Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
“O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. … Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall…
LORANE — Last week, a beautiful angel flew home. Kathy Warden held a special place in Jim’s and my hearts. I wrote about her in my column a few weeks ago without naming her. She worked for us at the Lorane Family Store for many…
March 13, 1934 – Dec. 23, 2022 Sharon O’Renick Montana, nee Sharon Gail Ponting, was born March 13, 1934 in San Leandro, Calif., and died Dec. 23, 2022 in Cottage Grove, Ore. She lived most of her youth in the beautiful coastal town of Port…
Sept. 7, 1936 – Feb. 21, 2023 Carol Marie Williams, 86, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 21, 2023. She was born Sept. 7, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. to parents Donald and Lucille (Benjestorf) Roddy. Carol graduated from Cottage Grove High School in…
Jan. 31, 1925 – Feb. 18, 2023 Miriam Gross, 98, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed on Feb. 18, 2023. Miriam was born Jan. 31, 1925 in San Fernando, Calif. to parents John Earl and Mildred Ione (Olney) Aikens. Miriam met the love of her life,…
May 21, 1936 – Jan. 27, 2023 Odus “John” Williams, 86, of Eugene, Ore. passed away Jan. 27, 2023. John was born May 21, 1936 in Neodesha, Kan. to parents Odus and Jessie F. (Wright) Williams. He joined and served four years in the Navy…
Sept. 3, 1932 – Feb. 18, 2023 On the morning of Feb. 18, 2023, Donovan “Don” R. Holbrook of Cottage Grove passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 90. Don was born to Raymond George and Mary Isabell Holbrook in 1932 in…
July 22, 1949 – Feb. 18, 2023 James William Kubli Jr., 73, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Feb. 18, 2023 surrounded by his family. James was born on July 22, 1949 to parents James Kubli Sr. and Darlene (Skinner) Kubli. After graduating high school…
Sadly, the community of Lorane has lost one of its own this past month. Bill Mitchell was one of the few remaining “old-timers” of my generation who was born and lived his whole life in Lorane. He and his wife, Charlotte, who preceded him…