Category Obituaries & Tributes

Peter “Pete” Dale Anderson, 57, died May 17,2020 in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Pete was born to parents Dale and Josephine (Brown) Anderson on Oct. 18, 1962 in Cottage Grove, Ore.  He gradutated from Cottage Grove High School in 1981. Pete worked in different locations throughout…

Marvin “Ace” Eugene Plath, 96, passed away peacefully at his McKenzie River home on April 23, 2020. He was surrounded by his three children.  Marvin was born in Maza, North Dakota on July 5, 1923. He moved to Oregon with his family in 1935. He…

Bernice (Bea) Archibald, 85, a longtime resident of Central Oregon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, following a short illness. Bernice Catherine Collingwood was born November 19, 1934 in Junction City, Oregon to William and Ethel Collingwood. She met the love of her life,…

Janet Martin, 66, of Lorane, Oregon, passed away on May 7, 2020.  She was born on Oct.27, 1953 to Edwin and Patricia Fuchs. The Fuchs family raised eight children and she was the middle child.  Janet was a loving friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother and…

On Friday, May 1, 2020, Barbra Ann Ackerman, 82, passed away at the home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law following a long illness. Barbra was born on April 9, 1938 in San Francisco to Thompson and Ruth Ferris. As a child Barbra was…

Patricia Carr Bowie passed away on April 3, 2020, at Elder Health and Living in Springfield, Oregon. She was born on June 21, 1923, in Richmond, Indiana, to Susan Brownell Carr and Willard Z. Carr. Her brothers were James Carr, Brownell Carr and Willard Z.…

On May 5, 2020 Mike Ray Butler, 53, passed away in Springfield, Oregon. Mike was born Feb.1, 1967 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Arthur Ray Butler and Ginger Joyce Butler (Marinos).  He grew up in Creswell, Oregon where he enjoyed playing little league and watching…