OBITUARIES

Jun 10, 2023

Mary Constance “Connie” Feltz, age 98, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on June 10, 2023, reuniting with her loving husband of 69 years, James H. Feltz, who passed away in 2017.

Connie, the youngest of two daughters, was born in Compton, California on September 4, 1924 to Norbert and Helen Stretz, formerly of Boonville,...

Jun 9, 2023

Genita Nadine (Schuler) Fadenrecht, 86, passed away on June 9, 2023, after suffering several debilitating strokes in recent months.  Genita was born on her father’s birthday, July 12, 1936, in South Bend, WA, to Norman and Hilda (Koskela) Schuler and spent her childhood in Naselle, WA, graduating from Naselle High School in the class of 1954.

At...

May 30, 2023

Mary Lott was born in Los Angeles on March 23, 1946.  Mary entered this world into privilege – the special privilege of being able to lead a life full of adventure and beauty.  At an early age her family moved to Wales, Great Britain, where she developed a fondness for sheep herding.  She regularly shared memories of those days...

May 30, 2023

Life Memories of Nancy Jo (Gaudette) Criswell 1/09/1950-5/30/2023

AKA Lita, short for Abuelita. Meaning “little grandma” in Spanish. This is what we called Nancy for 31 years.

From her Daughter, Tami Jo Alvarado

Nancy Jo (Gaudette) Criswell was born in Ashland Wisconsin, January 9th 1950 to James...

May 26, 2023

Lois Krismeyer Parker passed away on Friday, May 26 th . Born on February 20, 1942, she was the only child of Hester English and Floyd Lewis Krismeyer. Lois was raised in Hackensack, NJ and attended Ohio State University. She earned her degree in Space and Enclosure Design and was later hired as the first female draftsman for Chase...

May 22, 2023

Salem native Carolyn Hamstreet Shores (1/11/43), died from surgical complications on May 22, 2023. Carolyn graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Salem (’61) and Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing in Eugene (’64), after which she immediately joined the U.S. Navy.

While a service-related injury kept her from serving as long as she would have liked, she...

May 18, 2023

John Kevin Fortune passed away May 18, 2023 in Salem, Oregon from heart failure. He was born on March 7, 1954  in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia to Marie and Roland Fortune, who both preceded him in death. He is also predeceased by his only son, Zackery Fortune, and his two brothers, James Fortune and Brian Fortune.  He is survived by...

May 18, 2023

Max Chancellor, aged 84, died peacefully on May 18, 2023 in Salem, Oregon due to complications following a stroke. He was surrounded by his loving family.

Max was born in Muncie, Indiana on July 26, 1938 to Roy and Ruth (Collins) Chancellor. His family moved to Oregon when he was 6 years old. He spent his formative...

May 8, 2023

Tricia Parrish left us shortly before midnight on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Salem Health Hospital with family members at her side.

She “did not go gently into that good night, but raged, raged against the dying of the light.” Her courage, resilience and resolve in dealing with an increasingly painful and debilitating illness will forever serve...

Apr 30, 2023

Robert, affectionately known as Bob, was born on April 7, 1950, in San Francisco California to Dorothy and John Kehoe.  Bob was the youngest of three sons. Middle son Richard of Moraga and his oldest brother Kenneth who preceded him in death.

Bob had three daughters whom he doted on, Jessica Kehoe of Boston, Erin Kehoe of...

Apr 22, 2023

Victoria (Vicki) Lynn Hallock Koski passed peacefully on April 22, 2023 in Salem, Oregon from cancer. She was born on January 13, 1956 in Grants Pass, Oregon to her parents Mary Ann and Richard Hallock who have both preceded her in death. Vicki is survived by her husband of 44 years Mark Koski of Salem and her daughter Sarah...

Apr 20, 2023

Lola Rockwood Sadler Miller (Jill), age 82, passed away at home on Thursday, April 20, peacefully in her sleep. She was born in Durango, Colorado on May 13, 1940.  She was the loving mother to her five children.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack G. Sadler, Jr., Luella P. Sadler and her brother, Jack...

Apr 20, 2023

In loving memory of Dallas L Welsh. Born July 26, 1980 in Midland, Michigan, and died April 20th.

Dallas was preceded in death by his older brother in 2019 and his cousin/confidant in 2021. He leaves behind one child, his mother, and one sister.

Apr 13, 2023

Caroline Jo Hein, age 77, passed surround by her daughters on April 13, 2023. Caroline was born to mother Dolores Huff Young and father, Joseph DuWayne Young of Half Way, Oregon. Caroline was known as “Jo” to her close, friends and family.

After high school Caroline left Halfway to attend Oregon State University, where she attained her...

Apr 9, 2023

We are sad to announce the death of our beautiful Kiara Giselle Garnica Suarez. She passed at the young age of 24 at home, in Salem Oregon. Kiara was born on January 30th, 1999 to parents Guadalupe Suarez and Aurelio Garnica. She spread her wings and flew towards heaven on April 9th, 2023. Kiara leaves behind her two parents...

Apr 1, 2023

George Elvis Vestal, 92, of Salem passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, from natural causes.

George was born December 30, 1930, to his parents Clarence & Annie Vestal in Humboldt, Tennessee.  In 1951, he enlisted in the Navy and spent time abroad. While enlisted, he received numerous medals, including the Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal,...

Apr 1, 2023

Roderick William Mosman (Rod) was born September 20th, 1946, in Nampa, ID to VanNess (Maffit) and Richard (Dick) Mosman. Rod passed away at home in Salem, Oregon on April 1, 2023 at the age of 76, surrounded by his wife and children. Rod had been well and active up until January, when he was hospitalized with interstitial lung disease....

Mar 25, 2023

Tom Tate, who was just 1 day shy of turning 59, passed away in his home the morning of March 25th 2023. Although his passing was unexpected and sudden, we are comforted knowing that just moments before it was his time to go, he was joking, laughing and enjoying his morning.

Tom was born in Washington to...

Mar 22, 2023

Ralphene Richardson was born at the family farm near Juliaetta, Idaho, on August 7th, 1943, to Ralph and Fern (Hall) Richardson. Her siblings included three sisters, Maxine, Connie, Carol and her younger brother, Dick. The five children were all born at their farm home on Fix Ridge, near Juliaetta Idaho.

Ralphene’s red hair and dimples, petite size,...

Mar 22, 2023

Agatha “Shorty”Duncan was born on June 24, 1928 to Frank & Josephine (Hurliman) Von Euw in Tillamook, Oregon. She passed away on March 22, 2023 at home.

On January 10, 1947, Shorty married Harry Duncan in Tillamook. They lived there until 1956 when they moved to Keizer, Oregon.

Shorty worked for Westab/Mead Products for 32...