Obituaries

Ret. Lt. Col. Alan L. Girod

Ret. Lt. Col. Alan L. Girod

Aug 19, 2010

Ret. Lt. Col. Alan L. Girod June 17, 1938 – August 19, 2010 Mill City, Oregon Alan L. Girod was born in Salem, OR to Lloyd D. and Elsie M. (Rose) Girod.  The family lived in the Fruitland area and attended school there.  After several moves the family eventually settled in Idanha in 1946 living in a tent house...

Catherine Anne Vandecoevering

Catherine Anne Vandecoevering

Aug 17, 2010

Catherine Anne Vandecoevering December 12, 1911 August 17, 2010 Stayton, OR Catherine Anne was born in Kingston, Oregon to Joseph and Apolonia (Pietrok) Brand.  She grew up in the area and then moved to Portland where she worked at a Pastry Shop.  She joined the Army-Air Force in 1942 and was discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1946.  She...

Doris Ellen Hand

Doris Ellen Hand

Aug 5, 2010

Doris Ellen Hand October 1, 1929 – August 5, 2010 Doris Ellen Hand passed away peacefully August 5th with her family at her side after suffering several years with Alzheimers.  The oldest of 13 children, Doris was born October 1, 1929, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Ernie and Ellen (Bowcutt)Hicks.  She spent her younger years living in Utah,...

Erwin C. Jeffers

Erwin C. Jeffers

Aug 1, 2010

Erwin C. Jeffers March 26, 1937 – August 1, 2010 Erwin  Jeffers (Jeff) passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Sunday. He was 73. Erwin was born in Caldwell, Idaho. He married Sharon Rolland in Weiser, Idaho on March 20, 1961. Sharon preceded him in death in May of 2000.    Erwin drove truck for the same company for...

Marlene Louise Budlong

Marlene Louise Budlong

Jul 26, 2010

Marlene Louise Budlong July 31, 1933 – July 26, 2010 Mill City, OR Marlene Louise Budlong, a long-time resident of Mill City, passed away and went on to be with her Lord on Monday the 26th of July. She died of traumatic brain injury at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland after a fall. Born in 1933 in...

Barbara Carol Church

Barbara Carol Church

Jul 24, 2010

Barbara Carol Church May 28, 1957 July 24, 2010 Sublimity, Oregon With her family by her side, Barbara Carol Church passed away on July 24, 2010 after a two-year battle with cancer. Born on May 28, 1957, to Joseph and Cordelia Weber, she grew up one of eight children in Villa Park, Illinois. Upon graduation from Willowbrook High School...

Bertha E. Reis

Bertha E. Reis

Jul 23, 2010

Bertha E. Reis August 9, 1914 – July 23, 2010 Sublimity Stayton, Oregon Bertha E. Reis, went peacefully home to be with her Lord, Friday, July 23, 2010.  Bertha was born in Tripp, S. Dakota, August 9, 1914 to William and Emilie Kindopp.  Bertha married William (Bill) Reis on October  9, 1935 in Kimball, S. Dakota.  They lived in...

Doris M. Travis (Potter)

Doris M. Travis (Potter)

Jul 23, 2010

Doris M. Travis (Potter) Aug. 25, 1944 – July 23, 2010 Salem, Oregon Doris M. Travis, 65, passed away on Friday the 23rd at her home in Salem. Born at Downey, CA, the daughter of Fred and Pearl Stilwell. Graduate of Lynwood high school in Lynwood, CA. She was married to Edwin Potter in May of 1966, he preceded...

Aaron James Jim Abram

Aaron James Jim Abram

Jul 23, 2010

Aaron James Jim Abram October 25, 1941 July 23, 2010 Jim was born October 25, 1941 to Oliver and Wilma Abram in San Fernando, California.  Raised  in Lancaster, California.  He served in the U.S. Army.  Jim moved to Oregon in 1963 where he worked as a Finish Carpenter from 1966 1992, the last ten years being self-employed.  Jim was...

Lorena M. Baker

Lorena M. Baker

Jul 17, 2010

Lorena M. Baker December 16, 1933 July 17, 2010 Salem, OR Lorena was born in Cluny, Alberta, Canada.  She was the sixth oldest of fourteen children to George and Kathryn Fox ( 4 girls and 10 boys) in addition to 2 older half brothers and3 older half sisters.  Lorena lived in Alberta, Canada until she was 20 years old...

