Maxine Idamae Lee (Ruckel), 80, of Springfield, Ore. passed away on Feb. 28, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. Maxine was born in Wichita, Kan. to Francis and Margaret Ruckel on July 17, 1941. She grew up in Riddle, Ore. and graduated from…

Dellas Estelle Weeks McCan passed away Feb. 17, 2022, at home with her daughters by her side. She was born in Dexter, Maine. June 14, 1936 to Leroy and Gladys (York) Weeks and was adored by her brothers Robert, Arley, Philip and Norman. Her father…

Ellen Iola Adamson, 98, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away March 1, 2022.  She was born Feb. 20, 1924 in Eufaula, Okla., to parents Thomas and Lula (Lazenby) McDonald. She attended Drain High School and then married Elvin William Adamson on June 30, 1942 in Springfield,…

Barbara Jean Morgan, 92, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 24, 2022. Barbara was born April 16, 1929 in Carterville, Ill. to parents Lawrence and Dimple (Burklow) Martin.  She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and tried with some successes…

Hayes & Allen Sadly, Lorane lost another of its longtime residents. Lou Dell Doughty Hayes was born and attended grade school in Lorane; she later graduated from Crow High School in 1960. She married Walt Hayes in 1963 and they were married for 46 years…

William J. Welt of Cottage Grove, Ore., died Feb. 9 due to complications related to age, he was 84. Bill was born Nov. 11, 1937, in Roseburg, Ore., to Austin and Rachel (Lexvold) Welt. He graduated from Roseburg High School in 1955 and served in…

Lou Dell Hayes passed away on February 15, 2022, at her home in Lorane, Ore. Lou was born Sept. 4, 1942, in Eugene, Oregon to Lewis and Josie Doughty. She had fond memories of growing up on a farm in Lorane and attending her first 6…

Thomas passed away peacefully at home at the age of 89. Thomas was born Nov. 16, 1932, in Hatfield, Ark., to Gaylord and Freddie Griffin. He married Dorothy Koch Dec. 15, 1956, in Stevenson, Wash. He served three years in the U.S. Army, where he…

Ralph Eugene Brown, 77, of Springfield, Ore. passed away Feb. 9, 2022 at McKenzie Willamette Hospital surrounded by family. Ralph was born in Vancouver, Wash., on June 22, 1944 to Delbert Kenneth and Thelma Rose Brown. They moved to Springfield, where Ralph graduated from Springfield…