Obituaries

Sep 9, 2019

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Sep 9, 2019

Claudie was born on January 29, 1949 in Batesville, Arkansas to RG and Nova (Palmer) Majors. When Claud was four, the family moved out west and settled first in Washington. Eventually he would live in the Turner/Aumsville area, Gervais, Stayton and for a short time Carson City, Nevada. Claudie attended school in Philomath, Oregon, finishing at Cascade High School...

Sep 8, 2019

LaVerne Keith April 1952 – September 2019 Picture is with Jonetta the flying squirrel (picture coming soon) LaVerne had a great family, lovely friends, and a good life with clean air, pure fresh water, produce straight from the garden + salmon right from the river. Born in Tillamook, Oregon.  Preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Virginia Suter....

Sep 7, 2019

Julie- 53 passed away on Sept 7, 2019.  She was born May 14, 1966 in Portland, Oregon to Gerald and Jeanne Champion.  The family moved to the Willamette Valley and this is where she lived the majority of her life. Julie was mother to two boys, Jake Champion and Joshua Ruggles.  The boys blessed her with three grandsons, Jett,...

Sep 7, 2019

Sep 4, 2019

Terri was born on February 11, 1952 in Long Beach, California to Kenneth and Jean (Beck) Gilkison. She was raised in Lakewood, CA and enjoyed the beaches there growing up. She would move to Oregon in 1973. Terri would meet the love of her life, Bradford Howser and they would marry in 1974 after he swept her off her...

Sep 2, 2019

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Sep 2, 2019

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Aug 30, 2019

Roger Anderson March 7 1928 – August 30, 2019Roger passed away on August 30, 2019, at the advanced age of 91 in Mill City, Oregon.He leaves a legacy of 3 daughters, Diana Rice (Dan) of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Karen Twitchell of Mill City, Oregon, Tammie Babcock (Dave) of Big Piney, Wyoming. His life companion Davina Gifford and her children....

Aug 30, 2019

Aug 28, 2019

Ruby May Drury was born on May 5, 1941 in McMinnville, Tennessee to Harve Blaylock and Daisy Coots.  She met her husband Jasper Drury while still quite young and they were married on October 27, 1958 in Lubbock, Texas.  They would soon welcome 3 children; James, Ronald and Debbie.  The family would move to Santee, California until finally laying...

Aug 28, 2019

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Aug 27, 2019

Leo King was born in Missouri on June 19, 1927 to Elbert & Goldie King.  His family moved to Santa Monica, California in 1929.  He lived there with his siblings: Hazel, Helen, Donald, & Ronald (who passed at 3 days old).  On March 25, 1951 Leo married Pauline Lind, and in 1955 they moved to Salem, Oregon where they...

Aug 26, 2019

Mark “Pops” Steven Clark was born January 20, 1950, in McMinnville, Oregon, to George Mather and Nila Elnora (Goin) Clark. The baby of the family, he grew up in the Alsea area out in the country where he and his older siblings played in the woods for fun. Eventually the family moved to Albany and he graduated from West...

Aug 26, 2019

Lisa Leann Dinnell of Jefferson, Oregon, born September 28, 1961, passed away August 26, 2019, in Albany, Oregon.  Full obituary and service information pending.

Aug 25, 2019

Patricia was born on July 17, 1931 in Walla Walla, Washington to Clinton and Rachel (Ray) Smith. After high school, Patti moved to Seattle where she would meet her future husband, Glenn B. Strahan. They married in 1951, eventually starting a family and moving to Louisiana before returning back to the Pacific Northwest. Patti and her family would settle...

Aug 24, 2019

Carl Raymon Rush was born on August 1, 1927 in Gurdon, Arkansas to Columbus and Orpha Rush.  He grew up in Arkansas with his brother Wayne and sisters Geraldine and Udell before joining the United States Army in 1946.  He served with the military police, using Harley-Davidson motorcycles, in post war Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1948. He...

Aug 23, 2019

Gerald Ray Van Hyning was born on March 2, 1953 in McMinnville, Oregon to John and Marilyn (Mulkey) Van Hyning.  After graduating from Sheridan high school, Gerry started working with his dad for the family logging business. Most recently Gerry retired from Knife River after working there for 20 years. Living in Salem, and while at church on day...

Aug 22, 2019

Virginia Josephine Lester was born April 2, 1925, in Roseburg, Oregon, to David Inan and Bernice Alicia (Riggs) Dysert. Surrounded by family, Virginia passed away at her home in Lebanon, Oregon, on August 22, 2019, at the age of 94. Full obituary and service information is pending.

Aug 19, 2019

Michael Brodrick Helean was born on December 16, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to Robert Edward Helean and Garlyn Genevieve Morgan. He attended Clackamas High School and eventually moved to Alaska where he would work on the pipeline. He settled in North Pole, Alaska where he enjoyed the privacy and quiet for the last 35 + years. After working on...