife of 38 years. They were married on August 7, 1971. In 1974 Ralph moved with Leeann to Lincoln City. The...
Michael Alan Akers
Dec 31, 2021
Michael Allen Akers Selmer passed away on New Years Even 2021 due to complications from his ongoing fight with cancer. Michael was born in Salem, Oregon on August 27th, 1978. He finished his fight on the last day of 2021 at the age of 43. He spent most of his adult life as a mechanic working all over Oregon....
Ryan Clifton Keim
Dec 31, 2021
Ryan was born in Stayton Oregon to Dale and Wanda Keim. As a child he attended Stayton Elementary School, Middle and High Schools. He was also a member of Foothills church. Growing up he was involved in different sports until he was old enough to drive. He then turned his focus into his lifelong passion…cars! Ryan married LeAnn Wright...
Jack Adelbert Phelps, Jr.
Dec 30, 2021
Jack Adelbert Phelps Jr. was born on March 3, 1952, in Tacoma, Washington to Jack and Mary (Watkins) Phelps. His father served in the Armed Forces and Jack would grow up a military brat traveling all over with his family, including his siblings Michael, Cheryl, and Janine. He would join the Air Force himself and after being honorably discharged...
Joan Asbahr Armstrong
Dec 24, 2021
Joan Asbahr Armstrong, 92, died Thursday, December 24, 2021 in Corvallis, Oregon surrounded by family. She was born on a farm outside Corvallis with her twin Roger, the last of eight children. She married her high school sweetheart Harry A. Armstrong in 1948. They had five children: Dianne, Paul, Kathy, Kevin and Alice. Joan drove a school bus for...
John J. Slatsky
Dec 17, 2021
John J. Slatsky left this world on December 17th, 2021. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on July 14th, 1939, he left the steel mills for a drapery job in Hollywood. His illustrious career of 42 years earned him a stellar reputation. Working on “Paint Your Wagon” in 1969, he fell in love with Oregon, and bought a ranch there to...
Harley Raymond Brown
Dec 17, 2021
Harley Brown was born in 1936 to a very poor family in Northern California. Truth be known, he was the definition of a true mountain man. Even as a young boy, Harley would disappear into the wilderness for 6 to 8 weeks at a time…typically because he knew good and well he was in trouble for something. Eventually his...
Eugene Edward Broeke, Jr.
Dec 15, 2021
Eugene “Junior” Edward Broeke, Jr was born on March 22, 1955, to Eugene Sr. and Audrey (Bartlett) Broeke in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Junior was just one of eight children in a large family. Junior would serve in the United States Army and throughout his life Junior would live in Oregon and Alaska. While in Alaska he would meet his...
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