Denise Ann Williams, 67, of Eugene, died Friday May 6, 2022, at Creswell Rehabilitation Center as the result of a series of massive strokes onsetting in April, secondary to Infectious Endocarditis. At her bedside was her sister Dr. Karen Alldredge. Denise was born June 24,…

Rod was born on April 30, 1945 , in Frederic, Wis. to Elliott and Florence Eriksen. Rod married Sharon Allen on March 19, 1965. He worked for 42 years as a crane operator in mill construction and maintenance for Bohemia Inc., Willamette Industries, retiring from…

As part of Cottage Grove’s May Art Walk, Opal Center for Arts and Education will present a retrospective of late watercolor artist Shirley B. Froyd’s work, on Friday, May 27 from 6-8 p.m. It will be followed by an informal celebration of life, beginning at…

Ralph Edward Duhn, 79, of Springfield, Ore., died on April 24, 2022. He was born in Monterey Park, Calif., on July 30,1942 to John Henry and Virginia Ann Miller Duhn. He moved to Oregon in 1970 and traveled extensively throughout the United States.  A machinist…

​ WASZKIEWCZ – Marc Charles Waszkiewicz, 73, of Cottage Grove passed away May 12, 2022. NORRIS – Michael James, 75, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away on May 11, 2022. 

Lois P. Riggs, 95, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away April 27, 2022 in Medford, Ore., of natural causes. Lois was born in Quinter, Kan., May 4, 1926 to parents Ernest and Myrtle (Goss) Albin.  Lois worked at the Cottage Grove Safeway as a checker…

Eugene V. Norris was born to Harley Norris and Hazel Hills Norris. Early on he was raised on the Hills’ Pioneer Family Land Claim, Jasper, Ore. Later, he lived in Springfield and graduated from Springfield High School.  At the age of 17, he enlisted in…

On April 5, 2022, Kelly Leigh Vaughn, of Springfield, Ore., passed away. Her last days were spent in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. On March 30, 1960, Kelly was born to her adoring parents, Carol “Sheila” Redick and William Lloyd…

Henry Albert Crafts Jr. was born to parents Henry and Virginia Crafts in Springfield, Ore. on Nov. 4, 1958. He graduated from Thurston High School. He married Cathleen Wray on Nov. 23, 1979. After various jobs at the Sizzler, Rodeway Inn, Safeway and Hamilton Construction,…