Obituaries
Spc Nickolas Noodle Welch
Aug 6, 2013
March 16, 1987 August 6, 2013 Our beautiful, loving, heroic son, finished his battle here on earth and has ventured on to a new journey. Words can never describe this young man and the person he is. He is loved by so many people and missed beyond the imaginable. To anyone that had the privilege to know him, their...
Juan M. Hernandez
Aug 3, 2013
Juan was born in Stayton, Oregon to Narciso and Josephine Hernandez on September 17, 1976 and passed away in Grants Pass, Oregon on August 3, 2013. Juan was a loving son, brother, father, uncle, nephew, cousin, and a great friend. He enjoyed riding his 4-wheeler and being with family and friends. He is survived by his parents, Narciso and...
Teresa M. Toepfer
Jul 24, 2013
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....
Franki Ray Etherton
Jul 24, 2013
September 21, 1984 † July 24, 2013 Salem, Oregon Franki Ray Etherton was born on Sept. 21, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri. He passed away on Wed. July 24th in Salem. He was 28. Franki moved to Oregon at age 4 and lived in the Salem area since 1993. Franki graduated from South Salem High School. He always wanted...
Fern P. Stone
Jul 12, 2013
April 2, 1924 July 12, 2013 Born in Hardin, Montana to Vernice and Georgia Clark, Fern was the oldest of three daughters. She moved to Mill City, Oregon when she was 17, graduated from Mill City High School, and was a member of the Mill City Presbyterian Church. She married Edwin Stone on June 14th, 1946. Fern worked at...
Gilbert E. Powell
Jul 8, 2013
GILBERT E. POWELL Aug. 23, 1926 † July 8, 2013 Gilbert E. Powell was born in Walla Walla, Washington on Aug. 23, 1926. He was the son of William and Mabel Powell. He passed away on Monday, July 8th, he was 86 years of age. Gilbert lived in Idaho and graduated from Boise State with a Bachelor’s degree. He...
Roger R. Lambert
Jul 5, 2013
July 11, 1958 July 5, 2013 Roger was born in Salem, Oregon and grew up in the area. Not one to sit around, Roger was an outdoorsman. Hunting and fishing were his passion and rock collecting naturally was part of his activities. His family remembers how he would fill his freezer with fish and game but when a friend...
James Donald Blades
Jun 19, 2013
June 6, 1952 June 19, 2013 James was born in Salem, Oregon to Don and Eleanor (Doerfler) Blades. He graduated from Regis High School in 1970. He was a Farmer by choice and began by working with his father on the family farm. As a young man he was active in the Knights of Columbus and Sublimity Harvest Festival. ...
Marvin Dean Sloan
Jun 17, 2013
September 18, 1934 June 17, 2013 Marvin Dean Sloan was born to Roy Otis Sloan and Bernice Beulah (Ramsey) Sloan, September 18, 1934 in Wallace, Nebraska. He died on June 17th, 2013—his mother’s birthday. Marvin moved to Oregon when he was four years old and grew up in Weston, Oregon. He graduated from Weston High School in 1953, where...
Louise E. Wolf
Jun 16, 2013
LOUISE E. WOLF June 12, 1945 † June 16, 2013 Louise E. Wolf went home to be with our Lord and Savior on June 16, 2013. She was born Louise Whitfield on June 12, 1945 to James and Idella “Della” Whitfield in Salem, Oregon. . She graduated from Cascade High School class of 1963. She married Anton Wolf in...
Shelly L. Grace
Jun 12, 2013
Shelly L. Grace July 30, 1960 June 12, 2013 Turner- Born in Palo Alto, California to Earl and Betty Shook, the family moved to Oregon in the early 1980s and settled in the Scio area. Shelly loved horses and enjoyed participating in 4H. She was a collector of rocks, coal oil lamps and glass. She married J. Quinn Grace...
William “Bill” Howell
Jun 11, 2013
WILLIAM “BILL” HOWELL October 26, 1939 † June 11, 2013 Bill Howell was born in Santa Ana, CA on Oct.26, 1939. He was 73. He passed away due to complications of Leukemia on Tuesday, June 11th. He was the first son of James E/Howell and Mary A. Nadvornick. Bill joined the Navy in 1959 and was married to Laurel...
Elenora Mae Butts
Jun 6, 2013
August 21, 1923 June 6, 2013 She was a wife, mother & grandmother who worked in the shipyards during WWII & worked as a line inspector at the cannery through the years. She loved oil painting, crocheting and traveling. Elenora is survived by her children: Brenda Grimes (MT), Marilyn Juran (CA), Sandi Ralphs (UT), Carolyn Vinluan (WA), Dale Brokaw...
Norman O. Lee
Jun 1, 2013
Birth: April 17, 1923 Died: June 01, 2013 Norman Lee, was born on a hilltop above Mehama, Oregon to Aurelia & Rolland Lee. Norman spent his early years with his folks and younger sister, Ellen nearby grandparents August & Susan Zoellner. Norm’s mother passed away 1933 and the children moved to Astoria with a maternal aunt, Ellen (Zoellner) Cole...
Robert Charles Zeller
May 28, 2013
May 3, 1927 † May 28, 2013 Robert Charles Zeller was born on May 3, 1927 in Sunnyside, Washington. He passed away on Tuesday, May 28th at his home in Stayton. Robert was the son of Waldo and Esther Zeller. He served in the US Navy during WWII. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and...
Peggy A Campbell
May 15, 2013
November 5, 1939 – May 15, 2013 Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many, ever faithful in her love of God, she was called home to Heaven. She had a particular passion for gardening, photography, drawing, painting, crafts and cooking. Although her body was ravaged by the effects of M.S. for many years, she never...
James R. Prine
May 14, 2013
JAMES R. PRINE Aug. 10, 1924 † May 13, 2013 James R. Prine was born in Corsicana, Texas on Aug. 10, 1924, the son of Lawrence and Stella Prine. James passed away on Monday, May 14, 2013, he was 88. James was married to Marjory Teeters on Aug. 6, 1946 in Coricana, Texas. He graduated from Texas A &...
Bill Fish Stanley Jr.
May 7, 2013
Bill Fish Stanley Jr. was born in Lakeview, OR on Aug. 9, 1948. He passed away in Salem on May 7th surrounded by his family. He was 65. Bill Fish served during the Vietnam Era as a LCpl. with the US Marine Corps. Military Honors along with celebration of life will be held on Sunday, May 18th at 2:00...
Mindy Rodriquez
Apr 28, 2013
MINDY RODRIQUEZ June 11, 1988 † April 28, 2013 Mindy Rodriquez, 24, of Stayton passed away on Sunday the 28th of April. The daughter of Antonio and Maria Rodriquez. Mindy was born in Fresno, California and moved to Stayton 20 yrs. ago. She graduated from Cascade High School and had recently worked at Lakeside Assisted Living as a Medical...
Virginia T. Bidwell
Apr 27, 2013
February 4, 1921 April 27, 2013 Virginia Tierce Bidwell was born on February 4, 1921 in Paris, Arkansas. She was the second youngest of eight children born to Joseph and Donnie Rebecca Tierce. She moved to Oregon with her family during World War II. Following the war, she married Zane Bidwell on June 21, 1946. Together they had four...
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