Category Obituaries & Tributes

Stanley “Stan” Sherman Cooper, 89, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025. Born on May 10, 1936, in Cottage Grove, to William W. and Margaret A. (Dunne) Cooper.  Stan was a proud graduate of Cottage Grove High School, class of 1954,…

Elaine McCoy, a resident of Creswell, Oregon, passed away in her sleep at home due to recurring cancer at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Bobbie McCoy, as well as her brothers, Ivan Martin & Herman…

John Robert (Bobby) Simmons passed away in Creswell on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. He was 66.  Bob was born Sept. 10, 1959 at the Cottage Grove Hospital. His mother, Margaret Gueyther, and father, Oren Simmons, were longtime Creswell citizens. His father died when he was…

Edna Lucille (Gullickson) Irwin, Cottage Grove, died suddenly at home on September 30, 2025. The fourth of nine children born in August 1923 to Lewis and Clara Gullickson in Taylor, North Dakota.  Weighing only 2 ½ pounds at birth, she thrived to live to the…

Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. 

Douglas Lund, affectionately known as Doug, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2025, at the age of 84, surrounded by his loving family. His passing followed complications from a fall. Doug was a cherished member of the Cottage Grove and Creswell, Oregon communities and a…

Ronald “Ron” Irving Pupke, a cherished educator, coach, and valued member of his community, passed away on May 16, 2025, at the age of 101 in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Born to Herman F. and Stella F. (Tormoehlen) Pupke on January 19, 1924, in Portland, Oregon,…

Marie Arline Gowing, lovingly known as Marie to her friends and family, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025. Born to Lester and Genevieve (Buffington) Yearous on March 17, 1938, in Eugene, Oregon, Marie’s life was defined by her unwavering kindness and the joy she…