Richard Elder Pharis
Jun 2, 2015
Dec. 21, 1928 - June 2, 2015 Richard "Dick" E. Pharis, 86, of Albany died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Richard was born in Albany to Ben H. and Janet A. (Elder) Pharis. A lifelong resident of Albany, he graduated from Albany High School in 1947. After high school, Dick joined the military and served honorably in the 224th Regiment,...
Mary Folsom
May 30, 2015
Mary Folsom Dec. 15, 1924 - May 30, 2015 Mary Folsom 90 of Albany, passed away on Saturday while surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Airlie, Oregon to Margarite and Edward Bose. She married Kyle Folsom and was a full partner in Folsom Farms on Folsom Road in Albany. Mary is survived by children Kylene Mary Folsom,...
Henrietta Anna Hinrichs
May 26, 2015
Henrietta Anna Kleinfeldt Hinrichs Age 95, passed away peacefully among her children and grandchildren on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015. Henrietta Kleinfeldt was born in Bend, OR, on January 2nd, 1920. Her parents, Carl and Marie Kleinfeldt, settled in the high desert in the early years of the 20th century, where Carl drove a logging truck. Henrietta graduated as the valedictorian...
Kelly James Baker
May 23, 2015
Kelly James Baker, 53, of Albany passed away Saturday, May 23rd. Kelly was born in Lebanon to Larry Baker and Judith (Pruitt) Baker-Tilley. He attended school in Jefferson, graduating from Jefferson High School in 1980. After graduation, he moved to Alaska to work in construction with his father. He moved back to Jefferson in 1985 and established his own business,...
Mary Derrick Coxe
May 23, 2015
On the evening of May 23, 2015, Mary Derrick Coxe peacefully entered into eternal life after an extended illness. At the time of her passing, Mary was being visited and comforted by her loving family at the PS We Love Seniors facility in North Albany. Mary was 80 years of age. Mary was born in Titusville, Florida on November 7,...
Charles William Chandler
May 18, 2015
Charles Chandler was born in Evansville, Indiana to Harry E (Sr) and Theresa A (Fromm) Chandler. He graduated from Reitz high school in Evansville and entered the US Navy in 1943. He served as a hospital corpsman in Florida until attached to the US Marines. He attended a Field Medical Service School at Camp Lejeune, NC, and then was assigned...
Ruby Jewell Smith
May 17, 2015
Ruby J. Smith, 78, passed away peacefully at home in Tangent. Ruby is survived by daughter Carla Dickerson and her husband Henry of Tangent; sisters Della Rose, Mary Cupples, and Edna Pardy all of Arkansas; sister Mattie Lou of Memphis, Tenn.; brothers Benny Whitaker of Arkansas; and Sam Whittaker of Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles...
Lester Lee Williams
May 13, 2015
Lester Lee Williams, 90, of Albany passed away on Wednesday at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Lester was born in Cove, Arkansas, to L.O. and Vina (Brown) Williams. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was honorably discharged in 1945. He married Dorothy M. Towry on Jan. 16, 1946. She preceded him in death in 2000....
Alice May Andersen
May 8, 2015
Alice May Andersen passed away after a short illness at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany surrounded by her loved ones. Alice was born and raised in Cadillac, Michigan. She got married in 1956 to Owen Cook in the same house that she grew up in. While living in Michigan, Alice had two daughters: Mary and Laurie. The family moved...
Gilbert Arthur Bachelor
Apr 30, 2015
Gilbert Arthur Bachelor, 83, of Corvallis passed away on Thursday morning at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Gilbert was born in Valentine, Nebraska, to Charles and Jeanette (Jones) Bachelor. He graduated from Rogers High School in Spokane, Washington, and then attended Eastern Washington College. Gilbert worked at Oregon State University for more than 30 years as a professor of computer science...
Lyn Dale Haffner
Apr 30, 2015
Lyn Dale Haffner, 69, of Shedd died Thursday at his residence. Born in Port Angeles, Washington, to Galen and Joyce (Christensen) Haffner, Lyn served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict. No public service will be held. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Murl W West
Apr 30, 2015
Murl W. West March 21, 1924 - April 30, 2015 Murl W. West, 91, of Silverton and Albany died Thursday. Murl was born to the late Frank Henry West and Mandy Ellen Clines West in Reydon, Oklahoma. He graduated from Reydon High School in 1942 and joined the Army Air Force in 1943. During World War II he flew in...
Winifred "Winkie" Clara Moore
Apr 28, 2015
Winifred "Winkie" Clara Moore, 91, died peacefully April 28 in Albany. She was born in Wasco, California, the daughter of Carl Ferdinand Bertkau and Melanie Paula Schmidt, early Wasco pioneers. She moved to Corvallis in 1948 where her husband, Frank Walter Moore Sr., was enrolled in the forestry program at Oregon State College. A strong willed, independent woman, Winifred chose...