Obituaries
Judith Ann Gabbert
Jan 13, 2013
July 5, 1940 January 13, 2013 Sublimity, Oregon Judith was born in Bedford, Indiana to Clyde and Jewell Gabbert. She was a homemaker. Judith is survived by; sons Steven, Daniel, and D. Patrick Craig; brothers Richard and William Reed; 2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. A private family service will be held at Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem on January...
Vera Lee Oliver
Jan 13, 2013
March 3, 1930 January 13, 2013 Sublimity, Oregon Vera was born in Whiting, Kansas and she married Harold Oliver in 1947 sharing 56 years together. Â Vera is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Oliver and two grandchildren. Â She is survived by her children; Gerald Oliver of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Karen Cox of Mehama, Oregon and Marlou McCauley of...
Mary Frances Jones
Jan 11, 2013
January 5, 1944 January 11, 2013 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Mary was born in Tahlequa, Oklahoma to George and Jewell Sanders. She later settled in Oregon with her parents and siblings. She is survived by; her children Mary Miller, Jason Jones, and Michael Willsey; and her siblings Jimmy, Johnny and Jerry Sanders, Beatrice Weiss, and Teresa Abu Adas. She was...
Patricia May Beesley
Jan 11, 2013
October 9, 1928 January 11, 2013 Patricia was born in Portland Oregon to Walter and Catherine Kerry. She graduated from Gates High School in 1947. After retiring from Cascade Employers Association in 1992, Patricia did extensive geneology research, traveled the US researching, and took many road trips cross country including Oregon to New York. She was a member of...
Dorothy Pearl Bilyeu
Jan 8, 2013
January 30, 1916 – January 8, 2013 Dorothy (Frietag) Bilyeu was born and married into Oregon Trail pioneer families. Born in Lacomb and growing up in Scio, she married Orval Bilyeu in 1930 and together they raised four sons.  Married for 57 years, she was preceded in death by her oldest son, Bill, and her husband, Orval, both in...
Helen L. Allen
Jan 5, 2013
January 26, 1931 January 5, 2013 Helen was born in Gunnison, MS to Worth & Dora Stutts. She grew up and graduated from high school there. She moved to Clarksdale in 1949 and began work as an telephone operator at Bell South. She met and married Loys Allen on November 22, 1952. They became parents of one daughter, Diane. ...
Ina M. Damon
Jan 3, 2013
March 15, 1922 – January 3, 2013 Lyons, Oregon Resident. Ina was born in Fall City, OR to Arthur and Margaret  Arrance. She grew up in the area and married Leslie Damon on December 1, 1940. She was a homemaker who loved to sew . She enjoyed the outdoors and birds. She and Leslie spent many happy hours traveling...
Terry D. Ruggles
Jan 2, 2013
Terry D. Ruggles Sept. 23, 1939 – Jan. 2, 2013 Terry Ruggles was born in Stayton, Oregon on Sept. 23, 1939 to Henry and Dorothy Ruggles. He passed away on Wed. Jan. 2nd in Salem. He was 73 yrs. old. Terry was born and raised in Marion and was married to Carol Hatch. They moved to Brooks in 1981. ...
Ina Linda Whitten
Jan 2, 2013
Ina Linda Whitten January 28, 1915 January 2, 2013 Ina Linda Whitten passed away peacefully on January 2, 2013 in Vancouver, Washington, about 4 weeks shy of her 98th birthday. She was born on January 28th, 1915 at home inRosburg,Washington, across the Columbia River fromAstoria. She was the thirteenth child in her family and her mother called her “the...
Jo Ann S. Sears
Dec 31, 2012
JoAnn Sears, 72, of Stayton, passed away on Dec. 31, 2012. She was born in Talihina, OK on Dec. 21, 1940. She was the daughter of Simon and Ethel Watson. JoAnn grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Oregon where she met and was married to Roger Sears on April 29, 1963 in Vancouver, WA. They made their home...
Pearl E. Choate
Dec 30, 2012
Pearl E Choate, 91, of Sublimity passed Christmas morning 2012. She was born October 26, 1921 in Elk City, Oklahoma as the youngest of nine children. In 1940 she and her family moved to Oceanside California where she soon met and married Vernon Choate. Â While living in Oceanside Vernon joined the Army Air Corp and was soon deployed. At...
Edith Evelyn Hawkins
Dec 30, 2012
Edith Hawkins of  Stayton, Oregon, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, December 30, 2012. She was 100 years old. Edith Evelyn (Cole) Hawkins was born April 16, 1912 in Knight’s Ferry, Stanislaus County, Californiato Eady Edward Cole and Katherine Elizabeth (Meyers) Cole. She married the love of her life, Lawrence Everett Hawkins on May 25, 1931. He preceded...
Elaine Witte Marckx
Dec 28, 2012
Aumsville, Oregon Resident Elaine W. Marckx age 72 died on December 28, 2012 ending a nearly three year battle with pancreatic cancer. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Pauline Witte of Valentine,Nebraska. She is survived by her spouse of 46 years, Dallas; son Kym Henry and spouse Kimberly Minten-Marckx; granddaughter Karlie Cheyanne Minten; sisters Yvonne...
Leo Howard Farmen
Dec 13, 2012
Oct. 12, 1915 – Dec. 13, 2012 Sublimity, Oregon L. Howard was born to Oliver and Golda Farmen in Laurel, Montana. He moved to Mill City/Gates area in 1923. He attended Mill City and Gates schools 1-12, graduating from Gates High School in 1935. He attended U.S. Armament School in Salem after which he was employed at Boeing Aircraft...
Jack Smith
Dec 10, 2012
July 11, 1950 – Dec. 10, 2012 Mill City, Oregon Jack was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 11, 1950. He passed away on Monday the 10th. He was 62 yrs. of age. The son of Herman and Virginia Smith. Jack graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia. He served two tours in the Navy during the Vietnam...
Florence C. Arritola
Dec 9, 2012
November 8, 1922 December 9, 2012 Mt. Angel Florence was born in Mayville, Oregon to Benjamin F. and Florence Greiner. Â She married John C. Arritola on September 17, 1945. Â They made their home in Mt. Angel in 1949 to 1970 when they moved to Bend after retiring in 1978 they moved to various Eastern Oregon communities before moving to...
H. Deane Query
Dec 8, 2012
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...
Gary Wallstrom
Dec 4, 2012
Gary Lawrence Wallstrom September 25, 1946 December 4, 2012 Turner, Oregon Gary Lawrence Wallstrom died December 4th in Bend, Oregon following a tragic accident. Gary was born on September 25, 1946 in Oakland, California, the youngest of four boys. Gary was a man who worked hard and loved to stay busy, but also loved to have fun. He began...
George L. Neal
Dec 1, 2012
May 28, 1932 – Dec. 1, 2012 Lyons, Oregon  George L. Neal was born in Scio, Oregon on May 28, 1932. The son of Henry and Gertrude Neal.  George passed away on Saturday Dec. 1st in Sublimity. He was 80. George’s father, Henry passed away when George was a child. He was raised by his mother, Gertrude and step...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
