Antoinette Carol Lucia Rivera Wommack of Cottage Grove passed away on Friday, Oct. 8 after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 64 years old. Born on Oct. 6, 1957 in Harrison, N.Y. to Italian immigrants, Carol graduated from Harrison High before relocating to…

Ruth M. Jokinen passed quietly on the night of Sept. 3, 2021 from the congestive heart failure she had been battling for a while. Ruth was born at her Grandmother Grover’s home in Maine. She grew up on a farm – the youngest of five…

Donald Kokko, age 71, of Creswell, Ore. died October 4, 2021. He was born on February 28, 1950, in Fort Bragg, California.  He is survived by his wife, Melba; three sons, Troy, Danny, and Eric; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His career was with the…

Mary Maxine Jones Atwood, 92, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away October 3, 2021. Mary was born to Floyd and Kitty (Brumbaugh) Jones on Feb. 25, 1929 in Cottage Grove. After high school Mary married Darrell Atwood on July 4, 1952 in Reno, Nev.  She…

Nancy Ann Gressler, 82, of Springfield, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Nancy was born June 29, 1939 in Frankfort, Ind., to Eugene and Marguerite Stoops. She graduated from Carmel High School in Indiana, then went on to receive a B.A. from Evansville College…

Marcia Jean Roser of Springfield passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Oct. 1, 2021.  Marcia was born Dec. 11, 1950 in Eugene, Ore. to Ivan and Virginia (Thompson) Warthen. She grew up in the Eugene-Springfield area and graduated from…

It is with sadness that we regretfully announce the passing of William “Bill” Edward Shawhan Jr. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 peacefully at home with family in Springfield, Ore. He is survived by his wife Hope; sons Troy and Tighe Shawhan; stepsons James and Shane…

Thomas Gale Carver, 74, of Cottage Grove passed away Sept. 17, 2021. Tom was born Dec. 15, 1946 in Fresno, Calif., to parents Harold and Viola (McMullen) Carver. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School and attended two years at Lane Community College.  Tom worked in…