Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Roseanna Gayle Frieze, 68, of Cottage Grove passed away Jan. 12, 2021. Roseanna was born to Albert Burton and Seirretta (Rose) Cook on Aug. 21, 1952 in Eugene. Roseanna attended Umpqua Community College in 1971 and earned an associate degree.…
Paula Marie Lee, 90, born Nov. 22, 1930 in Eugene, Ore. to Verna and Ralph Lyons passed away on Dec. 16, 2020. Paula grew up in Lowell, Ore. and graduated from Lowell High School in 1949. On July 29, 1949…
Clifford Long Jr., 92, of Fall Creek, Ore., passed peacefully from COVID-19 complications on Jan. 22, 2021. Born in Durand, Mich. on July 19, 1928, Cliff served in the Merchant Marines during World War II before settling in Fall Creek…
Traude Magdalina Ohler, 89, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Jan. 17, 2021. She was born to parents Paul and Magdalina Herring on March 15, 1931 in Frankenberg, Germany. Traude graduated high school in Germany. She married Andy Johansson in…
Carolyn Simpson, 83, of Drain, Ore. passed away on Jan. 15, 2021. Carolyn was born on July 1, 1937 in Compton, Calif. to Henry and Irma (Augustine) Clark. Carolyn, known to all as “Mema,” enjoyed quilting, sewing and cooking. She…
Timothy “Tim” Allen McNary, 50, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Jan. 15, 2021. Tim was born April 3, 1970 in Klamath Falls, Ore. to parents Roy and Judith (Spurling) McNary. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1988…
Richard “Dick” Ruf, of Springfield, Ore. died of natural causes on Jan. 17, 2021. He was 94. Dick was born on Aug. 8, 1926 to William and Augusta (Heller) Ruf in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had an older brother, Bill. Dick was raised…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Owner Melanie Stuhlmiller at her boutique on East Main St. in Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE – Melanie Stuhlmiller wasn’t about to spend her life working 9-to-5s. Despite the familiar pandemic-related challenges, she pushed through to make her…
Last year at this time, a reader of The Chronicle asked me if 2020, the Year of the Rat, would be a good year for him. He was born under the sun sign Sagittarius during the lunar Year of the…
DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE Shop owner Chris Compton advises a customer at Rainy Peak Bicycles in Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove has a history of reinventing itself. For a while, gold mining dominated the local economy. After the glimmer of gold…