January 28, 2026
Margaret “Peggy” Elaine Aldrich, 69, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....January 24, 2026
Ian Collier Mowry, 89, of Lebanon passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....January 15, 2026
David Walker Story, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026. He was born August 20, 1948 to Alberta (Hanf) and Joseph Story in Iramaguwa, (Honshu) Japan. His father was stationed in Japan and came back to the United States in 1950. ...Barbara Alice Woody (Viuhkola)
January 14, 2026
Barbara Alice Woody, 90, of Albany passed away, Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born in Claskanie to Hans Harold and Ellen Elizabeth (Edmons) Viuhkola. Barbara went to school in Portland. After she married Johnny Woody, they moved to Sweet Ho...January 12, 2026
This is in loving memory of Freddie Jane Meyers, who passed away Jan. 12, 2026. Freddie was born May 4, 1929, to Guy and Bess Smoot in the small, rural town of Mammoth Spring, Ark. She was the fifth of 11 children; she had six brothers and four siste...January 7, 2026
Roy Alvin Steinborn, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026. He was born on June 13, 1942 to Thelma Ada (Flock) and Augusta “Butch” Charles Steinborn. Roy grew up in Oakridge, Eugene and Lowell. He graduated from Lowell Hig...January 6, 2026
Michael E. Koker, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com. ...January 6, 2026
Joy Anne Morris, 79, of Lebanon passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....January 2, 2026
Nancy Alverson, 78, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....December 31, 2025
Edris O. Wagers, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025. She was born on October 24, 1937 to Grace (Rickman) and Ole Soleim in Eugene, Oregon. Throughout her life she lived in Eugene, Spokane, Travis Air Force Base in Californi...December 30, 2025
Tamara Ann Ridout, 53, of Lebanon, Oregon passed away Tuesday morning, December 30, 2025. Tamara was born on a military base in Nuremberg, Germany to Michael Owen Ridout and Phyllis Jean Ray. When she was just a toddler, they moved back to Californi...December 27, 2025
Michael Richard Hofer, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....December 24, 2025
Norman Darle Villines, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025. He was born February 24, 1941 in Low Gap, Arkansas to Thomas and Alpha (Wishon) Villines. Norman grew up in Low Gap, Arkansas and has lived in Sweet Home since 19...December 20, 2025
Karen Lynn Tracy October 15, 1949 - December 20, 2025 Karen Lynn Tracy, 76, of Adair Village, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025. She was born October 15, 1949 to Gloria Ruth (Fletcher) and Robert Ward Aukerman in Los Angeles, California. ...December 19, 2025
Annette Hilburn, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, December 19, 2025. She was born July 22, 1944 to Mary E. (Kuckenbaker) and Robert A. Blackwell in Salinas, California. She grew up in California and moved to Oregon in 1970. She worked at vari...December 16, 2025
Lorna Ann Ellefson, 94, of Brownsville passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born September 22, 1931 to Mary F. (Fairman) and Herman Clyde Strong in Eugene, Oregon. She moved to Brownsville in 1935 as a child and lived there her entire l...December 15, 2025
Robert Dean Sayers, 51, of Sweet Home passed away December 15, 2025. He was born March 25, 1974 to Robert Allen Sayers and Evonne Shirley (Reynolds) Sayers in Spokane, Washington. The family moved to Sweet Home, Oregon in 1976. Robert attended Fo...December 14, 2025
Dan Howard Nowlin, 92, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025. He was born on September 9, 1933 to Alice (Marvin) and John H Nowlin at the Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Dan grew up as an only child raised by his grandma and ...December 13, 2025
“You have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory, in Christ, will himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” - 1 Peter 1:10 Wayne “Joe” Crocker, 82, of Sweet Home passed a...December 6, 2025
Carl Howard Payne, 82, of Portland passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025. He was born February 28, 1943 to Sarah Margaret (Mullendore) and Carl Franklin Payne in Macon, Mississippi. When he was younger he lived in various cities in Mississippi,...December 4, 2025
Dixie Lee Maddox, 91, of Sweet Home passed away in Albany, Thursday, December 4, 2025. She was born October 31, 1934 to June (Lancaster) and Lawrence Renne in Cottage Grove, Oregon. She married Elton L. Rinehart, they lived in Myrtle Creek for man...December 3, 2025
Raymond “Ray” Maynard, 85, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....November 28, 2025
Esther Freda Ford, 96, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, November 28, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com. ...November 22, 2025
Anthony L. Froemke, 48, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com. ...November 21, 2025
Joyce Kate Waldroup McNelly, 81, of Lincoln City passed away Friday, November 21, 2025. She was born March 18, 1944 to Sally Kate (West) and Hoyt Waldroup in Murphy, North Carolina. Joy Lived in Brasstown, North Carolina during her early years and...