Cynthia J. Dunning

Cynthia J. Dunning

Jul 17, 2010

Cynthia J. Dunning Sept. 3, 1923 – July 17, 2010 Lyons, Oregon Cynthia J. Dunning, of Lyons, 86, passed away on July 17th. Born at Middletown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Ethel Achenbach.  She moved to California and was married to George William Dunning in 1967. They moved to Salem in 1990 and to Lyons in 2009. She...

Frank Xavier Staponski

Frank Xavier Staponski

Jul 15, 2010

FRANK XAVIER STAPONSKI June 7, 1913 ~ July 15, 2010 Frank Staponski formally of Independence, MO passed away on July 15 in Sublimity, OR. He was a man of strong convictions, subtle humor, mechanical skills, and common sense. Frank was born on the family farm two miles south of Pierce City, MO in the Pulaskifield area to Frank Staponski...

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad

Jul 13, 2010

Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad July 8, 1922 ~ July 13, 2010 Of Norwegian stock, Harold (Hal) Emil Grimstad was born July 8, 1922 in North Bend, Oregon to Edvard and Hansine Grimstad.  In 1938 Hal graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle and went to work for the Seattle Telephone Company.  Shortly thereafter he joined the U.S. Navy.  As...

Mary Schiewek

Mary Schiewek

Jul 10, 2010

Mary Schiewek July 30, 1915 ~ July 10, 2010 Mary Schiewek, 94, Garrison, formerly of Balfour and Minot, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at a Garrison hospital.  Funeral services will be held at Weddle Funeral Service in Stayton, OR on Saturday, July 17 at 4:30 p.m.  Burial will be at Fox Valley Cemetery in Lyon, OR. Mary was born...

L. Wanda Brown

L. Wanda Brown

Jul 9, 2010

L. Wanda Brown Aug. 13, 1936 – July 9, 2010 Gates, Oregon Wanda Brown was born at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on the 13th day of August, 1936.  She passed away on Friday, July 9th at Salem.  She was 73.  The son of John and Iona Brown. Wanda was married to Joseph Ratliff in Oklahoma, they later divorced, she then...

Helen E. Andersen

Helen E. Andersen

Jul 6, 2010

Helen E. Andersen October 11, 1914 July 6, 2010 Mehama, Oregon Helen Elizabeth Andersen, 95, of Mehama, Oregon, went to be with the Lord and her family in Heaven on July 6th, 2010. She will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.  One of ten children, Helen was born October 11, 1914 in Adams County, Nebraska to...

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly

Jul 5, 2010

Kenneth “Bud” Connelly May 3, 1917 ~ July 5, 2010 Mill City, Oregon Kenneth “Bud” Connelly, 93, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2010 in Sublimity, Oregon. Bud was born in Big Stone County, Minnesota May 3, 1917 to Jim and Carrie (Seip) Connelly. In 1923 he relocated with his parents and two sisters, Gladys and Louella, to the...

Edward Robert Christoferson

Edward Robert Christoferson

Jul 2, 2010

Edward Robert Christoferson September 14, 1927 July 2, 2010 Stayton, Oregon Edward was born in Cle Elum, Washington . He joined the  Navy in 1944 and served overseas during WWII.  He married Diane Rhodes and she preceded him in death.  He lived in Stayton for many years managing an Apartment complex.  He spent many happy hours bowling with friends...

Elmer W. Cawthron

Elmer W. Cawthron

Jul 1, 2010

Elmer W. Cawthron 94 of Scio passed away on July 1, 2010. He was born on January 25, 1916 in Berryville, Arkansas to Deck and Hattie (Sanders) Cawthron. He had 4 sisters and 2 brothers. He served in the U.S. Army for 5 years during the Battle of Bulge. In June of 1943 he married Mary Ellen McFarland in...

Riley Elizabeth Barnett

Riley Elizabeth Barnett

Jun 27, 2010

Riley Elizabeth Barnett June 27, 2010 Riley Elizabeth Barnett was born Sunday, June 27th at 5:05 am.  She passed away approximately 7:30 am. Daughter of Anna Marie Guadalupe Morris and Christopher Adam Barnett. Sister of Serena and Connor Barnett. This has been the hardest day of my life, but I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. She was...