April 28, 2014
Thomas Dale Tenbusch, 63, of Sweet Home, Oregon died Monday, April 28. He was born in Dallas to Donald and Oleta Darlene (Ridenour) Tenbusch. Thomas grew up and lived in the Sweet Home and Lebanon areas. He was a logger until an injury caused him...April 27, 2014
Barbara Lucille Dedman, 99, of Sweet Home, Oregon died Sunday, April 27, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....April 26, 2014
William J. Wend, 81, of Lebanon, quietly left his earthly home and stepped into eternity on Saturday. He was born in Rensselaer, New York to Joseph and Delores (Moxon) Wend. In life, he was a design engineer, and, during the pinnacle of his career...April 26, 2014
Robert James Whitfield, 87, of Sweet Home, passed away Saturday. He was born in Philomath to George and Maysel (Blanchard) Whitfield. Bob grew up in a logging family. In his early childhood, they followed the work in the logging industry in Oregon...April 23, 2014
John E. Lendway, 56, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....April 23, 2014
Gary Ramsey, 67, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....April 19, 2014
Marvin Eugene Bacher, 85, of Foster, Oregon passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014. He was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Marcus and Mildred (Davison) Bacher. He lived in California from 1975 until 1978, and then moved to Foster. Marvin worked ...April 17, 2014
Marvin Richard Wilson, 61, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away unexpectedly on Thursday following a heart attack at the Portland VA Hospital. Marvin started life in Toledo on May 20, 1952. He was the third child of Homer and Bernice Wilson. He atte...April 16, 2014
Jesse Covis Nixon, 91, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. He was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma to James L. and Edna Elma (Mansfield) Nixon. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945. He received the Asiatic-Paci...April 12, 2014
Iris Bruckbauer, 94, of Foster, Oregon passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born in Mapperly, Nottingham, England to William Henry and Alicia Mary (Wolthington) Heslop. Iris lived in Illinois and Wisconsin, and eventually moved to Oregon...April 12, 2014
Ellis W. Rainwater, 96, of Albany, Oregon (formerly of Sweet Home) went to be with the Lord on Saturday. He was born in Verboort to Martin and Vada C. (Huber) Rainwater. He lived in Oregon his entire life. His family is native to Oregon since 185...April 11, 2014
Sharon M. Rains, 72, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Friday, April 11, 2014. She was born in Billings, Montana to Jesse and Dorothy (Brown) Skaggs. She was married to Robert C. Rains from 1958 to 1982. Sharon and two of her children then moved ...April 9, 2014
Tony Swan, 68, of Sweet Home, Oregon died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born in Seattle, Washington to Robert I. and Lawanna E. Swan. Tony served in the United States Air Force for four years at Edwards Air Force Base right after high school. ...Kathleen Myra Castleberg (Burt)
April 8, 2014
Kathleen Myra Castleberg, 77, of Brownsville, Oregon passed away Tuesday at her home. She was born in Antigo, Wisconsin to Robert Floyd and Kathryn Adella (Langendorf) Burt. After WWII, Kathleen’s parents settled the family in Pamona, California...April 8, 2014
Floyd Carlos Kurtz, 85, of Sweet Home, Oregon died Tuesday, April 8, 2014. He was born in Mentor, Minnesota to Frank and Clara (Sather) Kurtz. Floyd lived in Mentor until age 19 and moved to Tacoma, Washington while he briefly worked for Boeing. H...April 6, 2014
Steven E. Adams, 61, of Foster, Oregon passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014. He was born in Paw Paw, Michigan to Roger and Sonya (Wilson) Adams. He served in the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in 1970. He lived in Michigan until 196...April 5, 2014
Dean Anderson, 77, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday with his family by his side. He was born in Salem, Oregon to Paul A. and Alberta G. (Robinson) Anderson. Dean was a resident of Sweet Home for 45 years. He joined the US Navy in 1953 a...April 4, 2014
Ivan Alvin Groshong, 92, of Sweet Home, Oregon (recently of Bend) passed away Friday, April 4, 2014. He was born in Holley to Elmer and Mary (Conner) Groshong. He was one of 14 children. He went to school at Rocky Point and graduated in 1939. ...March 31, 2014
Aurora “Laura” M. Gutierrez, 88, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. She was born in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico to Jose Maria and Delfina (Mendoza) Maldonado. She moved...March 31, 2014
Barbara Ellen Keener, 79, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Monday, March 31, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....March 30, 2014
John Edward Wilkins, 70, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014. A memorial service with military honors will be held 1:00 p.m., Sunday, April 6, at John’s home. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....March 29, 2014
Stephen Ray Nunnelley, 55, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014. Stephen was born August 4, 1958 in Oakland, CA. He was the son of Raymond O. and Zella Mae (Dowling) Nunnelley. He lived primarily in Porterville, CA before mov...March 27, 2014
Helena Ruth Tuttle, 51, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born in Manhattan, New York to Jonas and Elfriede (Frankfurther) Gavish. Helena grew up in New York and moved to California where she met her husband Mack...March 26, 2014
Renee Angela Gilpin, 52, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. She was born in Medford to Frank and Mary (Jones) Ross. She lived all over Linn and Benton counties, most recently making Sweet Home her home. Renee worke...March 24, 2014
Roland G. Poirier, 69, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Monday. He was born Wilibunch, Saskatchewan, Canada to Marice and Lorain (Forcier) Poirier. He lived in Canada, New Hampshire, Sweet Home, and Florida. In 2001, he returned to live in Sweet ...