Category Obituaries & Tributes

Judy Sweet

Judy Sweet of Creswell passed away on Nov. 25, 2020 due to heart failure. Judy was born Sept. 16, 1954 in Cairo, Egypt to Gaspar and Genevieve. Judy was married to Gary Sweet on Feb. 14, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nev. She and Gary were…

Earl Brown

Earl Vernon Brown, 81, of Springfield, Ore. died Nov. 25, 2020.  Earl was born Jan. 18, 1939 in Vermillion, S.D. to Vernon and Vivian (Kutil) Brown. On May 9, 1958 Earl enlisted into the United States Air Force. He served his country until he was…

David Eugene Overton

David Eugene Overton, 71, of Creswell, Ore. passed away from throat cancer on Sept. 29, 2020 at Coast Fork Nursing Home.  He was born Oct. 31, 1948 to Fred and Alice Overton in Eugene, Ore. He graduated from Springfield High School. He was formerly married…

Robert Geisler

Robert “Bob” Walter Geisler, 82, died in Springfield, Ore. on November 6, 2020. He is survived by his wife Donna Ann Naumann Geisler and his four children, DeAnna R. Williams, Lora L. Geisler, Alison E Geisler and Philip W. Geisler (wife Cory) and six grandchildren.…

Merwin C. Logan

Merwin “Mern/Mernie” Logan, 77, passed away peacefully at home after gracefully living with Parkinson’s Disease for 20 years. A lifelong resident of Springfield, Ore. and graduate of Springfield High School, Merwin went on to attend the University of Oregon, ultimately obtaining his law degree in…

Julie Hansen Heegard

Julie Hansen Heegard passed away at the age of 38, on Nov. 18, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Ore. Julie was born at McKenzie Willamette Hospital June 29, 1982 in Springfield, Ore. She started school at 5 C’s in Creswell, attending Delight Valley, Lincoln Jr. High…

Charles W. Ganzel Jr.

Charles (Chuck) W. Ganzel, Jr., 79, passed away on May 9, 2020 from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Chuck was born to Charles and Dorothy Ganzel in Bethlehem, Pa. He spent his childhood on the East Coast. He developed many interests that he pursued throughout…

Jean Marie Wendeborn

Jean Marie Wendeborn, 88, of Eugene died Nov. 13, 2020. She was born Nov. 21, 1931, in Hysham, Montana, to Ralph and Dolah (Allen) Plaisted. Jean spent her grade-school years in Dorena, Oregon, and graduated from Cottage Grove High School.  On Sept. 11, 1960, Jean…

Edith E. Canoy

Edith E. Canoy, 90, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away on Nov. 9, 2020. Edith was born on Nov. 26, 1929, in Lansford, N.D., to parents Roy and Christina (Nielsen) Pilgrim. She graduated from high school and worked in the medical industry as a certified…

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