David Chang died on Dec. 22, 2024 in Cottage Grove. Ronald A. Buss, 66, of Eugene died Dec. 25, 2024. Kay Habenick, 82, of Cottage Grove died Jan. 2, 2025.
Obituaries & Tributes
Tribute: Remembering friend, former mayor Bill Whiteman
COTTAGE GROVE – Former mayor Bill Whiteman, a good friend, community leader, and successful businessman in South Lane County, passed away on Dec. 13, 2024. I first met Bill in the late 1970s when my family and I moved from Everett, Wash. Bill was involved with Beeper, Shop and Swap,[Read More…]
Those who left us in 2024
Editor’s note: Below is a list of all community members whose obituaries were published in The Chronicle in 2024. Cecil L. Lockard, Jr.: Oct. 27, 1955 – Oct. 13, 2024 Catherine Sturgess McLaughlin: 1952 – 2024 Clarity Jessicalaura Johnson: Feb. 11, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2024 Larry Hilland Weaver: March[Read More…]
Death Notices: Fleming, Lees, Thurmond
Michal Allen Fleming, 45, of Cottage Grove, Ore. died Nov. 15, 2024. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. Ronald L. Lees, 67, of Cottage Grove, died Nov. 14, 2024. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. James Carroll Thurmond Jr., 80, of Eugene, died Nov. 4, 2024. Arrangements: Major Family Funeral Home.
Paul Ernest Burgett: Oct. 4, 1929 – Oct. 12, 2024
Paul Burgett passed away on October 12, 2024, at the age of 95 from natural causes. He was born on October 4, 1929, to Ernest and Esther Burgett in Forks, Washington. The Burgett family moved quite a bit around Washington State. Paul and his family lived in Forks, Fall City,[Read More…]
Cecil L. Lockard, Jr.: Oct. 27, 1955 – Oct. 13, 2024
Cecil L. Lockard, Jr. passed away on October 13, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. Also known to family and close friends as “Bud,” he was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon, on October 27, 1955, to parents Cecil and Shirley Lockard. Cecil graduated from Creswell High School in 1973 and worked as[Read More…]
Catherine Sturgess McLaughlin: 1952 – 2024
Catherine (Cathy) Isabelle Sturgess, 71, of Creswell, Oregon passed away on October 14, 2024. Cathy was born October 26, 1952 to Raymond and Echo (Lockard) Sturgess also of Creswell, Oregon. Cathy attended Creswell High School and worked as a stay-at-home mom while her kids were small. She had a big[Read More…]
Clarity Jessicalaura Johnson: Feb. 11, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2024
Clarity Jessicalaura Johnson, also known by her family as “Baby Luv,” “Clair Bear,” and “Calamity,” was born on February 11, 2010, in Springfield, Oregon. She passed on September 30, 2024. She was adored by her mother, Brittini (Denham) Giffen, and her supportive stepfather, John Giffen and Father Ronald Johnson. Her[Read More…]
Larry Hilland Weaver: March 18, 1942 – Sept. 24, 2024
Larry Hilland Weaver was born March 18, 1942, in Beaumont, Texas, and died at home on September 24, 2024, in Creswell, Oregon, where he had lived for decades on a small family farm. He held degrees in math, physics, geology, chemistry and a PhD in protein crystallography. He served in[Read More…]
Death Notices: Lemus, Syverson, Tippin
Landi Alexader Lemus, 72, of Cottage Grove, died Sept. 27, 2024. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. Dianne Lynette Syverson, 85, of Salem, died Sept. 25, 2024. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. Mary Tippin, 78, of Eugene, died Sept. 28, 2024. Arrangements: Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Crematorium & Cemetery.
