Helen Daralene Watkins (Bliss)
April 7, 2023
Helen Daralene Watkins, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Darrel C. and Helen L. (Stracner) Bliss. Daralene was raised in Alsea but has lived in Sweet Home most of the last sixty years. She loved c...
April 6, 2023
Linda Sue Taylor, 65, of Albany passed away Thursday. She was born in Sweet Home to Thomas Albert and Bessie June (Morris) Pitts. She grew up in Crawfordsville and attended elementary school there. She later attended Sweet Home High School and gr...
March 31, 2023
Nicholas Aaron Tyree, 40, of Lebanon passed away Friday. He was born in Lebanon to Alan Dale and Teri Rene Matthews (Tyree). He loved spending time outdoors with his kids and shared his passion for rock hounding, hiking and fishing with them. ...
Edith Loraine Thompson (Courtright)
March 29, 2023
Edith Loraine Thompson February 2, 1930 - March 29, 2023 Edith Loraine (Courtright) Thompson, 93, of Sweet Home, was born on February 2, 1930 to Mabel Amelia (Gordon) and Guy Courtright in Oregon. Edith was the youngest of her siblings: Floyd Cou...
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March 27, 2023
John Edward Tuchardt, 89, of Lebanon passed away Monday. He was born in Portland to Ed Long and Margaret Tuchardt. He attended Oakridge High school. He served in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956 when he was Honorably discharged. He wa...
March 27, 2023
Evelyn Agnes Cook, 87, of Albany and Salem, passed away Monday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com...
March 26, 2023
John Dean “JD” Kast, 69, of Sweet Home passed from this earthly life at home in Sweet Home with his family at his side. He was born in Woodland, California on June 11, 1953 to Elmer A. and Loretta M. (Zuniga) Kast. He was to be the oldest child o...
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March 25, 2023
Timothy “Ole” Eugene Olson, 50, of Salem, passed away on March 25, 2023. Timothy was born on December 22nd, 1972 to Betsy (Hayes) and Gordon Olson. He was affectionately known by the nickname “Ole” among his family. He grew up in Sweet Home....
March 24, 2023
Christine Renee Pace, 53, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. She was born in Lebanon to Jerry and Pat (Taft) Wodtli. Christine served one tour with the United States Army. She was a Homemaker and care taker. She volunteered at numerous Christi...
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March 24, 2023
Jerry Lee Clark, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Friday from heart related complications in Salem. He was born in Plainview, Texas to Buster Brown and Nina Mae (McIntyre) Clark. Jerry was a patriotic Navy veteran. He retired a cement mason of 30 ye...
March 23, 2023
David Wayne Witte, 78, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com...
March 23, 2023
Wilma Lorene Bright, 94, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She was born in Stratton, Colorado to Lester and Florence Fitzsimmons (Wood). Wilma married James Bright August 12, 1951 in Reedsport. They moved to Willits, California and then on to R...
March 22, 2023
Dorothy Fay Tyler, 92, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com...
March 21, 2023
Carol Ann Perez, 66, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born in Riverside, California to Kenneth and Joyce Maxine (Long) Hanson. Carol has lived in Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Riverside, California before settling in Sweet Home. She ...
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March 17, 2023
LeRoy Dean Bickford, 75, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born in Redmond to Raymond Allen and Marguerite Marie Neva (DeWitz) Bickford. He served as a Specialist 4 in the United States Army from 1967 - 1969, working with heavy artillery i...
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March 16, 2023
Samuel Ray Slaughter, 90, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Chester Harley and Winnie Mae (Hadlock) Slaughter. When he was very young his family moved to Hood River. At eight years old they moved back to G...
March 15, 2023
Timothy Eric Clauson, 38, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. Celebration of life will be in July. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com ...
March 11, 2023
Thorvald “Bill” William Cowley, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He was born in Durban, South Africa to William Robert and Thelma (Thorvaldsen) Cowley. Bill grew up in Durban, South Africa. He immigrated to the United States in 1983 an...
March 10, 2023
Diane Jean McDaniel, 74, of Sweet Home passed away from Brain Cancer on Friday March 10, 2023. She was born in Portland to Leonard Oliver & Betty (Cramlet) Oliver December 4, 1948. She grew up in and graduated from Sweet Home Union High School i...
March 9, 2023
Luke Buehner, 39, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born in Ventura, California to Keith and Kim (Hodgson) Buehner. He was born and raised in Ventura. In 2010 he moved to Sweet Home where he lived with his mom and grandparents. Luke w...
March 9, 2023
Matthew Malachi Tryon, 39, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com...
March 8, 2023
Linda Renoud, 72, of Sweet Home, passed away on March 8, 2023 at the Salem Hospital surrounded by her close family. Linda came into this world on a Monday in the town of Sweet Home to Noel and Lavida Richards. At the time they had four other child...
March 8, 2023
Carol Louise Donnell, 71, of Sweet Home passed away March 8, 2023. She was born in Ventura, California to Charles G. and Betty J. (Viet) Conger. She came to Sweet Home in 1976. Carol worked for Sweet Home School District for 32 years. She ...
March 7, 2023
Carol Davenport, 86, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. She was born in Pacific Grove, California to Harry and Hazel (Bond) Ferguson. Carol was born and raised in Pacific Grove California. She moved to Seaside, California where she married and rai...
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March 5, 2023
Daniel “Dan” John Matheny, 76, of Lebanon passed away Sunday. He was born in Portland, Oregon, the second son of Donald Edward and Dale Sylvia (Power) Matheny. He grew up in Halsey and remembers dressing up to go into Lebanon. He was proud of his...