Category Obituaries & Tributes

Claire Esther Barnum, 40, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 26, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. Claire was born in Astoria on Oct. 6, 1981, to Paul and Sibyl Barnum. The family moved to Springfield in 1987. Claire graduated from Springfield…

Rose Damore was a caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Rose passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2021 at the age of 98. She was born in Campo Di Giove, Italy to Margarita and Nicolas Porecco on Feb. 7, 1923. She was the third oldest…

Daniel J. Stuner, 86, of Cottage Grove passed away Jan. 28, 2022 of natural causes.  Daniel was born Nov. 1, 1935 in Chippewa Falls, Wis., to parents John and Hilda (Vantreese) Stuner. He joined the United States Air Force and served as Airman Second Class. …

Cecil Demanett, 96, of Creswell died Jan. 30, 2022.   Cecil was born June 23, 1925 in Bend, Ore. to Andrew and Beatrice Peterson. She married Harry Louis Demanett on Aug. 2, 1947 in Arvada, Colo. Cecil and Harry made their home in Creswell. She was…

Betty Lou Dietrich, 70, of Creswell, Ore., passed away at home from natural causes on Jan. 12, 2022. Gone so soon, we miss our sweet, tenderhearted and fiercely independent sister; so many childhood memories, shopping trips, funny phone calls, corny jokes, yes tears but lots of…

Lee Emerson Osborne – Dec. 14, 1936 – Dec. 22, 2021 Lee Emerson Osborne, born Dec. 14, 1936, in Alliance, Neb., died in Creswell, Ore. on Dec. 22, 2021. A gifted athlete if not a gifted singer, Lee graduated from Alliance High School in 1955…

Duane Coop – Nov. 23, 1931 – Jan. 26, 2022 Duane Coop of Lorane, Ore. passed away peacefully on his ranch on Jan. 26, 2022. Duane was 90 years old. He was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. on Nov. 23, 1931 to Zac and Grace…

Richard A. Duyck July 16, 1921 – Jan. 24, 2022 Richard passed away peacefully at home after a brief, rapid decline in his health. He was 100. Richard was born in Portland, Ore., to father Kamile Karl Duyck and Celina VanDame Duyck. When he was…

Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ O. Sledge Nov. 18, 1955 – Jan. 1, 2022 Jeffrey “Jeff” O. Sledge was born Nov. 18, 1955 and passed away from a cardiac arrest on Jan. 1, 2022. Jeff was a resident of Springfield and had lived in Lane County a large…