Ella Marie Colbert
Sep 13, 2012
Ella Marie Colbert, 83, of Albany died Thursday at the Mennonite Home. Ella was born in Ozark, Mo., to Henry Oliver and Nellie Lavina (Villers) Bewley. She grew up in Corvallis and graduated from High School there. On Nov. 20, 1948, she married Arthur Columbia Colbert Jr. in Corvallis. Ella worked for the Albany General Hospital for 23 years and...
Sandra Lee Olsen-Halsey
Sep 11, 2012
Sandra Olsen-Halsey, 58, of Albany died Tuesday at the home she shared with her husband of 28 years, Steven Halsey. Sandra was born to Lois Irene Shoemaker and Herbert Lewis Olsen and raised in the Willamette Valley, where she enjoyed reading, baking and traveling to the coast. A lifelong history and politics buff, she never went anywhere without her trusty...
Shirley Jean Warren
Sep 8, 2012
Shirley Jean Warren, 84, died peacefully Saturday at home. She was born in Salem to Ferdig and Tillie Hall. On Nov. 27, 1947, she married her lifelong love, Robert C Warren. Together they raised two children. Shirley was an avid gardener, making her home a showplace of the neighborhood. She was also a gifted artist and had done some tinting...
Otto William Christiansen
Sep 2, 2012
Otto William Christiansen 69 of Albany, passed away on Sunday. On Feb. 13, 1965 he married Sheryl Shemwell. Otto served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Albany Paper Mill for 43 years and was a devoted member of Calvary Baptist Church. Otto is survived by mother Margery Christiansen; wife Sheryl Christiansen, children Jai Christiansen,...
Jean Ann Powell
Aug 15, 2012
Jean went to be with her lord on August 15, 2012 . She fought a brave battle with pancreatic cancer for a year. She participated in a clinical trial to help find a cure for pancreatic cancer. She was a brave and generous lady. She found comfort in the Bible verses Philippians 4:13 and Proverbs 3: 5-6. Jean was born...
Juanita Hernandez Ojeda
Aug 12, 2012
Juanita Ojeda, 78, of Lebanon, formerly of Albany, died Sunday, at Century Fields in Lebanon. She was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Sergio Murillo Lopez and Esther Hernandez. She married Rudolpho Ojeda in Jefferson on March 25, 1974. They lived in Albany for 38 years and moved to Lebanon in 2011. She worked tirelessly at home to raise nine...