OBITUARIES

Sheryl Ann Thompson

Sheryl Ann Thompson

Oct 24, 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Sheryl Ann Thompson, a beloved wife, sister, aunt, and friend, who left this world on October 24, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on June 27, 1948, in Seattle, Washington, Sheryl lived a vibrant life filled with love, creativity, and service to others.

Sheryl was the daughter of David...

Trevvor Wayne McFee

Trevvor Wayne McFee

Oct 14, 2025

Trevvor Wayne McFee, 36, of Salem, Oregon, passed away on October 14, 2025. He was born in San Diego, California, and will be remembered as a kind, generous, and incredibly intelligent man whose humor, curiosity, and heart touched everyone who knew him.

Trevvor proudly served six years in the United States Army as a Chinook helicopter hydraulics specialist, including a deployment...

Dane L Shepherd

Dane L Shepherd

Oct 14, 2025

💔 In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Dane Shepherd 💔

Our dear brother Dane Shepherd is now in heaven. He was loved and adored by thousands — super outgoing, always there for anyone who needed him, and the kind of person who left a lasting impression everywhere he went.

Dane bravely fought cancer, and through it all, he chose to keep that...

Ronald Lee Flory

Ronald Lee Flory

Oct 13, 2025

Ronald Lee Flory, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away on October 13, 2025, at the age of 78. Ronald was born on April 25, 1947, in Ohio.

Ronald’s dedication to service was evident throughout his life. In 1966, he served a mission for his faith, serving in the Northwestern States Mission. His devotion to his church and community...

Sarah Elizabeth Young (Vanderpool)

Sarah Elizabeth Young (Vanderpool)

Oct 5, 2025

Sarah Elizabeth Young (Vanderpool) strived to make each day better than the last — for herself and for everyone around her.

“I have a full heart to offer others,” she wrote. “And I will always give my all.”

Sarah, a lifelong music enthusiast and an advocate for the unsheltered community, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, after suffering a brain aneurysm. She was...

LeRoy Joseph Lundy Jr

LeRoy Joseph Lundy Jr

Oct 3, 2025

In loving Memory of Leroy “Lee, Bud, Jr.” Lundy

Leroy passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on October 3rd, 2025. He was born October 4th, 1961, in Denver Colorado.

Leroy was a man capable of deep love, strength and a great sense of humor. His presence touched all that knew him. He embraced his cancer with a positive attitude...

Merry Lee Gamble

Merry Lee Gamble

Oct 2, 2025

Merry Lee Beagle Gamble, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 91 years of age. She was born August 16, 1934, in Eugene, Oregon, to the late Orville and Vita Beagle.

Merry Lee and her late husband, Bernard Leo Gamble founded Gamble farms in Junction City, Oregon in 1968, where they raised chickens and...

Brad Bea Walston

Brad Bea Walston

Oct 2, 2025

Brad Bea Walston was just one of his many names. To us he was the best Husband, Dad, Pop Pop, and Grandpa to his grand dogs. 

His love of the outdoors was contagious and he passed it around to everyone in his life. It was impossible to not have the same respect, passion, and enthusiasm for hunting, camping, and fishing. This...

Brenda Faye Cooper

Brenda Faye Cooper

Oct 1, 2025

With heavy hearts we share the passing of our beloved mother/ grandmother, Brenda Faye Cooper, who was born on March 14, 1962, in Billings, Montana, raised in Missoula, and spent her final years in Salem, Oregon. On October 1, 2025, she left this world, surrounded by love.

Brenda’s greatest joy in life was her family. She loved telling funny, heartfelt stories...

Hiroko Yakabi Newman

Hiroko Yakabi Newman

Sep 25, 2025

Hiroko (Yakabi) Newman, age 78, of Salem, Oregon, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 25, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Frederic S. Newman Jr., to whom she was happily married for 54 years. Together, they enjoyed traveling, eating out, and trading good-natured barbs.

Born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, on February 17, 1947, she was the daughter of the late...

Joyce Diane Potter

Joyce Diane Potter

Sep 22, 2025

Joyce Diane Potter of Salem, Oregon went to be with the Lord on September 22nd, 2025.

She leaves behind her mourning and adoring husband Allen Crosby of Salem and her only child, grieving daughter Diane Davidson of Santa Paula, California. 

Joyce was born in 1953 and was preceded in death by her parents Merle and Betty Potter, and her older brother David....

Marilee Maude Fletcher

Marilee Maude Fletcher

Sep 19, 2025

Marilee died September 19, 2025 She was preceded by her husband Howard Scaman, and mourned by her friend and partner Jerry Blankinship. She died at home in Salem, Oregon. Per her wishes, her ashes will be distributed at the Oregon coast, an area she truly loved. Marilee tenderly tended house plants and yard plants, as well as bird and squirrel...

Juli Bent

Juli Bent

Sep 18, 2025

Juliana Bent passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.Born on August 11, 1952, to Jack and Joanna Fuls, she grew up in Bend, Oregon. Juli later moved to Portland where she met her future husband Phil. They got married and settled in Portland, where they raised their three daughters until they relocated to Banks, Oregon....

Zachariah Brown

Zachariah Brown

Sep 14, 2025

Zachariah “Zach” Brown, was born on June 1, 1981, in Springfield, Oregon.

From a young age, Zach was full of energy, curiosity, and a love for adventure. He got his first motorcycle when he was just five years old, sparking a lifelong passion for riding that brought him freedom and joy throughout his life. Whether on the open road or out...

Robert W Parker

Robert W Parker

Sep 14, 2025

Robert "Bob" W. Parker, age 93, passed away on September 14, 2025. Bob was born on December 7, 1931 in Austin, Illinois to Kenneth Parker and Florence Wilson. He remembers the bombing on Pearl Harbor on his 10th birthday and was very interested in Hawaii and where it was located. He attended the University of Illinois Navy Pier for a...

Brittany Jade Medina

Brittany Jade Medina

Sep 14, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Brittany Jade Medina, age 32, of Keizer, Oregon. Brittany was a devoted mother, daughter, and friend whose love, laughter, and strength touched the lives of all who knew her.

Brittany’s greatest joy in life was being a mother to her six beautiful children: her eldest daughter Jadelyn, and her sons...

Marilyn Brown Williams

Marilyn Brown Williams

Sep 11, 2025

Obituary forthcoming

Cameron Sue Campau

Cameron Sue Campau

Sep 11, 2025

Cameron Campau, born on February 14, 1991, in Big Rapids, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home in Salem, Oregon, on September 11, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife, Tanner Campau; mother Kristin Campau, father Michael Campau, and three sister's Jen Morgan, Erica Wade, Jess Rempel

Cameron was a profoundly compassionate individual whose empathy resonated deeply throughout his community...

Gayle Kathryn Ritter

Gayle Kathryn Ritter

Sep 9, 2025

In Loving Memory of Gayle Kathryn Ritter

Gayle Kathryn Ritter, aged 83, of Salem, Oregon, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2025. Born on March 2, 1942, in Akron, Ohio, she was the beloved daughter of Nevin and Faye Brothers. During her senior year of high school, her family relocated across the country to settle in Salem, where she graduated from...

Joe Brown

Joe Brown

Sep 2, 2025

Frank Joseph (Joe) Brown, 77, passed away of kidney failure (following a stroke on March 17) in the early morning of September 2nd, 2025 at Salem Hospital, his family at his side.

Joe was born on July 15th, 1948 in Fletcher, Oklahoma. His grandmother kept him warm, rocking him by the fire all through the first night after he was born....