Category Obituaries & Tributes

Martin Brian Reinbold: April 28, 1958 – March 20, 2021

Martin Brian Reinbold, 62, passed away March 20, 2021. Martin was born April 28, 1958 to Patrick and Alva Nadine in Eugene, Ore. Martin began his career in archeology in the early ‘80s while attending Oregon State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1984.…

David Wayne Garman: May 21, 1930 – March 19, 2021

David Wayne Garman, 90, of Coos Bay, Ore. died March 19, 2021. David was born May 21, 1930 to parents Richard and Geneva (Hopper) Garman in Cottage Grove, Ore.  David graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1948. He and his partner owned a gas…

Thomas Lambert Boone: Sept. 23, 1929 – March 5, 2021

Thomas Lambert Boone Sr, 91, of Springfield, Ore. peacefully passed away March 5, 2021. He was born Sept. 23, 1929 to William Lambert and Sadie Elsie Boone in Hot Springs, Ark.  He served as an automobile mechanic in the United States Navy from November 1947…

Ruth Ann Ballenger: 1942 – Nov. 27, 2020

Ruth Ann Ballenger, “Ruthie B,” passed away on Nov. 27, 2020 from complications of pneumonia at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jim, her two children Maryann and Tony, and her brother Dan Martin of Tenakee Springs, Alaska.…

Mary Culver: 1927 – Feb. 5, 2021

Mary Eva Culver went singing among the eternal stars in the firmament on Feb. 5, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born in 1927 in Cottage Grove to Fred Lammers and Mary Ellen Anderson. On their old Camp Creek 12-acre farm, her family…

Chance Joseph Garden: June 17, 1998 – Feb. 18, 2021

Chance was born on June 17, 1998 to Greg Wertz and Kristian Loughlin. Due to unforeseen circumstances Chance would eventually enter the Oregon foster care system followed by his younger brother Thomas several years later. On April 30, 2004, Chance and his younger brother Thomas…

Robert W. Cooper: Jr. Nov. 13, 1954 – Feb. 22, 2021

Our community lost a dear man on Monday, February 22, 2021 when Robert W. Cooper Jr., age 66, passed away suddenly. Born Nov. 13, 1954 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Robert W. Cooper Sr. and Frances C. Cooper.  Robert “Bob” resided in Cottage Grove until his…

Janie Polen: July 7, 1944 – Feb. 26, 2021

Janie M. Anderson Polen, of Springfield, Ore., 76, was called home to be with our Lord on Feb. 26, 2021.  Janie was born to Sam and Louise Anderson on July 7, 1944 in Carroll, Iowa. The middle child of five, Janie lived the first part…

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