Paul Kwake of Springfield, Ore. died Aug. 31, at age 75 of COVID-pneumonia. He was born Oct. 10, 1945, to Stanley and Helen (Janor) Kwake in New York, N.Y. Paul maintained his Christian faith throughout the years. Paul was a business owner, a licensed electrician,…

Gary McMahan, 56, of Creswell, passed away on Aug. 23 after a short battle with brain cancer. He was born on July 22, 1965 to Jack McMahan and Beverly Vernon in Grants Pass, Ore. He graduated from Creswell High School in 1984, and later graduated…

Gary Mounce, 71, of Creswell, Ore. passed away in his home on Aug. 10 as a result of congestive heart failure. He was born on July 21, 1950 in Lafayette, Ind. to parents Harry Mounce and Jean Clodfelter Mounce. He was a Creswell resident for…

Born June 5, 1943 at home in Wigham, Ga., to parents Mattielene (Barber) Hawthorne and Marvin Hawthorne. Died Aug. 1, 2021 at Magnolia Memory Care in Cottage Grove, Ore., of Alzheimer’s disease. Betty completed high school at Wigham High. She married Gerald (Jerry) Franklin on…

On 8/17/2021, this world lost the most selfless, loving man full of mischief and pranks. Denny Thomas Frese is survived by his fiance/domestic partner, Cynthia Wolf, of more than seven years.  He was a loving Mate, Son, Brother, Father and Grandfather.  He is survived by…

Dennis Jay Rowland, 74, of Drain, Ore., died from complications of cancer, Aug. 15, 2021.  Dennis was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Tucson, Ariz. to Milton and Fay (Epstein) Rowland. The family later headed west to Garden Grove, Calif., where Dennis graduated from Rancho Alamitos…

Ruby Mae Miller, 83, of Creswell, died Aug. 10, 2021, in Eugen, Ore. She was born on Feb. 25, 1938, in Medora, N.D. to Robert and Mae Wyckoff. She was raised on the family farm in Sentinel Butte, N.D., the youngest of six, and the…

Robert A. Boyd was born April 25, 1922 to George and Augusta Boyd in Olden, Mo. He passed away on Aug. 3 2021 in Eugene, Ore. He was 99. Bob graduated from Springfield High School, then joined the three C’s. He joined the United States…

Margie Wells was born in Coos County, Ore. in 1924 to parents Ruby Della Newman and Norman Coon. She had two brothers, Wally and Jim, both deceased.  She lived most of her youth with Clarence and Mary Baumgartner, who adopted her (unofficially) and raised her…