Obituaries

Marcia Ann Robinson

Marcia Ann Robinson

Apr 14, 2020

Marcia Ann Robinson, age 75, passed away from natural causes on April 14, 2020 in Albany.Marcia was born on December 16, 1944 in Kelso, WA to Robert Rodrigues and Dolores Blakeley. She grew up and attended school in the Longview-Kelso area. In 1969, while living in Corvallis, Marcia met her future husband Joe Robinson. He was serving in the...

Debra Ann Tripp

Debra Ann Tripp

Apr 12, 2020

Turner- Debra Ann (Pearson) (Wendt) Tripp was born on August 5, 1956 in Salem, Oregon to George and Wanda Mae (Stinnett) Pearson. Debra spent her early years in Marion County but would spend time in Tuscon, Arizona, Tillamook, Oregon and even Japan and Germany. Ultimately the family would end up back in Marion County and she would graduate from...

Myrtle Lucille Daniel

Myrtle Lucille Daniel

Apr 9, 2020

Salem- In Loving Memory of Myrtle Lucille Daniel. Full Obituary Pending

Edward Barrett

Edward Barrett

Apr 7, 2020

Lyons- Edward Allen Barrett passed away peacefully from natural causes in his cabin overlooking the Little North Fork River on April 7, 2020 at the age of 69. He leavesbehind his sister Melinda of Keizer and brother Kevin of Salem.  Ed was born October 1, 1950 and grew up in the Salem area. As a boy he rode his...

Edith Sue Higgins

Edith Sue Higgins

Apr 7, 2020

Edith “Edie” Sue Higgins Our dearly beloved mother, grandmother, “auntie” and friend, who gave her love to everyone she encountered, passed away on April 7, 2020 at age 60 in her home in Salem, Oregon.  She is now watching from Heaven over her sons Jeremy and Willie, daughter Melissa, daughter-in-law Charlene, and grandchildren Grant, Cole, and Anna – along...

Kenneth Dale Gladwill

Kenneth Dale Gladwill

Apr 6, 2020

Ken was born on April 15, 1940 in North Bend, Oregon to Howard and Kathryne Gladwill. He honorably served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. After his discharge, Ken lived in Roseburg until 1977, and then moved to the Stayton/Sublimity area for the remainder of his life. Ken owned Buy Rite Auto Parts in Stayton from...

Ryan Mendiola Calvo

Ryan Mendiola Calvo

Apr 5, 2020

Ryan Mendiola Calvo was born on February 3, 1980 in Bremerton, Washington to Robert Calvo and Rosita Mendiola. Ryan grew up loving to play football, baseball, and wrestling. He was part of the honor roll and graduated from Central High School in 1998. Throughout his life he lived in Bremerton, Rota, San Diego, Salem and most recently Vancouver, WA....

John Ralph Hollensteiner

John Ralph Hollensteiner

Apr 5, 2020

Stayton- John Ralph Hollensteiner was born on July 1, 1941 in Bozeman, Montana to Carl and Mildred (White) Hollensteiner.  He would grow up in and live his early life in Montana.  After Highschool John would attend Western Montana College of Education.  His studies would be interrupted though by his enlistment into the United States Navy.  He would serve for...

Charlena Gale

Charlena Gale

Apr 4, 2020

Albany- Charlena Ruth Gale was born on November 27, 1935 in Canyonville, Oregon to Cecil and Ruth (Buxton) Wolfer. After high school Charlena went to live with her sister, Jane in Martinez, California and worked as a CNA at Martinez County Hospital.  This is where she met and married Kenneth Brown.  When Charlena was 20 years old she had...

Darrell Lewis Taylor

Darrell Lewis Taylor

Apr 4, 2020

Darrell was born on October 30, 1930 in Hopewell, Oregon to Robert and Letha Taylor. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. Darrell passed away on April 4, 2020 in Stayton, Oregon. A private burial will take place at Hopewell Cemetery in Dayton, Oregon.

David Neal Hart

David Neal Hart

Apr 4, 2020

An obituary will be updated at a later date.

Wilda Mae Lesemann

Wilda Mae Lesemann

Apr 4, 2020

Wilda Mae Lesemann was born on January 7, 1920 in Newkirk, Oklahoma to Dewey and Ruth (VanCleave) Weddle.  After high school Wilda would graduate from beauty school. A few years after high school, she would meet Alfred Lesemann and the two would be married on June 10, 1941 in Lamar, Missouri.  This would be the start of 70 years...

Karen D. Reetz

Karen D. Reetz

Apr 4, 2020

Karen D. Lackey Reetz passed away at 3:35 pm on April 4, 2020 at the Corvallis Good Samaritan Medical Center. She was 68 years young. Karen was born on January 10, 1952 in Griffin, Georgia to Harold and Mattie (King) Lackey. Her childhood and young adulthood were spent living in Georgia. She attended and graduated from Pike County High...

James Edward Miller

James Edward Miller

Apr 3, 2020

James Edward Miller, age 64, passed away on April 3, 2020 in Turner. James was born on January 17, 1956 in Castro Valley, California, to June Howard and Virginia Mae (Peterson) Miller. He grew up in Tacoma Washington and moved to the Salem area as a teenager to live with his grandmother. He was a graduate of McNary High...

Terry Duane Wood

Terry Duane Wood

Apr 2, 2020

Terry Duane Wood, age 66, passed away on April 2, 2020 in Sublimity. Terry was born on March 21, 1954 in Silverton, OR to Warren and Mary Sue (Winstead) Wood. He was 1 of 4 children born to Warren and Mary, and his childhood was spent on the family farm. He attended Scio High School and was involved in...

Eugenia "Jeanie" Alexandria Ames

Eugenia "Jeanie" Alexandria Ames

Apr 1, 2020

Eugenia Alexandria Ames better known as Jeanie was born on November 4, 1939 in West Rutland, Vermont to Eugene and Helen (Sankowski) Johnson. She attended school in Vermont and eventually met Wayland Porter. They would marry and had 5 children together. Wayland was brought to Oregon to work on the Green Peter Dam and eventually decided to bring Jeanie...

Fairie  "F. Lynn" Lassley

Fairie "F. Lynn" Lassley

Apr 1, 2020

Obituary pending.

Tammy Lee Mumey

Tammy Lee Mumey

Mar 31, 2020

Full obituary pending

T. Niletta Lyda

T. Niletta Lyda

Mar 30, 2020

Twila Niletta (DeForest) Lyda was born July 9, 1942, the first child of Millen T. and Twila E. (Severns) DeForest.  Niletta is remembered for her unwavering love for her family and of her Savior, Jesus Christ.  With a great passion for both music and her Christian faith, Niletta used her beautiful singing voice and her knowledge of the Bible...

Neil Lawrence Thomsen

Neil Lawrence Thomsen

Mar 30, 2020

Neil Thomsen was born on January 2, 1943 in Long Island City, New York. He was born and raised in New York. Neil had an amazing career in which he was vital to recovering and maintaining records of the Chinese Exclusion Act. He was also involved in a movie that received an Emmy, and Neil had a special acknowledgement.He...