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...January 15, 2012
Harold Gaylen Springer, 72, passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....January 13, 2012
Stephen Earl Kennedy, 22, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Corvallis to Parry Christman and Lisa (Kennedy) Patchett. Stephen was raised in Albany. He was a cross country runner and graduated from South Albany High School. Stephen m...January 13, 2012
Armand Gerard Kerlec, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. Recitation of the Rosary is planned for 8:00 a.m., Friday, January 20, 2012 at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Sweet Home. Funeral Mass will follow at 9:00 a.m., Friday, January 20, also a...January 13, 2012
Clara Harriet Nielsen, 94, of Ridgefield, Washington (formerly of Sweet Home) passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....January 7, 2012
Billy “Bill’ Clyde Hilburn, 69, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday in his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Miami, Arizona to Clyde E. and Minnie Marie (Doyle) Hilburn. Bill was raised in Willamina, Oregon. He married Raylene Fay ...December 25, 2011
Joyce Jeannine Klopp, 63, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon on December 4, 1948. She moved to Hillsboro in 1979, and then to Sweet Home in 2002. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and watching movies. Jeannin...December 25, 2011
Beatrice Marie Saleski, 88, of Albany (formerly of Sweet Home) passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....December 24, 2011
Ella Ruth Hicks, 71, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday in Springfield, Missouri. She was born in Hattisburg, Mississippi to William Forrest and Mary Roberta (Hartfield) Lee. Ella lived in California, Missouri, Mississippi, and Oregon before moving ...December 19, 2011
Douglas Ray Fegles, 45, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. He was born in Florence, Oregon to Donn Jasper and Rosalee Rae (Swigert) Fegles. Doug resided in Sweet Home since 1996. He was a member of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge and the Sweet Home Vet...December 16, 2011
Rosaire Trahan, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, December 16, 2011 at his home. He was born November 2, 1934 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the son of Alford and Irene (Lucier) Trahan. Rosaire played hockey as a youth and remained a fan his wh...December 15, 2011
Clifford Merle Wolbert, 56, died Thursday, December 15, 2011. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....December 10, 2011
Walter Stanley Reck, 57, of Lebanon passed away Saturday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Walter was born at Lebanon Community Hospital to Stanley and Patsy (Saily) Reck. He attended schools in Sweet Home and Brownsville, Oregon. Walter...December 10, 2011
Kennth Richard Van Deusen, 50, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Kenneth M. and Rosmarie (Knutson) Van Deusen. He was an Arizona transplant to Sweet Home ten years ago. He worked for Albany Cabinets. K...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....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...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 ...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...