Category Obituaries & Tributes

Ross Troy Bradley Ross Troy Bradley, 48, of Springfield, Ore., died at his home on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Ross was born on Aug. 26, 1973 to Buddy and Caroline Soukkala Bradley in Springfield. On Sept. 6, 1994 he married Amy Hornback Bradley in West…

Julie Christine Oberfell Julie Christine Oberfoell passed away June 3, 2022 from kidney failure. She was born May 28, 1987 in Springfield, Ore., to parents Terry and Susan Oberfoell. Julie attended Maple Elementary School, Springfield Middle School, and was graduated from Springfield High School in…

Marilyn Ann Lansberry Marilyn Ann (Aldinger) Lansbery, 84, of Springfield, Ore., died April 19, 2022, of age-related complications. A memorial service was held June 9 at Twin Rivers Church in Springfield. Born June 15, 1937, to Frank and Esther (Benning) Aldinger in Iowa Falls, Iowa, Marilyn…

Noel Robert Radway, Sr. Noel Robert Radway, Sr., 67, formerly of Cottage Grove and elsewhere, died Saturday, May 21 at his home of two years in Union following an extended illness. It was his request that there be no formal ceremony but that his friends…

Donald Gilgan Donald G. Gilgan, 83 of Coburg, Ore., started his journey to heaven June 1, 2022. Don’s final days were spent surrounded by his loving wife and his two loving sons and daughter-in-law. Don was born in Missoula, Mont., son of Mary and Don…

Alfredo Lara Montes Our beloved Alfredo, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away May 29, 2022 at the age of 67 after a brief battle with cancer. Alfredo was surrounded by his family and passed peacefully to God. Alfredo Lara Montes was born on…

Jerry M. McCollum Jerry M. McCollum, Nov. 12, 1941 – June 1, 2022 Jerry M. McCollum, 80, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away June 1, 2022. Jerry was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Nov. 12, 1941, to parents Alva and Mattie (Wesley) McCollum. He graduated in…

Laura Galloway passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 15, 2022. She was 89 years old. Laura was born April 30, 1933 in Boston, Mass. She was the second of three children. As a child her family moved to North Hollywood, Calif. Laura…

Freida Tanner Frieda Tanner, 103, of Eugene, Ore., died of age-related causes on April 4, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Pleasant Hill, surrounded by her family. Frieda was born in Windsor, Colo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Jacob and Elizabeth Brunner. She was the…