Obituaries

Mamie "Arlene" Cameron

Mamie "Arlene" Cameron

Oct 16, 2019

Mamie "Arlene" Cameron of Newport passed away October 16, 2019, in Albany, Oregon. She was born July 14, 1959, in Lima, Ohio, to Paul Levoy and Mamie Elizabeth (Cleaver) Panning Sr.  Full obituary pending.

Benjamin Leroy Grafton

Benjamin Leroy Grafton

Oct 15, 2019

Benjamin Leroy Grafton was born on February 13, 1976 in Erie Pennsylvania to L. David and Sandra (Gruver) Grafton. He attended Juneau-Douglas High School in Juneau, Alaska and graduated in 1994. He lived in Alaska until 2010 when he moved to Scio, Oregon. Throughout his life, Benjamin was a heavy equipment operator and did construction work. Benjamin loved to...

Richard Allen Cook

Richard Allen Cook

Oct 14, 2019

Richard Allen Cook was born on March 9, 1951 in Cresco, Iowa to Arnold and Donna (Hodges) Cook.  The family would move to Arizona and then to the Willamette Valley where Richard would graduate from Cascade High School in 1969.  He would go on to get an Associates from Chemeketa Community College. On March 17, 1983 Richard joined the...

Stanley James Campbell

Stanley James Campbell

Oct 13, 2019

Stanley James Campbell was born March 15, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Hurley R, and Lucille (Augustine) Campbell. Stanley’s father was in the military and was transferred stateside when Stanley was a young child. They settled in San Francisco and Stanley attended school there. Before graduating from high school, Stanley decided to join the Army. He served from 1949...

Earl "Bernard" Bennett

Earl "Bernard" Bennett

Oct 12, 2019

Bernard “Benny” Bennett, beloved father, grandfather and friend passed away on Saturday October 12 at his home in Mill City, Oregon. He was born on August 19, 1925 in Silverton, Oregon to Earl and Blanche Bennett. He graduated from Silverton High School, then attended the University of Oregon before serving in the Merchant Marines during WWII.  He met Jewell...

Timothy Francis Gilleran

Timothy Francis Gilleran

Oct 11, 2019

Obituary Pending.

Virgil Ray Forrest

Virgil Ray Forrest

Oct 10, 2019

Virgil Ray Forrest, age 79, passed away on October 10, 2019 in Salem, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 20, 1940 in Hulbert, Oklahoma to Jefferson Ray and Bessie May (Hakes) Forrest. Virgil grew up in Oklahoma but later moved to the Valley when he was 20 years old.  After 20 years in the Valley,...

Ronald Garrett Loeks

Ronald Garrett Loeks

Oct 9, 2019

Jefferson- Ronald Garrett Loeks passed away on October 9, 2019 in Jefferson, Oregon surrounded by family.  He was born on August 28, 1927 in Doran, Minnesota to Garrent and Anna (Heindrick) Loeks. Full obituary pending.

Sammy Warren Barton

Sammy Warren Barton

Oct 7, 2019

Sammy Warren Barton who passed away on October 7, 2019 in Albany, Oregon was born on September 7, 1943 in Hermiston, Oregon to Bertie Warren Barton and Maxine Ruth Patterson.  Full Obituary and service information soon to follow. Please check back

Hulan Wayne Miller

Hulan Wayne Miller

Oct 6, 2019

Hulan Wayne Miller, 81, passed away on October 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family in Albany, Oregon. He was born on March 19, 1938 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma to Dave and Hallie (Spears) Miller. He attended Broken Bow High School. During high school, Hulan came to Oregon to work on Clarence Gavette’s farm, Carols Father for summer break....

Daniel Gene Mansveld

Daniel Gene Mansveld

Oct 5, 2019

Daniel Gene Mansveld was born December 8, 1936, the second of six children, to Beulah (Corbin) and Karel Mansveld in Mitchell, SD. During his childhood the family relocated to Seattle, Wa. and then Oregon, where he remained most of his life. The three oldest brothers were a tight-knit group whose boyhoods were spent outdoors, surrounded by the forests and...

Carolyn  Day Barker

Carolyn Day Barker

Oct 2, 2019

Memorial service and obituary are pending.

Rose Mary Pruitt

Rose Mary Pruitt

Sep 29, 2019

Rose Mary (Trump) Pruitt was born May 17th, 1943 in La Grande, Oregon to Guy Spencer and Mildred (Johnson) Trump. Rose grew up in nearby Wallowa with her two sisters Zora and Ruth. After moving to Eugene in high school, she met and married Steven Pruitt. Along with raising a family, she enjoyed careers in the dental and educational...

Bill Ten Eyck

Bill Ten Eyck

Sep 28, 2019

William “Bill” Walter Ten Eyck was born on December 9, 1958 in Edison, New Jersey to Robert Ten Eyck and Myrna Reybok. At the age of 10 he moved to Oregon and was raised in Lake Oswego, graduating from high school and eventually opening his own landscaping company. Bill had a tremendous talent for growing plants and was a...

Brittney Teresa Willis

Brittney Teresa Willis

Sep 28, 2019

A funeral service will be held for Brittney Teresa Willis  on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:30 in Bethany Evangelical Free Church with a reception to follow at the Wellspring Conference Center located at 1475 Mt. Hood Ave. Woodburn, Oregon. A private burial will follow later on at Hubbard Cemetery. Brittney Teresa Willis was brought into the loving arms...

Otmar R Borchard Sr

Otmar R Borchard Sr

Sep 27, 2019

The family asks that their privacy be respected during this time and that no one show up unannounced at the family home. Otmar leaves a wife, Carolyn, 2 sons and 1 daughter, 7 granchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. He left his mark in the area as a building contractor for the past 50 years. In recent times, he has enjoyed...

Margaret "Peggy" Denton

Margaret "Peggy" Denton

Sep 24, 2019

On February 4, 1942 Margaret “Peggy” Ann Louise Conlon was born to James and Margaret Conlon in Fall River, Massachusetts. She grew up on Charles Street and attended Catholic all girls schools, graduating from high school in 1961. She attended the local community college, graduating with an Associates Degree in Business. With 33 years of Federal Civil Service, Peggy...

Janet Marie Raska

Janet Marie Raska

Sep 24, 2019

Janet was born on May 2, 1941 to Barbara & Harry Bowers in Turtle Lake, Wi. She was the 3rd of 12 children. She spent her younger years in the Amery and Turtle Lake area. Janet married her husband Frank Raska on July 5, 1961. Together they raised 4 children. They moved to Salem, OR in 1974 where Janet...

David Henry Turner

David Henry Turner

Sep 21, 2019

David Henry Turner, 84, passed away on September 21, 2019 in Salem, Oregon. He was born on February 15, 1935 in the family home in Salem, Oregon to Henry Douglas and Pansy Louise (Milliken) Turner. He attended Salem Academy, and graduated in 1954. Following graduation, David worked and attended Western Seminary. On December 18, 1959, David married the love...