Bobby Lue Mathison
Oct 5, 2015
Bobby Lue Mathison Dec. 12, 1923 - Oct. 5, 2015 Bobby Lue Zedwick Mathison, 91, of Corvallis passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. Bobby was born in Keota, Oklahoma to Clarence and Minnie Merriman. While there she graduated from high school and attended college for 1 year. In 1942, Bobby met and...
Daniel Luther Paterson
Sep 25, 2015
Daniel Luther Paterson passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at home in Albany. Herby was born at home in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, to John A. and Margaret M. (Williams) Paterson. He attended school in the Clearfield Area, securing a trophy in the 1966 Plymouth Trouble-Shooting Contest. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1968, serving to 1970, with a...
Joel Mendez
Sep 24, 2015
Joel Mendez, 54, of Albany passed away on Sept. 24, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. Joel was born in Weslaco, Texas, on March 18, 1961, to Domingo and Maria Mendez. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Elias Mendez. He is survived by his family, Jessica, Trinity and Joel Jr. Mendez, Mary...
Kathleen Nicole Johnson
Sep 21, 2015
It was a joyous day in July for the Johnson and Lack families when Kathy Johnson was born in Phoenix Arizona. After a difficult pregnancy and delivery grandpa Joe (Rev. Lack) performed the baby dedication for his first grandchild with tears streaming. Her parents moved to Oregon during her toddler years where it was discovered at two that she had...
Stephen Henry Austin
Sep 13, 2015
Stephen Henry Austin Dec. 16, 1941 - Sept. 13, 2015 Stephen Henry Austin, 73, passed away early Sunday morning, Sept. 13, 2015, at his home. Steve was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Opal Austin on Dec. 16, 1941. As a youth, he often worked at his mother's restaurant and bakery before entering the U.S. Air Force in...
J. S. Melson
Aug 29, 2015
J.S. Melson Aug. 19, 1925 - Aug. 29, 2015 J.S. "Curly" Melson, 90, of Albany passed away on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Curly was born on Aug. 19, 1925, in Haworth, Oklahoma, the son of Bertrand and Ozie Melson. After school, he joined the U.S. Navy. After his honorable discharge, he moved to Oregon where he worked in wood industries....
Virginia Lee Burkhart
Aug 22, 2015
A celebration of Virginia's life will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Albany. Virginia was born in 1924 at St. Mary's Hospital in Albany. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Whetstone) Burkhart. Her great-grandfather and his brother were among the first pioneers to settle Albany, having come by covered wagon train in...