September 28, 2012
Joann Reid-Johnson, 57, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....September 28, 2012
Robert Mitchell Perkins, 52, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Modesto, California to Jon and Carolina (Smith) Martin. He was the oldest of four boys and he helped take care of the family from a young age. At the age of 16, he met a...September 25, 2012
Glen E. “Pete” Hammersley, 57, of Sweet Home died Tuesday. He was born in Prineville to Wesley and Beatrice (Blalack) Hammersley. Pete loved the outdoors, including fishing, and worked as a Linn County Police Officer and boot camp officer in A...September 24, 2012
Franklin Delano McElwain, 79, of Sweet Home passed away at his home Monday. He was born in Richwood, West Virginia to “Mac” Chilton C. and Julia Mae (Smarr) McElwain. Franklin served in the United States Navy from January 16, 1952 until his re...September 23, 2012
Matthew Albert Wanner, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born in Antelope, North Dakota to Casper and Katherine (Steckler) Wanner. Matthew was a resident of the United States of America, living in North Dakota, California, Oregon, Washi...Delores "Patty" Patricia Schuller (Fender)
September 20, 2012
Delores Patricia "Patty" Schuller, 90, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington to Lester and Lilah (Smith) Fender. Her sister, Donna, was two years younger than her. When Patty was four years old, her family mov...Carole Cecile Bondesen (Alexander)
September 18, 2012
Carole Cecile Bondesen, 74, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born in Long Beach, California to Burt and Dorothy (Farrow) Alexander. She came to Sweet Home from California in 1960. Carole worked for the State of Oregon Budget Department....September 18, 2012
Mary Felkins of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....September 18, 2012
Vivian Eva Wamsley, 64, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born in Tillamook, Oregon to Franklin Baxter and Ida Lena (Smith) Pike. Vivian was a certified nursing assistant and worked in Sweet Home, Lebanon, and Albany. She enjoyed playing...September 15, 2012
Myrtle E. Golly, 89, of Sweet Home passed away in Bend September 15, 2012. She was born in Lebanon, Oregon to LeRoy T. and Bessie (Clark) Lewis. Myrtle loved to live the pioneer lifestyle by gardening and canning her harvest. She raised four child...September 6, 2012
Leslie Bate, 55, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday in Eugene. She was born in Lebanon to Richard and LaVona (Hobin) Howe. She worked at White's Electronics for many years. Leslie loved camping, country music, the Oregon Jamboree, and watching...September 2, 2012
John Marinus Bats, 91, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday at Timberview Care Center in Albany. He was born in The Netherlands to Pieter Tekke and Leentje (Bakker) Bats. He came to the United Sates with his family when he was 10 years old. John serv...August 27, 2012
Lawrence McMurray, 76, of Foster passed away Monday. He was born in Visalia, California to Kenneth and Eva (King) McMurray. He was loved and adored by his family and friends. Lawrence was a wonderful, loving and supportive husband, father and gra...August 25, 2012
Deborah Irene Karr, 94, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Elijah and Florence Kelley. Her family moved from Arkansas to Yucaipa, California. Debbie married Tom Karr in 1934. Debbie and Tom moved to Grand...Martha Jane Steinbacher (Lutes)
August 25, 2012
Martha Jane Steinbacher, 90, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away Saturday near Halfway, Oregon. She was born in Los Angeles, California to Fred D. and Hazel (Gentry) Lutes. She was raised in Los Angeles, California. She married Edgar Lewis Steinb...August 24, 2012
Carol Ann Dodge, 67, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Featherston, Oklahoma to Nolan D. and Daisy Irene (Morgan) Adams. She moved to California when she was young, and then to Scio in the early 1960s. Carol moved from Mill City t...August 19, 2012
Lyle Rex Burnham, 75, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born in Wood, South Dakota to Lyle Rex and Alta Elsie (Manke) Burnham. He served in the United States Army in Korea. Lyle worked as a millwright for Boise Cascade for 25 years, unti...August 19, 2012
Pauline Ruth Kawecki, 87, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....August 15, 2012
Bonnie Lee Badgley, 62, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. She was born in Minot, North Dakota to Alfred M.,Sr., and Esther Catherine (Geyer) Might. Bonnie lived in many places during her childhood due to her father's construction trade, includi...August 12, 2012
Edward Arthur Cutler, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born in Aberdeen, Washington to Melvin and Eunice (Martin) Cutler. He moved from Aberdeen to Dallas, Oregon in 1930 and spent summers at the beach in Cutler City, a part of the 20 ...August 12, 2012
Ernest Thibodeaux, 63, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. He was born in Jennings, Louisiana to Ernest J. and Mary (Bryan) Thibodeaux. He lived most of his life in Louisiana. He moved to Sweet Home in 2002. He was a mechanic and truck driver. E...August 11, 2012
Edna Lanore Garber, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born in Sweet Home to Jim and Vera (Coulter) Morehead. Edna was raised on the property her father bought from his grandparents, John and Rachel Galbrith, in 1912. She lived her en...August 9, 2012
John Joseph Mills, 72, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Logsden, Oregon to William S. and Gladys (Horsfall) Mills. He served in the United States Marine Corps from June 21, 1957 to June 27, 1961, and then he served in the reserve...August 9, 2012
John Joseph Mills, 72, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Logsden, Oregon to William S. and Gladys (Horsfall) Mills. He served in the United States Marine Corps from June 21, 1957 to June 27, 1961, and then he served in the reserve...August 5, 2012
Gerald W. Johnson, 84, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. He was born in Poplar, Minnesota to Jess and Ruth (Severance) Johnson. Gerald served in the Air Force during the Korean War as a jet mechanic. He was raised in Minnesota until he was 19, and th...