Category Obituaries & Tributes

Genie Lou Eberle of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away Jan. 2, 2022, with her husband, two daughters, and granddaughter by her side.   Genie was born July 18, 1947, in San Francisco, Calif. Genie met James Eberle on a blind date, and they were married May…

Kay Lee Flood, 79, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away peacefully in her sleep Dec. 29, 2021 to be with the Lord and her husband.  Kay was born in Roseburg, Ore., March 18, 1942 to parents Wilber M. and Catheline R. (Standley) Merchen. Oliver and…

John Lavern Crahan passed away peacefully on Dec. 20, 2021 at his home in Springfield, Ore. John was born April 23, 1926 to John Joseph and Elizabeth Mines Crahan in Crofton, Neb.  John served honorably aboard the USS Yorktown during World War II. John retired…

Susan Karlene (Williams) Hayes passed peacefully the morning of Dec. 30, 2021 in Cottage Grove, Ore., to join her parents, Harley and Helen Williams, and brother, James Williams, in heaven. Susan married her high school sweetheart, Leon Hayes, in Cottage Grove May 16, 1957. Together…

ELLIS – Robert Charles Ellis, 84, of Springfield, died Dec. 5. IMHAUSEN – David Earl Imhausen, 61, of Springfield died Dec. 5. PERKALIS – Thomas Anthony Perkalis, 62, of Eugene died Dec. 6. HACKER – Annie Estelle Hacker, 90, of Springfield died Dec. 7. PHIBBS…

Gerald “Jerry” Waterhouse of Cottage Grove passed away at home Dec. 11, 2021 of cancer.  Jerry was born April 1, 1951 in Pullman, Wash. to parents Walter and Verline (Hull) Waterhouse. Jerry worked as a shoe salesman and manager for most of his career until…

Imogene Hisey, better known as “Mom,” “Grams,” or to the hundreds of students to go through her classes, “Mrs. Hisey,” had one last Christmas with family before slipping from this world to her heavenly home on Dec. 26, 2021. Imogene was born in Miller, Missouri,…

Paul Andrew Martin was born on Sept. 8, 1948 and passed on Dec. 17, 2021.  Paul is survived by sister Carol Little of Cottage Grove; sister Mary (Chris) Miller of St. Helens, Ore.; son Jack (Deanna) Martin of Lawrence, Kan.; son Craig (Jessica) Martin of…

Dalton Armand Miars fell asleep in death in Lane County on Dec. 22, 2021 at the age of 30, due to a tragic accident.  Dalton lived his entire life in the state of Oregon. He was born in Eugene, June 17, 1991, and spent the…