Obituaries
T. Niletta Lyda
Mar 30, 2020
Twila Niletta (DeForest) Lyda was born July 9, 1942, the first child of Millen T. and Twila E. (Severns) DeForest. Niletta is remembered for her unwavering love for her family and of her Savior, Jesus Christ. With a great passion for both music and her Christian faith, Niletta used her beautiful singing voice and her knowledge of the Bible...
Neil Lawrence Thomsen
Mar 30, 2020
Neil Thomsen was born on January 2, 1943 in Long Island City, New York. He was born and raised in New York. Neil had an amazing career in which he was vital to recovering and maintaining records of the Chinese Exclusion Act. He was also involved in a movie that received an Emmy, and Neil had a special acknowledgement.He...
Patricia Swinney
Mar 27, 2020
Patricia Ann Swinney “Trish” was born on October 5, 1959 in Garden Grove California to Aydron and Ada (Brake) Swinney. Throughout her life she lived all over including Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and most recently Oregon. Trish was a truck driver by trade. She also had a love and passion for all animals. She would often give her time to...
Karen Susan Miller
Mar 26, 2020
Karen Susan Miller (von Hoene), 80, of Albany, Oregon passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in her home. Born in Portland, Oregon on December 22, 1939 to the late Karl and Christina (Seiberts) von Hoene, she was the oldest of 6 girls and 2 boys. Karen graduated from Newport High School (OR), and then received her elementary teaching...
Donald Crawford Hinkley
Mar 26, 2020
Donald Crawford Hinkley was born March 31, 1944 on a rock by the Little Salmon River in Idaho, toMerle and Mildred (Hoxie) Hinkley. Don grew up to be a hardworking man; he worked in masonryfor 8 years in Payette Idaho, he worked at Green Veneer from 1974 to 1998 when the mill closed. Don enjoyed staying busy so he...
Terrence D. Samuel
Mar 26, 2020
Terrence D. Samuel Jr. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Terry. He was 77 years old. He leaves his wife, Colleen of 21 years, three sons, Marc Anthony (and his partner John), Christopher (and wife Ashley), and Terry III, and two granddaughters, Josie and Cora. He also leaves his three step-children, Robert...
Virgil "Julius" Fleenor
Mar 24, 2020
Virgil “Julius” Fleenor, age 99, passed away on March 24, 2020 in Sublimity. Julius was born on January 19, 1921 in Cherryville, Kansas to Virgil and Nadine (Hartley) Fleenor. Their family moved to Yakima, Washington where Julius graduated from high school. He attended Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon for his undergraduate studies, and graduated from Butler School of...
Myron "Dale" Payne
Mar 24, 2020
Myron “Dale” Payne, born June 30, 1930, in North Platte, Nebraska, passed from this world into eternity on March 24, 2020, in Stayton, Oregon. His wife Karyle was by his side. Dale lived in North Platte until age 16 when his parents, John and Pauline Payne, moved the family to Oregon. He found work immediately at gas stations and...
Mary Elinor Turner
Mar 23, 2020
Mary Elinor Turner was born on December 28, 1939 in Eagle Creek, Oregon to Robert and Ruth (Wilson) Paine. She grew up in Eagle Creek and graduated from Estacada High School in graduated in 1958 where she was class salutatorian. A few years after high school while at a youth rally, Mary would meet David Henry Turner. He had...
Barbara Jo Bates
Mar 22, 2020
Barbara Jo Bates of Aumsville passed peacefully from this earth in the early morning hours of March 22, 2020 after a valiant multi-year battle with endometrial cancer. Barbara was born the first of seven children to Clarence and Audrey (Crabtree) Scott in Salem, Oregon on March 7, 1948. A graduate of Central High School in Independence, Barbara married Oregon...
Allen Edwin Ball
Mar 20, 2020
Allen Edwin Ball was born August 24, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, to Eugene Ritchie and Eleanor Ann (Loran) Ball. After high school, Allen joined the Air Force and served for six years. Once discharged from the service, he attended the University of Montana (Missoula, MT) and earned a bachelor’s degree in business. Allen worked as a controller/accountant until his...
Cathy Ann Bain
Mar 20, 2020
Sweet Home- Cathy Ann Bain who was born in Prineville, Oregon to Gene and Beverley (Seeley) Ormsby passed away on March 20, 2020 in Sweet Home, Oregon.
Dennis Alan Kuenzi
Mar 20, 2020
Dennis passed away peacefully on March 20, 2020 in his home in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his family. He was 68 years old. Dennis was born January 10, 1952 to Alfred and Elaine (Ifft) Kuenzi in California, where Alfred was serving in the U.S. military. The family soon moved to Silverton, Oregon, and raised Dennis and his brother Brent...
Helen Maxine Sprague
Mar 19, 2020
Helen Hoskins was born in Carrier, Oklahoma to Walter & Irene Hoskins. She was the firstborn of six siblings: Hazel McKnight, Dorothy Meyers, Pauline Zintz, twins Ray and Roy Hoskins, and Lloyd Hoskins. She married Herman S. Sprague and they moved to Albany, Oregon in 1942. They raised two children: son Eldon (and Kathey), and daughter Betty (and Lewis)...
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