Category Obituaries & Tributes

Scott Thomas Merrell of Springfield passed away April 23, 2022. He was 63. Scott was born July 4, 1958 in Newport Beach, California to Stanley and Connie (Murr) Merrell. In 1967, the family moved up from California and settled in the Mohawk Valley area. Scott…

Funeral services RIGGS – Lois Paulina Riggs, 95, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away April 27, 2022 in Grants Pass, Ore. A graveside service will be held May 10 at 2 p.m. at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene.  ZABEL – Donna Jean Zabel, 79, passed…

Steven Dennis Lawson, 61, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away April 22, 2022. He was 61. Steven was born Dec. 25, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, to parents James and Rose-Marie (Mueller) Lawson. After graduating high school, Steven took some college courses to become a…

Ernest Tearso Virgil, of Cottage Grove, was born in Chicago, Ill. to Francisco and Annabelle (Weinberg) Virgil and passed away at RiverBend Hospital in Eugene, Ore. Ernie is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen Virgil also of Cottage Grove; daughter Vivian (Kevin) Marsh…

John “Dale” Nebeker passed away in Casa Grande Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 with his daughter Debra by his side.   Dale was born in Baker, Oregon on Nov. 8, 1939 to Merna and Edwin Nebeker. Dale was raised in Baker and attended Baker…

Heather Michele Cunningham Bridgens April 1, 1974 – April 8, 2022  “But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us.”  – Sirius Black,  From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Heather Michele Cunningham Bridgens, 48, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on…

Ernest ‘Sam’ Martin Feb. 7, 1936 – April 12, 2022 Ernest “Sam” Martin of Dorena, 86, died April 12, 2022. He was born February 7, 1936 in Caney, Okla. to Ernest Martin and Ella “Holland” Martin.  He was the youngest of five. Albert “Tanner” Martin, Rufus…

Dixie Thorsted Oct. 24, 1935 – April 10, 2022 Dixie Thorsted was born October 24, 1935 to Maude and Clifford McCombs in Bellflower, Calif. She died on April 10, 2022. She is survived by her children Toni Howell of Springfield, Brad Thorsted of Summer Lake…

NICKERSON – Nina Nickeson, formerly of Marcola, passed away peacefully in her home on Feb. 18, 2022 with her family by her side. BRIDGENS – Heather Michele Cunningham Bridgens, 48, of Cottage Grove passed away on April 8, 2022.  MARTIN – Ernest “Sam” Martin, 86,…