Category Obituaries & Tributes

Judy Bloom: Feb. 29, 1944 – Oct. 1, 2021

Judy Bloom was born Feb. 29, 1944, in Monterey Calif. to Bill and Evelyn Mercer. After making their home in Oregon, Judy was part of the first graduation class at Thurston High School. After high school, she attended beauty college and began her lifelong career…

Douglas Patrick Mart: Nov. 8, 1958 – Sept. 25, 2021

Douglas Patrick Mart, 62, of Springfield passed away Sept. 25, 2021. He was born Nov. 8, 1958 in Eugene to Roger and Jeannine Mart,  both deceased. He owned Mart Transportation, a trucking company. He is survived by brothers David of Arizona, Steve of Eugene, half-brother…

Daniel Johnson: Dec. 9, 1951 – July 8, 2021

Daniel Johnson, 69, of Creswell went to be with the Lord on July 8, 2021. Even though he spent the majority of his life in Oregon, he was well-known in the Paradise community. Dan was born in Sacramento on Dec. 9, 1951 and moved to…

Carol Wommack: Oct. 6, 1957 – Oct. 8, 2021

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: April 13, 1935 – Sept. 3, 2021

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 John Kokko: Feb. 28, 1950 – Oct. 4, 2021

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…

Nancy Ann Gressler: June 29, 1939 – Sept. 24, 2021

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…