Obituaries

Charles Gene Heiser

Charles Gene Heiser

Aug 8, 2020

Charles Gene Heiser was born February 11, 1940, in Boise, Idaho, to Ralph Loyd and Mable (Woods) Heiser. He was raised with five brothers and one sister. After high school, Charles joined the US Navy and served his country for two years. When he was honorably discharged, he returned home and went to work in the manufactured home industry,...

Ralph Passarelle

Ralph Passarelle

Aug 7, 2020

Woodburn- Ralph Passarelle was born on October 12, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York to Concetta Franchese and Giovani Passarella. He attended school through his junior year of high school and then left so he could get a job to help support his family. In 1942, Ralph joined the Coast Guard where he served 3 years and 6 months as...

Charles "Chuck" John Medford

Charles "Chuck" John Medford

Aug 6, 2020

Charles “Chuck” John Medford was born March 23, 1952, in Monroe, Michigan, to R. Foster and Eda (GoldBerg) Medford. Chuck spent nine of his childhood years in Africa with his two sisters and their missionary parents. He came back to the United States and graduated from South Lancaster Academy in Massachusetts. Just one day before the Vietnam draft would...

Kunsuk Finnell

Kunsuk Finnell

Aug 6, 2020

KunSuk Finnell was born January 15, 1956, in Seoul, Korea, to Sun Dong and Yon Ye (Kim) Yang. She grew up in Korea and came to the United States in the mid-1970s where she started a family, welcoming son David followed by twins Ali and Art. KunSuk was an incredibly hard worker and well known for her work ethic....

Raymond Eric Moretz

Raymond Eric Moretz

Aug 5, 2020

Full obituary pending

Robert "Bob" Sparks Keen

Robert "Bob" Sparks Keen

Aug 5, 2020

Robert Sparks Keen, age 59, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. He resided in Jefferson, Oregon for the last 13 years. He was born April 29, 1961 in Las Cruces, New Mexico and lived there until age 11 when the family moved to Independence, Oregon. He worked summers on local farms during his high school years...

Denis Elizabeth Shaeffer

Denis Elizabeth Shaeffer

Aug 5, 2020

Stayton- In Loving Memory of Denise Elizabeth Shaeffer. Full Obituary and Service Information Pending

Elmer George Langdahl

Elmer George Langdahl

Aug 5, 2020

Lebanon- Surrounded by his loving family, Elmer George Langdahl peacefully passed away on August 5, 2020 at the age of 92. Born on a rural farm in Page, North Dakota on April 22, 1928 to Sigurd and Elene (Satrom), Elmer grew up helping his brothers and sister work the family farm. He married Gwendolyn Wright on April 22, 1950...

Mary Ann Heil

Mary Ann Heil

Aug 4, 2020

A full obituary is pending.

Edwin Leroy Tierce

Edwin Leroy Tierce

Aug 3, 2020

Turner- In Loving Memory of Edwin LeRoy Tierce. Full Obituary Soon to Follow

Marguerite Louise Gahr

Marguerite Louise Gahr

Aug 3, 2020

Marguerite (Maggie) Louise Gahr  died August 3rd.  Maggie was born in a logging camp houseboat on Lake Coeur d’Alene in 1923.  At Roosevelt High she was editor of her yearbook and May Queen.  She met her husband Edward (Ned) Potter at Oregon State.  Her passions were politics and her garden leading her naturally to becoming a Master Gardener.  She...

Carol Gay Alley

Carol Gay Alley

Aug 1, 2020

Turner- In Loving Memory of Carol Gay Alley

Jacqueline Pearl Westervelt

Jacqueline Pearl Westervelt

Jul 27, 2020

Lebanon- In Loving Memory of Jacqueline Pearl Westervelt

John Lars Bergquist

John Lars Bergquist

Jul 26, 2020

John Lars Bergquist was born October 4, 1969, in Baker, Oregon, to Ronald Bailey Bergquist and Amy Sue (Sherman) Bergquist. John's siblings are Mark (and Sherie) Bergquist, Laurie (and Kevin) Adams, Bart (and Linda) Bergquist, Sabrina (and Eric) Walters, and Rebecca Bergquist. After graduating from Sunset High School in Beaverton in 1987, John attended Oregon State University, earning two...

Stephen Lewis Sturdivant

Stephen Lewis Sturdivant

Jul 26, 2020

Salem- In Loving Memory of Stephen Lewis Sturdivant

O. Lorraine Strauss

O. Lorraine Strauss

Jul 25, 2020

O. Lorraine (House) Strauss, 88, passed away suddenly on June 25, 2020, at 8:29 a.m. She was born in San Francisco, Calif., to Ethel Elizabeth McCulloch, of Joliet, Ill., and Charles Augustus House, of Eastland, Tex. She graduated from San Francisco State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. After college, she taught grade school in...

Timothy William Houck

Timothy William Houck

Jul 25, 2020

Timothy William Houck was born January 18, 1968, in Salem, Oregon, to John and Laura Houck. He was raised in the Idanha/Detroit area by John and Kay Houck. He had five brothers and one sister. Tim loved to ride motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles and participated in all sports offered by his school. He was known as the class clown...

Joseph Lee Strickland

Joseph Lee Strickland

Jul 23, 2020

Joseph Lee Strickland, age 74, passed away in Albany, OR on July 23, 2020. Joseph was born on September 23, 1945 in Hernando County, FL to Joseph and Verabella (Juday) Strickland. Joseph served in the United States Army and the United States Air Force. In 1968, he married Shirley Strickland and they had a son, Todd. Joseph lived on...

Alena Doris Thomas

Alena Doris Thomas

Jul 23, 2020

Stayton- Alena Doris Thomas was born on February 6, 1928 in Sublimity, Oregon to Frank and Rebecca (Brewer) Lahr.  As a child the family would move around but she would eventually graduate from High School in Seaside, Oregon. Family was everything to Alena and she would always go out of her way to spend time with them.  She would...

William "Bill" Joseph Shoemake

William "Bill" Joseph Shoemake

Jul 23, 2020

William “Bill” Joseph Shoemake, age 63, passed away on July 23, 2020 in Albany. Bill was born on July 17, 1957 in Perry County, Mississippi to Robert Lawrence Shoemake Jr. and Mary Patricia Benoit Shoemake. Bill was known as 'Billy' growing up in his hometown of Runnelstown by his classmates and family. He was one of seven children raised...