Category Obituaries & Tributes

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 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 (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, 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, 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…

Grace Mason was born in Portland, Ore. on March 26, 1923. She graduated from Franklin High School. She was interested in music, playing the piano and singing in high school productions. She married John A. Mason May 1, 1942. He preceded her in death in…

Curtis Lynn Walters was born Dec. 9, 1959 at Sacred Heart hospital in Eugene, Ore. He died Nov. 9, 2020 at home of diabetes and natural causes. He was 60. He attended elementary school at Mohawk Valley in Springfield, Ore. He finished his schooling at…

Charles L. Runde, 75, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Nov. 7, 2020. He was a resident of Springfield, Ore. for 17 years, southern California for 12 years and five years in Utah. Charles L. Runde was born Sept. 15, 1945…

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully made her way to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Springfield, Ore. She touched so many lives especially her family which included four children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Betty was born on April…