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.
Obituaries & Tributes
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.
Death Notices: Rhoades, Lee, Kahn
Leonard Michael Rhodes, 73, of Veneta Oregon, died Sept. 12, 2024. Freddy Lee, 64, of Eugene Oregon, died Sept. 15, 2024. James Franklin Kahn, 68, of Eugene Oregon, died Sept. 17, 2024 Arrangements: Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Crematorium & Cemetery.
Vincent Bennet Bernucci: Nov. 13, 1930-Sept. 7, 2024
Vincent Bennet Bernucci was born on November 13th, 1930 in San Francisco to Louis Bernucci and Sylvia Shelton. They left him at the Little Children’s Aid orphanage, where he was placed into the care of his foster parents, Guido and Nancy Cresci. Vince had many great memories of his San[Read More…]
Death Notices: Rhodes, Lee, Kahn
Leonard Michael Rhodes, 73, of Veneta Ore., died Sept. 12, 2024. Freddy Lee, 64, of Eugene Ore., died Sept. 15, 2024. James Franklin Kahn, 68, of Eugene Ore., died Sept. 17, 2024. Arrangements: Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Crematorium & Cemetery.