Category Obituaries & Tributes

Irma Rachel Harwood, 103, of Cottage Grove passed away Sept. 4, 2021. Irma was born Oct. 24, 1918 to parents Albert Byron and Ida Virginia (Snyder) Barrett in Bridgeport, Neb.  Irma enjoyed quilting, sewing on her pedal machine and crocheting. She was a proud member…

Glen William Brock was born June 24, 1942 in Wheaton, Mo., to Earl Lemont Brock and Neva Jewel Brock. When he was 5 years old his family moved to Oregon and lived in Hood River before settling in Creswell. He and his family fell in…

Alice Ann Hermansen, 78, of Cottage Grove, passed away Sept. 5, 2021. Alice was born in Elmwood Park, Ill. to parents Hans and Anna (Dahl) Hermansen. She worked many years for the Village Green Resort as a housekeeper.  Alice liked to watch Disney movies, play…

Eldon “LaVerne” Edwards, 92, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away of natural causes Aug. 24, 2021. LaVerne was born July 22, 1929 in Elm Springs, S.D., to parents Eldon and Goldie (Johnston) Edwards.  He was graduated from Corvallis High School in 1947, then he attended…

Paul Kwake of Springfield, Ore. died Aug. 31, at age 75 of COVID-pneumonia. He was born Oct. 10, 1945, to Stanley and Helen (Janor) Kwake in New York, N.Y. Paul maintained his Christian faith throughout the years. Paul was a business owner, a licensed electrician,…

Gary McMahan, 56, of Creswell, passed away on Aug. 23 after a short battle with brain cancer. He was born on July 22, 1965 to Jack McMahan and Beverly Vernon in Grants Pass, Ore. He graduated from Creswell High School in 1984, and later graduated…

Gary Mounce, 71, of Creswell, Ore. passed away in his home on Aug. 10 as a result of congestive heart failure. He was born on July 21, 1950 in Lafayette, Ind. to parents Harry Mounce and Jean Clodfelter Mounce. He was a Creswell resident for…

Born June 5, 1943 at home in Wigham, Ga., to parents Mattielene (Barber) Hawthorne and Marvin Hawthorne. Died Aug. 1, 2021 at Magnolia Memory Care in Cottage Grove, Ore., of Alzheimer’s disease. Betty completed high school at Wigham High. She married Gerald (Jerry) Franklin on…

On 8/17/2021, this world lost the most selfless, loving man full of mischief and pranks. Denny Thomas Frese is survived by his fiance/domestic partner, Cynthia Wolf, of more than seven years.  He was a loving Mate, Son, Brother, Father and Grandfather.  He is survived by…