Dec. 2, 1933 – March 12, 2023 Janice Lee Mills of Dexter, Ore., passed away from natural causes on March 12, 2023. She was 89. Janice, known by most as Jan, was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Oregon City to parents Virgil and Violet Gill…

D: March 20, 2023 Brian Paul Griffith, 68, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on March 20, 2023, after a long illness. Brian was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Catherine and Gene Griffith. He was two when the family moved to Lexington, Ky.  after…

April 11, 2003 – March 14, 2023 Fernando “Nano” Allen Giffen-Vallejo, 19, of Creswell, Ore. passed away tragically on March 14, 2023 in Eugene. Nano was born on April 11, 2003 to Victor Vallejo and Quila Giffen in Bend, Ore. He graduated from Al Kennedy…

Deceased: March 11, 2023 Alva Gagner of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the age of 85, surrounded by her family. Alva was born in The Dalles, Ore. to Roy and Vivian (Martin) Nichols. She had six siblings, Melvin Nichols, Janet…

Oct. 8, 1935  – March 14, 2023 Janet “Carol” DeSpain, 87, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away March 14, 2023.  Carol was born Oct. 8, 1935 in Eugene to parents Charles H. and Daisy “Ruth” (Mendell) Gordineer. She married Alvin DeSpain June 23, 1967, in…

Oct. 24, 1946 – Feb. 6, 2023 Cheryl Kay Meng was born Oct. 24, 1946 in Spokane, Wash. and passed away Feb. 6, 2023 in Creswell, Ore. She was a graduate of Willamette High School.  She fought hard but was taken from her boyfriend Larry…

LORANE — Sadly, the community of Lorane is having to say goodbye to another one of our much-loved and long-time residents.  Bob Hing quietly passed away on the morning of March 8, 2023.  He and his wife, Marna, with their children, moved to Lorane in…