Patricia Ruth Conrad, our loving mother, the soul of our family, was called home to her Lord on October 9, 2020. There she will be reunited with her mother and father, her husband Don, and her dear sister Margorie who preceeded her in death. Patsy-Ruth,…

Gene A. Kronberger passed away on Oct. 8, 2020 at The Rawlin Memory Care Facility. Cause of death was complications of Alzheimer’s. He was born on June 3, 1953 in Eugene, Ore., to Joseph and Anna Kronberger. He grew up in Saginaw, Ore., later moving to…

Michael (Mike) John Pershern, 97, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away at home from natural causes. Mike was born September 15, 1923 to parents John and Mary (Zagar) Pershern in Gilbert, Minn. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Marines as a…

Martha Kocer of Pleasant Hill passed away on Oct. 12 with family by her side after a long and courageous journey with MS. Martha was known by many titles: a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. Founder and operator of the local hearing center World…

Craig Daniel Stutzman, 51, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away on Oct. 21, 2020. He was born on Jan. 16, 1969 in Roseburg, Ore., to father, Brad F. Stutzman, stepmom, Deanna Stutzman and mother, Nelda L. (Ware). Craig graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1987.…

Sean Mooney of Dexter Oregon, passed away at 47 from a heart attack on June 21, 2020. As a child Sean spent more time taking apart his toys to see how they work than actually playing with them. This interest followed him throughout his life.…

It is with gratitude in our hearts that we announce the passing of Van Allan Criddle on Oct. 16, 2020.  Following a short and unexpected battle with a brain tumor, “Pops,” as we boys called him, was able to peacefully, and mostly painlessly, return to…