Obituaries

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...

Dec 23, 2021

Full Obituary Pending.

Dec 21, 2021

A service is pending.

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...

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...

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...

Dec 14, 2021

Eugene – Linore, 103, passed away on December 15th in her home in the presence of family. She was born May 28, 1918 in Kingsford (Bienfait) Saskatchewan, Canada to Ward Alan Inglis and Rebecca (Reba) Linore Kinler. Linore graduated from Stayton High School and attended Willamette University for two years before marrying Dale T. Crabtree on June 15, 1938....

Dec 14, 2021

Lebanon-  Elldoris “Doris” Fuller was born on Febuary 7, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Roscoe and Ethel (Howard)Bomberger. Doris would earn an associate’s degree in accounting, throughout her life Doris would workvarious accounting jobs. Doris would live in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1989 when she moved to Medford,Oregon, where she would live for 5 years. Doris would travel and live...

Dec 14, 2021

Esperanza was born on August 12,1956 in El Campo, Texas to Santiago and Cresencia Amaya. She was one of 9 siblings, and her love of children most likely began with her siblings. As Esperanza grew up she would meet and fall in love with Jose M. Calvillo II on February 26, 1972 in Independence, Oregon. They would start a...

Dec 11, 2021

Raymond Franklin Lyles was called home to the lord on December 11th, 2021. Raymond was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in 1941. He made his way to Oregon working in the bean fields. This is where he met his first love, Peggy. Raymond and Peggy were married until her death. If you asked people who Raymond was, they would...

Dec 10, 2021

Marvin E. Emmert, 85, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away on December 10, 2021 in Albany, Oregon at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House.   Marvin was born in Molalla, Oregon on December 20, 1935 the son of Floyd and Grace (Burkholder) Emmert.  The family moved to Sweet Home, Oregon in 1938 where his father and uncles started Emmert Brothers Logging.  Marvin’s...

Dec 9, 2021

Private cremation services.

Dec 8, 2021

John Arthur Lowrie was born January 12, 1956, in Oregon City, Oregon, to Walter and Betty (Hunter) Lowrie. John grew up in Aurora on the 9-acre family farm where his family owned a butcher business.  John stayed in the area living in Canby. Aurora, and Woodburn.After graduating from Canby High School, John studied English and Journalism at Western Oregon...

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Dec 2, 2021

Albany- John Frederick Culpepper was born on February 7, 1944 in Seneca, Kansas to Fred Dewey Culpepper and Lulu Lorraine Lortscher.  In 1961, John joined the United States Navy. He would be honorably discharged in 1965 with the rating of ADR3 (Aviation Machinist's Mate). During his time in the Navy, he participated in the 1962 nuclear test in the...

Dec 2, 2021

James Henry Smith was born February 14, 1931 to Robert and Mathilda Smith in Norma, North Dakota. He met his future wife Sharon Fitch the year his mother taught at Wheaton, a one-room, ND prairie school. He was 11 years old and Sharon was 9. They were married 11 years later and were married for 68 years. James and...

Nov 30, 2021

Georgie Estelle Cottle was born in Satartia, Mississippi to Robert and Louise (Bell) Cottle. She would be raised in the south and as a young girl would work as a car hop. Later, would later meet her first husband, George Monigold and married on May 22, 1954. Through her marriage, she would be an Army wife and live all...

Nov 30, 2021

Gary Jack Knapp, 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 30, 2021. He was born on December 15, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. Gary is survived by the love of his life of 66 years, Joan, and children Daniel, Cheryl, Mike and Laurie. He also has a sister Linda and several grand and great grandchildren. Gary was preceded in death...