David was born to parents, Donald Edward Cole and Elaine Betty Cole (nee Wolbrink) in Klamath Falls, Or. His family moved to Anchorage AK. in ‘71. After graduating from Pleasant Hill High School in 1986, he spent the next 5 years in the U.S. Navy,…

Arlene Eunice Hanson, 93 passed away on April 1, 2025, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Born on Christmas Day, 1931, in Sheyenne, North Dakota. The daughter of Summond “Sam” and Edith (Frosaker) Rue, Arlene grew up in a loving family alongside her 16 siblings. Her early…

Sharon Lee Martin of Rockford, Ill., died March 28, 2025, in Dallas, Ore.

■ Clinton Ames Van Antwerp, 90, of Cottage Grove, died on March 18.  ■ Sandra Jane Strom, 74, of Cottage Grove, died on March 20.  ■ Kenneth Batson, 71, of Eugene, died on March 22.  ■ Thomas Lemon, 71, of Eugene, died on March 26.…

■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene,…

Barbara Ellen Reeves, age 91, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 from congestive heart failure. She was born in Mariemont, Ohio on August 10, 1933, to parents John and Beatrice (Caudell) Nelson. Barbara graduated from Eugene High School in 1951. She married John Reeves…

■ Lisa Marie Henke, 67, of Eugene, died Jan. 28, 2025. Arrangements: Sunset Hills Funeral Home.

Richard Dean Wordeman, son of William Wordeman and Colleen Moore, was born November 19, 1946 in Gordon, Nebraska and died February 3rd, 2025. Rich died peacefully at his home in Creswell, Oregon at the age of 78. Rich grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming but also…