Marjorie Coulombe Hosack
Apr 13, 2012
Marge C. Hosack, 73, of Albany passed away Friday afternoon at her home. She was born in Rochester, N.H., to Philip and Betty (Ham) Coulombe, where she grew up and realized her dream of becoming a registered nurse. She married Bob Hosack in June 1961. They moved to southern California in 1963 and then settled in Albany in 1965 where...
Max Edgar Copsey
Apr 4, 2012
Max Edgar Copsey, 91, of Albany passed away Wednesday morning at the Mennonite Home he was a kind and gentle man loved by everyone who knew him.. He was born in Sargent, Neb., the son of Milton F. and Anna S. (Amos) Copsey. He was raised in Westerville and attended schools there. Max moved to Albany in 1940 and worked...
Earl N Trabue
Apr 1, 2012
Earl N. Trabue, 87, formerly of Copperace Cove, TX., passed away Sunday at the Mennonite Home in Albany, OR.. Earl proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for more than 30 years. He ia survived by wife Betty, son Michael, daughter Bernadette, niece Carolyn, three grand children: Leila, Nikki, and Jacob, son-in-law Bob and grand-son-in-law Tim.
Bette M Valley
Mar 31, 2012
BETTE MAXINE (MILLER) VALLEY, 89, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Albany, Oregon. She was born March 30, 1923 in Paulina, Oregon, the daughter of Lyle and May (McCullough) Miller. Bette graduated from Crook County High School in Prineville, Oregon, class of 1940. Following graduation, she attended St. Helen's Hall (a women's junior college in Portland) and the University of...
Colin Robert Keating
Mar 29, 2012
Colin Robert Keating, 60, of Albany passed away Thursday. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to John and Juanita (McGrew) Keating. When he was 10 years old, the family moved to Whittier, Calif., where he graduated from high school. He graduated from UCLA with an associates degree. On Sept. 14, 1986, he married Karen Jones in Lebanon. He loved golf,...
Jean Louise Baker
Mar 27, 2012
Jean Louise Baker, 85, of Albany passed away Tuesday at the Mennonite Home. She was born in Halsey the daughter of Harry G. and Emma J. (Henry) Bressler. She was raised in Halsey and lost her parents when she was 13. She was then raised by her aunt. Jean married Donald "Don" Baker in Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 23, 1946,...
Evelyn Belle Gragg
Mar 26, 2012
Evelyn Belle (Edwards) Gragg spent many years raising families, growing vegetables, quilting, painting, knitting and baking. She was a homemaker and an entrepreneur, owning and operating The Uniform Shop in Port Angeles for many years with her sister. Evelyn and her husband Kenneth Gragg spent the majority of their lives in Port Angeles followed by a move in 2009 to...
Donald Louis Longtain
Mar 26, 2012
Donald L. Longtain Sr., 79, of Corvallis died of cancer on Monday in West Linn. Don was born in Astoria to Louis Longtain and Borgfield Kvalo Longtain. He grew up in Astoria along with his seven sisters and one brother, and graduated from Astoria High School in 1952. He attended the University of Washington on a football scholarship, but left...
Paula Jean Vosgien
Mar 25, 2012
Paula Jean (Miller) (Harris) Vosgien, 74, of Albany died Sunday at home with her family by her side. Paula was born in Albany to Dallis Paul and Jean Elizabeth Harris (Smith). She and her two sisters and four brothers grew up in Jefferson. Her father farmed on Talbot Road where they grew rye grass and grain and raised turkeys. She...
Bruce Gordon Augustine
Mar 23, 2012
Bruce Gordon Augustine, 52, went to be with Jesus on Thursday while his mother, Virginia Hilderbrand, and best friend Martha were at his side. He was born in Ontario, Calif. He is survived by his mom and stepdad, Virginia and David Hilderbrand; sons Bruce Jr. and Joshua; daughter Amanda; daughter-in-law Candice; granddaughter Diana; five other grandchildren; niece Brittany; and nephew...
Omer Petrus Watte
Mar 21, 2012
Omer Watté, 93, of Corvallis, formerly of Albany, peacefully went home to his Savior on Wednesday morning. Omer was born in Los Alamitos, Calif., to proud parents Oscar and Anna Watté, who arrived as Belgian immigrants near the turn of the century. Omer learned farming from his parents who were the first to start growing sugar beets in Los Alamitos....