Arline Ruth Westling
Jul 27, 2011
Arline Ruth Westling Aug. 22, 1932 - July 27, 2011 Arline Ruth Westling, 78, of Albany passed away Wednesday at her home. Arline was born in Crystal Lake, Iowa, to Frank and Pearl Smith. She grew up in Iowa, but lived in Albany for the last 42 years. She is survived by sons Art Blay, Rick Soderholm, Steve Soderholm and...
Bethel Ann Terry
Jul 25, 2011
Bethel Ann Terry, 71, of Albany died Monday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Beth was born in Lebanon the daughter of Rueben and Icie (Brady) Simons. She graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1958. In 1964 Beth graduated from Oakland Dental College. Bethel married Richard Terry on Dec. 30, 1961, and lived in California and Medford before settling in...
Dorothy Eileen Nicholson
Jul 23, 2011
Dorothy Eileen Nicholson, 83, passed away on Saturday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. She was born in Glendale, Calif. to Jesse and Lillian (Maynard) Gallogly. She grew up in Highland Park and then moved to Arcadia where she lived until 1980. Dorothy married Robert Lee Nicholson on Feb. 14, 1954 in Arcadia. In 1980 they moved to Christmas Valley, where...
Stanley Joseph Finn
Jul 20, 2011
Stanley Joseph Finn, 82, of Albany died Wednesday at his home. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Francis and Hannah (Foulks) Finn. Stanley was raised in Cedar Rapids and graduated from high school there. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the 82nd Airborne Division. He married Gladys L. Linam in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho,...
Joseph Daniel Gooch
Jul 17, 2011
Joseph "Joe" Daniel Gooch, 39, of Albany passed away Sunday evening at his home. He was born in Portland and raised in Klamath Falls. Joe attended Mazama High School where he was active in football, wrestling and track and field. While in his senior year, Joe pre-enlisted in the U.S. Marines and after graduation served eight years in the Marines...
Elizabeth "Liz" Hinds
Jul 11, 2011
Elizabeth Earl Subers Hinds, 87, passed on to her heavenly home Monday evening. She was born in Lancaster, Pa., to Roy and Bertha (Schreck) Subers. After her father's death in 1939, Liz, her mom and brothers, Harry, DeLarme and Carson, moved to California. She finished school in Inglewood, Calif., and worked in retail until her marriage to Lester Kurrasch in...
Kenneth Dale Cosler
Jun 30, 2011
Kenneth "Sam" Dale Cosler, 93, of Albany passed away June 30 at his home. He was born in Canton, Ill., the son of Jacob Gilbert and Ina Victoria (Williams) Cosler. He married Charlotte Marie Hansen on Nov. 20, 1942, and she preceded him in death on March 19, 2010. Sam worked for over 30 years as a switchman for the...
Wilford "Bill" Shere
Jun 30, 2011
Wilfred "Bill" Shere Nov. 3, 1925 - June 30, 2011 Wilfred "Bill" Shere, 85, formerly of Klamath Falls, Oregon, passed away in his home in Albany, Oregon on June 30th. Bill was born in Oakland, California to Marie and Fred Shere. As a boy, Bill lived in various places around the country as his family traveled for reasons of his...
Guilford Morris King
Jun 28, 2011
Guilford M. (Gil) King, 89, of Albany, died June 28th at Regency Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born on June 30th, 1921 in Harrisonville, MO. The son of Emery and Pearl (Roth) King. He attended school in Missouri until 1929 when the family moved to Minnesota. He completed school there. He married Ruth Johnson in December, 1941....