October 28, 2025
Monte Kim Allen, 71, of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025. He was born September 17, 1954 to Dora Della (Baker) and George Alvin Allen in Biloxi, Mississippi. He moved to Sweet Home in 1992. Monte worked as a prep cook at the Buzz ...Charlotte Ellen Bashaw (Anglin)
October 28, 2025
Charlotte Ellen Bashaw "Charly", 81, of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025. She was born March 8, 1944 to Esther Louise (Carle) and Charles Earl Anglin in Champaign, Illinois. Charly was a 20-year active member of Sweet Home Elks ...October 26, 2025
Jerald John Kolka, 82, of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....Darlene Joyce Wilson (Burnside)
October 24, 2025
Darlene Joyce Wilson, 90, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025. She was born February 5, 1935 to Ida Mae (Brummett) and Francis I. Burnside in Tacoma, Washington. She moved with her husband Donald B. Wilson all over the United State...October 24, 2025
Chris James Romeo, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025. He was born August 3, 1952 to Irene Luellen (Murphy) and George Romeo in North Bend, Oregon. His family moved to Lebanon when he was five, he lived there until he graduate...Donna Alice Shortreed (Coulter)
October 22, 2025
Donna Alice Shortreed, 99, of Sweet Home, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025. She was born March 8, 1926 to Hilda Alice (Geil) and Franklin Pierce Coulter in Pleasant Valley, Oregon. She has lived in Sweet Home all of her life. Donna worked a...October 17, 2025
Donald Eugene Getz, 66, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born May 18, 1959 to Reba May (Miller) and Warren E. Getz, Jr. in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in California, moved to Albany in 1991 and moved to Sweet Home in 202...October 17, 2025
Jeremy Wayne Smith, 46, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 14, 2025
Paul Benjamin Swanson Jr., 92, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025. A graveside service will be 11 am, Friday March 27, 2026 at Twin Oaks Memorial Garden. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....October 14, 2025
Dwayne Earl Hodson, 60, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025. He was born May 31, 1965 to Ethel Lucille (Rogers) and Earl Hodson in Lebanon, Oregon. He has lived in Sweet Home area since 1997. Dwayne loved smiley faces and Star Trek...October 9, 2025
Sarah Bonita Couch, 70, of Foster, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025. She was born December 20, 1954 to Frieda Harriet (Fisher) and Carl Robert David Zastrow in Lebanon, Oregon. She was raised in Foster. Sarah married Glen Couch in Corvallis. ...October 7, 2025
Earl Eugene Jones, 74, of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He was born July 28, 1951 to Betty Ruth (Byrd) and Gene Earl Jones in St. Louis, Missouri. He was in the Marine Corps from 1969 to 1972, he earned a National Defense Serv...October 7, 2025
Russell Henry Adams, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He was born January 24, 1949 to Jacqueline Augusta (Forgey) and Clifford Alexander Adams in Monterey Park, California. Born and raised in California, he met Debbie when ...October 3, 2025
Sarrah Lucia Norsworthy, 93, of Sweet Home, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully, Friday, October 3, 2025 in Lebanon. Born July 13, 1932 in Chester, Oklahoma to Earl Ray and Cynthia Annabelle (Covington) Shotwell...September 29, 2025
Leslie “Les” Hunter, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. He was born on February 27, 1955 to Wilda J. (Brooks) and Harry L. Hunter in Newport, Oregon. He grew up and attended sch...September 28, 2025
LeAnn Karen Boyce, 73, of Albany, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025. She was born January 4, 1952 to Hazel Annie (Freeman) and Lee Erval Ray in San Diego, California. She has lived in Portland for 25 years and the last ten years in Albany. S...September 28, 2025
Edward Marcus Swearingen, 80, of Albany, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025. A graveside service with military honors will be 1 pm, Thursday, November 6, 2025 at Palestine Cemetery in Albany. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. ww...September 28, 2025
Kris Allen Wright, Sr. 67, of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....September 22, 2025
Lysa Chrystine Taylor, 54, of Sweet Home, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025. She was born on November 4, 1970 to Christiane Anne (Beraud) and Robert Marcel Rom in Petaluma, California. She grew up in California. Lysa met and married Marion Ge...September 18, 2025
On September 18, after 90 years of love here on earth, Anne Virginia (Yeomans) Mehn began a new journey of love in the Kingdom of our Lord. Anne was born to Leslie and Clara (Shaw) Yeomans of Stamford, Connecticut on December 17, 1934. She compl...September 15, 2025
Clara Kathleen Lowe, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025. She was born on November 1, 1948 to Clara (Counts) and Milton Presley in Lebanon. She was born in Lebanon where she resided until she was married. She moved to Brownsv...September 13, 2025
Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025. He was born June 11, 1952 to Helen L. (Hill) and Boyd L.D. Blankenship in Hector, Arkansas. He went graduated from Sweet Home High School. Attended Kirkland Northwest...September 10, 2025
Steven Gephart, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com....September 8, 2025
George D. Fields, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away September 8, 2025 due to complications following a fall in July of 2025. He was born Oct.17,1933 in “Rural” Lamar County, Texas to Claude and Elzie (Linville) Fields. He lived most of his ea...September 7, 2025
Ernie Lawrence Volkers, 53, of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025 in Warrenton with his family and friends by his side. He was born in Lebanon Oregon to Edgar B. and Patricia D. (Ebert) Volkers, and was a lifelong resident of Sweet Hom...

















