June 12, 2010
Yvonne Ethel Wodtli, 76, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Floyd Victor and Clara Elizabeth (Shanks) Simpson. She lived in Canby, Oregon before moving to Sweet Home. Yvonne dedicated her life to her c...June 11, 2010
Carrie Lee Schuster, 51, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Lebanon to Larry Albert Hinton and Noni Jean Stults. She lived in Sweet Home her entire life. She worked in home healthcare. She enjoyed working in her flower gardens ...June 10, 2010
Grace Edna Miller, 88, a resident of Mennonite Village in Albany (formerly of Hayward, California) passed away gently in her sleep Thursday morning. Grace was born January 16, 1922 to Silas "Pete" Bird and Ruby Geneva (Antrim) Bolander in Rockford...June 7, 2010
Florence M. Smith, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. She was born in Hardin, Montana to Perry E. and Josephine L. (Glasscock) Worley. She has lived in Roy, Washington and then Madras, Oregon from 1958 to 2002. She ultimately settled in Sweet...June 6, 2010
Ronald William Robertson, 77, of Dallas (formerly of Sweet Home) passed away June 6th in Dallas, OR. He was born in Williston, ND to Venice John and Ruby (Rathbun) Robertson. Ronald served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army Infantry 1950-1953. He w...June 3, 2010
Darold “Rosie” Rozell, 73, of Lebanon passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Avamere Lebanon Rehab and Specialty Care. He was born to Harold and Vivian (Chaldek) Rozell in the family home on Clark Mill Road in Sweet Home. He married Mary J. H...May 30, 2010
Carolyn Hopper, 59, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. She was born in Brownfield, Texas to Clyde and Eddie (Irwin) Offutt. Carolyn moved to Sweet Home with her family in 1956, then to Brownsville in 1962. She graduated from Central Linn High School...May 28, 2010
Robert Peckfelder, 64, of Sweet Home, passed away at his home on Friday. He was born in Kingsburg, CA to Lawrence E. and Lois Jean (Schrandt) Peckfelder. Robert served in the United States Army from 1966 to1968. He moved to Sweet Home 35 years ...May 27, 2010
Jo Ann Robinson, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Carl and Kathryn. She lived in Sweet Home since 1984. She enjoyed bingo, flowers, and reading. Jo Ann loved her cats, Abby and Kitty. Jo Ann is...May 22, 2010
Long-time Sweet Home resident, Betty Jean Bascom, age 86, passed away May 22, 2010. She was born April 8, 1924 in Redfield, South Dakota to Menzo and Nona (Mannings) Akin. Betty began her 58 years of marriage to Fred Stiner Bascom in Redfield, Sou...May 22, 2010
Clara J. Palmer, 94, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born June 28, 1915 to Jacob and Caroline (Johnson) Reimer in Collinsville, Oklahoma. Clara met her husband, Joe Palmer, through family and friends and church activities. They moved...May 21, 2010
Howard C. Green, 70, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Foster, Oregon to Oliver and Ruth (Seeny) Green. He was a truck driver and lived all his life in the Sweet Home area. He loved photography and genealogy. Howard is survived ...May 16, 2010
Ellen T. Gillette, 91, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. She was the first of five children born by Guy Preston and Mary Elizabeth (Burus) Powers in Blind Slough, Oregon. Ellen married Edwin Gillette when she was 24. The couple moved often throughou...May 15, 2010
Larry Lee Peterman, 81, of Sweet Home passed away May 14, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....May 14, 2010
Larry Lee Peterman, 81, of Sweet Home passed away May 14, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....May 12, 2010
James Edward Ramey, 84, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....May 11, 2010
Marybelle Kennelly, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born in Grand Island, Nebraska to Charles L. and Viola R. (Moon) George. She lived in California before moving to Sweet Home in 1999. She was a Dental Assistant until her retiremen...May 7, 2010
Lois Joy Norris, 74, of Sweet Home passed away Friday at her home. She was born in Lakeview, Oregon to Myron “Bud” and Ethel (Walker) Burrows. Lois lived in Sweet Home for the past 23 years. She volunteered with the Community Service Progra...May 6, 2010
James William Kirkland, 72, of Sweet Home died near Reedsport on Thursday, May 6, 2010. He was born in Flippin, Arkansas, the son of Floyd and Myrtle (Swan) Kirkland. After graduating from Flippin High School and serving four years in the United S...May 3, 2010
Jack Dean Lassley, 85, of Sweet Home passed away Monday, May 3. He was born in Robinson, Kansas to Bert C. and Zadie (Moses) Lassley. Jack graduated from La Grande High School. During WWII, he served in the United States Navy as a diesel Mechanic...April 29, 2010
Steve A. Newsome, 53, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, April 29th. He was born in Eugene, Oregon to Melvin and Jacqueline S. (Bousman) Newsome. He lived most of his life in the Sweet Home-Lebanon area. After attending high school in Sweet Hom...April 28, 2010
Siegfried Warth, 72, of Foster passed away Wednesday. He was born in Munich, Germany to Katarina Warth and her husband. He lived in: Munich, Germany; Los Angeles, California; Brownsville, Oregon; and Cascadia, Oregon. In Germany, Siegfried was emp...April 27, 2010
Gene F. Ormsby, 72, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....April 24, 2010
Lila Mae Larsen, 99, of Keizer passed away peacefully at home with her family on Saturday. She was born in Enumclaw, WA; the oldest child of seven born to Elmer C. and Alice M. (Shay) Beebe. As a child, Lila was a self taught musician, playing acc...April 23, 2010
Rosemary (Rosie) Dirksen, 72, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 in Corvallis surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Rosie was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Clark and Alberta (Summers) Simpson on October 6, 1937. S...