Bertha "Dede" Amelia Steward

December 8, 2011

Bertha “Dede” Steward, 98, of Sweet Home, passed away Thursday at Twin Oaks Rehab. She was born in Mineral, California to Arba A. and Amelia (Herrick) Steward. Dede lived in Paradise, CA for most of her life and came to Sweet Home 14 years ago....

Esther Marie Kurtz

December 6, 2011

Esther Marie Kurtz, 59, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Chris and Clara Gingerich at home in Plain City. Both Esther and her husband of 41 years, Delbert M. Kurtz, were raised in the Amish Church and wer...

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Kenneth Eugene Dolbin

December 4, 2011

Kenneth Eugene Dolbin, 65, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Richard and Lorraine Jane (Dawson) Dolbin. He was raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and came to Oregon in 1966. He moved to ...

Mary Ellen Warner

December 4, 2011

Mary Ellen Warner, 81, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. She was born in Canon City, Colorado to Edward A. and Nellie F. Wood. Mary grew up in the Canon City, Colorado area, and then in about 1945 her family left Colorado so her father could work in...

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Michael Dean Youravish

November 25, 2011

Michael Dean Youravish, 71, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Page, West Virginia to George Joe and Anna Elizebeth (Shyblasky) Youravish. He graduated from junior high school in West Virginia, and then Cast Technical High School in...

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David John Tenbusch

November 24, 2011

David John Tenbusch, 65, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Falls City, Oregon to Charley Joe and Elizabeth (Wuestuwald) Tenbusch. David came to Sweet Home in the 1950s and attended the local schools. He joined the U.S. Navy at sev...

Vera Luvern Palmer (Birdsall)

November 23, 2011

Vera Luvern Palmer, 93, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday morning. She was born in Claire City, South Dakota to Leslie and Ella (Beling) Birdsall. Vera came west with her family after graduating from high school. She married Claud E. Palmer in 1...

Rollie K. Christianson

November 22, 2011

Rollie K. Christianson, 67, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweet Home, Oregon. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet...

Kelsey Lee Hanley

November 16, 2011

Kelsey Lee Hanley, 14, of Lebanon passed away Wednesday. She was born in Corvallis, Oregon to Robert Lee and Vicki Sue (Sigmund) Hanley. She lived in Lebanon most of her life except for three years when she was in Dallas. She attended Seven Oa...

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Jack Elwin Gourley

November 13, 2011

Jack Elwin Gourley, 84, of Foster passed away Sunday at his home. He was born in Long Beach, California to Robert Mancel and Eldwana Eileen (Gray) Gourley. Jack was three when his family moved to a ranch in Riverton, Wyoming and he was always a c...

Margaret "Diana" Pike (Gray)

November 13, 2011

Margaret "Diana" Pike, 44, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in Hermiston, Oregon to Joseph Edward and Margaret L. (Guinther) Gray. She was a bartender and volunteer for the VFW and was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoy...

Rodney Marcus Oliver

November 12, 2011

Rodney Marcus Oliver, 58, of Glendale passed away Saturday. He was born in Sweet Home to Cecil and Wanda (Smedley) Oliver. He was a Commercial Electrical Project Manager with Electrix in Portland, Oregon. He enjoyed hunting and NASCAR. Ro...

Mervin James Marsh

November 7, 2011

Mervin Marsh, 67, of Sweet Home passed away at his home Monday, November 7. He was born in Salem, Oregon to Edward and Eloise (Johnson) Marsh. Mervin lived in Sitka, Alaska and Salem before settling in Sweet Home. He was a devoted husband to Eva ...

Ina Dunaway (Archerd)

November 4, 2011

Ina Dunaway, 77, of Sweet Home died Friday at the Oregon Health & Science University hospital in Portland, Oregon. Ina was born in Eugene, Oregon to Walter and Martha (Archerd) Westbrook. Ina was a homemaker for the better part of her life. She al...

Thelma Marie Garrett

November 4, 2011

Thelma Marie Garrett, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio to Eugene and Elma (Hewitt) Barber. She moved to Lebanon in 1970 and lived in the home that her husband, Chester, built. Thelma was a CNA (certified ...

Kathleen Ellen Carolan (Shepard)

November 3, 2011

Kathleen Ellen Carolan, 87, of Lebanon passed away peacefully with all of her family at her bedside on Thursday in Lebanon, Oregon. Kathleen was born in Los Angeles, California to Patrick and Mabel (Butts) Shepard. She graduated from Grants Pas...

Heidiann C. Nicholson (Cumming)

October 30, 2011

Heidiann C. Nicholson, 42, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday at Lebanon Community Hospital. She was born in Glendale, California to William David and Helen Gail (Todd) Cumming. She lived in Redondo Beach, California and Bellevue, Washington before ...

Billy Wilcox

October 30, 2011

Billy Wilcox, 79, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....

Sharon D. Lane (Parrish)

October 29, 2011

Sharon D. Lane, 67, passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Eugene, Oregon to Everett and Frances (Bryan) Parrish. Sharon spent her childhood growing up in Terrebonne and Springfield, Oregon. She graduated from Ne...

Donald G. Roberts

October 29, 2011

Donald G. Roberts, 75, of Albany took the Lord's hand on Saturday and went home. He was born in Colcord, Oklahoma to Herman and Hattie (Sisson) Roberts. Donald started working at the age of 15 in the apple orchards, and later in the frozen food i...

Mary Lou Smith (Bedwell)

October 27, 2011

Mary Lou Smith, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Fanshaw, Oklahoma to Jesse Roy and Della May (Askew) Bedwell. She moved to Lebanon in 1950. She married Clifford Smith in August 1951 in Lebanon. They moved to Sweet Home in ...

Mary Lou Smith (Bedwell)

October 27, 2011

Mary Lou Smith, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Fanshaw, Oklahoma to Jesse Roy and Della May (Askew) Bedwell. She moved to Lebanon in 1950. She married Clifford Smith in August 1951 in Lebanon. They moved to Sweet Home in ...

Mary Lou Smith (Bedwell)

October 27, 2011

Mary Lou Smith, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Fanshaw, Oklahoma to Jesse Roy and Della May (Askew) Bedwell. She moved to Lebanon in 1950. She married Clifford Smith in August 1951 in Lebanon. They moved to Sweet Home in ...

Mary Lou Smith (Bedwell)

October 27, 2011

Mary Lou Smith, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Fanshaw, Oklahoma to Jesse Roy and Della May (Askew) Bedwell. She moved to Lebanon in 1950. She married Clifford Smith in August 1951 in Lebanon. They moved to Sweet Home in ...

Barbara Teresa Johnson

October 26, 2011

Barbara Teresa Johnson, 100, of Lebanon fell asleep in death on Wednesday. She was born in Meadow, South Dakota to John and Rosina (Volk) Schell. She graduated from high school in 1930 and was a school teacher in South Dakota for 12 years. In Marc...