Category Obituaries & Tributes

Eckle James ‘Jim’ Fulk

Eckle James “Jim” Fulk, 86, of Creswell, Oregon passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020.  Jim was born on May 2, 1934 to Eckle and LuLu Fulk in Elk Creek, Missouri. Jim attended Cabool High School, and after graduation Jim…

Betty Morrissey

Mrs. Betty Jane Morrissey (Schultschik) passed away peacefully from natural causes at age 90 on December 19, 2020, with her son John at her side. Betty was born in March 1930 in Bettendorf, Iowa, graduating from Davenport HS in 1947. She was introduced to Michael…

Donna Rae Perini

Donna Rae Perini, formerly of Cottage Grove, passed away on Nov. 27, 2020 at Oaktree Care Hospice in Eugene as a result of congestive heart failure. She was 86. She was born on Sept. 2, 1934 in Inavale, Neb. to Harry Kennedy and Helen (Hamilton)…

Timothy Wagner

Timothy “Tim” Wagner, 59, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Dec. 16, 2020. Tim is survived by an amazing wife, Carrie Wagner of Dexter, Ore.; mother JoAnne Crampton and stepmother Mildred Wagner, both of Springfield, Ore.; children Cassandre (Michael) Wilson,…

Martha Settelmeyer

Martha Clara (Mestdagh) Settelmeyer, 98, died peacefully surrounded by family on Dec. 22, 2020. Martha was born in rural Benson County, North Dakota on April 15, 1922 to Henry and Emma (Poelvoorde) Mestdagh, homesteaders from Belgium.  She was taken to the country township school by…

Kenneth Leon Sears

Kenneth Leon Sears, 83, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Ore. of complications from dementia.  Ken was born Oct. 14, 1937 in Broken Bow, Neb. to parents Edwin Leroy Sears from York, Nebraska and Teedie Mae Emerson from…

Jacob ‘Jake’ Jeffrey Anderson

Jacob “Jake” Jeffrey Anderson, born Feb. 13, 2000 in Springfield, Ore., passed away on Dec. 19, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Ore. He was 20 years old. He was born to Jeffrey Jerome Anderson and Effie Diann (Kendall) Anderson and joined his sister, Amanda Lee. Jake…

Year In Review: In Memorium

John Reuben Patterson April 20, 1928 – Jan. 2, 2020 Larry Allen Saunders Oct. 21, 1947 – Dec. 12, 2019 Christina Moore June 6, 1946 – Jan. 6, 2020 Donald Lamar Elveback   Aug. 13, 1929 – Dec. 30, 2019 Mary Lucinda Ward Sept. 14, 1929 –…

Terry Harris

Terry Lynn Harris, 68, was born to Arnold and Laila (Alexander) Harris on Oct. 17, 1952 in Cottage Grove, Ore. He attended North Douglas High School in Drain, where he graduated salutatorian in 1970. Terry went on to study at Southern Oregon College (SOC) in…