Category Obituaries & Tributes

Nina Kocks

Nina V. Kocks passed peacefully away at the age of 94 on July 31 in Roseburg surrounded by family. Although Nina was born in South Dakota and grew up in Missouri as an only child, she spent most of her life in Springfield, Oregon. She…

Barbara Jo Prater

Barbara (Bobby Jo) Prater, 82, died peacefully in her sleep July 21 in Springfield, Oregon. Barb was industrious, hopeful, and unfailingly positive. She enjoyed over 50 years of hiking and adventures with her husband, Bill, before his passing in 2010. Together they influenced many young…

Irving Phillip Edwards

Irving “Phil” Edwards, 82, of Springfield, Oregon, died July 28, 2020. He was born in Eugene, Oregon, to Eldon C. Edwards (Portland) and Francis C. Pruett (Eugene). Phil was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Joyce, in June of this year. He…

Jacob Huck

On Sunday, July 5, 2020, Jacob “Stanley” Huck passed away at the age of 93. He was born on January 4, 1927, in Columbus, Montana, as the fourth of five children to Jacob & Ida Huck.  After serving in World War II as a Navy…

Paul Casper

Paul Casper passed away July 25, 2020, in Springfield, Oregon, at the age of 73. Paul was born in 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas and Nellie Casper. He met his wife, Peggy, after returning to Idaho from college, and they married in 1971.…

Julia Keizur

Julia Keizur, 79, passed away on July 23, 2020, after a battle with cancer. Julia was born in Albany, Oregon, on October 6, 1940. She met Jim Keizur while attending Oregon State University. They were married January 1, 1960. She continued her education at the…

Marjorie Lois Jensen

Marjorie Lois Jensen, 95, passed away on July 23, peacefully after weeks of hospice care at Bayberry Memory Care in Springfield, Oregon. Marjorie Lois Wilde was born on Jan. 17, 1925, in Van Nuys, California. Her parents were Carl and Nellie Wilde. Marjorie graduated from…

Gayle Stuart

Gayle Lynne Stuart, 66, passed away peacefully at home on July 26, surrounded by family. She was born June 5, 1954, to Otto and Marjorie Janisch and grew up in Disston, Oregon. She graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1972 and attended Eugene Business…

Walter Earl Odom

Walter Earl Odom passed away July 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. He was 88 years old. Walt was born at home, June 6, 1932, to Carson and Virginia Odom in Dallas, Oregon. Their family moved several times during his youth and he attended high school…