Bobbie Garner
Bobbie was born in Dallas, Texas to Robert and Dona Morris, the oldest of three children. She moved to Salem, Oregon when she was 12 years old. She graduated from North Salem High School in 1949. Bobbie married John W.…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Kerry A. Porter
Kerry Alan Porter passed away peacefully to his heavenly home on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 following advanced stage Parkinson’s disease. He was born on Jan. 24, 1947 in Sweet Home, Ore. After graduating from Lowell High School, Kerry joined the…
Kimberlee Dawn Dukes
Kimberlee Dawn Dukes, 39, of Creswell, Oregon, passed away Nov. 27, 2020. Kimberlee was born Jan. 21, 1981 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to parents Wesley Monroe Bilderback and Linda Gay (Ueda) Gould. She attended college briefly. She worked at JCPenney…
Maryane Kemp
Anyone who ever met Maryane over the course of her 96 years knew instantly that they were in the company of someone who loved life and everybody she met. She was born in rural Nebraska to Louis and Hazel Nielsen…
John Buermann
John Edward Buermann, 77, passed away peacefully on Nov. 9, 2020. John was born to Robert Carl Buermann and Kathleen Mary Buermann in Bremerton, Wash. John was raised on a dairy farm in Drain, Ore. where he developed his strong…
Lucille ‘Lucy’ Elizabeth Hollis
Lucille (Lucy) Elizabeth Hollis, 76, passed away on Nov. 27, 2020 in Springfield. Born on March 31, 1944 to Edward and Luella Royle, she spent much of her childhood on the family farm along Royle Road in Ridgefield, Wash. Lucy…
Walter ‘Gene’ Snook
Walter “Gene” Snook, 91, passed away on Nov. 24, 2020. He was small in stature and big in heart. Born on March 10, 1929, in Cedardale, Okla. to Blanche and Howard Snook, his family moved to Sweet Home, Ore. when…
City’s equipment shed hit, more than $18K stolen
CRESWELL – Sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate a theft of more than $18,000 in tools and equipment from the City’s Public Works shop last week. One or more thieves broke into the building between Friday evening and early Saturday, said…
Vera Wood
Vera Wood, 87, of Crow, Ore. passed away on Nov. 19, 2020. Vera was born to Ambrose and Edna Canaday on March 12, 1933 in Crow. She married Harvey Wood on Aug. 7, 1953 in Elmira. They lived the majority…
Albert Lundberg
Albert “Al” Lundberg, 87, of Springfield, Ore. passed away Nov. 17, 2020 in a single car accident. Al was born in Allegany, Ore. to Swedish immigrant Per Osian (Oscar) Lundberg and Signa Stamsos on Dec. 27, 1932. He graduated high…