Category Obituaries & Tributes

Robert Edwin Kvech: June 24, 1941 – March 7, 2021

Robert was born June 24, 1941 in Beach, N.D. to parents Edwin Kvech and Eveline Loop. In 1950 his family moved to Springfield, Ore. where he graduated from Springfield High School.  He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. After the service, he moved…

Byron Rentfrow: Oct. 17, 1978 – April 2, 2021

Byron S. Rentfrow, 42, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away April 2, 2021.  He was born on Oct. 17, 1978 in Sacramento, Calif. to parents Rod and Patsy (Rudd) Rentfrow. Byron received his GED from Carlsbad, Calif. and worked in the automotive industry as a…

Rebecca Breier: Jan. 27, 1948 – April 1, 2021

Rebecca Ann Breier, 73, of Drain, Ore. died April 1, 2021 of natural causes.  Becky was born Jan. 27, 1948 in Leona, Ore. to Elmer and Ina (Hargan) Breier. Becky enjoyed cooking, baking and collecting various things. She is preceded in death by her life…

Howard Woods: May 18, 1928 – Feb. 21, 2021

Howard Mark Woods, 92, of Eugene, Ore. passed away on Feb. 21, 2021. Howard was born in Wheatland, Wyo. on May 18, 1928. He was raised in Cody, Wyo., until the age of 15 when his family moved to Springfield, Ore. Howard graduated from Springfield…

Ann Pansoy: March 16, 1950 – March 7, 2021

On March 7, 2021, the world lost a beloved grandmother, mother, sister, daughter and friend. Ann Nakaya Pansoy, 70, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in her home in Springfield, Ore. Ann was born on March 16, 1950 to Ben and Chiyo Nakaya in Oakland, Calif.…

Violet ‘Dolly’ Brickley: Oct. 1921 – March 4, 2021

Vi Brickley, a longtime resident of Springfield, Ore., died on March 4, 2021. She loved reading the Bible, playing the piano, art and gardening. She was predeceased by her husband, F. T. Brickley. Vi is survived by her three children, 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and…

Stephen F. Schnee: May 25, 1953 – Feb. 19, 2021

Stephen F. Schnee went to join the Lord on Feb. 19, 2021 – a life gone too soon due to cancer.  Stephen was born to Edgar and Lillian Schnee on May 25, 1953 in Eugene, Ore. He was raised in Springfield and loved the great outdoors.…

Helen Lehmann: Sept. 25, 1928 – March 28, 2021

  Helen Lehmann, 92, was born on a farm in Minnesota. During her childhood she helped her father with the farm by slopping pigs, driving a tractor, and harvesting oats.  As a young woman, she met the love of her life, George Lehmann, who was…