Aug. 6, 1934 – Feb. 16, 2023 Barbara Dean (Pugmire) Cavanaugh was born in the Salt Lake City, Utah area on Aug. 6, 1934 to Earl and Pauline Pugmire. She died Feb. 16, 2023 in Eugene, Ore. of lung cancer. Barbara was preceded in death by her loving husband, James[Read More…]
Obituaries & Tributes
Richard Wayne Bonebrake
Jan. 26, 1937 – April 16, 2023 Richard Wayne Bonebrake of Creswell, beloved husband, Dad, Papa, and Papa Great, passed away on April 16, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born in Florence, Ore. to Clarence and Esther (Lyne) Bonebrake (both of Kansas) on Jan. 26, 1937.[Read More…]
Death notices: week of April 27
McCALL: Judith McCall died April 15, 2023. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium KELLER: Starla Keller, 65, of Eugene, Ore., died April 16, 2023.
Matthew James Oland, TM2
Oct. 6, 1997 — March 21, 2023 Matthew James Oland was born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, Ore. He attended school in Creswell, Ore. and graduated from Creswell High in 2016.Matthew joined the US Navy in 2019 and qualified as a Submariner in 2020. He made the rank of[Read More…]
Death Notices: week of April 20
HUBERT: Michael James Hubert, 75, of Cottage Grove, Ore. died Feb. 10, 2023. URENDA: Leonor Barocio Urenda, 87, of Cottage Grove, Ore. died April 03, 2023. STOLP: Stanley “Stan” Ray Stolp, 41, of Cottage Grove, Oregon died April 7, 2023. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
Denise Joann Reineke
Feb. 13, 1947 — April 9, 2023 Denise Joann Reineke, 76, died on Easter Sunday of lung cancer. Denise was born Feb. 13, 1947 and was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Bonnelle Berens, of Coburg, Ore. Denise has two sisters and a brother, Diana Becker (Ron),[Read More…]
Death notices: week of April 13
TORRES: Jimmy Torres, 83, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Texas, passed away April 3, 2023. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills. MOORE: Tobias “TJ” C. Moore, 87, of Drain passed away April 4, 2023. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills.
Gary Lee Dulley
Jan. 6, 1939 — April 4, 2023 Gary Lee Dulley, 84, passed away April 4, 2023. Gary was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. Jan. 6, 1939 to parents Grant and Margaret (Castle) Dulley. At the very young age of 16, Gary started working in the timber industry as a logger,[Read More…]
William ‘Bill’ Denny Griffith
D: March 25, 2023 William “Bill” Denny Griffith, age 80, was called home by our Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2023 with his family at his bedside. Bill was born in Rainelle, W.Va. to Charles and Frances Griffith. After graduating high school, Bill joined the United States Army, where he[Read More…]
Brian Paul Griffith
D: March 20, 2023 Brian Paul Griffith, 68, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on March 20, 2023, after a long illness. Brian was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Catherine and Gene Griffith. He was two when the family moved to Lexington, Ky. after his dad was transferred there[Read More…]
