October 20, 2026
Richard Eldon Arthur Sr, 88, of Sweet Home, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....Betsabe Julia Hernandez Cornejo
October 16, 2026
Betsabe Julia Hernandez Cornejo, 12, of Albany, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 15, 2026
Michael Thomas LaPorte, 92, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 10, 2026
Robert “Bob” Alan Church, 54, of Sweet Home, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 10, 2026
Sandra Louise Erpelding, 76, of Arlington, Washington passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 9, 2026
Born and raised in Northern California, Kathy was the second of four girls (Cheryl Pittman, Norma Brooks Karrasch, and Brenda Ielati) born to Edward and Marry Dick. Kathy moved to Albany in the summer of 1994. She served the community as a lead ...October 5, 2026
Mason Mathew Flores, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away on October 5, 2026, on his 16th birthday. Mason was Born on October 5, 2010, and although his life was far too short, he brought love, laughter, and countles...October 5, 2026
Barbara Fay Kapicka, 63, of Sweet Home, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 5, 2026
Micah Carpenter, 20, of Albany, formerly from Alsea, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 4, 2026
Gayl Lynn Buffington, 60, of Sweet Home, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 1, 2026
Kenneth Richard Thompson, 98, of Sweet Home, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....Cheryle Maria Vore (Cotterman)
September 30, 2026
Cheryle Maria (Cotterman) Vore, 77, peacefully passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at her home in Lebanon, Oregon. Cheryle was born on August 8, 1949, in Troy, Ohio, to LeRoy and Dorothy (Kurtz) Cotterman. She graduated fro...September 25, 2026
Connie Sue Paul, 77, of Sweet Home, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2026. She was born on August 16, 1949 to Flora (Jacobs) and Ed Paul in Connersville, Indiana. She previously lived in Rubidoux, California, Mira Loma, California and moved ba...September 21, 2026
With gratitude for a life rich in hard work, family, and the simple pleasures of home, we celebrate John Patrick Shaver, who died on Sept. 21, 2026, in Albany after a short battle with aggressive brain and lung cancer. He was 71. Born on April 2, ...September 21, 2026
Esther Marie Schritter, 67, of Sweet Home, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026. She was born on May 27, 1959 to Jessie (Eyler) Shields and Leroy Schritter in Morrison, Oklahoma. Her passion was searching for Bigfoot, as part of the Sasquatch...September 20, 2026
Joan Lee Saunders, 93, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026. She was born December 4, 1932 to Madeline (Bemis) and Paul Gelatt in Seattle, Washington. Her and her husband Sandy Sr. moved to Hawaii, where they had their son Sandy J...September 14, 2026
Twyla Mae Heffron, 72, of Lebanon, passed away on, Monday, September 14, 2026. She was born July 27, 1954 to Barbara Jean (Baker) Whipple and Carl Wesley Starr in Medford. She spent most of her childhood in the Bandon coastal areas, and graduated ...September 13, 2026
Janice Irene (Page) Forrester, affectionately known as Jan, was born on August 26, 1941, in El Paso, Texas. She passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026, in Bandon, Oregon, at the age of 85. Jan’s arrival came as something of a surprise. Her pa...September 13, 2026
Detra “DeeDee” Sue Carlin, 71, of Sweet Home, passed away in Redding, California on Sunday, September 13, 2026. She was born February 3, 1955 to Georgia Irene (Everitt) and Albert Lee Hairl in Joplin, Missouri. She moved to Sweet Home in 2007 ...September 13, 2026
Erica Lyn Hostetler, 57, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....September 12, 2026
Donald Lee Rowe, 87, of Sweet Home, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2026. He was born October 16, 1938 to Jessie Mae (Jackson) and Amos Leroy Rowe in Wright City, Oklahoma. He moved to Sweet Home in 1946 and graduated from Sweet Home High S...September 11, 2026
Eva Rohena Wilkinson, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com. ...September 10, 2026
Michael Forrest Bard, 78, of Sweet Home, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....September 10, 2026
Margaret “Peg” Dale Pitts, 76, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026. She was born on September 26, 1949 to Marie Dale (Griffith) and John F. Hicks in Newark, New Jersey. She lived in Happy Camp, Alaska, Truckee, Arizona and ...September 5, 2026
Timothy Franklin Adams, 77, of Sweet Home, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....








