June 20, 2009
David Bruce Bennett, age 86, of Sweet Home died peaceably at home in the arms of his wife on Saturday, June 20. He was recovering from surgery for a brain cancer tumor. David was born in Carlisle, Arkansas on May 2, 1923 to George and Ida (Caulkin...June 9, 2009
Freddy Lee Grissom, age 59, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. He was born in Redding, California to Fred Leon and Violet Marie (Lang) Grissom. Freddy moved to Sweet Home at two months of age. He attended schools in Sweet Home, eventually graduati...June 6, 2009
Donna M. Johnston, age 88, of Sweet Home died on Saturday, June 6, 2009. She was born in Emmett, Idaho to Frank and Katie (Newnham) Cole. Her family moved to the Dixie area when she was young. Donna married Leo N. Keech in 1939, and they had one c...June 5, 2009
Andrea Rae Parrish Jones, age 51, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling services. ...Baby Anylese Skie Chere Weikel
June 1, 2009
Anylese Skie Chere Weikel, 3 1/2 months, passed away Monday, June 1, at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. She was born in Springfield to Levi William Weikel and Jasmin Lynelle Diaz. She is survived by: her parents of Sweet Home; sisters, Aspyn L...May 31, 2009
Axel Walter Schmidt, age 73, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. He was born on May 19, 1936 in Berlin, Germany to Walter and Alice Anna (Hedwig) Schmidt. Axel married Leonore Wassermann in August of 1959. The couple moved to Toronto, Canada. After ...May 30, 2009
Mary Ann (Kroker) Tunnell, age 63, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, May 30. Mary was born February 10, 1946 in Lebanon, Oregon to John M. and Irene (Evans) Kroker, Sr. She graduated in the class of 1965 from Lebanon High School. She married Del...May 26, 2009
Richard A. Bowler, 80, of Reedsport passed away Wednesday. He was born in Oakland, California to Harold and Betty (Patton) Bowler. He married LaRane G. Burningham in Reno in 1949. They lived in the Bay area for a time before coming to Sweet Home i...May 14, 2009
Albert James Bertolotti, age 93, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Angelo Giuseppe and Nellie Price (Malloy) Bertolotti. Albert served in the U.S. Army from November 1943 to January 1946. He travelled ov...May 13, 2009
Shane Grade, age 25, died while visiting Sweet Home on Wednesday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling services....Janet Klinkebiel (Christensen)
May 11, 2009
Janet Klinkebiel, age 80, of Brownsville passed away Monday. She was born in Cornellius to William and Ann Doretta (Smuthers) Christensen. She was raised in Lents District in Portland. She married her husband, Fritz Klinkebiel, August 11, 1946 in ...May 5, 2009
Alexander Lee Waltenburg is survived by his parents, Brian Lee Waltenburg and Elizabeth Jean Heddinger; sister, Gracie (20 months); brother, Nicholas Heddinger (5 years); grandparents, Lennie “Nick” and Jackie Waltenburg of Lebanon; uncles, ...May 4, 2009
Maxine May Matson, age 79, of Sweet Home passed away Monday, May 4. She was born in Marilton, Arkansas to Sherman and Julie May (Williams) Wells. She lived in Arkansas until the 6th grade. As a teenager, she came to Oregon. She met her husband, Fr...April 28, 2009
Milo Dwaine Putnam, age 80, of Brownsville, passed away Tuesday morning. He was born in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Frank A. and Minnie M. (Carey) Putnam. Milo, also known as Mike, lived in Blackfoot, Idaho where he met his wife, Ella Norine Herr...April 27, 2009
James "Jim" E. Hopper, Sr., age 72, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. He was born in Eugene, Oregon to Vernon William and Rosetta E. (Rhodes) Hopper. He served in the US Navy from 1954 to1968 and traveled the world. His rank was QM2E5 and he recei...April 27, 2009
Mary Christine Nixon, age 80, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday. She was born in Knox City, Texas to Levi P. and Bryant Ada Woodall. She was the oldest of eight children. Mary was a member of the Church of Christ since 1957. She was a kind gene...April 26, 2009
Mayco Clara Wiles, age 79, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in Oklahoma to Virgal and Minnie (Rogers) Martin. She attended Buck Creek Elementary and Panama High School. Mayco married Walter Riley Wiles on June 11, 1949 in Oklahoma. T...April 24, 2009
Donald Eugene White, age 76, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Bend, Oregon to Robert Aiden and Evelyn Adell (Rice) White. Donald graduated from Lebanon High School, and then served in the United States Air Force. He was an owner ...April 23, 2009
Amelia A. Burns, age 85, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in California to Mario and Maria Minolli. Amelia married Leland Frank Stone, a Master Chief in the US Air Force, and they lived in Puerto Rico and Florida. They later divo...April 20, 2009
Herbert E. "Bud" Davey, age 88, of Sweet Home passed away Monday, April 20. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, at Fir Lawn Lutheran Church. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling services....April 17, 2009
Alfred Dale Abney of Foster passed away Wednesday, June 3. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling services. ...April 17, 2009
Frank Theodore Dietz, age 75, passed away in his sleep Friday morning. Frank, known as Ted, was born in Toledo,Oregon; son of Robert and Marie Dietz. He moved into Brownsville and spent his whole life in Linn County. He married Esther Morgan on...April 13, 2009
Opal Arline Fogle, age 90, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 23, at the Elks Lodge. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling services....April 11, 2009
John Michael Eager, age 69, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He was born in Whittier, California to Arthur and Dorothy (Meier) Eager. He and his family lived in Whittier, California until he was seven years old. They then lived in Japan from 1...April 10, 2009
Hope Ann Sanderson, age 54, of Albany passed away Friday. She was born in Lebanon, Oregon to Carmen Leader and Anita Amundson. She lived in Sweet Home as a child and attended first grade at Hawthorne. She graduated from Corvallis High School, and...