Category Obituaries & Tributes

Jerry Edward Caughell

Feb. 7, 1941 – Oct. 4, 2022 Jerry Edward Caughell, 81, of Oakland, Ore. passed away Oct. 4, 2022. He was born Feb. 7, 1941 in Bandon, Ore. to Charley Marion and Gladys May (Edwards) Caughell.  After graduating from Pacific High School in 1959, he…

Lowell Chapman Davis

April 4, 1922 – Oct. 20, 2022 Lowell Chapman Davis, 100, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Oct. 20, 2022. Lowell was born in Lorane, Oregon April 4, 1922 to parents Alva and Anna (Chapman) Davis. He graduated from Lorane High School in 1940, and…

Nancy J. Dillon

1927 – Sept. 5, 2022 Nancy J. Dillon passed away Sept. 5, 2022. She was just days away from her 95th birthday. She was born in Eugene to Aksel and Anna Thorsfeldt, both of whom had immigrated from Norway. Her elementary years were on McKenzie…

George Burton Partridge

June 3, 1925 – Sept. 20, 2022 George Burton Partridge, 97, passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2022.  He was born in Dubois, Idaho on June 3, 1925 to Burt and Susan Partridge (Sammons). George joined Kathryn, James and Gale, who all preceded him in death. …

Ralph ‘Bud’ G. Cline

May 26, 1930 – Sept. 29, 2022 Ralph “Bud” Cline Jr. of Springfield, Ore. passed away in his sleep in the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2022. Born to parents Ralph Cline Sr. and Pauline Cline on May 26, 1930, he was 92 years…

Stanley Edward Andrews 

Sept. 19, 1941 – Sept. 30, 2022 Stanley Edward Andrews, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away unexpectedly at Albany General Hospital on Sept. 30, 2022, following a battle with Multiple Myeloma cancer.  He was a strong, courageous and selfless person.  The…

Sandra ‘Sandy’ Parker

Sept. 26, 1952 – Oct. 1, 2022 Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Parker of Springfield passed away Oct. 1, 2022. She was 70. Sandy was born Sept. 26, 1952, in Eugene to Clyde M. and Iva L. (Osborn) Shelby. On May 15, 1970, Sandy married Keith Parker…

Upcoming services and death notices

KORDON: Joyce Kordon, 92, of Springfield died Sept. 13. A celebration of life will be held on Oct. 14 at St. Alice Catholic Church, 1520 E St. in Springfield.  WOLCOTT: Nancy “Nan” Wolcott, 88, of Springfield died Sept. 21. A celebration of life will be…

Richard Eslava

June 1946 – Sept. 7, 2022 Richard Eslava, 76, of Long Beach, Calif. passed away on Sept. 7, 2022. Richard was born in June 1946 to Leon H. Eslava and Rosemary B. (Nealis) Gerlach in Arkansas.  Richard graduated from high school, then served in the…