Edell A. Richards
Sep 12, 2011
Edell A. Richards, 62, of Albany died Tuesday. She was born to the late Edward and Arless Collins in Fort Lewis, Wash. Edell graduated from Lake Oswego High School. She married Wayne Richards, also of Lake Oswego. Edell spent most of her working years devoted to a greater good, both as a member of the armed forces and working for...
Irva Loraine Ropp-Weis
Sep 12, 2011
Irva Loraine Ropp-Weis, 82, of Salem died Monday at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Salem. Irva was born to William and Emma (Stutzman) Roth in Milford, Neb. She was raised in Milford. She married Daniel Ropp and the two of them moved to the Albany area where they farmed and raised five children. Daniel passed away in 1985. In 1992, Irva...
Ralph Reid
Sep 11, 2011
Ralph Reid Jr., 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with bone cancer. Ralph was born to Ralph and Marjorie (Turner) Reid in Ontario the youngest of three boys. He attended Newburg and Grand Ronde elementary schools, and graduated from Willamina High School in 1947. He served...
Irene Mckenzie Reese
Sep 11, 2011
Irene McKenzie Reese, 84, departed this life Sunday evening in her home in Albany. Irene was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to mother Ellen Dempsey Hughes and father David John McKenzie. Her brother, David, and sister Lettitia preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her nephew, Brian. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Robert...
Allen Gale Freeman
Sep 10, 2011
Allen Gale Freeman, 88, of Albany passed away Saturday. Allen "Gale" Freeman was born to Homer and Helen Freeman near Georges Creek, Ark. After his father died in a logging accident when he was only a child, his mother married W.O. "Wally" Burleson. Gale was married to Oweta Gilley on Sept. 9, 1942, and she preceded him in death. He...
Ruth Louise Ely-Mcalpine
Sep 8, 2011
Ruth Louise Ely-McAlpine, 87, was born on September 7, 1924 in Albany, Oregon to James C. and Amy Payne Robertson, the last of 5 children and the first daughter. She died after her hard-fought battle with cancer on September 8, 2011. Ruth attended schools in Albany. She married Kenneth G. Sims of Portland in 1943. He died in 1962. She...
Lillian Lucille Fisk
Aug 28, 2011
Lillian Lucille Fisk, 79, of Albany passed away Sunday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. She was born in Boydsville, Ark., the daughter of Gilford B. and Christine (Holifield) Holifield. She was raised in Boydsville and married Albert Gerald Fisk on May 6, 1951, and they lived in Rector, Ark., moved to Toledo on Jan. 2, 1952, and moved to Albany...
Freda L. Edwards
Aug 25, 2011
Freda L. Edwards, 82, of Albany passed away Thursday evening at the Salem Hospital. Freda was born in Battle Creek, Neb., the daughter of Ben and Tollie (Pierce) Flesner. In 1947 she married Arthur L. Edwards from Indianola, Iowa, and he preceded her in death Oct. 14, 1998. Freda worked as a meat wrapper for Safeway for over 35 years....
Gilbert Henry Cromwell
Aug 21, 2011
Gilbert H. Cromwell, 72, died peacefully Sunday surrounded by family. Gilbert was born to Albert and Ann Lakin in Muskegon, Mich. His mother passed away when he was 5, and he and his sister, Margretta, were adopted by Dr. James and Margaret Cromwell of Blackfood, Idaho, in 1949. He had many fond memories of growing up in Blackfoot with his...
Martha Louise Williams
Aug 15, 2011
Martha Louise Williams, 90, of Albany passed away Monday morning at the Mennonite Home. She was born in Sodus Township, Minn., the daughter of Samuel and Claira Mae (Henkel) Sullivan. She was raised in Minnesota and married Morris Williams on Sept. 29, 1938, in Brookings, S.D., and they came to Albany in 1964. Martha worked for J.C. Penny in Albany...
Arthur Leonard Spillman
Aug 10, 2011
Art L. Spillman, 79, passed away Wednesday at his home in Hillsboro, OR. He was born the fifth of ten children in Colorado Springs, CO. the son of Leonard and Rowena Spillman. He moved to Shedd in 1944 at the age of 13. In 1953 he married Lavonne Jackson in Tangent. They were married for 52 years. The couple lived...
Aurore(Pommy) Pomerleau Kalinowski
Aug 8, 2011
Aurore "Pommy" Pomerleau Kalinowski Feb. 12, 1922 - Aug. 8, 2011 Aurore P. Kalinowski, 89, passed away Monday. She was born in Stornoway Winslow, Canada, the daughter of Alfred and Marie Pomerleau. She married Edward E. Luthman in 1944 in Auburn, Maine. She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Edward; and second husband Victor Kalinowski, whom she was...
Martha Ann Foulke
Aug 4, 2011
Martha Ann Foulke, 88, of Albany died on Thursday at Regency of Albany. Martha was born in El Campo, Texas, to John Guthran and Sophia Mary (Rod) Martinak. She moved with her family to Oregon in 1924. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942. She worked as a telephone operator in Albany before marrying Robert J. Foulke on March...
Nancy A. Gierau
Aug 2, 2011
Nancy Carol Aldrich Gierau passed away on Aug. 2, 2011 at the age of 77. Nancy was born and raised in Glendale, Calif. She was a retired school teacher in the LA County. Nancy moved to Oregon in 1988 and was involved with Oregon Girl State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Post #10. She was a charter member of...