Obituaries

May 17, 1930 ~ June 8, 2009 Keizer, Oregon Clinton Shoemaker was born on May 17, 1930 in Sheridan, Oregon. A graduate of Amity High School class of 1948. He resided In Keizer, Oregon for 47 years where he passed away at home after An extended illness on June 8, 2009 with his wife Catherine by his side. Clinton...

Mary Keenan Hecht, 86, was born in Payette, Idaho on November 20, 1922, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keenan.

December 25, 1976 September 26, 2008 Brian was born in Stayton, OR on December 25, 1976. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, Oregon.

Henrietta Mary Mielke passed away at her home on December 23rd.  She was born in Lyons, Oregon to Robert P. Lyons and Ruthe I. (Wilson) Lyons.  She was part of the founding family of Lyons.  She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Cyril Lyons and Jerry Lyons and sister Theresa Lyons. Henrietta worked as a secretary for...

David Leon Warner December 19, 1927 July 7, 2009 TURNER David, born to Roland and Margaret Warner at home in Drain, Ore. Survived by wife, Loretta of Turner; and daughter, Beth Warner of Oregon City; two older brothers, Richard of Campo, Calif. and Ralph of Eugene; and a younger sister, Donna Obert of Corvallis; plus two grandchildren. There will...

Opal I.  Spenner Jan. 19, 1916 – Aug. 6, 2010 Opal was born in Bristow, Oklahoma to William T. and Louella Belle Morgan.  She was the youngest of 17 children.  Opal worked at the Stayton Cannery, Paris Woolen Mill and Santiam Memorial Hospital for 19 yrs.  She enjoyed flowers and gardening and cooking. Opal was preceded in death by...

Janet Marie Dunn February 25, 1951 February 24, 2015 Aumsville, Oregon Services Pending Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton, Oregon.

Sherrill Jane Nutter June 26, 1941 – March 4th, 2010 Salem, Oregon  Sherrill was born in Longview Washington in June of 1941 to Rev Arthur and Emma Jane Hansen.  Sherrill was second born of 4 daughters.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland in 1959 and attended Seattle Pacific University where she married Glen Nutter and went on...

AILEEN  E.  “SUZY”  DAVIS Jan. 25, 1922 – April 9, 2011 HAPPY VALLEY – Aileen “Suzy” Davis was born in Yakima, WA on the 25th day of January, 1922.  She passed away peacefully in Portland on Saturday, the 9th  of April with her family by her side.  She was 89. She was the daughter of Ralph Lavern and Stella...

Dennis L Sullivan 01/14/1937 11/12/2013 Dennis was born in Riverton, Wyoming  to John and Winfred Sullivan on January 14 1937. He graduated from St. Boniface High School in Sublimity Or.  He was married on September 22,  1956 to Jannette Noble in Boise ID.   Dennis followed in his father’s footsteps as a commercial electrician he worked on many local landmarks.  ...

ROBERT  LEE  JOHN Sept. 29, 1938 – Sept. 30, 2011 Salem, Oregon Robert Lee John, 73, of Salem passed away on September 30th at Sublimity.  He was born at Chemawa  Indian School in Salem.  He was the son of Clark and Eva John.  He was a member of the Confederated Tribes of  Siletz Indians of Oregon.  He had attended...

October 22, 1945 February 13, 2011 Aumsville, Oregon Resident Bobby Ray Holt was born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma to Dan and Bertha (Wright) Holt on October 22, 1945.  He attended West Stayton Grade School and Cascade Jr and Sr. High School.  He was very well known in the Timber Industry as he owned Canyon Cutters and RRH Inc. Trucking...

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 ~