Category Obituaries & Tributes

Marvin Lee Durham

Dec. 15, 1943 – Sept. 1, 2022 Marv Durham of Springfield passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 at the age of 78 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. One of his favorite sayings was “you’ve gotta be tough” and he embodied that to the…

Joyce Kordon

April 23, 1930 – Sept. 13, 2022 Joyce Haniuk Kordon was born April 23, 1930, to Wallace and Nellie Haniuk in Gorham, N.D. She was one of 16 children. Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2022,…

Gary Paul Bricher

Oct. 14, 1946 – Sept. 15, 2022 Gary Paul Bricher, 75, of Eugene, Ore. passed away Sept. 15, 2022 of Alzheimer’s disease. Gary was born in Eugene on Oct. 14, 1946 to parents Vincent and Doris (Anlauf) Bricher and was raised in Cottage Grove.  He…

Kassaundra Marie Mosquera Newton

July 22, 1989 – Sept. 4, 2022 Kassaundra Marie Mosquera Newton of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away on Sept. 4, 2022 at RiverBend Hospital.  She was born on July 22, 1989 at Cottage Grove Hospital and only recently celebrated her 33rd birthday. After attending school…

Laurie Jean Burke 

Sept. 20, 1948 – Sept. 2, 2022 Laurie passed away Sept. 2, in her Springfield, Ore. home at the age of 73. Laurie was born Sept. 20, 1948, in Honolulu to Jeanette Ruth Post & George Levi Zell, who preceded her in death along with…

James ‘Jim’ McCowan

April 29, 1929 – Sept. 15, 2022 Longtime area resident Jim McCowan died peacefully at home on Sept. 15 of age-related causes. He was 93. He was born April 29, 1929 to Alabama sharecroppers Leo McCowan and Annie Louise (Puckett) McCowan. A self-described roller-rink rat,…

Dennis Bergman

June 23, 1940 – Sept. 18, 2022 Dennis Bergman, 82, of Springfield  died Sunday, Sept. 18. He died of age-related causes = to dementia. He died close to family in a peaceful manner. He was born in Poulsbo, Wash. on June 23, 1940.  He is…

Carroll ‘Sid’ Daniel Emerson

May 14, 1935 – Sept. 12, 2022 On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, Carroll (Sid) Daniel Emerson, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away at the age of 87.  Sid was born on May 14, 1935 in Scotland, Ark. to Arnold and Carna (Bost)…

Larry Ray Williams

March 30, 1947 – Sept. 8, 2022 Larry Ray Williams, 75, of Yoncalla, Ore. passed away at home Sept. 8, 2022, of cancer.  Larry was born in Holdenville, Okla. on March 30, 1947, to parents Joseph and Phillis (Blaylock) Williams. After graduating high school, Larry…

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