Veteran

Herbert William Anderson

March 23, 2012

Herbert William Anderson, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Murphy, North Carolina to Lee S. and Inez (Cook) Anderson. He served in the United States Army for three years. He lived in Sweet Home for over 40 years. Herbert w...

Karla E. Crowley (Wohvert)

March 22, 2012

Karla E. Crowley, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday March 22, 2012. She was born in Bremerhaven, Germany to Karl Herman and Anna Auguste (Ohne-Berus) Wohvert. She moved to the United States in 1956 to settle in Port Hueneme, California. She ...

Elva Jean Funk (Sommers)

March 21, 2012

Elva Jean Funk, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born in Sweet Home, Oregon to Frank and Rita (Lundholm) Sommers. Elva grew up in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1949. She was an active me...

Barbara "Lynne Lee" Sherrill

March 21, 2012

Barbara “Lynne Lee” Sherrill, 66, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born in Elyria, Ohio to Charles Richard and Betty Jane (Orvis) Sherrill. She lived in Fort Knox, Kentucky and Sylmar, California before coming to S...

Emma Hubler Birky (Bumbarger)

March 18, 2012

Emma Hubler Birky, 97, of Cascadia passed away Sunday at her home. She was born in Morris, Pennsylvania to Thomas “Howard” and Ellen (Hoover) Bumbarger. Emma married Roland Hubler January 21, 1931 in Pennsylvania. They moved to Oregon in 1940...

Wanda "June" Harper (Weiche)

March 11, 2012

Rita Marie Killmurray, 95, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Mary (Taylor) Kerns. Rita lived in Sunland, California for 30 years before moving to Sweet Home in 2006. She loved to travel an...

Betty Evelyn Rossell (Harrell)

March 11, 2012

Betty Evelyn Rossell, 69, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in Bertie County, North Carolina to James Rothney and Evelyn Marjorie (Walker) Harrell. She moved to Brownsville from Eugene in 2000, and then on to Sweet Home in 2010. She l...

Rita Marie Killmurray (Kerns)

March 9, 2012

Rita Marie Killmurray, 95, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Mary (Taylor) Kerns. Rita lived in Sunland, California for 30 years before moving to Sweet Home in 2006. She loved to travel an...

Henry Nielsen

March 8, 2012

Henry “Hank” Nielsen, 95, of Ridgefield, Washington (formerly of Sweet Home) passed away Thursday. He was born in Coon Rapids, Iowa to Anton M. and Amelia (Olsen) Nielsen. Henry married Clara Harriet Martin March 3, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnes...

Bettie Grace Zera

February 13, 2012

Bettie Grace Zera, 84, of Sweet Home passed away February 13, 2012. She was born in Alameda, California to John Arthur and Grace Ellen (Whitlock) Leslie. Bettie graduated from McClatchy High School in Sacramento, California. In the early 1980s, s...

Betty Jo Maxon (Gaskey)

February 12, 2012

Betty Jo Maxon, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in Wright City, Oklahoma to Lawrence and Pearl (Hunnicutt) Gaskey. She has lived in Sweet Home from 1948 until her passing. She loved quilting, gardening, embroidery, and family g...

Florence M. Krater

February 6, 2012

Florence M. Krater, 75, of Sweet Home passed away Monday at home. She was born in Sweet Home to James Oliver And Gladys (Coonrod) Deffenbaugh. In her many places that she lived she had many adventurous work experiences and she met many people. She...

Deborah Louise Hall

February 2, 2012

Deborah Louise Hall, 63, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....

William M. Nork

February 2, 2012

William M. Nork, 89, passed away Thursday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....

Kenneth Keil Reynolds Sr.

February 2, 2012

Kenneth Keil Reynolds, Sr., 78, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Crawfordsville to Edgar and Marie (Arehart) Reynolds. He lived in both Brownsville and Sweet Home for many years. He drove log truck for Rice Logging for over 25 y...

Roxann Brown

February 1, 2012

Roxann Brown, 54, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....

Sherry Lynn Moon

February 1, 2012

Sherry Lynn Moon, 38, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. She was born in Florence, Colorado to Kenneth Duane Sprague and Judy Ivy. She moved from Colorado to Oregon in 1998. Sherry was disabled. She was an ordained minister and was able to perf...

Robert Charles Curtis

January 24, 2012

Robert Charles Curtis, 30, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday after a brief illness. He was the son of Jack and Helen (Lockhart) Trukositz of Sweet Home and the late Jefferson Curtis of Salem. Robert loved animals, especially cats, and helped many ...

Gary Graham

January 24, 2012

Gary Graham, 58, of Lebanon passed away Tuesday. He was born in Oakridge, Oregon to Raymond and Marlys (Exe) Graham. Gary worked for Willamette Industries. He was a photographer and loved to take pictures of the rodeo, flowers, and waterfalls. ...

Patricia Alice Wilcox

January 24, 2012

Patricia Alice Wilcox, 84, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born July 15, 1927 in Shanghai, China to George and Maria (Ferras) Tyler. When the Japanese invaded China, Patricia and her family were interned at Longhwa Internment Camp in Sh...

Beverly Ann Cunningham (Adams)

January 22, 2012

Beverly Ann Cunningham, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was the oldest child of eleven children in Sauk Centre, Minnesota born to Samuel Howard and Gloria Rosalie (Cloutier) Adams. She loved reading, bowling, gambling, watching televisio...

Henry James Yeager

January 22, 2012

Henry James Yeager, 51, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born in Weaverville, California to Leonard and Norita (Christolos) Yeager. He is survived by Kayla Yeager of Sweet Home and Brandon Yeager of Silverton. Memorial contributions can...

David Bruce Adams

January 21, 2012

David Bruce Adams, 56, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012. A gathering of friends for a potluck will take place Saturday, January 28, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., at Riverside Christian Church on Green River Drive in Sweet Home....

Margaret Eager Case

January 21, 2012

Margaret Eager Case, 100, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday at Avamere Twin Oaks. She was born on a ranch in Tucumcari, New Mexico to John and Nancy (Hensley) Eager. Margaret moved from Carlsbad, California to Portland, Oregon in 2000. Three year...

Harold Gaylen Springer

January 15, 2012

Harold Gaylen Springer, 72, passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....