Obituaries

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr. "Tupper"

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr. "Tupper"

Dec 8, 2019

Clare Eldon Hard, Jr., best known as “Tupper” was born on March 3, 1951 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Mike and Maxine Hard “Clare Eldon Hard SR and Ella Prentice.”  As a teen, he and his brother Robby and friends started up a band called “Pineapple Gravy”.  They would hold local dances in the Bonanza area where they were...

Edward Charles La Paz Jr.

Edward Charles La Paz Jr.

Dec 8, 2019

Leonardo Da Vinci said, "As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death." Ed spent his life loving adventure and loving his children, both in equal measure. He often drove in drag races with friends during his youth and also climbed Mt. Ranier twice. He loved hiking and shared his love of...

Robert Clayton Imber Jr.

Robert Clayton Imber Jr.

Dec 5, 2019

Robert Clayton Imber Jr. was born on January 5, 1951 in Franklin, Indiana to Robert and Eleanor (Steel) Imber. The family moved to Salem, Oregon in 1957. Later in life Robert graduated from North Salem High in 1969. On July 5, 1979, Robert married Nancy Eyler in Salem Oregon. They were married for 40 years and have two sons...

Howard Russell Rose

Howard Russell Rose

Dec 5, 2019

Howard was born and raised in Lebanon, Oregon on a farm that has been in his family since 1865. He served in the United States Army as a mechanic in the 8th Armoured Cavalry. Howard married Kathy in 1961. Over the years, he continued working as a mechanic for Southern Pacific Railroad, Tacoma Police Department and Lebanon School District...

Hector Esparza

Hector Esparza

Dec 5, 2019

Obituary Pending.

Jerry Monroe

Jerry Monroe

Dec 5, 2019

Jerry Lee Monroe was born on July 14, 1947 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Henry and Eileen (Wall) Monroe. Jerry grew up in the Cottage Grove area where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, sports and working in the wood shop with his father.  He spent his summers working in the woods to put himself through college. Jerry attended Oregon State...

Roger Crowell

Roger Crowell

Dec 2, 2019

Roger Thomas Crowell was born on July 23, 1966 in Livermore, California to Melvin Crowell and Hollie Houston. Roger attended high school and eventually went to culinary school. After living in California, Roger made the move thirty five years ago to Mill City, Oregon where he would work as a cook. Eventually, he would leave the restaurant industry and...

Sally Jean Skriver

Sally Jean Skriver

Dec 2, 2019

Sally Jean Skriver, 87, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2019 in Albany, Oregon. She was born on July 22, 1932 in Chico, California to Charles and Sally (Michaels) Helphenstine. From a young age, Sally was a very hard worker. She left school to help raise her siblings during the Depression. When she was 14, she met her future...

Richard Darren Smart

Richard Darren Smart

Nov 28, 2019

Obituary Pending.

Colleen  Marie Ayriss-Smith

Colleen Marie Ayriss-Smith

Nov 28, 2019

Colleen Marie Ayriss-Smith was born August 11, 1952, in Pasadena, California, to Donald Richard and Wanda Faye (McKusick) Ayriss. She grew up with a brother and two sisters, living in California most of her childhood. Colleen’s father worked at Disneyland while it was being built and she had fond memories of being allowed to test ride the Matterhorn as...

Juanita Bateman

Juanita Bateman

Nov 27, 2019

Juanita passed away on November 27, 2019 in Portland, Oregon at age 73.  She was born in Sedilia, Missouri to John and Helen Stevens. Eventually moving to Oregon and marrying Fred Bateman on March 17, 1980 in Independence, Oregon. Juanita and Fred would make their home in Lyons, Oregon where she would enjoy tending to her flowers and loving...

Susan Gail Alexander

Susan Gail Alexander

Nov 24, 2019

Susan Gail Alexander was born on December 25, 1958 in Modesto, California to parents Russell and Mary Jane Woolf. Susan grew up in Modesto and graduated from Davis High School in 1976.She eventually would meet Robert Alexander on a blind date through friends from church. They married on March 8, 1986 in Manteca, California where they lived until 2018....

Aaron Skiles

Aaron Skiles

Nov 22, 2019

Aaron Raymond Skiles was born on January 24, 1983 in Fort Lewis, Washington to Valerie Skiles. He grew up in Stayton, Oregon and attended Stayton High School, graduating in 2001. After graduating from high school, Aaron felt called to serve his country and enlisted in the United States Army. His military career would take him all over, living at...

Connie Lee Cabrera

Connie Lee Cabrera

Nov 21, 2019

Connie Lee Cabrera (Savin, Samoilov, Ramirez, Gomez) passed away on November 21, 2019. Connie was born January 2, 1954 in Salem, Oregon and was 65 years old. She was born to Fredrick D. and Helen K Savin in Salem, Oregon. She is survived by her husband Pablo A. Cabrera and son, Vasily "Billy" Samoilov; siblings, Kay Audrey Ossie Beal,...

Virginia Mae Hutchins

Virginia Mae Hutchins

Nov 18, 2019

Virginia Mae Hutchins, 91, passed away on November 18, 2019 in Jefferson, OR. She was born on February 15, 1928 in Jackson Hole, WY to Julius Augustus and Ida (Elsie) Moore. The family moved to California for a brief period, before settling in Oregon in 1940. Virginia graduated from Corvallis High School in 1946. Virginia met her future husband,...

Nancy Burke Teass James

Nancy Burke Teass James

Nov 18, 2019

Nancy Burke Teass James, formerly of Sanibel, Florida, and West Hartford, Connecticut, departed this life November 18, 2019.  Nancy was born on December 10, 1931 in Manhattan, New York, to Horace Argyle Teass and Lettie Louise Whitt Teass. She grew up in Jackson Heights and Bronxville NY, and was a graduate of Bronxville High School Class of 1950.  She...

Lawrence Musser

Lawrence Musser

Nov 18, 2019

Full obituary and service information pending

Traci Lynn Blan

Traci Lynn Blan

Nov 18, 2019

Detroit- Traci Lynn (Slye) Blan was born on March 23, 1969 to Gene and Diana (Prentiss) Slye in Yuma, Arizona. Traci grew up in Lovell, Wyoming and graduated from high school in 1987 from Lovell Bible Christian School. She was the first and only graduate. Seeking higher education and her love of horses, she attended N.W. Community College with...

Karen  Eugene  Hawkins

Karen Eugene Hawkins

Nov 15, 2019

Full Obituary pending

Glenda Mae Moore

Glenda Mae Moore

Nov 14, 2019

Glenda, born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, was the first of twelve children to Glen and Marcella Burlison. Glenda loved growing up on a farm, raising animals and learning to cook at an early age. When Glenda was 16 years old, the family relocated to Albany, Oregon. She graduated from Albany Union High School in 1967, where she played the drums...