Category Obituaries & Tributes

Marcia Jean Roser: Dec. 11, 1950 – Oct. 1, 2021

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…

Thomas Gale Carver: Dec. 15, 1946 – Sept. 17, 2021

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…

Ronald May: March 16, 1942 – Sept. 16, 2021

Ronald (Ron) L. May (or as Sean called him, “Big Pappa”) passed on Sept. 16, 2021, in Springfield, Ore., at the age of 79 under the incomparable-loving care of Elderhealth and Living. Ron was born in Orange, Calf., on March 16, 1942. He graduated with…

Kevin Clark Petit : Feb. 6, 1978 – Sept. 16, 2021

Kevin Clark Petit, 43, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away on Sept. 16, 2021. He was born on Feb. 6, 1978, to parents Dennis and Teresa (Hainz) Petit. He went to grade school at London School and is a 1996 Cottage Grove High School graduate.…

John Andrew West: Deceased: Sept. 22, 2021

John Andrew West, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., passed away on Sept. 22, 2021, at the age of 79. Preceded in death by both his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers. He is survived by his wife Pat West of Pleasant Hill, a son…

Death notices: Week of Sept. 30

MITCHELL – Michelle Lee Ann Mitchell, 55, of Springfield died Sept. 3. MINIHAN – Karen Gail Minihan, 74, of Springfield died Sept. 9. DURBIN – Wanda Lorene Durbin, 86, of Springfield died Sept. 14. DENNISON – Wendell Raymond Dennison, 66, of Cottage Grove died Sept.…

Marjorie Jonas: May 5, 1929 – Sept. 20, 2021

Marjorie M. Jonas of Springfield Ore., formerly of Jackson, Mich., and Niceville, Fla., passed away Sept. 20, 2021 at the age of 92. “Marge” was born Marjorie Maxine Byers and raised in Coldwater, Mich. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years,…