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Jack Gordon Gates

Jack and Joyce Gates were married and in love for 70 years. He was one of the greats of The Greatest Generation. An active member of VFW Post 3473, he was the Post Chaplain at one time. He served in…

Judith Ann DeYoung Work

Judith “Judy” Ann DeYoung Work passed peacefully at the age of 76, surrounded by the love of her family at her Cottage Grove home on the evening of June 17, 2020.  Judy was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon, on Dec.…

Dawn Frazier

Dawn was born in Springfield, Oregon, graduated from Pleasant Hill in 1967, and studied dental hygiene at Lane Community College. She married Doug Frazier in June 1970. They moved to Virginia and then to Germany, where Doug was stationed.  They…

Herrmann retiring after July

COTTAGE GROVE – Tim Herrmann, PeaceHealth’s Cottage Grove Community Medical Center chief administrative officer, said he will be retiring July 31 following 32 years of service.  “Tim has been a highly esteemed member of the PeaceHealth family and is leaving…

Almanac Notebook

Scene from a blooming Willamette Valley Local fruit, veggie & poultry sales |SATURDAY, JUNE 20: First Springfield Saturday Market, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Along Came Trudy Events & Cafe, 1488 18th St. Springfield. Hosted every Saturday through Aug. 22.…

Death Notices

SCHULZ – Del Vernon Schulz, 58, of Springfield, Oregon died June 2, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Services in Springfield. NORTHRUP – Norman Neil Northrup, 87, of Springfield, Oregon died June 3, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation &…

Leonard Clinton Fagen

Leonard Clinton Fagen died May 28, 2020, in Silverton, Oregon of natural causes.  Leonard was born Nov. 5, 1933, in Baudette, Minnesota to Floyd and Marie (Johnson) Fagen. The family moved from Baudette to Springfield, Oregon. Leonard was a lifelong…

Nina Kay Golightly-Taylor

Kay Golightly-Taylor of Pleasant Hill, Oregon passed away at age 66, peacefully on June 8, 2020. She was born in Yakima, Washington to Nina Burton and Kenneth Golightly. She graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1971 and later entered…

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