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 ...March 22, 2014
George Elmer Eichner, 67, of Lebanon, Oregon passed into the arms of the Lord, Saturday, March 22, 2014 while snowmobiling in the mountains he loved. He was born in McMinnville to Goldwin and Lucille (Cooper) Eichner. George was one of six children....Kathleen Ann Arnold (Kirkendall)
March 21, 2014
Kathleen Ann Arnold, 68, of Sweet Home, Oregon, beloved mother of Sandra Walters of Keizer and Darren Schultz of Sweet Home, passed away Friday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She was born in Santa Cruz, California to Glen Howard and Milli...Loretta Gertrude Fromcke (Spencer)
March 21, 2014
Loretta Gertrude Fromcke, 72, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Friday, March 21, 2014. She was born in Jasper, Arkansas to Troy and Verdine (Kilgore) Spencer. Loretta moved to Sweet Home in 1947. She married Richard Fromcke on August 12, 1961. Ri...March 20, 2014
Ramona Jewell Lake, 81, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. She was born in PIne Valley, Oklahoma to Lendle Carl and Ida May (Pugh) Story. She lived in Sprague River, Oregon from 1941 to 1948, and then moved to Lakeview. S...March 14, 2014
Luveta Ruth Smith, 96, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. She was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Winifred T. and Theodocia E. (Bernard) Trimble. Luveta attended school in Spaulding, OK and was the Valedictorian of her gra...March 13, 2014
James “Buddy” Sorrell, better known as “Buddy the Barber,” 76, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 due to complications following a fall and brain surgery in August of 2013. He was born in Warren, Arkansas to John and Fay Sorre...March 11, 2014
Cletis Harlan Belcher, 79, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Tuesday. He was born in Lane,Oklahoma to Travis and Melvia (Birdsong) Belcher; one of seven children. In 1955, he married his wife of 59 years, Geneva, in Fort Bragg, California. They l...March 10, 2014
Desirée Kate Bender, 15, of Corvallis, Oregon passed away Monday, March 10, 2014. She was born in Corvallis to Michael and Holly (Whittemoore) Bender. Desirée lived in Lebanon and Corvallis. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus...March 10, 2014
Kathryn Rae Deffenbaugh, 59, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Monday, March 10, 2014. She was born in Lebanon to Juanita (Arthur) and Charles Deffenbaugh, Sr. Kathy was raised and lived most of her life in the Liberty area of Sweet Home except ...March 6, 2014
Rolland C. Conklin, 93, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. He was born in Sutherlin to Albert Edson and Floy (Bolinger) Conklin. He was born and raised in the Sutherlin and Cottage Grove area. Rolland served in the United S...March 4, 2014
Josephine Mae McElroy, 91, of Lebanon, Oregon passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....February 27, 2014
Nancy Jean Berggren, 55, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....February 27, 2014
Clifford Eugene Keegan, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday of a stroke at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois to Clifford Andrew and Edna Susan (Higgins) Keegan. He served in the United States Air For...