Gene Leroy Mcconnell
Jan 4, 2015
Gene L McConnell of Eugene, Oregon passed away on January 4. He was born on a farm near Edgerton, Kansas and had lived in Topeka, Kansas many years before moving to Oregon. He was married to Marietta Haney in 1949 and they had 5 children together . Gene later married Carolyn Smith in Albany, Oregon in 1992. Gene served in...
Erna O Packard
Jan 3, 2015
Erna O. Packard, 96, of Albany passed away on Saturday at Lydia's House. Erna was born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, to Frederick and Erna (Kollatsch) Oetken. She grew up in Lamars, Iowa and attended grade school there then moved to Greenfield, Iowa in 1933 and graduated from high school there. Erna married Robert R. McVay on June 2, 1936, in Des...
Joyce E Dickey
Jan 2, 2015
Joyce has lived in many different locations throughout her life, the farthest away being Cote d'Ivoire, Africa, where she spent five years of her retired life serving in the Volunteer Missionary Service Program for the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Joyce was born in Colton, California, to Nancy and Julius Young and was their only child. She graduated from nursing...
Harry A. Mcgrath
Jan 1, 2015
Harry A. McGrath began his life in Johnson County, Wyoming, near Buffalo. He was born to A. Roy and Edith (Scott) McGrath and was the first of six boys. The family lived on a ranch and Harry would ride his Shetland pony MerryLegs to school each day. Always hard working, he was a very good student, skipping two grades and...
Bradley Robert Storkson
Jan 1, 2015
Bradley Robert Storkson, 26, of Lebanon passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1. Bradley was born in Lebanon and grew up there. He married Shelby F. Schulte and worked as a painting contractor. He loved being with his children and enjoyed camping, rafting, cars and painting. Bradley is survived by wife Shelby Storkson; sons Ryan Storkson, Brody Storkson-Schulte, Cameron Storkson, Thaxton...
Carole Maxine Matson
Dec 31, 2014
After 78 blessed years, Carole Maxine Matson (Rummel) found eternal rest in the arms of Jesus on December 31st, 2014. A 400 word obituary could not possibly begin to convey the kind of woman she was or the life that she lived. She lived an extraordinary life, and it was her faith in Christ, strength of mind and unfailing love...
Paul Harold Johnson Jr
Dec 28, 2014
Paul Harold Johnson Jr. Aug. 1, 1963 - Dec. 28, 2014 Paul Harold Johnson, Jr. 51 of Tigard, Ore. passed away on Sunday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland. Paul was born August 1, 1963 in Baltimore, Md., to Paul Sr. & Frances Johnson of Albany. Paul came to Oregon in 1977, attended West Albany High and graduated from OSU...
Jean Mary Burke
Dec 28, 2014
In an attempt to make things easier on her kids (something which all but defined her) our Mother left this note regarding her obituary. It's so nicely written, informative and concise that we've decided to use it just as she wrote it: "Here is some information for my obituary. I was born August 10, 1920 in St. Vital, Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
Ann Marie Propst
Dec 27, 2014
Ann M. Propst, 86 of Albany passed away Dec. 27 at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Annie Marie Vidal was born in Klamath Falls Oregon to Chastine and Galiano Vidal. She grew up in Klamath Falls and graduated from Klamath Union High School in 1946. Ann went to work for the telephone company as an operator in 1946 where she...
Candido Lara Duran
Dec 17, 2014
Candido Lara Duran, 81, passed away at his home in Jefferson on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Candido was born in Edinburg, Texas, to Juan Pablo and Antonia Lara Duran. He married Maria Elena Arevalo in December 1957. They lived Alamo, Texas, before moving to Oregon in 1958, where they raised their 10 children. Candido was a devoted father and loved...
Sarah Lee Frazier
Dec 14, 2014
Sarah Lee Frazier, 89, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Mennonite Home. Sarah was born in Audrain, Missouri, to Raymond and Mildred (Stewart) Pollard. She grew up in Missouri and graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1942. Sarah married Paul Villwock and they came out to Sweet Home, Oregon, where Paul made...
William Paul Hutchens
Dec 10, 2014
William (Bill) Paul Hutchens, 80, of Albany, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. Bill was born in South Dakota, the son of Paul and Mildred (Phipps) Hutchens. He grew up and graduated from high school in Oakland, California. Bill married Terry Sanders in 1957. They moved to Albany...