Category Obituaries & Tributes

Dennis Jay Rowland, 74, of Drain, Ore., died from complications of cancer, Aug. 15, 2021.  Dennis was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Tucson, Ariz. to Milton and Fay (Epstein) Rowland. The family later headed west to Garden Grove, Calif., where Dennis graduated from Rancho Alamitos…

Ruby Mae Miller, 83, of Creswell, died Aug. 10, 2021, in Eugen, Ore. She was born on Feb. 25, 1938, in Medora, N.D. to Robert and Mae Wyckoff. She was raised on the family farm in Sentinel Butte, N.D., the youngest of six, and the…

Robert A. Boyd was born April 25, 1922 to George and Augusta Boyd in Olden, Mo. He passed away on Aug. 3 2021 in Eugene, Ore. He was 99. Bob graduated from Springfield High School, then joined the three C’s. He joined the United States…

Margie Wells was born in Coos County, Ore. in 1924 to parents Ruby Della Newman and Norman Coon. She had two brothers, Wally and Jim, both deceased.  She lived most of her youth with Clarence and Mary Baumgartner, who adopted her (unofficially) and raised her…

Alice Y. Miller, 86, of Creswell, Ore., passed away Aug. 12, 2021. Alice was born May 11, 1935 to Leon and Ruby Weddel in Holly, Colo. Alice married Richard Miller on Dec. 12, 1953 in Reno, Nev. Over the years Alice owned several businesses, including…

PHOTO PROVIDED From left, Leona “Lee” Lyman, daughter Stacey, and Pat Edwards sharing time together. Pat was Stacey’s biological mother, and forged a relationship with Lee and Stacey over the years. Jim and I lost a huge part of our lives two weeks ago when…

Duane Malcolm Buck, 49, of Junction City passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1972 in Springfield and was the son of David Buck Sr. and Pamela Coe. He is survived by his wife, Heidi Buck; son,…

Connie Jean Merrell, 86, of Springfield passed away on July 8, 2021. She was born Oct. 3, 1934 to John and Huldina (Bach) Murr in Benton Harbor, Mich. Connie enjoyed traveling, roller skating and cooking. She was involved with a healing ministry group. She is…

Our mother’s father had come from Holland to Canada as a boy and went to Montana as a young man to fulfill his dream of having a homestead and family. Our mother Margaret May Bushman was born May 16, 1931 in Montana in the beautiful…