Obituaries

Sandra "Sandy" Evans

Sandra "Sandy" Evans

Dec 18, 2019

Sandra was born on August 20, 1957 in Helena, Montana to Thomas Wilson and Esther Touchette. She was their only daughter and enjoyed her childhood with 5 brothers. Having her brothers gave her the knack later in life when she would join the Army as a Chinook mechanic and serve active duty time in Germany and Switzerland. Eventually, she...

Conyne Dyanne Brewer

Conyne Dyanne Brewer

Dec 18, 2019

Instead of writing a traditional obituary, Conyne's family decided to share some beautiful thoughts about her life.... Conyne has always been an avid feminist. She made me the man I am with how passionate she has always been for the feminist movement, her respect of men, women, and non-binary people in all walks of life. She worked at planned...

Beverly  Joan Hames

Beverly Joan Hames

Dec 18, 2019

Beverly Joan Hames was born May 19, 1931, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Frederick and Eleanor (Riemer) Mensing. Although her father left the family when Beverly was just a baby, she had a happy childhood living with her mother, her grandparents, and her sister Doris. Beverly and Doris were inseparable and the best of friends always. Beverly was a bit...

Rusty Agnes Avelene Dionne

Rusty Agnes Avelene Dionne

Dec 18, 2019

Agnes “Rusty” Avelene Dionne was born on March 30, 1922 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Curtis and Anna Mae (Newman) Swords. Growing up in Ohio, Rusty would help her father cut and split railroad ties and always loved the outdoors. During WWII she would move to Oregon and work at the Portland Shipyard as a welder, a job she would...

Jill Diane Hicks

Jill Diane Hicks

Dec 15, 2019

We write this with a very heavy heart to share with loved ones of the passing of Jill Diane Hicks on December 15, 2019 at the young age of 55 years old. Born on May 22, 1964 in Coos Bay, Oregon.           Jill was with her loving family, in her and her home in Lebanon, Oregon, while her family ensured...

Gerald  Andrew Bouck

Gerald Andrew Bouck

Dec 14, 2019

Gerald (Jerry) Andrew Bouck was born September 29, 1934, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Syvertson) Bouck. He grew up in North Dakota, attending Coleman School in rural Barnes county and graduating from Rogers High in 1952. He worked at Duffy Motors, Giesler Implement, and for Gorman King erecting steel buildings prior to attending Jamestown College...

Betty  Jean Mccall

Betty Jean Mccall

Dec 14, 2019

Betty Jean was born December 3, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York to Carl Clarence Eugene and Gladys Leona (Deeds) Mellberg. She grew up in a military household and spent most of her childhood in the Newark, New Jersey, area until the family moved to Oregon her senior year of high school. The moment Betty graduated from Pendleton high school,...

Maryann Bonner

Maryann Bonner

Dec 12, 2019

Mary Ann was born on March 11, 1933 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Axsel and Mary Ann (Hall) Sande. She came to Oregon in 1974 after her husband at the time was discharged from the military. Mary Ann would raise her two sons, William and Anthoney in the Pacific Northwest. Mary Ann would live in Silverton, Salem, LaPine and Florence....

Scott Ryan Allison

Scott Ryan Allison

Dec 12, 2019

Scott Ryan Allison was born on June 1, 1960 in Portland, Oregon. He was raised by Herbert and Dorothy Allison in Lebanon, Oregon. As a teen he attended Lebanon and South Albany High Schools. It was in these early years that Scott learned hunting and fishing from his father, that passion would continue through the years and eventually pass...

James Highland

James Highland

Dec 10, 2019

Full obituary and service information pending

Marcia  Marie Ecker

Marcia Marie Ecker

Dec 10, 2019

Marcia Ecker was born on August 28th, 1940 in Kellogg, Idaho. She grew up in South Dakota before moving to Oregon to raise her family. She is survived by her children, Russ and Roberta; her grandchildren, Kory, Brittnay, Tiffany and Mitchell; and by her three sisters, Margaret, Allie and JennieMae. She loved attending flea markets, as well as visiting...

Jerry Ann Mcfall

Jerry Ann Mcfall

Dec 10, 2019

Jerry Ann (McNeel) McFall was born in Colorado in 1929.  Three weeks later the Great Depression began.  She was teased about that juxtaposition for her entire life. Jerry was the youngest of six children, growing up on a homestead in Glendale, Oregon. She graduated highschool at the end of World War II and went to work as a telephone...

Robin Marie Olheiser

Robin Marie Olheiser

Dec 9, 2019

Robin was born on January 27,1959 in Enterprise, Oregon.  When she was young the Family moved to Salem, Oregon where she attended and then graduated school from North Salem High School. While in school, she was a hard worker, as well as, during her time at Denny’s Restaurant and then at the Statesman Journal where she was a sportswriter....

Gina Colleen Holt

Gina Colleen Holt

Dec 9, 2019

In Loving Memory.

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr. "Tupper"

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr. "Tupper"

Dec 8, 2019

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr., best known as “Tupper” was born on March 3, 1951 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Mike and Maxine Hard “Clare Eldon Hard SR and Ella Prentice.”  As a teen, he and his brother Robby and friends started up a band called “Pineapple Gravy”.  They would hold local dances in the Bonanza area where they were...

Edward Charles La Paz Jr.

Edward Charles La Paz Jr.

Dec 8, 2019

Leonardo Da Vinci said, "As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death." Ed spent his life loving adventure and loving his children, both in equal measure. He often drove in drag races with friends during his youth and also climbed Mt. Ranier twice. He loved hiking and shared his love of...

Robert Clayton Imber Jr.

Robert Clayton Imber Jr.

Dec 5, 2019

Robert Clayton Imber Jr. was born on January 5, 1951 in Franklin, Indiana to Robert and Eleanor (Steel) Imber. The family moved to Salem, Oregon in 1957. Later in life Robert graduated from North Salem High in 1969. On July 5, 1979, Robert married Nancy Eyler in Salem Oregon. They were married for 40 years and have two sons...

Howard Russell Rose

Howard Russell Rose

Dec 5, 2019

Howard was born and raised in Lebanon, Oregon on a farm that has been in his family since 1865. He served in the United States Army as a mechanic in the 8th Armoured Cavalry. Howard married Kathy in 1961. Over the years, he continued working as a mechanic for Southern Pacific Railroad, Tacoma Police Department and Lebanon School District...

Hector Esparza

Hector Esparza

Dec 5, 2019

Obituary Pending.

Jerry Monroe

Jerry Monroe

Dec 5, 2019

Jerry Lee Monroe was born on July 14, 1947 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Henry and Eileen (Wall) Monroe. Jerry grew up in the Cottage Grove area where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, sports and working in the wood shop with his father.  He spent his summers working in the woods to put himself through college. Jerry attended Oregon State...