Category Obituaries & Tributes

Joyce Helen Olsen, 87, of Springfield, Ore., died on Dec. 29, 2020.  She was born Sept. 23, 1933 in Brainerd, Minn. to Paul and Maybelle Bernard. Joyce graduated from Willamette High School, then graduated from Emanuel School of Nursing. A week later, Joyce married Marlin…

Alice Mae Jones, 93, of Dexter, Ore. passed away peacefully Dec. 25, 2020. She was born May 1, 1927 to Robert and Valeria Miles in Corsica, Pa. She married Wallace Jones on June 8, 1943. They were married 50-plus years until he preceded her in…

Jeanne Tiedje Easterling, 88, was born on Jan. 5, 1932 in Tucson, Ariz. to William David Tiedje and Lucile Margaret Ewer Tiedje. Her family moved to Creswell, Ore. in 1943 where she attended Creswell schools. She was an excellent student — serving in many leadership roles —…

Jeannine M. Mart, 88, longtime resident of Springfield, Ore., died on Dec. 29, 2020. She enjoyed her last three years at Garden Way Retirement Community of Eugene, Ore. She married Roger D. Mart (deceased) in 2003. Roger retired from Eugene Planing Mill in the late…

Audrey Stewart, 93, died peacefully on Nov. 30, 2020 in Creswell, Ore. in the home of one of her children. She will be missed, by friends and family alike, for her sweet disposition, her generous spirit, her sense of awe, her love of music, her infectious…

Carrie Lea Calvert (Charley), 56, passed away on Dec. 15, 2020 in Albany, Oregon. Carrie was born Oct. 5, 1964 in Medford, Oregon, to her parents Don and Betty. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1982, and lived in Lebanon with her husband Greg…

Lois Fix was born June 10, 1933 to Harold R. and Avis A. Dawley in Osbourne, Kansas. Lois went home to be with the Lord Dec. 25, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Oregon at age 87. She lived a full and blessed life. Lois grew up…