October 17, 2011
Douglas George Ashman, 83, of Eugene passed away Monday. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Giles Henry and Lorene (Eiting) Ashman. In the early 1930s, the family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon where Douglas attended first grade. They moved to...October 14, 2011
Kevin C. Hipp, 56, passed peacefully on Friday, surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous fight with cancer. Kevin was born in Lebanon, Oregon to Erick and Ernestine (Malone) Hipp. Kevin lived in Sweet Home throughout his life. Kevi...October 13, 2011
Keith Brenaman Pyle, 91, of Corvallis passed away Thursday. Keith was born in Alliance, Nebraska to Willis and Pacia (Brenaman) Pyle. In 1936, the family gave up their farm and moved to Corvallis via Salem. He graduated from Corvallis High Scho...October 12, 2011
Payrlee McCall, 94, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. She was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Charles and Eldora Ann (Simmons) Huddleston. In 1921, she traveled from Oklahoma to Lewis, Colorado in a covered wagon with her father, mother, three s...October 10, 2011
Vanora Rose Smith, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. She was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Edward and Bell (West) Lunsford. She was the 13th out of 15 children. Her family farmed in Nebraska and Oregon during her childhood. She lived in Lakew...October 9, 2011
Kenneth Robert Star (also known as Paxiao), 61, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born in Oakland, California to John and Emma (Phillips) Paxiao. He lived in Oakland and Sacramento, California. He moved to Sweet Home in 2006. Kenneth worked...October 8, 2011
Roy Bondesen, 87, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He was born in Lawndale, California to Albert and Lena Bondesen. Roy served in the United States Army during WWII from 1943 to 1945. Roy worked at Mattel Toys in California. He came to S...October 6, 2011
Andrew Dean Rodgers, 56, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Indio, California to Ronald and Clara (Shadduck) Rodgers. Andrew spent most of his life in Ontario, California before moving to Sweet Home in 2005. He was a fork lift driv...October 3, 2011
Melanie Gae Olson, 48, of Lebanon passed away Monday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....Thelma "Irene" Schilling (Hilliard)
September 30, 2011
Thelma "Irene" Schilling, 77, of Sweet Home went to be with the Lord Friday, September 30th. Irene was surrounded by her family in the days preceding her death and died in the comfort of home. She was born in Larnard, Kansas to Sidney Christopher and...September 27, 2011
James Michael Middleton of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He was born in Huntington, Indiana to Herbert Franklin and Helen (Dearinger) Middleton. James grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and lived most of his...September 24, 2011
Victoria Sophia Richards, 40, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....September 23, 2011
Howard Vincent Drago, Sr., 93, of Sweet Home, our beloved father, grandfather and friend, died September 23, 2011 of natural causes at Country Meadows Care Home in Woodburn. Howard was born July 5, 1918 and was one of five children born to Louis and ...September 23, 2011
Virgil Earl Larsen, 71, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel...September 18, 2011
Lela Carleen Gray, 61, went home to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on the morning of September 18, 2011 at Alpha House in Sweet Home. She died peacefully while her sister and brother-in-law held her hands and prayed for her. She was born in Columbus...September 18, 2011
Alfred A. Nichelson, Sr., 86, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....September 17, 2011
Sharon Theresa Williams, 72, a long-time resident of Brownsville, passed away on Saturday, September 17, after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Sharon passed away Saturday afternoon peacefully at her Brownsville residence with her family by h...Johanna "Jo" Covolo (Fackerell)
September 16, 2011
Johanna “Jo” Covolo, 74, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. Jo was born in Evanston, Wyoming to Everett and Mary (Danielson) Fackerell. She worked for Weyerhauser and was a homemaker. Johanna is survived by: her daughters, ...September 12, 2011
Ruth Ellen Chestem Arndt, 85, of Sweet Home died peacefully at home surrounded by family on September 12, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Ruth was born in Decatur, Nebraska on September 3, 1926 to Abner K. and Frances I. (Foltz) Chestem. ...September 12, 2011
Edna Estell Newberry, 85, of Sweet Home passed away Monday, September 12, 2011. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet Home Funeral Chapel....September 10, 2011
Vernon C. Seabourn, 78, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He was born in Sudan, Texas to John David and Mary Elizabeth (Hayes) Seabourn. During his life, he lived in Dallas and Sweet Home, Oregon. Vernon was a motorcycle mechanic. Vernon is...Margie Coblentz-Manning (White)
September 9, 2011
Margie Coblentz-Manning, 90, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Cement, Oklahoma to George and Dora (Hutchinson) White. Margie was born at home, in Cement, Oklahoma, which had only been a town for ten years. She and her older brothe...September 9, 2011
JoAnne Feckner , 75, woke in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, September 9, 2011. She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on July 2, 1936 to Ernest “Jack” and Claricy (Brinley) McCormack. When she was six months old, her fami...September 9, 2011
Jimmie Lee Leming, 64, of Lebanon passed away Friday, September 9th. He was born in Sweet Home to Donald and Fretta (Davis) Leming. Jimmie grew up in Sweet Home, Oregon. He served in The United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Jimmie was a “...September 1, 2011
Eileen Steen-Munts, 60, of Sweet Home, Oregon, and formerly Scotts Valley, California, passed away Thursday after a long illness. She leaves behind her husband, Orville Munts, whom she loved dearly over the past 15 years. Eileen also leaves: her c...