Patricia Margaret Mckay
Jan 7, 2012
Patricia M. McKay, 61, of Albany died Saturday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, to Aurore and Edward Luthman, who preceded her in death. Pat grew up in Van Nuys, Calif., and graduated with honors from Van Nuys High. In 1968, she married Kenneth Kalinowski and moved to Oregon. After her divorce in...
Laura Jean Powers
Jan 7, 2012
Laura Jean (Whipple) Powers, 37, peacefully passed away Jan. 7 at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center after losing a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by many loved ones and a caring nursing staff. Laura Powers (known to her family as Bugs) was born to Gordon and Susanne Whipple in Mesa, Ariz. Laura was quick with a...
Jeanie Evans
Jan 6, 2012
Jeanie Evans, 67, of Scio passed away early Friday morning at her home with family beside her from a long time battle with dementia. She was born at home in Mountain Home, Ark., to Edger and Lizzy (Aklin) Chapman. As a teen she worked at Scott Valley Ranch as a lifeguard. After graduating school, she met Andrew Jackson Evans, they...
Tinna Lynn Om
Jan 5, 2012
Tinna Lynn Wibbens-Om, 38, of Albany passed away Thursday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Tinna was born and raised in Albany to Robin and Linda Wibbens. She attended school in Albany, graduating from South Albany High School in 1992. On Aug. 6, 2005, she joined her life in marriage to Michael Om and together began raising a family. Over the...
Craig Andrew Mcewen
Jan 5, 2012
Craig was a passionate teacher and excellent artist. He was devoted for many years to MOBOC, or Mobile Open Classrooms, of Santa Monica, CA, where he taught and mentored students. He extended enormous respect to young people and encouraged them to make agreements in order to work cooperatively. He loved poetry, literature, and jazz--"Take Five" by Dave Brubeck was his...
Glenn D. Roth
Jan 3, 2012
Glenn Daniel Roth, 89, of Albany passed away Tuesday morning at his home. He was born in the family home near Lebanon to Daniel A. and Lizzie C. (Gerig) Roth. He married the love of his life, Naomi Beckler, on Nov. 28, 1946. He was a lifelong member of Fairview Mennonite Church. Glenn began farming in 1946 on a rented...
Nobel Earnest Porter
Jan 2, 2012
Nobel E. 'Tiny' Porter, 72, of Albany died Monday at her home. He was born in Brush, Colo., to Harold and Hazel Porter. He married Juanita on April 21, 1978. Tiny enjoyed visiting with friends and family, fishing, mining and gardening. He worked as a heavy equipment operator throughout Oregon, most recently with Mid Pacific Enterprises. He previously worked with...
Veneeta Walburga Windom
Jan 1, 2012
Veneeta W. Windom, 83, of Tangent died Jan. 1, 2012, at her home. She was born on Dec. 13, 1928, in Corvallis to Alva and Anna (Webb) Govier. She attended school in Corvallis, graduating in 1946. She married Carl Wesley Windom in 1947, and had five children. They divorced after 21 years of marriage. Veneeta worked for 25 years as...
Cheryl Kay Bowen
Dec 30, 2011
Cheryl Kay Bowen, 60, of Albany died Friday. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Floyd; children Ryan, Devon and Alysa Bowen, and Cara (Bowen) Beckler; grandchildren Allie Kay and Eliana Kay; and sisters Diana Evans, Darlene Khalid and Nancy Larzalere. "She was a Godly woman, gentle and kind, my best friend." Her greatest desire was to glorify...
Darrol Gray Davison
Dec 25, 2011
Darrol G. Davison, 89, Cascade Heights, Albany, OR, retired Executive; American Airlines in 1985 went home to be with his Lord and Savior after a brief battle with cancer on December 25, 2011 with his family at his side. He was born in Dorchester, Nebraska, May 29, 1922. When he was 13 years old the family moved to Redwood City,...
William Thurston Thibodeaux
Dec 22, 2011
Bill T. Thibodeaux, 70, of Albany passed away Thursday at his home. He was born and raised in Vancouver, Wash., the son of Thurston and Pauline (Patterson) Thibodeaux. Bill graduated from Fort Vancouver High School in 1959 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force that same year. While he was stationed in Oklahoma, Bill met and married Patricia Ann Hamilton...
Gary Francis Thompson
Dec 19, 2011
Gary F. Thompson, 72, of Albany passed away Monday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. He was born in Dos Palos, CA. the only child of Edward F. and Olga V. (Mecchi) Thompson. He was raised in Dos Palos and attended schools there graduating from high school in 1957. He married Jenny Wareham in Dos Palos in 1961 and they divorced...
Hattie Eldene Branson
Dec 19, 2011
Hattie "Eldene" Branson, 86, of Albany died Monday. She was born in Enterprise to Ed and Lora Long. She and her three sisters enjoyed growing up on the family ranch and loved sharing stories of her adventures on horseback. She married Tony Branson in 1947 and they shared more than 50 years of married before his death in 1997. They...
Nelda Honor Gleason
Dec 17, 2011
Nelda Honor (Terry) Gleason, 88, of Lebanon passed away Friday, Dec. 17. She was born to Jack and Olga (Nelson) Terry in Silverton. She married Arrlee Skiller in 1942 where they ran a farm until they moved to Albany in 1951. She started her own business at the age of 56 and retired at 74. She married Vern Gleason in1993....