Alfredo Lara Montes Our beloved Alfredo, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away May 29, 2022 at the age of 67 after a brief battle with cancer. Alfredo was surrounded by his family and passed peacefully to God. Alfredo Lara Montes was born on…

Jerry M. McCollum Jerry M. McCollum, Nov. 12, 1941 – June 1, 2022 Jerry M. McCollum, 80, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away June 1, 2022. Jerry was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Nov. 12, 1941, to parents Alva and Mattie (Wesley) McCollum. He graduated in…

Laura Galloway passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 15, 2022. She was 89 years old. Laura was born April 30, 1933 in Boston, Mass. She was the second of three children. As a child her family moved to North Hollywood, Calif. Laura…

Freida Tanner Frieda Tanner, 103, of Eugene, Ore., died of age-related causes on April 4, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Pleasant Hill, surrounded by her family. Frieda was born in Windsor, Colo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Jacob and Elizabeth Brunner. She was the…

Steven Richard Snell Steven Richard Snell, 76, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away surrounded by family at his home in Oakridge on May 9, 2022. He was born in Cottage Grove on July 6, 1945 to parents Bill and Edna (Cherry) Snell. Steve was a…

  Jerrold “Jerry” Wayne Gates, 76, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2022. Jerry was born on July 10, 1945 to Wayne and Thelma (Merrel) Gates. He graduated high school and served in the United States Air Force. Jerry…

Hazel Marie Beeley, 72, passed away peacefully May 26, 2022, of natural causes. Hazel was born Feb. 27, 1950, in Cherokee, N.C. Hazel moved to Oregon in 1956 with her parents, Mary and Leroy Bridges, graduated from Churchill High School in 1968, and married her…

“Ivie” Theora Faye East of Springfield passed away May 18, 2022. She was 92.  Ivie was born Sept. 28, 1929, in Osborne, Kan. to McClancy J. and Elsie Hazel (Rogers) Ivie. She married Donald L. East in Portland on Oct. 12, 1946. The couple moved…

Virginia Ruth Pepiot passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on April 18, 2022. Virginia was born Nov. 23, 1931, in Longview, Wash., to Dan and Ellen Nesmith. Her father, a mill superintendent, was transferred to Vaughn, Ore., when she was a teenager.…