Obituaries

William C. “Tex” King  July 30, 1934    †    Dec. 22, 2013 Stayton, Oregon Tex King, 79, died December 22, in Salem, Oregon.  He was born July 30, 1934 in Portland, Oregon to Charlotte Eben and Fred G. King.  He attended school in Scappose,Oregon.  After school, Tex worked in a restaurant until he was able to enroll in Printers School...

LEROY TOMMY DORAN May 25, 1939   †   Sept. 29, 2013     Leroy passed away at the age of seventy- four after a battle with cancer.  He was born in Green Forest, Arkansas to William and Faye Doran.  They moved to Oregon in 1939.  He attended Cascade Union High School.  Leroy married Jean Poplin on Sept. 13, 1956.  They resided in...

June 23, 1978 – July 24, 2013 Teresa was born on June 23, 1978 in Lebanon, Oregon to Allen Chapman and Jacquelyn Pollock. She grew up in Silverton and moved to Stayton as a teenager. Teresa married Kerry Toepfer on April 24, 2004 in Scio. She worked at Hollywood Video in Stayton and at several Mills in the canyon....

Maria Reyes 11-17-1931 9-15-2017 Maria (Mary) Reyes was born in Colorado City, Texas to Marcelino and Ernestina (Silva) Hernandez.  She was the eldest and longest living of 12 children. She was preceded in death by one son, Tony Reyes in 1993. She and husband, Felix Reyes of 56 years, raised nine children. They have 22 grand children, 34 great...

Douglas C. Lore Sr. Patriot Guard honoring Douglas Lore Sr.

Dec. 12, 1932 – May 3, 2011 Lorena Osborn, 78 years of age,  a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She did not believe in just living together and did not believe in divorce.  She thought family should be important to a person’s life unlike today where everybody appears to be only worried about their own wants and needs.  ...

Geneva Deber OGlee Johnson September 16,1917 ~

December 30, 1943 September 24, 2013 Born on the Keudell family farm, Fritz graduated from Cascade H.S.  He served in the National Guard.  As a young boy, he enjoyed all things about cars.  He worked for NAPA Auto Parts and Car Quest.  He also spent many hours painting canvas and scenes on farm implements, as well as trying his...

RAYMOND “RAY” ALCARAZ Aug. 30, 1961 – Oct. 21, 2012 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Raymond “Ray” Alcaraz, 51, passed away on Oct. 21st from a traffic accident.   He moved to Oregon from California 23 years ago.  Having worked at the Wilco seed plant and recently for Norpac in Stayton.  He enjoyed building things and was quite the handyman, he also...

Aumsville A Celebration of Life service was held  at the Albany First Assembly Church.

July 27, 1927    †   March 24, 2014 Mary Margaret Block was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon on the 27th of July, 1927.  She passed away on Monday, March 24th  surrounded by family.   She was 86.  Mary graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Klamath Falls.   Mary was married to Robert Gilleran, he preceded her in death.  She moved to...

Oct. 16, 1920 – Dec. 8, 2012 Sublimity, Oregon Deane Query was born on Oct. 16, 1920 in Larned, Kansas.  She was the daughter  of Charles and Viola Zook.  Deane passed away on Sat. Dec. 8th in Sublimity.  She was 92.  Deane grew up in Kansas where she graduated from high school.  She moved to Witchita then during WWII...

Cyrilla (Sally) Small: a rare jewel is gone.

May 29, 1943 Dec. 19, 2012 Scio, Oregon William C. (Bill) McCready, 69, of Scio, passed away at his home in Scio, OR after a long illness. He was born in Aberdeen, WA, on May 29, 1943, to John and Betty McGuire, and shortly after was adopted by Ivan and Ida McCready.  He graduated from Stayton High School in...

Lawrence Jacob Basl Salem, Oregon September 27, 1932 ~ August 24, 2009 Lawrence, 76, was taken home by our Lord in the early morning of August

LILLIAN  E.  WOOSLEY Aug. 19, 1917 – May 25, 2011 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Lillian E. Woosley was born in Hoquiam, Washington, the daughter of Herbert and Eudora Harper, on the 19th day of August,  1917.  She passed away on Wednesday , May 25th   in Sublimity.  She was 93 years of age.    In  1932 the family moved to  West Salem...

In Memory of Hattie B. Fencl December 25, 1918 – February 10, 2010  Sublimity, Oregon Hattie was born in Willow River, Minnesota to Charles and Julia Kazda.  She was the youngest of four daughters.  They moved to Mill City, Oregon in 1920.  She graduated from Mill City High School in 1939.  She married Joseph Fencl on Jan 11th, 1940. ...

by Special to the Statesman Journal Weddle Funeral Services is honored to have won Best Funeral Services two years in a row and has served the Stayton area since 1917. Even though the business changed hands in 2008, the new owners are folks rooted in Stayton, and Weddle’s continues to be family owned and operated. The friendly staff are...

April 9, 1933 June 21, 2014 Memorial Service to be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at Talbot Community Church, Jefferson. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, OR.