Category Obituaries & Tributes

Fredrick Michael Stauffer – June 20, 1942 – Nov. 13, 201

Fredrick Michael Stauffer -June 20, 1942 -Nov. 13, 2019 Fredrick Michael Stauffer of Creswell, OR, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from complications of diabetes and heart failure. He was 77 years old. Fred was born in Inglewood, California, minutes before his identical twin…

Logging legend: Wilbur Heath’s claim to fame

Wilbur Heath, 91, stands in front of the centerfold photo of himself for Time Life Magazine’s ”Year of Photos 1990,” as part of the story, ”Endangered Species: An Owl and a Logger Symbolize the Nation’s Touch Choice – Jobs or the Environment.” Aliya Hall/The Chronicle…

Elmer Loyd Kimery June 15, 1938 – Nov. 8, 201

Elmer “Loyd” Kimery also known as “Popeye” of Cottage Grove, passed away Nov. 8, 2019. Loyd was born on June 15, 1938 in Nampa, Idaho to Elmer P. and Martina B.(Ferguson) Kimery. Loyd married Claudia Lucille Angel on May 8, 1959 in Cottage Grove. Loyd…

Tribute – Memories of Jon

Last week I received some shocking news that Jon Moore, a friend and fellow golfer, passed away after suffering a heart attack on Nov. 5. I had gotten to know Jon, who was a barber and hairdresser at Platinum Hair in Creswell, the past six…

Robert ”Bobby” LeRoy

GODING – Robert “Bobby” LeRoy Goding, born Jan. 19, 1950 in Del Norte, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 23, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at VFW Hall Post No. 3965, located at 5344 Main St.,…

Michael Lee Eldredge -Dec. 19, 1959 – Sept. 13, 2019

Michael Lee Eldredge -Dec. 19, 1959 – Sept. 13, 2019 Photo provided Michael Lee Eldredge, 59, of Eugene, Oregon, lost his battle with an aggressive form of cancer on Sept. 13, 2019. Mike was born in Eugene on Dec. 19, 1959. He received a geology…

Kenneth Victor Erickson 1927 – 2019

Kenneth Victor Erickson 1927 – 2019 Kenneth Victor Erickson, 92, a WWII veteran, barber and LTD bus driver, joined his wife, Bonnie, in Heaven on Sept. 19, 2019. He was born in Gresham, Oregon, to Harold and Alma (Yokum) Erickson. He was known for his…