Category Obituaries & Tributes

June 1946 – Sept. 7, 2022 Richard Eslava, 76, of Long Beach, Calif. passed away on Sept. 7, 2022. Richard was born in June 1946 to Leon H. Eslava and Rosemary B. (Nealis) Gerlach in Arkansas.  Richard graduated from high school, then served in the…

Jan. 1, 1947 – Oct. 2, 2022 Ronald Bascue passed away of natural causes on Oct. 2, 2022 at the age of 75. Ron was born on New Year’s Day, 1947 in Silverton, Ore. to Forest and Olive (Brown) Bascue. He spent most of his…

May 10, 1940 – Sept. 27, 2022 Lee Hilary Dillon, 82, a longtime resident of Oregon, left this earth for his heavenly home on September 27, 2022. He was born May 10, 1940 in Weiser, Idaho to Elmer and Edna Dillon. Lee was the oldest…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…