Category Obituaries & Tributes

Kenneth Pierre Clark III, 36, was born in Springfield, Ore. at Willamette Hospital. He passed away while with his girlfriend Kalika McGee. He had recently moved to Eugene for a new beginning. Kenneth went to Pleasant Hill High School, and also attended Redmond High School. …

Martin Brian Reinbold, 62, passed away March 20, 2021. Martin was born April 28, 1958 to Patrick and Alva Nadine in Eugene, Ore. Martin began his career in archeology in the early ‘80s while attending Oregon State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1984.…

David Wayne Garman, 90, of Coos Bay, Ore. died March 19, 2021. David was born May 21, 1930 to parents Richard and Geneva (Hopper) Garman in Cottage Grove, Ore.  David graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1948. He and his partner owned a gas…

Thomas Lambert Boone Sr, 91, of Springfield, Ore. peacefully passed away March 5, 2021. He was born Sept. 23, 1929 to William Lambert and Sadie Elsie Boone in Hot Springs, Ark.  He served as an automobile mechanic in the United States Navy from November 1947…

Troy Christopher Thoreson, 48, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his parents and family on March 4, 2021. Troy was born on June 12, 1972, in Cottage Grove, Ore. to Jane Ann (Watson) Thoreson and Stephen Joel Thoreson. On March 9,…

Ruth Ann Ballenger, “Ruthie B,” passed away on Nov. 27, 2020 from complications of pneumonia at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jim, her two children Maryann and Tony, and her brother Dan Martin of Tenakee Springs, Alaska.…

Mary Eva Culver went singing among the eternal stars in the firmament on Feb. 5, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born in 1927 in Cottage Grove to Fred Lammers and Mary Ellen Anderson. On their old Camp Creek 12-acre farm, her family…

Chance was born on June 17, 1998 to Greg Wertz and Kristian Loughlin. Due to unforeseen circumstances Chance would eventually enter the Oregon foster care system followed by his younger brother Thomas several years later. On April 30, 2004, Chance and his younger brother Thomas…

Our community lost a dear man on Monday, February 22, 2021 when Robert W. Cooper Jr., age 66, passed away suddenly. Born Nov. 13, 1954 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Robert W. Cooper Sr. and Frances C. Cooper.  Robert “Bob” resided in Cottage Grove until his…