Category Obituaries & Tributes

Paul A. Avolese age 35, died 20 miles offshore in the South China Sea while conducting a bomb sortie during the Vietnam War. Mr. Avolese is survived by his wife, Marilyn, four children; Natalie, Valerie, Paul and Michael. He also leaves behind nine grandchildren, David,…

Melvin Daniel Hadley of Jasper passed away June 21, 2022. He was 81. Melvin was born March 7, 1941 in Eugene to Dwain and Velma Vesta (Rose) Hadley. Melvin spent 10 years in the United State Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate from 1958 to 1968.…

Pauline Rose Chappell Pauline Rose Chappelle, 74, of Cottage Grove passed away May 15, 2022. Pauline was born in Petaluma, Calif. on March 5, 1948 to parents Melvin and Yolanda (Piazza) Lemos. She graduated from Petaluma (Calif.) High School. Pauline worked as a Dietary aid,…

JORDAN – Apryl Shannon Jordan, 53, Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away June 9, 2022.  DAVIS JR. – Hal Andrew Davis Jr. died June 10, 2022. PARNELL – Nancy K Parnell, 71, of Eugene, Ore., passed away on June 10, 2022.   HUGHES – Chad Eliot…

On June 3, 2022, John W. Farley, age 74, completed his life in the world whose properties he had studied, researched, and taught about for his entire career. He died from pneumonia, a complication of Parkinson’s disease, with which he had lived bravely for over…

Pauline Rose Chappelle, 74, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away May 15, 2022. Pauline was born in Petaluma, Calif. on March 5, 1948 to parents Melvin and Yolanda (Piazza) Lemos. She graduated from Petaluma High School in California. Pauline worked as a Dietary aid, and…

Chad Nicholas Houtz, 40, of Anchor Point, Alaska passed away on June 16, 2022. Chad was born on June 7, 1982 in Florence, Ore. to Robert and Candy (Burdett) Houtz. Chad graduated from Al Kennedy Alternative School and started work as a security guard. Chad…

William Warren Forsell, age 87, of Keizer, Ore., passed away on March 14, 2022 in Portland, Ore. He was born on July 6, 1934 in Twin Falls, Idaho. William graduated from Florence, Oregon-Class of ’52, and immediately joined the Army in 1953.  William proudly served…

Ross Troy Bradley Ross Troy Bradley, 48, of Springfield, Ore., died at his home on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Ross was born on Aug. 26, 1973 to Buddy and Caroline Soukkala Bradley in Springfield. On Sept. 6, 1994 he married Amy Hornback Bradley in West…