Obituaries

Clydia Ruth (Punkin) Emmerson (Storey) June 5, 1941- August 14, 2017 Punkin passed away Monday night surrounded by her loving family. Clydia Storey was born June 5, 1941, in Salem, OR to Clyde and Goldie Storey of Idahna, OR. She was the first of 6 children to the family. Punkin grew up in Idahna and attended school in Detroit....

Joy D. Collins Turner, Oregon March 13, 1918 April 3, 2010 Joy was born at Glendale, Oregon on the 13th day of March, 1918.  She passed away on Sat. April 3rd at her home in Turner.  She was 92.  The daughter of Park and Doris Nomer. Joy was married to Joseph Collins at Medford in 1940, he preceded her...

June 19, 1940 – October 8, 2012 Judith Brown was born in Salem on June 19, 1940.  She was the daughter of Harry and Eula Monroe.  Judith grew up in Mehama and graduated from Stayton High School.  Judith married  Christian Scott Brown 54 years ago in Stayton.   Together they lived in Salem and Mehama before building their home in...

June 20, 1920 – April 19, 2014 Stayton, Oregon Opal was born in Chico, Texas.  She married Jefferson Leming in Lubbock, Texas in 1941.  They moved to Idanha, Oregon in 1947 where they raised their family.  They moved to Lebanon, OR  in 1993.  She later returned to the Stayton area.  Opal enjoyed crocheting, quilting, fishing and camping.  She is...

Patricia May (Cox) Frederic November 10, 1920 – May 8, 2011 (Mother’s Day) Pat was born in Everett, Washington to Walter and Mabel Cox, the oldest of four children. She grew up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where she met the love of her life, Gordon (Fritz) Frederic. Before they married, she attended Eastern Washington State College. Pat and Gordon...

Stayton, Oregon Susan was born in Concord, California and moved to Oregon where she graduated from Cascade High School.  She married Donald Stegall in 1963.  She worked as a Medical Transcriptionist for Oregon State Hospital and Fairview Training Center.  She had a creative spirit and loved to paint, draw caricatures of people and animals/horses.  She put her hand to...

Darlene Lois Ballard December 14, 1938 July 4, 2011 Silverton, Oregon Darlene Ballard, 73 passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family.  Longtime Montana resident, Darlene was born in Eureka to Harry and Iola Butts.  Darlene graduated from Power High School in 1957.  She married Robert Ballard and enjoyed 53 years of marriage.  They worked together for many years...

July 6, 1923 September 17, 2014 Resided in Stayton, Oregon Stayton – Austin “Hugh” Locke was born in Marion, Oregon to Austin Calvin and Nona Locke. His ancestors were some of the earliest settlers to the Willamette Valley via wagon train on the Oregon Trail. He grew up in Buena Vista and Silverton, graduating from Silverton High School in...

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...

June 17, 1934 – April 7, 2013  Gail passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Stayton, Oregon after a long courageous battle with urethral cancer. Gail Ormsby Evans was born in Rhyl, North Wales, to Percy Evans and Annie Heywood. She married Ronald Martin and they had two daughters. They moved to the U.S. in her...

May 14, 1942 – April 24, 2014 Henry was called home to Heaven on April 24th. He was born on May 14, 1942 to Henry and Margaret Miller in Portland, Oregon. After attending 1st and 2nd grades in Nome, Alaska, he finished his schooling in Union, Oregon, graduating from high school in 1960. Henry married Connie B. Sanders on...

June 17, 1955   †   Feb. 1, 2014 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Joyce Osborn was born in Brawley, CA on the 17th of June, 1955.  She passed away on Sat. Feb. 1st at her home in Aumsville surrounded by family.   She was 58.   Joyce lived in Washington before moving to Stayton.  She graduated from Stayton Union high school.  She moved to...

April 27, 1956 – August 11, 2012 Salem, Oregon Wild “Wade-Man” Winkle will no longer be terrorizing the streets of Oregon.   His wild streak ended with one last solo “Ride” on Saturday, August 11.  He is survived by his children; Crystal and Mitch, his partner; Brenda, best friend; Dixie, parents; Wayne and Donna Winkle, brother; Kevin (Kelly), sister; Cindi...

Laurence Larry Monroe Killinger December 2, 1931 April 25, 2009 Stayton , Oregon Born in Portis, Kansas, the youngest of 11 children, to Jessie (Creamer) Killinger and George M. Killinger.

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...

July 2, 1918 – February 4, 2013 Stayton, Oregon  Dorothy peacefully made her way to heaven on February 4, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born in Cascade, Idaho. After her family moved to Oregon, she lived the majority of her life in the Santiam Canyon. After raising her children and the death of her husband she...

June 14, 1937 September 22, 2014 Resided in Salem, Oregon Del was born in Mill City, Oregon, the fifth of six children of Blanche Bevier Syverson and Arnold Syverson. He grew up near where Fishermans Bend Park is and spent his boyhood playing along the river. He graduated from Mill City High School in 1955. He went to work...

Patricia Ann Greenwood, 44, of Mill City, formerly of Lebanon, died Friday. Patricia is survived by her children, Kyle, Clinton and Nicole Greenwood and Megan Childress, all of Mill City; brothers Kenneth McGowan of Bellevue, Wash., and Daniel McGowan of Salem; and sisters Dona Yee of Salem, Maria Bornheimer of Albany and Margret Juhnke of Lebanon. She was preceded...

Glenda  Jolene Herring-Crivella September 30, 1937 January 13, 2017 Glenda Jolene Herring- Crivella, born September 30, 1937 in Hollis,  Oklahoma. She passed away on Jan. 13th at the age of 79. The daughter of Tommy and Velma Arnold. To  Family and friends, Glenda was the rock in this family.  Speaking as her son, she is the reason I am...