Category Obituaries & Tributes

With great sadness, Judith Helen Clark’s family announces her passing after a brief illness on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at the age of 75. Judy passed away peacefully in her home with her immediate family at her side. She will be remembered lovingly by her…

Chere Johnson: March 26, 1938 – Jan. 4, 2021 Lonnie Jay Davis: April 30, 1950 – Jan. 16, 2021 Stevan Richard Jaffe: May 9, 1948 – Jan. 9, 2021 James “Jim” Perkins: April 25, 1941 – Jan. 12 2021 Harley Edward Lewis Jr.: Dec. 28,…

Sharon “Shari” Rose Hiatt, 84, a longtime resident of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 13. She was born in Eugene in 1937 to John and Miriam Richardson. Shari graduated from Springfield High School and loved calling Springfield home.  She is survived by her four…

“Dick” was born May 8, 1930 to Carl Floyd Rowe and Jean Lucille Rowe (nee Pickard) in Pueblo, Colo. The family moved to Monroe, Ore., when he was 8 years old and eventually settled in Junction City, where he attended high school. He was involved…

On Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, our beloved mother at nearly 100 years of age, Anne Mary Olsen, fell asleep in Christ while participating in the live-streamed Divine Liturgy at Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church in Springfield. Mama was born on Jan.…

Mike was a lifelong hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed many trips with family and friends. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He enjoyed spending time with his fellow veterans at VFW Post #3965. He was preceded in death by his father, William Gale…

Amber Lynn Bell, 42, of Springfield, Ore. passed away peacefully at home on November 30, 2021. She was born on Oct. 25, 1979 in Provo, Utah to parents Craig and Sandy Ostler. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School, and then from Brigham Young University…

Charles Gilbert Tate was born in Creswell, Ore., on Dec. 10, 1931 and lived there until joining the Marine Corps at the age of 17. After completing his military service he moved to North Bend where he met and married Myrtle Maxine Wilson (Sug). Charlie…

Larry Dale Oberfoell, 58, passed away Nov. 30, 2021 with his soulmate, Nancy Bish, at his side. Larry was born Aug. 4, 1963 to Joseph Calvin Oberfoell and Patricia June Oberfoell. Larry grew up in Springfield, Ore., and lived in the McKenzie River Valley the…