Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Michael Lane Hougan passed peacefully away on February 23 at the age of 76. He was born in Bellingham, WA, to Arnold and Dorothy Hougan on May 4, 1949. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 1967 and then attended WSU, earning a BS in…
Joseph Vern Cooper, 71, of Creswell, OR, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026. He was born on May 7, 1954, in Cottage Grove, OR, to Vernon Cooper and Mildred Clark. Joe grew up in several local communities in Oregon and graduated from Creswell High School…
Gary Kenneth Zimmerman Winnop passed away on March 11, 2026. Born in Portland, Oregon, he grew up along the McKenzie River and remained deeply connected to its outdoors, enjoying hunting and fishing with his brothers. He served in the U.S. Air Force, later working in…
Darlene Phyllis Bates Workman was born on June 10, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, to Edgar and Erma Bates and was the thirteenth of fourteen children. Darlene passed away in her sleep on March 7, 2026, from Leukemia in the Pete Moore Hospice House. She…
Bobbie Mahoney (Mildred Roberta Werder) of Springfield, OR passed away February 28, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Bobbie was preceded by her parents, Mildred and Hayes Werder, and her husband, Patrick E. Mahoney, whom she married in 1976. “Third time is a charm,” she had said,…
Keith Edward Keener passed away at the age of 62 after a brief fight with cancer. He is survived by his wife Kristin Smith of Springfield, OR; his son, McKinley Keener (Caroline) of Caldwell, Idaho; his daughter Cleo Weick (Cory) of Twin Falls, Idaho; sisters…
Bruce Clifford Brundidge passed away peacefully on January 8th, 2026, in Roseburg, Oregon. He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on November 21st, 1940, to Fransis Arden and Winnifred Gennett (Ross) Brundidge. Bruce spent his early childhood in Wisconsin. The family moved to Oakland, Oregon,…
CRESWELL – Before it closed down in June of 2023, Dan’s Plants wasn’t just that place where you went to pick up some potted plants, fresh herbs, and assorted gardening supplies. Nope. Stopping by Dan’s Plant’s was more like a ritual, because for many Creswellians,…
Donald Ray Stevens, 81, a longtime resident of the Cornelius community, passed away peacefully at his home in North Plains, Oregon, on Sunday morning, May 11, 2025. Private cremation rites were held at Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove. Donald was born on January 9, 1944,…