Category Obituaries & Tributes

Feb. 13, 1947 — April 9, 2023 Denise Joann Reineke, 76, died on Easter Sunday of lung cancer.   Denise was born Feb. 13, 1947 and was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Bonnelle Berens, of Coburg, Ore. Denise has two sisters and…

Jan. 6, 1939 — April 4, 2023 Gary Lee Dulley, 84, passed away April 4, 2023. Gary was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. Jan. 6, 1939 to parents Grant and Margaret (Castle) Dulley.  At the very young age of 16, Gary started working in the…

D: March 25, 2023 William “Bill” Denny Griffith, age 80, was called home by our Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2023 with his family at his bedside.  Bill was born in Rainelle, W.Va. to Charles and Frances Griffith.  After graduating high school, Bill joined the…

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…