Richard "Dick" Dee Good
Mar 5, 2014
Richard 'Dick' Good, 70, of Tangent passed away on Wednesday surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Tangent, Dick's love of farming, old cars and John Deere Tractors was well known throughout the Willamette Valley. He also enjoyed the outdoors; camping, fishing and boating was how he liked to spend his free time. Dick was a long time member...
Lucille Mae Mckee
Feb 27, 2014
Lucille Mae McKee, 88, of Albany passed away on Thursday at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Lucille was born at home in Roosevelt, Minn., the fourth daughter of Ed and Ellen Grill. She loved music and in high school excelled in playing the clarinet. She graduated high school in 1943. Lucille met John McKee in 1939 and they attended...
Merle Edward Anderson
Feb 26, 2014
Merle E. "Andy" Anderson was called Home on February 26, 2014. He was born March 5, 1941 in Silverton to Carl Edward Anderson and Esther Marie Foster-Anderson, the youngest of four children. A life-long herdsman and gardener, he died at his home in Albany surrounded by family and friends. Andy was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Arden;...
Jackie Harold Cochell
Feb 26, 2014
Jack H. Cochell, 76, of Halsey went to be with the Lord on Wednesday surrounded by his family. Jack was born in Lebanon to Ernest H. and Margie K (Jones) Cochell. He grew up in Brownsville and graduated from high school there in 1956 where he was active in sports. Jack married Alice F. Powell on Saturday, Jan. 10, 1959,...
Bernice Dorothea Wirowek
Feb 15, 2014
Bernice Dorothea Wirowek, 96, of Albany passed away Saturday at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Bernice was born in Bridgeport, Conn., to Leon and Henrietta (Burguiere) Henry. She grew up in Enfield, Conn., and graduated from high school there. She worked for the federal government as a secretary in the War Department at Bradley Field, Conn. She was married to...
Charles Huntington Briggs
Feb 13, 2014
Charles Huntington Briggs, 80, of Albany passed away on Thursday at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Charles was born in Jamaica Queens, N.Y., to Harold Milton and Audrey (Rowland) Briggs. When he was 12, the family headed west and settled in Albany where Chuck attended Grand Prairie Grade School and graduated from Albany Union High School in 1951. He...
Bonnie Jean Nissen
Feb 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Nissen, 56, of Albany died Thursday, Feb. 13, at Evergreen Hospice House. Bonnie was born in Mitchell, S.D., to the late Roger and Mardell Marshall. An avid Elvis fan, Bonnie had always dreamed of visiting Graceland. Bonnie enjoyed walking on the beach, camping, listening to Native American flute music, reading, playing with her cat Lily and spending time...
Robert James Whipple
Feb 12, 2014
Bob Whipple, 72, of Drain, Oregon passed away on February 12, 2014. Bob was born January 29, 1942 in Cottage Grove, OR to Jim S. Whipple & Mildred Wilcox Whipple. He graduated from Drain High School in 1960, and went on to study accounting, earning his B.S. in Business from the University of Oregon. He married Louise Goe in 1964,...
Myron Keith Brunker
Feb 12, 2014
Myron "Keith" Brunker, 82, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice in Albany. Born in 1931 to William Adam and Grace May (Harris) Brunker in Wichita, Kansas, the family moved to the Fredonia area of Kansas in 1932, where Myron attended school and worked on the family farm until joining the U.S. Air Force in December, 1951. Myron...
Arthur W. Schmunk
Feb 3, 2014
Arthur W. "Art" Schmunk, 58, of Corvallis passed away on Monday at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House after a short illness. Arthur was born in Gardena, Calif., the second of twins to David F. and E. Miona (Deakin) Schmunk. He moved with his family in 1963 to Wildwood, Calif., and attended school there and graduated from Hayfork High School in...
Michael Alan Disante
Feb 3, 2014
Michael Alan DiSante was born on September 13th, 1956 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. His love and appreciation of the outdoors was what attracted him initially to the Northwest. Michael relocated with his family in the mid 1990s to Corvallis, Oregon. Michael took a job at a grocery store in order to make the cross country move, but landscaping opportunities allowed him...