February 15, 2026
Brian Michael Rogers, of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....February 10, 2026
Raynard “Ray” or “Butch” Edward McCormick Jr., age 86, of Brownsville, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026. He was born October 25, 1939 in Iola, Kansas to Cecille (Farrell) and Raynard Edward McCormick Sr. Ray grew up in Mexico, ...February 10, 2026
John Thorndyke Davis Jr., 70, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026. After being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer September 18, 2025. He was born April 9, 1955 to Phyllis Jean (Nelson) and John Thorndyke Davis Sr. in Prosser, Washing...February 8, 2026
Betty Bagley passed away February 8, 2026. She was 91 years old. Betty Elaine (Daniels) Bagley was born on November 4, 1934 in Revillo, South Dakota to Fred and Susie (Crowell) Daniels. In June 1940 she came to Sweet Home with her parents, three ...February 4, 2026
Clarence "Art" Dixon, 83, of Sweet Home, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026 in Lebanon. He was born on October 30, 1942 in Portland, Oregon to Walter O. and Clara E. (Shimmin) Dixon. He moved to Sweet Home in 1949 when his parents bought the...February 3, 2026
Joe Scott Parkins, 47, of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026. He was born on March 2, 1978 to Shirley A. Parrish and Joseph Patrick Parkins in Renton, Washington. He has lived in Tacoma, Des Moines and Raymond Washington before movi...February 1, 2026
Doris Avonne Bruce, 90, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 in Forest Grove. She was born August 5, 1935 to Imogene (Kanouse) and David Spears in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She lived in Oklahoma, New Mexico, California and North ...January 31, 2026
Carla Rae Claasen, 63, passed away peacefully on Jan 31, 2026, at home with her husband by her side. She was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Portland to Edna Carlson. She and her mother moved to LaGrande and then Ketchikan, Alaska, where Edna met Lee Cowa...January 28, 2026
Margaret “Peggy” Elaine Aldrich, 69, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....January 24, 2026
Ian Collier Mowry, 89, of Sweet Home passed away in Lebanon Saturday, January 24, 2026. He was born September 18, 1936 to Nina S. (Wiley) and Harold M. Mowry in Boston, Massachusetts. He served 20 years in the United States Air Force from 1953...January 15, 2026
David Walker Story, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026. He was born August 20, 1948 to Alberta (Hanf) and Joseph Story in Iramaguwa, (Honshu) Japan. His father was stationed in Japan and came back to the United States in 1950. ...Barbara Alice Woody (Viuhkola)
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Barbara Alice Woody, 90, of Albany passed away, Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born in Claskanie to Hans Harold and Ellen Elizabeth (Edmons) Viuhkola. Barbara went to school in Portland. After she married Johnny Woody, they moved to Sweet Ho...January 12, 2026
This is in loving memory of Freddie Jane Meyers, who passed away Jan. 12, 2026. Freddie was born May 4, 1929, to Guy and Bess Smoot in the small, rural town of Mammoth Spring, Ark. She was the fifth of 11 children; she had six brothers and four siste...January 7, 2026
Roy Alvin Steinborn, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026. He was born on June 13, 1942 to Thelma Ada (Flock) and Augusta “Butch” Charles Steinborn. Roy grew up in Oakridge, Eugene and Lowell. He graduated from Lowell Hig...January 6, 2026
Michael E. Koker, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com. ...January 6, 2026
Joy Anne Morris, 79, of Lebanon passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....January 2, 2026
Nancy Alverson, 78, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....December 31, 2025
Edris O. Wagers, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025. She was born on October 24, 1937 to Grace (Rickman) and Ole Soleim in Eugene, Oregon. Throughout her life she lived in Eugene, Spokane, Travis Air Force Base in Californi...December 30, 2025
Tamara Ann Ridout, 53, of Lebanon, Oregon passed away Tuesday morning, December 30, 2025. Tamara was born on a military base in Nuremberg, Germany to Michael Owen Ridout and Phyllis Jean Ray. When she was just a toddler, they moved back to Californi...December 27, 2025
Michael Richard Hofer, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....December 24, 2025
Norman Darle Villines, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025. He was born February 24, 1941 in Low Gap, Arkansas to Thomas and Alpha (Wishon) Villines. Norman grew up in Low Gap, Arkansas and has lived in Sweet Home since 19...December 20, 2025
Karen Lynn Tracy October 15, 1949 - December 20, 2025 Karen Lynn Tracy, 76, of Adair Village, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025. She was born October 15, 1949 to Gloria Ruth (Fletcher) and Robert Ward Aukerman in Los Angeles, California. ...December 19, 2025
Annette Hilburn, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, December 19, 2025. She was born July 22, 1944 to Mary E. (Kuckenbaker) and Robert A. Blackwell in Salinas, California. She grew up in California and moved to Oregon in 1970. She worked at vari...December 16, 2025
Lorna Ann Ellefson, 94, of Brownsville passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born September 22, 1931 to Mary F. (Fairman) and Herman Clyde Strong in Eugene, Oregon. She moved to Brownsville in 1935 as a child and lived there her entire l...December 15, 2025
Robert Dean Sayers, 51, of Sweet Home passed away December 15, 2025. He was born March 25, 1974 to Robert Allen Sayers and Evonne Shirley (Reynolds) Sayers in Spokane, Washington. The family moved to Sweet Home, Oregon in 1976. Robert attended Fo...
















