OBITUARIES

Oct 6, 2024

Kevin Deneen passed peacefully at home after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. 

Kevin was born in Buffalo, NY and moved out west with his family when he was 16, living in Denver, CO for a year before ending up in El Segundo, CA. In El Segundo, he met Lorraine North who he married in 1965. 

Kevin worked many years in the...

Oct 5, 2024

Shawnee Rae Young passed away peacefully in her sleep after a courageous struggle with ALS on October 5, 2024 in Salem, Oregon.

Shawnee was born on March 4, 1955 in Long Beach, California to her late parents, UlaRae and Richard Sellers. When she was 4 years old, her family moved to Salem, Oregon, where she would live for the majority of...

Sep 29, 2024

Lila Mae Ryan was born on December 20, 1928, to Elizabeth (Betty) Schram and Herbert Schram in Hillsboro, Oregon. Lila peacefully passed, after a short illness, on September 29, 2024. 

Lila lived in Banks, Oregon for her first three years, then moved to Vernonia, where she later graduated from high school. She was raised by her mother, who worked as a...

Sep 27, 2024

Edwin John Lais was born December 18,1958 and died September 27, 2024 in Woodburn, Oregon. He was born to Frank and Wanona (Conrad) Lais in Oregon City, Oregon and was the tenth child of eleven children.

Edwin was raised on the family farm in Hubbard, Oregon and moved to another family farm south of Canby, Oregon in 1968. He attended Canby...

Sep 24, 2024

Charles Fredrick “Fred” Burt passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. He was born April 28, 1955 to Charles Duane Burt and Shirley Darlene Jones Burt in Salem, Oregon.

Fred was a beloved brother, father, uncle, and friend. He was known for his wry sense of humor and his tremendous outdoors skills, especially hunting and fishing.

Fred graduated from Sprague High School...

Sep 19, 2024

Dallas Meyer Belden, 77, passed away peacefully in Salem, Oregon on September 19, 2024.

A beloved father, grandfather, brother, husband, friend, servant, giver, and coffee lover, he was known most for his work ethic, willingness to help others, and fascinating stories. He knew no stranger. Dallas was born in Cove, Oregon on December 29, 1946, to Quentin S. Belden and Joan...

Sep 14, 2024

Rex Wheeler passed away on Saturday, the 14th of September, after what he told us was “a pretty good run.” He was surrounded by family, his wife Jeanne, sons David and his wife Deb, and Derrell and his wife Kristin, and grandchildren Nicole, Jake, Kady and Clara. He was comfortable, and ready to go. Many stories were told about his...

Sep 13, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Carrie Joan Waddell passed away at age 88 on September 11, 2024, in Salem Oregon after complications from hip surgery. Carrie was born in Vader Washington to Carrie Ann and Joseph Dexter Bowers. Carrie is preceded in death by her parents, and beloved brothers Thomas, Buddy and Gary Bowers.

Carrie went to a variety of schools, eventually graduating from Willamina High...

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 5, 2024

It is with hearts full of gratitude for a life well-lived we announce the peaceful passing of Dr. Lawrence Lee Armstrong on September 5th, 2024 at the age of 92. Born in 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, Lawrence served in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1951 as an air traffic controller. Feeling the call of God to full-time...

Sep 4, 2024

Edward Raymond Fenn, Jr, 72, of Albany, OR, passed away on September 4th, 2024. He had successfully battled metastatic lung cancer, but succumbed to a series of strokes five days after hearing the good news regarding the cancer remission.

Ed was born on October 9th, 1951 to Edward and Lena Fenn, Sr in Redmond, OR. He was the second of three...

Sep 2, 2024

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Amy McDaniel Denning, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She passed away at home in Salem, Oregon on September 2, 2024, due to a cardiac event. Amy was 52 years old. 

Amy was born in Yuba City, California to Lonzo D. McDaniel and Dorthea Lawrence McDaniel on April 11, 1972. Amy lived...

Aug 27, 2024

Fay Ann DeMeyer-Aunspaugh, a beloved figure and devoted servant of God, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2024, in Salem, Oregon, after bravely fighting a one-year two-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on August 9, 1954, in Long Beach, California, and lived a life dedicated to her faith and the service of others.

Fay had a profound impact on...

Aug 23, 2024

Our beloved Danny passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024, leaving a legacy of love, service and kindness. Daniel Marion Alder was born March 26, 1975, in Vancouver, Washington, with a beautiful smile and a determined soul. He was 49 years old.

When Danny was 3 years old, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells....

Aug 16, 2024

Janet Sue Sellers, 81 years of age, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2024, in Sheridan, Oregon. Janet was born on March 5, 1943, in Phoenix, AZ to Eldon and Alona Grimwood. 

Janet Sue Grimwood married Don Arden Sellers in the Los Angeles California LDS temple on April 14, 1962. Don predeceased her on April 20, 2024. Through eternal marriage covenants...

Aug 9, 2024

Becky Ann Stephens was born in the sandhills of Lewellen Nebraska on October 26, 1947. Daughter to Lorraine and Robert (Bob) Wolford. When Becky was four years old her family moved to Homedale, Idaho and later to Wilder, where she graduated in 1966. After Highschool Becky attended Beauty School and her received her license.

In June of...

Aug 2, 2024

James Nelson Elvin, 89, passed away in his home in Salem on August 2nd, 2024. Of 16 siblings he was the last surviving child of Anna Mary Elvin and Abraham Ross Elvin. He is survived by his daughters Brenda Elvin and Sheila Buchholz, and his granddaughter's Bailey and Sydney Buchholz.

Jim was born on April 23rd, 1935...

Jul 31, 2024

Our dear mom, grandma, aunt and friend Rita Johnson passed away peacefully on July 31, 2024 in Salem, Oregon.

Rita Cecilia Foster was born on October 25, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, the tenth of thirteen children. When she was very young her family moved to Grants Pass, Oregon. After graduating from Mt. Angel Academy she moved...

Jul 7, 2024

July 7, 2024

Randall Dee “Randy” Brown was born July 6, 1954 in Logan, Utah and passed away on July 7, 2024 in Salem, Oregon after a long illness.  Randy was the youngest of five children of Francis S. and Loa M. Brown.  He graduated from Logan High School in 1972. He worked as a produce manager...