Category Obituaries & Tributes

Adam Thomas Pelatt — Dec. 30 1977-July 20, 2019 Adam Thomas Pelatt, age 41, passed away on July 20, 2019, in Billings, Montana. Adam was born on Dec. 30, 1977, in Billings – the beginning of an amazing life full of empathy, love, godliness, thoughtfulness,…

Joey Deon Strebe – March 25, 1969 – June 8, 2019 Joey Deon Strebe, of Cottage Grove, died June 8, 2019 at the age of 50. She was born on March 25, 1969 in Arcata, Calif. to parents Randy Cooper and Jeri Hunter (McCutcheon). Joey…

Orville ‘Keith’ Stiff – Feb. 20 1929 – June 24, 2019 Orville ”Keith” Stiff, a longtime resident of Cottage Grove, who resided in Springfield for the last four years, died on June 24, 2019 at the age of 90. He was born in Boise, Ada…

Jacqueline Jane Davis – Nov. 6, 1934 – June 7, 2019 Jacqueline Jane Davis, 84, of Eugene, passed away on June 7, 2019 from heart and kidney disease. She was born on Nov. 6, 1934 in New Orleans to parents John and Marie (Leidner) Schroder.…

Giovanni ‘Gio’ Bruno Mediati – Sept. 19, 2003- June 13, 2019 Giovanni ”Gio” Bruno Mediati, of Creswell, was born on Sept. 19, 2003 to Rick and Laura Mediati. He died on June 13, 2019 at the age of 15. Gio was an exceptional student, classmate,…

The recent closing of the Latham Elementary School in Cottage Grove stirs up emotions from when the Lorane Elementary School closed in 2013. Pat Edwards/The Creswell Chronicle I have been following the story of the closing of the little Latham Elementary School by the Cottage…

Joey Deon Strebe – March 25, 1969 Joey Deon Strebe of Cottage Grove, died on June 8, 2019 at the age of 50. She was born on March 25, 1969 in Arcata, Calif. to parents Randy Cooper and Jeri Hunter (McCutcheon). Joey married Jon Strebe…

Matthew Jason Millam – Aug. 10, 1984 – May 13, 2019 Matthew Jason Millam, 34, of Cottage Grove, passed away unexpectedly from sudden cardiac arrest on May 13, 2019 – way before his time. He was born on Aug. 10, 1984 at Cottage Grove Hospital…