Obituaries

Lorene Cooley Gulliford

Lorene Cooley Gulliford

Dec 27, 2016

LORENE COOLEY GULLIFORD Feb. 1, 1934 – Dec. 27, 2016 Lorene Gulliford passed away Tues. Dec. 27th. She was 82. The daughter, of Onie and Ersa Johnson. Lorene was raised in Kentucky. She was married to Elton Cooley and they made their home in Germany, then Arizona and Texas before moving to Salem in 1992 and then to North...

Lea Ann Cecelia Mcguirk

Lea Ann Cecelia Mcguirk

Dec 26, 2016

Lea Ann Cecelia McGuirk April 11, 1934  December 26, 2016 Lebanon, Oregon Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Joseph “Joe” Francis Spenner

Joseph “Joe” Francis Spenner

Dec 25, 2016

Joseph “Joe” Francis Spenner October 23, 1921 – December 25, 2016 Stayton, Oregon Joseph “Joe” Francis Spenner passed away peacefully on Christmas Day in Salem at the age of 95. Joe was born on October 23, 1921 in Stayton to Francis and Mary Spenner.  He was in the first graduating class at St. Boniface High School, Sublimity, OR in...

Don Nolan Benslay

Don Nolan Benslay

Dec 24, 2016

Don Nolan Benslay June 14, 1931 – December 24, 2016 Formerly of Stayton, OR Don Nolan Benslay, 85, passed away early in the morning of December 24th in Salem. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Mary Benslay. Don was married to Mary Lea Mullins on Nov 11, 1952 in Coos Bay, OR. He served in the...

James Jay Nichols

James Jay Nichols

Dec 23, 2016

James Jay Nichols November 18, 1924 December 23, 2016 Silverton, Oregon Private family services will be held at a later date. No obituary submitted. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Edith Elizabeth Redfield

Edith Elizabeth Redfield

Dec 15, 2016

Edith Elizabeth Redfield April 15, 1924  December 15, 2016 Sublimity, Oregon Private family memorial at a later date. Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Sandra Ann Cree

Sandra Ann Cree

Dec 11, 2016

Sandra Ann Cree June 13, 1945 December 11, 2016 Mill City, Oregon Memorial service to be held; date and time pending. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Carl Bob Adamson

Carl Bob Adamson

Dec 7, 2016

Carl Bob Adamson November 15, 1915 – December 7, 2016 Sublimity, Oregon Graveside service to be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 2pm at Lone Oak Cemetery. Check back for further information.  Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Wanda Mae Wendt

Wanda Mae Wendt

Dec 4, 2016

Wanda Mae Wendt April 12, 1935 December 4, 2016 Turner, Oregon Wanda Wendt, 81, passed quietly at home on December 4 in Turner. Wanda was born in Beechton, OK. She attended Turner Elementary and graduated Salutatorian from Cascade High School in 1953. She married George Pearson of Turner in 1955, who passed suddenly in 1958. As a young widow...

Jean Anna Anderson

Jean Anna Anderson

Dec 3, 2016

Jean Anna Anderson October 26, 1923 December 3, 2016 Albany, Oregon Private family services. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Jeanette Ann Basl

Jeanette Ann Basl

Nov 28, 2016

Jeanette Ann Basl February 14, 1938 November 28, 2016 Salem, Oregon Private family services. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Laurena Mae Dukes

Laurena Mae Dukes

Nov 27, 2016

Laurena Mae Dukes June 18, 1927 November 27, 2016 Dallas, Oregon Laurena Mae Dukes, 89, went to Heaven on November 27, 2016. Rena was proceeded in death by her husband Travis, her sons Alan and Steve, and her brothers and sister-in-laws. She is survived by her daughter Mary Lock and husband Wes; her daughter Carol De Ridder and husband...

Darleen Elawn Dockins

Darleen Elawn Dockins

Nov 27, 2016

Darleen Elawn Dockins June 11, 1935 November 27, 2016 Stayton, Oregon Private family services. No obituary submitted. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Roger Allen Simpson

Roger Allen Simpson

Nov 26, 2016

Roger Allen Simpson November 22, 1939 November 26, 2016 Salem, Oregon Private family services. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Betty Jean Rollins

Betty Jean Rollins

Nov 23, 2016

Betty Jean Rollins November 20, 1922 November 23, 2016 Sublimity, Oregon Private family service and interment at Twin Oaks Cemetery in Turner, Oregon. No obituary submitted. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Robert Rob S. Sperling

Robert Rob S. Sperling

Nov 20, 2016

Robert Saechao Sperling  November 2, 1977 November 20, 2016 Albany, Oregon Robert Saechao Sperling was born Chieu Song Saechao on November 2, 1977 in a remote village in Laos. His father was Yao Song and his mother Ceng Xin Saechao; he joined his brothers Kao Song Chao and Pha Song Saechao and sisters Muong and Koy Song. This “pre-Sperling”...

William (Bill) Lewis Rose

William (Bill) Lewis Rose

Nov 19, 2016

William (Bill) Lewis Rose September 19, 1922 November 19, 2016 Albany, Oregon William (Bill) Lewis Rose was born September 19, 1922 in Independence, Oregon to Ira Lewis and Ruth Elizabeth (Dull) Rose. Bill was preceded in death by his wife Nelda Mae (Parks), brothers Ralph and Richard, and sisters Dorothy and Ruth. After his mothers death when Richard was...

Jesse James Goldman Robinson

Jesse James Goldman Robinson

Nov 16, 2016

Jesse James Goldman Robinson June 18, 1991 November 16, 2016 Salem, Oregon Jesse James Goldman Robinson was born in Portland, Oregon on June 18, 1992 to Debra Lohse Robinson and Harvey Goldman Robinson. Jesse passed away in Salem, Oregon on November 16, 2016 at the age of 24. He graduated from high school in Salem and was a part...

Rita Mae Owen

Rita Mae Owen

Nov 16, 2016

Rita Mae Owen April 24, 1934 November 16, 2016 Gresham, Oregon Rita Mae Owen passed into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.  Born Rita Mae Verlanic in Anaconda, Montana, she moved with her sister Harriet Spitler and mother Lucille Verlanic to The Dalles, Oregon while in third grade.  It was in The Dalles that she...

Josephine Lockhart Reid

Josephine Lockhart Reid

Nov 15, 2016

Josephine Lockhart Reid March 21, 1925 November 15, 2016 Mill City, Oregon Josephine was born on March 21, 1925 in Galveston, Texas to John W. and Frances Harris Lockhart. She began school at the age of four and graduated from Ball High School in Galveston at age sixteen. She attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia and graduated from...