Lyle R. Birky

April 19, 2015

Lyle Birky, 78, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Sunday, April 19. He was born in Creston, Montana to Elmer and Anna (Lapp) Birky. Lyle lived in both Montana and Oregon. He was a logger and member of the Mennonite Church. Lyle enjoyed camping...

Larry Albert Hinton

April 18, 2015

Larry A. Hinton, 77, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Saturday, April 18. He was born in Sweet Home to Royce and Katherine (Galster) Hinton. Larry was born, raised, and lived in Sweet Home area his entire life. He was a member of the Fir Lawn Lut...

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Victor Fletcher Schilling

April 16, 2015

Victor Fletcher Schilling, 79, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Thursday, April 16. He was born in The Dalles to Victor Frederick and Frances Mae (Kershner) Schilling. Victor grew up in The Dalles and learned how to work hard at home and in the ...

Edwin Leroy Kirk

April 14, 2015

Edwin Leroy Kirk, 61, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Tuesday, April 14. He was born in Clarkston, Washington to Clyde LeRoy and Betty Marie (Marshall) Kirk. Ed was one of five children; three boys and two girls. He lived in various places thro...

Barbara B. McKinnon (Johnson)

April 13, 2015

Barbara McKinnon, 80, of Sweet Home, Oregon died peacefully on Monday, April 13, at Samaritan Region Medical Center in Corvallis, with her two daughters by her side. She was born March 8, 1935 to Emil and Martha (Hartikainen) Johnson in Orr, Minne...

Joel Jesse Martin

April 12, 2015

Joel Jesse Martin, 52, of Bend, Oregon passed away Sunday, April 12. He was born in Pendleton to Clayton Jesse and Fern Mildred (Hopkins) Martin. He grew up in South America. He lived in various places in Oregon, but the last several years he was...

Stephen Neshyba

April 9, 2015

Stephen Neshyba, 87, of Corvallis, Oregon passed away Thursday, April 9. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....

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Bill Glenn Hubbard

April 8, 2015

Bill Glenn Hubbard, 77, of Albany, Oregon passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday. Bill was born in Arjay, Kentucky to Jim and Goldie Hubbard. Jim and Goldie moved with Bill and his older brother, Bob, to New Mexico and, later, to Oregon. ...

Roy Franklin Gaskey

April 1, 2015

Roy Franklin Gaskey, 69, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 of complications related to A.L.S. He was born in Santa Maria, California to Edward Gaskey and Frances (Phillips) Gaskey Fleury. Roy was raised in Wright City, Ok...

Orville Everett Nichol

March 31, 2015

Orville Nichol, 92, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, March 31, from complications of COPD. He was born in Logan, Kansas to James and Grace (Booth) Nichol. He grew up during the dust bowl, which contributed to his health complications later in li...

Vera Maxine Parent (Collins)

March 31, 2015

Vera Parent, 91, of Albany, Oregon, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away Tuesday, March 31. She was born in Aurora, Kansas; the daughter of William and Veda (Ramseyer) Collins. At a young age, Vera moved to Laramie, Wyoming where she attended sc...

Scott Lee Harer

March 29, 2015

Scott Harer, 54, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Sunday, March 29. He was born in Casa Grande, Arizona to Robert P. and Marjorie L. (McKeel) Harer. The family moved to Oregon in 1962 where Scott attended school. He graduated from Sweet Home High...

Blanche Marie Tilson (Marshall)

March 28, 2015

Blanche Tilson, 80, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Saturday, March 28. She was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to Franklin and Alma (Zell) Marshall. She moved to Sweet Home in 1964. Blanche worked odd jobs here and there, but, most of all, she wa...

Velma Stevens (Larsen)

March 24, 2015

Velma Stevens, 91, of Ontario, Oregon, formerly of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, March 24, at Well Springs Assisted Living in Ontario. She was born in View, Idaho to Andrew Sofus and Elsie Elvina (Twitchell) Larsen. Velma was a member of the Rebek...

Velma Stevens (Larsen)

March 24, 2015

Velma Stevens, 91, of Ontario, Oregon, formerly of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, March 24, at Well Springs Assisted Living in Ontario. She was born in View, Idaho to Andrew Sofus and Elsie Elvina (Twitchell) Larsen. Velma was a member of the Rebek...

Christopher Warren Oldfield

March 23, 2015

Christopher Oldfield, infant, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Monday, March 23. He was born in Portland to Christopher Oldfield and Jessica Selvy. He is survived by: his parents, Christopher W. Oldfield, Sr., and Jessica J. Selvy of Sweet ...

Mary E. Nelson (Tyler)

March 21, 2015

Mary E. Nelson, 95, of Lebanon, Oregon passed away Saturday, March 21. She was born in Lexington to Roy and Helen (Kirk) Tyler. She passed away three hours from her 96th birthday. She moved to Willamina about 1922, then to West Stayton in 1928, o...

Dallen Lee Matney

March 19, 2015

Dallen Lee Matney, infant, passed away Thursday, March 19. Dallen’s very brief but beautiful life was unfortunately taken away by S.I.D.S. He was a happy, thriving, advanced baby. His favorite book “Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom,” always put...

David Edward Stauffer

March 18, 2015

David E. Stauffer, 67, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, at Evergreen Hospice in Albany, Oregon. He was born on November 22, 1947 in Upland, California to John Gurney and Beth Marie (Hosford) Stuaffer. David lived in Round Mountain and Los S...

Elaine Anderson (Armstrong)

March 16, 2015

A graveside funeral service will be held for Elaine Mae Anderson at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Twin Oaks Cemetery. Elaine passed away at the age of 78 after an extended Alzheimer’s illness. Elaine was born one of four children t...

Melvin Neal Spinney

March 16, 2015

Melvin Neal Spinney, 81, of Philomath, Oregon passed away Monday, March 16. He is survived by his brothers, Darrel and Billy of Kings Valley. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....

Lola Louise Gerdes (Watt)

March 15, 2015

Lola Gerdes, 74, of Harlan, Oregon passed away peacefully at the Corvallis hospital on Sunday with her family at her side. She was born in Parshall, Colorado to Gerald Lloyd and Thelma (McCall) Watt. She was raised and educated there; becoming a Lice...

Duane Poppe

March 12, 2015

Duane Poppe, 75, of Albany, Oregon passed away Thursday, March 12. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....

Naomi Elaine Kragness (Muenchow)

March 8, 2015

Naomi Elaine Kragness, 85, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Sunday, March 8. She was born in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota to Arthur and Leila (Howe) Muenchow. She married Bradley Kragness on March 18, 1950. They moved to Oregon in the early 1...

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Charles Franklin Grow

March 7, 2015

Charles Franklin Grow, 97, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Saturday, March 7. He was born in Portland, Oregon to Frank Raymond and Opal Jessie (Glancy) Grow. Chuck married Myra June Gooding on January 1, 1942 in Portland. He served in the Un...