Category Obituaries & Tributes

Richard Stephen Howard

Richard Stephen Howard passed away March 27, 2020.  He was born to Stephen L. Howard and Alice Mildred Rissue in Cottage Grove on Sept. 11, 1934.  He attended school in Cottage Grove through the 11th grade, when he decided going to work was his priority. His…

Donald R. Stacey

Donald Robert Stacey passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 2, 2020 at his home in Albany at the age of 78 following a four-year struggle with lung cancer. Don was born April 15, 1941 in Cottage Grove. He graduated from Cottage…

Glendon Geil

Glendon Geil passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on the beautiful McKenzie River on March 22, 2020. Glen was born May 14, 1933, in Albany to Paul and Beryl (Nordyke) Geil. He was raised in the Salem-Keizer area and lived in…

Richard V. Vargas

Our father, Richard V. Vargas, age 89, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2020. He was born on a sugarcane plantation on the Big Island of Hawaii on Jan. 15, 1931, the sixth of eight children born to John and Tomacia Vargas.…

Lora Lee Jensen

Lora Lee Jensen, also known as “Lori”, of Cottage Grove, OR passed away peacefully in late afternoon on March 21, 2020 with her family nearby, and with the warmth of spring sunshine and fresh garden air at her opened patio door. She was 83 years…

Sidney Harry Cooke Jr.

Sid Cooke, Jr., of Creswell passed away March 23, 2020, at the age of 72. Sid was born Dec. 29, 1947, to Sidney Hellings Cooke, Sr. and Georgia B. Lytle, one of four children. Sid leaves behind his son Sid Cooke, III (Sheri) and his…

Death Notices

LETHCOE – Ruby C. Lethcoe, 74, of Springfield died March 21, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Services in Springfield. WOODALL – Barbara Ann Woodall, 76, of Springfield, died March 22, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Services in Springfield. COONRADT – Phillip…

James ‘Jim’ McClusky

James “Jim” Michael McClusky peacefully passed away at home surrounded by family on Friday, March 13, 2020 due to complications with heart disease.  Jim was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky on October 5, 1951 to Tom and Alice McClusky. Jim moved with his family to…

Keith Parkton

Keith O. Parkton of Salem, former resident of Creswell, passed away early morning on March 18, 2020.  Keith was born in Eugene to Gordon and Vernita Parkton March 2, 1935. Keith grew up in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High School in 1955.  Shortly after…

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