Obituaries
Dwain Bethel
Jul 27, 2019
TURNER - Dwain was born on December 5, 1931 in Beardsley Kansas to Lee and Bertie Bethel. He was one of seven children, eventually his family moved to Shaw, Oregon when he was 9 years old. Dwain graduated from Cascade High School in 1951. He met Joan Rieger, and they married on July 28, 1951 at Immaculate Conception Church...
Michael Allen Malone
Jul 26, 2019
Idanha - Michael Allen Malone was born December 15, 1964, in Eugene, Oregon. The son of Orvan Charles and Rita Louise (Hadley) Malone, he grew up with one sister in the La Grande area. The family loved the outdoors and spent time together hunting, fishing and camping. After graduating from La Grande Senior High School, Michael went on to...
Dennis Warren Debord
Jul 26, 2019
Newport, Oregon - Dennis Warren DeBord was born December 7, 1949, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Lois (Whitlock) DeBord. The family moved to the Portland area and Dennis attended Jefferson High School for a time. He earned his GED, enlisted in the Army, and served in combat during the Vietnam War. When Dennis was released from the military,...
Dollie Irene Allen
Jul 24, 2019
Dollie Irene Allen was born October 8, 1919, in Simpson, Oklahoma, to Colonel Nathan and Mary Lucinda (Evans) Hurst. Dollie married Samuel Edward Allen and together they raised two children in the Milton-Freewater, Oregon, area. Dollie passed away peacefully in Dallas, Oregon, on July 24, 2019, at the age of 99. She was preceded in death by her parents...
Betty Joyce Crawford
Jul 22, 2019
Betty “Joyce” Crawford, born October 22 1952 in Long Beach California, passed away after a courageous 13 year battle with Multiple Myeloma on July 22 2019. She was 66 years old. She is survived by her loving partner Jack Crawford, brothers James Evans and Dan Shadoin, children Kimberly (McCauley) LeCornu and Jason McCauley, grandchildren Samantha McCauley, Peyton LeCornu, Alex...
Jerry Lee Keith
Jul 22, 2019
Jerry Lee Keith was born January 10, 1933, in Portland, Oregon, to Thomas “Jerry” and Dora Ida (Lamb) Keith. He was raised in the Battleground, Washington, area where he graduated high school. After graduation, Jerry joined the Navy and proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict as a baker for the troops. He often told stories to his...
Connie Jean Debray
Jul 21, 2019
Connie was born to Bernice Hately and Martin Paul DeBray on October 24, 1942 in Redding California. Her siblings are Martin Paul DeBray, Judith Newsome, and Jenetta Coffey. As a young lady Connie‘s passion and career was caregiving in the Salem Oregon area and she loved to help others. She met her husband in grade school and he always...
John "Jack" Kailey
Jul 18, 2019
John “Jack” Kailey passed away at home in Welches on July 18, 2019 after a long battle with MS and diabetes. Jack was born in Nuremberg, Germany where his father was stationed in the military. When the family returned to the states they settled in Salem where Jack spent most of his life. In his younger years Jack enjoyed...
Richard Allen Berry
Jul 17, 2019
Richard Allen Berry was born October 15, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington, to John Harper and May Olive (Coffin) Berry. He would go on to graduate from Puyallup High School, with the class of 1954. Soon after high school Richard would meet J. Joyce Reins the love of his life at church. The two would start dating and on May...
Terrye Rubens Sheets
Jul 13, 2019
Terry Rubens-Sheets was born on January 18, 1950 in Portland, Oregon to Sanford Rubens and Jacqueline Tucker. Terrye attended the Kansas City Art Institute with a focus on painting and sculpture and was a passionate artist throughout her life. She was a proud member of many organizations; some of these were the Silver Sneakers Exercise Class, Jubilate! Womens’ Choir...
Jean Marie Parker
Jul 13, 2019
Jean Marie Parker was born on January 13, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward and Ida Marie (Larsen) Krajeski. At the age of 7 Jean contracted polio. This illness had an effect on her body, but only those close to her would know that as she never let it stop her from doing what she wanted to do. She...
Louis "Bob" Kelle
Jul 13, 2019
Bob was born on December 27, 1922 in Gates, Oregon. After high school he joined the US Navy and served during World War II. Returning from war he became a charter member of the Gates Fire Department and was active with the VFW, American Legion and Eagles Lodge. Throughout his life he enjoyed hunting, fishing and was a true...
Fidelia M. Calvo
Jul 12, 2019
Fidelia was born on July 10, 1937 on Rota one of the Northern Mariana Islands to Felix and Jeronima (Taisacan) Mediola. Fidelia met Isaac and they married on May 26, 1955, eventually starting a family of 11 children. When some of Fidelia’s children moved to the States to attend college, Fidelia and Isaac decided to bring the rest of...
Evangelyn Rose Fleetwood
Jul 12, 2019
Evangelyn Rose (Shattuck) Fleetwood passed away in her sleep, the morning of July 12th. Evangelyn was born on May 14th, 1924 to parents Willard Shattuck and Ethelyn (Armstrong) Shattuck, in Friendsville, TN, where her father was teaching at the time. When she was still very young her family moved back to Oregon. She grew up in Gresham, OR, where...
Helen J. Huttner
Jul 11, 2019
Helen Huttner, 87, died July 11, 2019, at her home in Stayton, Oregon after a long illness. A celebration of life will be held in July 2020 at her daughter’s farm in Houston, MN followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Atkinson, WI. Mrs. Huttner was born April 4, 1932, in Fort Atkinson, WI to Laurence and Alma...
Ralph Taylor
Jul 10, 2019
Ralph Osborne Taylor, age 84, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2019 in Salem, Oregon, after a long-goodbye. He was born on March 13, 1935 in Galax, Virginia. He was the third of four children born to Osborne Thomas Taylor and Josie Verna Bartlett. His family were farm workers and shared many stories of their trials and tribulations. They...
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