Category Obituaries & Tributes

Ruby Winifred Burnam Meyer, 100, died Sept. 24, 2020 in Springfield of natural causes. The second of five children, she was born June 26, 1920, in Colfax, Wash., to Guy Burnam and Agnes Keating. She met the love of her life, John B. Meyer, in…

Cherlynn Cook Ashley, 73, of Creswell, Oregon, passed away September 29, 2020. She was born in Pasadena, California, to parents James Edwin and Vera Mae (Benstead) Cook on March 15, 1947. She graduated high school in 1965 and went on to get her Associates degree.…

Donna Jean Turner Ream Davis, was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. She passed away on Sept. 27, 2020 at 88. Donna was born August 1, 1932, to John and Dora Turner in Denver, Colorado. At age 7, the family moved to Lomita, California,…

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Charles Eugene Sullivan, passed away at the age of 89. Charles (Chuck) was born on June 20, 1931, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Walter and Ada Cora (Adams) Sullivan. They moved to Stockton, California, when Chuck was 10 years old. Football…

Jeffrey Cole Schneider passed peacefully in his home in Springfield, OR on August 23, 2020 at the age of 62 after a valiant battle with cancer. Jeff was born May 26, 1958 in Rochester, NY. He moved with his parents and siblings to Dayton, OH…

Ann Jean Harris, beloved wife of Lester Harris of Springfield, Ore., passed peacefully after a long illness on September 14 with her husband at her side. Ann was born Aug. 9, 1938 in Anaconda, Montana, the first of three daughters to Frank and Borghild Troyer.…

Sharon Mae Malcolm passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on the morning of September 5th. She was 70 years young. Sharon was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1950. Her family moved briefly to San Antonio, Texas before finally settling in…

Patrick Lee Naegle, 49, of Cottage Grove, OR passed away on September 24, 2020. He was born in Tucson, AZ to parents Larry Lee and Lorinda (East) Naegle on November 2, 1970. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Patrick…

Brian Francis O’Neil, age 72, died peacefully in his home on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 20 alongside his beloved wife Myrna Blancia O’Neil after a long battle with gastric cancer. He leaves behind five sons – Galen, Jhomer, Dustin, Shane, and Anthony – and…