Nathan Christopher Mathews, 37, of Springfield, Ore. died on May 16, 2020. His family waited to post his obituary just in case this was one of his notorious pranks.  Nathan was born on Sept. 4, 1982 at McKenzie Willamette Hospital in Springfield, Ore. Upon graduating…

Vida L. Brickner, 104, of Coos Bay, Ore. passed on May 9, 2021 from COVID-19. She was born on July 22, 1916 in Los Angeles, Calif. to parents Rudolph A. and Margarita (Guirado) Dallugge. Vida attended a trade tech art school and received an associates degree…

Suzanne J. Carlile, 80, of Estacada, Ore. passed away on Feb. 6, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. on Sept. 29, 1940 to parents Faye and Virginia (Metcalf) Stewart. Suzanne graduated high school. She married Gary Solomon in 1958,…

Bud and Myrtle White. This past week has been a difficult one for those of us who are longtime residents of Lorane. One of our own special people who was raised in Lorane and went to school in the Lorane and Crow schools was admitted…

Doris was born in Pontiac, Mich., the first of four children, to William George and Emorine “Emmy” Eloise (Jones) Chamberlain. Her father had 3 brothers and a sister, while her mother had 3 sisters and a brother. She grew up enjoying a rural lifestyle that…

Gary Lee Davis, of Springfield passed away April 24, 2021 at his home.  Gary was born June 29, 1950 in Eugene, Ore. to Bill and Betty (Holt) Davis. He married Karen Bjerke in 1976, together they had one son, Austin. Gary enlisted in the United…

Thomas (Tom) W. Metsker passed away from cancer on April 26, 2021, in Creswell, Ore. at the age of 60. He was born January 10, 1961 in Eugene, Ore. to William H. Metsker and Leona M. Robinett Bryant. Although Tom lived in many places, Creswell…

Ralph Martin Bloom, 72, passed away May 5, 2021 in Springfield, Ore. The eldest son of Fred Travis Bloom and Helen Lee Kiser, he was born on April 25, 1949 in Phoenix, Ariz. There, he spent his happy childhood enjoying raising pigeons, family camping trips,…

Robert Nathan Rowlett, 97, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on April 26, 2021 from congestive heart failure. He was born on April 14, 1924 in Ainsworth, Neb. to parents Leslie and May (Bruce) Rowlett. Robert was a truck driver for more than 30 years for Murphy…