Category Obituaries & Tributes

Doris was born in Pontiac, Mich., the first of four children, to William George and Emorine “Emmy” Eloise (Jones) Chamberlain. Her father had 3 brothers and a sister, while her mother had 3 sisters and a brother. She grew up enjoying a rural lifestyle that…

Gary Lee Davis, of Springfield passed away April 24, 2021 at his home.  Gary was born June 29, 1950 in Eugene, Ore. to Bill and Betty (Holt) Davis. He married Karen Bjerke in 1976, together they had one son, Austin. Gary enlisted in the United…

Thomas (Tom) W. Metsker passed away from cancer on April 26, 2021, in Creswell, Ore. at the age of 60. He was born January 10, 1961 in Eugene, Ore. to William H. Metsker and Leona M. Robinett Bryant. Although Tom lived in many places, Creswell…

Ralph Martin Bloom, 72, passed away May 5, 2021 in Springfield, Ore. The eldest son of Fred Travis Bloom and Helen Lee Kiser, he was born on April 25, 1949 in Phoenix, Ariz. There, he spent his happy childhood enjoying raising pigeons, family camping trips,…

Robert Nathan Rowlett, 97, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on April 26, 2021 from congestive heart failure. He was born on April 14, 1924 in Ainsworth, Neb. to parents Leslie and May (Bruce) Rowlett. Robert was a truck driver for more than 30 years for Murphy…

Olsa Scott was born Oct. 20, 1936 to parents Oscar and Alfhild Alexander. She was born in Bronnoysund, Norway and came with her family by ship at the age of 11. She is a Hitler survivor.  She was married to Harold Scott who passed away…

Albert “Al” Wittenborn passed away on April 14, 2021, in Springfield, Ore. at the age of 92. He was born in 1928 in Arkansas City, Kan. to Carl G. Wittenborn and Gwendola Lee Wittenborn. After graduating from high school and attending college, Al served two…

Beverly Faye Mohler, 80, of Springfield, Ore. died April 21, 2021. She was born May 20, 1940 in Chisholm City, Minn. to Wallace and Agnus Stahl. She married Ernest Howard Mohler on Feb. 3, 1962 in Jasper. She was a housewife and had an associate’s…

Leslie Marie Woodruff, 52, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away April 22, 2021. She was born to parents Leslie and Gweneth Willis on March 7, 1969.  She was a manager at an adult foster home and always took care of people by providing a personal…