Obituaries

May 21, 2018

Lillian Poplin passed away on May 21, 2018 at age 85 in Clackamas. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 9th at 10am in Lone Oak Cemetery followed by a service at South Salem Church of the Nazarene 1661 Boone Rd. SE, Salem at 11:30 am with a reception to follow. Lillian was born on July 18, 1932...

May 20, 2018

Margaret "Meg" Voltin Foster, 72, passed away Sunday, May 20 at home in Lacey, WA surrounded by her family. Meg was born on July 17, 1945 to Mary and Benedict Voltin of Lyons, OR and raised with her brothers John, Bernard and Paul. She attended primary and secondary schools in the Lyons area and went on to complete her...

May 20, 2018

Heather Melina Jones was born on August 25th, 1976 to Tilford Jones and Sharon Kuger in Portland, OR. Heather was incredibly ambitious and smart, she was excited to enter the workforce immediately out of high school. Heather began a career with Standard Insurance, where she built deep relationships with her co-workers. They would often say her talents were being...

May 18, 2018

Rebecca R. Brown LeRud, age 86, passed away on May 18th of acute leukemia. Born August 25, 1931 in Venita Oklahoma, the family later moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1946. She graduated from Eugene High School and from Cascadia College. While in college, she met Stanley Brown, and they were married in 1951. In 1965 they began serving as...

May 18, 2018

A service will be held for Gigi Phelps at 2pm on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Weddle Funeral Service. Gigi passed away on May 18, 2018 at the age of 98 in Stayton, Oregon. Gigi was born on April 7, 1920 in Great Bend, Kansas to Isaac and Grace Brown. Her family moved to Oklahoma to be part of...

May 15, 2018

Rodger J. Ogg was born on April 19, 1945 in Portland, Oregon to William and Edna Ogg. Rodger attended and graduated from Oregon City Senior High School. On November 5, 1968 he joined the Army and honorably served during Vietnam until he was discharged on October 12, 1969. Throughout his life, Rodger enjoyed spending time with his family and...

May 15, 2018

The family of Alan Preston Tuers announces his passing on May 15, 2018. Alan died after battling complications from COPD. Alan was born to Arlo and Mary Tuers on December 5, 1940. He spent his youth in Mill City and graduated in 1959 from Santiam High School. After a year of attendance at Oregon State University he got married...

May 15, 2018

Helga Schmid Lowrey, born on May 29, 1939 in Heilbronn, Germany, passed away at age 78 on May 15, 2018 in Canby, Oregon. She was the cherished Oma to grandson Christopher. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Jim); sons, Daniel (Janet), David, and Robert; brothers, Klaus and Helmut; sister, Alma; and grandchildren, April, Jimmy, Michael, Kelly and Katie;...

May 14, 2018

Jack was born in Topeka, Kansas to Earl and Jennie Johnson. The family moved to Stayton in the early 1940s and Jack graduated from Stayton Union High School in 1951. Jack spent his career as a finance manager, but was best known in Stayton for JAC Auto Company. He was a former president of Salem Lenders Exchange, former member...

May 13, 2018

Wendy Beth (Arnold) Bechtel left this world on May 13 after a 5-year battle with cancer. She passed at her home surrounded by family. Wendy was born in Martinez, California on November 1, 1970. She was raised in Northern California and graduated from Placer High School, Auburn California, in 1988. Wendy made her home in Oregon and after raising...

May 11, 2018

Shirley Owens was born on February 25, 1947 to William and Florence Owens in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Long time resident of Lyons, OR she passed away on May 11th 2018 at Marion Estates. She was preceded in death by her husband Dale and is survived by her son Dale, and Sisters Linda and Kim.

May 9, 2018

Mable passed away at age 78 on May 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV. Mable was born in Antlers, OK to BB and Winnie Blan on June 11, 1939. The family traveled frequently from Oklahoma to California and Oregon. Mable graduated from Boron High School where she sang at the pep assemblies and ran track. Mable moved to Las...

May 8, 2018

Rose Marie Barker (nee Garske) passed away on May 8, 2018 in Stayton, Oregon. She was 91. Rose was born in San Francisco, CA on May 27, 1926 to Leo and Sophie Garske, the sixth of their twelve children. She grew up in Washington, Oregon, and California. She attended Cadet Nurse’s Training in Washington and California, and became a...

May 5, 2018

Dr. James D. Crum, born July 29th, 1930 in Ironton, Ohio passed away on May 5th 2018 in Sublimity, Oregon. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Crum, and his three children, Leslie, James Jr. and Jennifer (Rick), all from the Salem area. Dr. Crum devoted a lifetime to teaching organic chemistry and retired as Dean...

May 4, 2018

Apr 30, 2018

A service with military honors will be held at Weddle Funeral Service on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 2pm for Donald “Don” McDougal who passed away on April 30, 2018 in Woodburn, Oregon at age 89. Don was born on December 1, 1928 in Alma, Nebraska to Charles and Mildred (Baker) McDougal. At age 18, Don entered the United...

Apr 26, 2018

Ellie Jane our little life saver, will forever be in our hearts! We had 2 wonderful years with this special little lady. She was loved by everyone and a joy to be around, even to people meeting her for the first time. All a person has to do is see her picture to fall in love with her friendly...

Apr 25, 2018

A Celebration of Life will be held for Katie Michelle (Leming) Barghini at 11am on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Foothills Community Church in Stayton, Oregon who passed away on April 25, 2018 at age 37. Reception to follow. Katie was a t-shirt and jeans kind of girl. Please come casual. Katie was born on November 19, 1980 in...

Apr 23, 2018

Shirley J. Flande February 13, 1936 — April 23, 2018 A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church in Scio for Shirley J. Flande, who passed away on April 23, 2018 at age 82 in Albany. Shirley was born on February 13, 1936 in Davenport,...

Apr 23, 2018

A memorial service will be held at 2pm on May 5, 2018 at Weddle Funeral Service in Stayton, Oregon for Cynthia “Cindy” Clifford who passed away on April 23, 2018 in Salem, Oregon at age 77. Cindy was born on October 11, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa to Vincent and Martha (Reece) Larson. After graduating from high school, Cindy...