Category Obituaries & Tributes

Christopher Matthew Parent

PARENT – Christopher Matthew Parent, 54, of Creswell died Dec. 11. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

Lorane loses longtime resident

LORANE –Another of our longtime Lorane residents has passed. Donna Moore was a kind, sweet woman. She and her husband Larry had been married for 68 years and were both active in the Lorane Grange and the Lorane Christian Church. Their daughter, Martha, and son-in-law,…

Gwen Marie Cordon – Nov. 16, 2019

Gwen Marie Cordon – Nov. 16, 2019 Gwen Marie Cordon, a longtime resident of Dexter, Ore., passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. She spent her life in service to God and to her family. She will be greatly missed. She…

Walter Pierce – Jan. 19, 1940 – Nov. 5, 2019

Walter Pierce – Jan. 19, 1940 – Nov. 5, 2019 Walter H. Pierce, 79, of Springfield, passed peacefully at home in his sleep on Nov. 5, 2019 after courageously and bravely fighting complications from multiple surgeries. Walter was born on Jan. 19, 1940 in Ardmore,…

David Dailey – Sept. 7, 1940 – Nov. 20, 2019

David Dailey – Sept. 7, 1940 – Nov. 20, 2019 David Dailey, 79, a longtime resident of Springfield, passed away on Nov. 20, 2019 after a long battle with cancer, which he handled with dignity and grace. David was born and raised in Steilacoom, Wash.…

Fred Stauffer Jr. – June 20, 1942 – Nov. 13, 2019

Fred Stauffer Jr. – June 20, 1942 – Nov. 13, 2019 Fredrick Michael Stauffer, 77, of Creswell, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2019 from complications of diabetes and heart failure. Fred was born in Inglewood, Calif., minutes before his identical twin brother Bill, on…

Rosena May Durflinger – Jan. 10, 1933 – Dec. 9, 2019

Rosena May Durflinger – Jan. 10, 1933 – Dec. 9, 2019 Rosena May Durflinger, 86, fondly called ”Rosie,” passed away on Monday, Dec. 9. Rosie was born Jan. 10, 1933 to Edwin Theodore and Dorothy May Ziniker in Eugene. Rosie married Ronald Durflinger on June,…