OBITUARIES

Sep 17, 2018

Judith Hill (Norman) was born on November 8th, 1953 to Floyd and Zeta Norman of Portland, OR.

On June 3rd, 1972 Judith married Dwayne Hill they had 4 sons; Travis Hill, Jason Hill, Joshua Hill, and Ronald Hill. In 1996 Judith met David Forster and had a son Aaron Forster. Judith and David have been living together...

Sep 12, 2018

Larry Sacre, age 70, passed away at his home in Salem, Oregon surrounded by his family on September 12, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer.

He was born on November 4, 1947 to Ollie and Jean Sacre in Tillamook, Oregon. His sister, Cheryl, was born into the family in 1949. Upon graduating from South Salem High...

Sep 11, 2018

On Tuesday September 11, 2018 Dennis R. Sullenger, passed away at the age of 56.

Dennis was born in McMinnville, Oregon to Floyd Sullenger and Vivian Olsen. He owned his own business Sullenger seal coating. He had a contagious sense of humor and a passion for cheeseburgers. He met his life-long partner and friend Jeannette in 1986...

Sep 11, 2018

On September 11, 2018 Lynne passed away peacefully with her husband at her side, holding her hand. She was born to John E Darling and Thelma Darling in Portland, Oregon. She was the middle of 5 children. After graduating from St. Mary’s Academy in Portland, Oregon, she went to Beauty School and became a Beautician. She met the love...

Sep 5, 2018

Robb Jeremy (Nissley) Heppner was born in Glendive, Montana on September 25th, 1981 to parents Dennis and Laura Nissley and older brother Tad. After the passing of Robb’s father in 1982, Laura and her two boys moved to Salem, Oregon.

Robb was adopted by Laura’s 2nd husband, Mark Heppner, in 1988 and his brother, Dustin, was born...

Sep 3, 2018

LeRoy Harold Clausen, age 83, of Salem, Oregon passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on March 28, 1935 in Lake Park, Iowa to Emil Martin Clausen and Doris Alvina Siemers Clausen. He married Karen Rene Moorhead in The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa on December 22, 1956 and...

Aug 10, 2018

William Stonebarger, “Will”, was born Nov 27, 1942 and passed on August 10, 2018. Will graduated from Arcata High School and earned Fire Science and related degrees at Diablo Valley College. He served in the National Guard and the Army Reserve.

He was a captain in the Piedmont Fire Department in California. He moved to Oregon in...

Aug 10, 2018

Allan Landis, 70, passed away on August 10, 2018. Al was born to Calvin C. and Lois E. Landis (nee Fish) in Somerset, PA in 1948. His family moved to the Toledo, OH area when Al was a young child.

Al joined the United States Marines in June of 1967 and was discharged in June of 1973....

Aug 6, 2018

Born 02/12/1993, 25 years old from Salem Oregon. Brent went to be with his Lord after a long struggle with cancer on August 6, 2018. He was surrounded with love from his family, fiancee and friends.

Brent born and raised in Salem Oregon was a graduate of Sprague High School and 4 time District Champion in Tennis....

Aug 6, 2018

Donnie Arvin, 72, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 6, 2018. Donnie was born in La Grande, Oregon on November 06, 1945. His family moved to Salem, Oregon when Donnie was young. When he married his first wife, Mary, they moved to Tillamook, Oregon to start a life together and raise their children.

Donnie was an avid...

Aug 2, 2018

James C. Wersick passed peacefully after a brief illness August 2, 2018, at Salem, Oregon, where he lived after leaving Greenbelt, Maryland, in 2016.

Jim was born August 31, 1924, in El Paso, Texas, the fourth of five children of Rose Ann MacCambridge Wersick and William Karl Wersick. Sisters Betty, Rose, and brother William preceded Jim, and...

Jul 27, 2018

Ronetta Belle Watkins was born to parents Robert and June Garrett in Salem, OR on February 27, 1939. Roni attended Hayesville, Parrish, and North Salem High School. Roni married her high school sweetheart in September of 1957. Roni and Carl “Doug” Watkins were married over 60 years. They were blessed with four children; Kori Muth, Dana Wells, Wendy Brandt,...

Jul 15, 2018

Robert (Bob) Hay, 71, passed away from kidney failure on July 15, 2018. Bob was born to Russell Walden Hay and Gertrude Banks Hay in Antigo, WI in 1946. His family moved west at a young age. Bob attended both Alsea and Eddyville schools.

Bob joined the United States Navy in April, 1967. He was a machinist...

Jul 7, 2018

Linda Ann Lambert, 75, died on July 7, 2018 of COPD related illness. Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, Linda’s family moved to Corvallis, Oregon in 1943 and then on to Dallas, Oregon in 1949. Upon graduation from Dallas High School in 1960, she moved to Southern California to pursue a career in acting. Attractive and musically gifted, she completed...

Jul 6, 2018

Edward Paul Hostetler, 77, died peacefully in his sleep in Salem, Oregon on July 6, 2018 from complications following a fractured hip.

Edward was born July 14, 1940, to Paul Edward Hostetler and Sophia Falk Hostetler in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduation from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1959. He served...

Jul 3, 2018

Gary Dean Rundell, 66, of Woodburn, lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, July 3, 2018.

Gary was born on August 5, 1951 in Dodge City, Kansas to Ralph Willis Rundell and Shirley Mae Campbell. Gary worked at Boyer's Steel in Canby and at Wafer Tech in Vancouver. He also served in the U.S. Army.

Gary...

Jun 27, 2018

Jun 21, 2018

Mary Fauncein McLarry, 85, of Salem passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Mary was born on September 13, 1932 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Jess and Alice McLarry. Mary entered the Roman Catholic Order of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1950. She received a Master’s Degree in Liturgy from the University of Notre Dame...

Jun 18, 2018

Sharon Smith, 60, of Salem, passed away peacefully at her home on June 18, 2018. She was with her loved ones at the time of her passing.

Sharon was born February 28, 1958, in Kanas City, Missouri to Junior and Beverly Collins. She worked many years at Salem Hospital where she excelled at her work by being...

Jun 17, 2018

Wanda was a witty, kind, spiritual, musical, beautiful person with wanderlust and zest for life. She loved people and showed it, from remembering everyone’s names to visiting the sick and elderly in care homes.

Wanda Marie Swenson was born to Hjalmer Augustus Swenson and Alvira Elizabeth LeMon Swenson in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1922. She grew up in...