Zebbra Joan Perini
Oct. 9, 1956 – Feb. 19, 2023 Zebbra Joan Perini, 66, of Drain, Ore. passed away Feb. 19, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born Oct. 9, 1956 in Cottage Grove, Ore. to parents Charles E. and Thelma G. (Keeney) Orr. She…
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Category Obituaries & Tributes
Karin Marie Willis
Oct. 25, 1952 — Feb. 11, 2023 Karin Marie Willis was born on Oct. 25, 1952 to Adolph “Rudy” and Viola Adame in Visalia, Calif. She was one of four children. She met the love of her life, James “Kelly” Willis, when she was 11…
Mara J. Taylor
March 26, 1939 – Feb. 12, 2023 Mara J. Taylor, 83, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 12, 2023 of Alzheimer’s disease. Mara was born March 26, 1939 in Spokane, Wash. to parents Hans and Wanda Paulson. In 1957 Mara graduated from Tillamook High…
Becky LaRae Hand
Feb. 22, 1955 – Feb. 11, 2023 Becky LaRae Hand, 67, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 11, 2023 from a long battle with lung disease. She was born Feb. 22, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Okla. to parents Howard Leroy and Marguerite (Manning) Kimbel. …
Death notices: week of Feb. 16
TURNER: Rita Ann Turner, 91, of Yoncalla died Feb. 6. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. DIRKS: Robert Dale Dirks, 81, of Cottage Grove died Feb. 9. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. WESLOW: Marilla Joyce Weslow, 89, of Cottage Grove died Feb. 10. Arrangements:…
Creswell community collectively mourns tragic loss of young athlete, friend to all
CRESWELL — In a gym lined with purple balloons, a grief-stricken community gathered on Saturday to celebrate the life of Breanna Dapron, a 2021 Creswell High School alumna who was fatally shot at a house in Eugene on Jan. 19. She succumbed to her injuries…
Breanna Don Dapron
Jan. 21, 2003 — Jan. 23, 2023 Breanna Don Dapron, 20, of Creswell, Ore. passed away with her family by her side on Jan. 23, 2023. Breanna was born Jan. 21, 2003 in Springfield, Ore. to parents Daryl and Brenda (Violette) Dapron. Breanna was their…
Gerold Lynn Eldredge
July 20, 1934 – Nov. 30, 2022 Gerold Lynn Eldredge (Gerry or Buster as many knew him) of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Nov. 30, 2022 at age 88. Gerry was born in Cosmopolis, Wash. on July 20, 1934 to parents, Mac & Phyllis Eldredge.…
William Hundley Mitchell Jr.
April 1, 1933 – Jan. 26, 2023 William ‘Bill’ Hundley Mitchell Jr., 89, of Lorane, Ore. passed away Jan. 26, 2023. Bill was born April 1, 1933, in Lorane to parents William Hundley Sr. and Hattie Josephine (Skelton) Mitchell. He was the fourth of five…