Category Obituaries & Tributes

Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Ford, 69, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away at home April 6, 2022.  Debbie was born in Salinas, Calif. on Aug. 6, 1952 to parents John and Clydene (Shackelford) Chiesa. She graduated from North High in 1971, and was married June 19, 1976…

Ellen Mae Belle Ward, 85, of Drain, Ore. passed away March 28, 2022, in Springfield, Ore.  Ellen was born July 5, 1936, in Mitchell, Neb. to parents Merlyn and Nellie (Zweifel) Morrison. She married Robert Franklin Ward Jr. on March 29, 1953, in Cottage Grove,…

  Born in Longmont, Colo. to Herbert and Olive Smith, John ‘Tom’ Thomas Smith grew up on a farm producing feed Corn in Berthoud, Colo.  He joined the United States Air Force as a jet turbine mechanic shortly before meeting the love of his life,…

LYONS – Charles R. Lyons, 73, of Lowell died March 19. MULLINS – Jessica Mullins, 43, of Cottage Grove died March 23. BARNEY – Marjorie D. “Marge” Barney, 88, of Lowell died March 28. WARD – Ellen Mae Belle Ward, 85, of Drain died March…

Cheryl Ann Oglesby, age 66, passed away March 28, 2022 after fighting many years of chronic illness. She was born April 7, 1955 at Parks Air Force Base in Pleasanton, Calif. to Gil and Mabel Shipp.  She married her longtime friend and love, John Oglesby,…

Son of John M. and Freda K. (Best) Garrelts, Harold Ernest Garrelts passed away on March 2, 2022 at McKenzie Willamette Hospital at the age of 85. He was husband to Shirley A. (Clayton) Garrelts. They were married on June 20, 1959 and were married…

Carol Joyce Violette was born on Nov. 6, 1932, in Usk, Wash., the first child of Roy and Maxine Violette. She had two sisters, Nancy and Vera, and two brothers, Dennis and Rick.  Her parents eventually settled in the Cottage Grove area. Carol was a…

Brad Ford Stutzman, 75, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away at home from heart failure March 31, 2022.  Brad was born in Sutherlin, Ore. to parents Eldon and Florence (Livengood) Stutzman on June 16, 1946. He married Deanna McGee on Jan. 29, 1983 in Reno, Nev. …

Gloria “Jean” Hurst, 69, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away from cancer January 11, 2022. Jean was born May 16, 1952 in Burns, Ore. to parents Leonard and Betty (Spigner) DeHaven. After graduating from high school Jean took some college courses and continued on to…