Category Obituaries & Tributes

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…

Robert Gerald Coleman

Feb. 4, 1930 – Sept. 12, 2022 Robert “Bob” Coleman died peacefully Sept. 12, 2022 in Eugene, surrounded by love in the home he designed and helped build.  Born Feb. 4, 1930 in Omaha, Neb., Bob moved to Portland, Ore. at the age of six,…

John Ted Bowman

July 12, 1940 – Sept. 11, 2022 John Ted Bowman, beloved father, husband, brother, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2022 surrounded by his family and friends. John’s life was lived with astute wit, wisdom and inimitable style. He was born on July…

Robert ‘Bob’ L. Eveland

Dec. 23, 1938 – Aug. 18, 2022 Robert “Bob” L. Eveland, 83, of Yoncalla, Oregon, passed away Aug. 18, 2022.  Bob was born Dec. 23, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa, to parents Harold and Delores (Dewey) Eveland.  After completing high school, Bob began his career…

Virginia Marshall

Aug. 8, 1927 – Sept. 6, 2022 Virginia (Whiteman) Marshall of Dexter, Ore. passed away on Sept. 6, 2022, at the age of 95. She was born Aug, 8, 1927, in Albany, Ore. She grew up with two brothers. She worked as a secretary for…

Hedwig Magdalena Roessle

Sept. 11, 1936 – Sept. 11, 2022 Hedwig “Heidi” or “Oma” Magdalena Roessle, 86, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on Sept. 11, 2022. Hedwig was born Sept. 11, 1936, to parents Karl Koch and Margaretha (Eulberg) Koch in Sainerholz, Germany.  She worked as a…