Raymond John Martinak
Oct 14, 2010
Raymond J. Martinak, 85, passed away Thursday in Scio. Ray was born in Albany to John G. and Sophie (Rod) Martinak. He was the fourth child out of six. Raymond spent his entire life residing in the Albany area. He graduated from Albany High School and enlisted in the U. S. Army. He served in the 83rd Infantry during World...
Jerry Lyle Coe
Oct 9, 2010
Jerry Lyle Coe, 66, passed away at his home, Saturday, October 9, 2010. Jerry was born on September 2, 1944, in LaGrande, Oregon, to Sara Mae and Lyle Coe. He lived in Elgin, Oregon until the age of eight, at which time he relocated to Albany, Oregon with his Mom, Sara Mae, and his Dad, Edwin "Tuffy" Horn. He graduated...
Bernice Louise Watt
Oct 5, 2010
Bernice Watt, 96, of Albany died at her home from natural causes. She was born in Burlington, Wash., to Sumner and Clara Stanley. Married Charles Watt and resided in Burbank for 45 years. After the death of Charles she married Clarence Bottjen. She graduated from Worley, ID High School. She worked at North American Aviation in Calif., during the war....
Thomas Lloyd Halsey
Oct 4, 2010
Thomas Halsey of Albany died peacefully, Monday, October 4, 2010 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital, with his family by his side. He was 63 years old. Thomas, the son of Benjamin Halsey and Elizabeth Wood Halsey, was born in Corvallis on March 13, 1947. He was a graduate of Corvallis High School. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy...
Renee R. Richards
Sep 27, 2010
Renee Rae Richards, 51, of Albany went to be with the Lord on Monday. She was born in Newport Beach, Calif. She married Gregory Richards on April 09, 1983. Her family includes her husband of 27 years, Greg; three sons, Matthew, Daniel and Benjamin; two daughters, Aimee and Apryl; parents Donald and Jo Ann Colvin of Eugene; sisters Cherie of...
Clifford Vernon Weist
Sep 25, 2010
Clifford Wiest, age 79, passed away peacefully at home on September 25, 2010. Clifford was born on June 7, 1931 in Portland, Oregon. Clifford began his lifelong career with the Oregon State Game Commission at the Hermiston Game Farm in 1950. He married his wife Dorla in the summer of 1961. Clifford transferred to E.E. Wilson near Corvallis, Oregon in...
Wendell Franklin Ensey
Sep 22, 2010
Wendell F. Ensey, 84 of Albany passed away Wednesday. He was born in Marlow, Okla., to Rohdom and Opal (Griffin) Ensey. He served in the Navy during WWII. He spent most of his life in the Orange County area, and retired from the Downy School District as a grounds keeper. He moved to Oregon in 1997 to be near his...
Mary Jean Warner
Sep 21, 2010
Mary Jean Warner, 88, of Albany passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Mary was born in Village of Altona, Ill., to Edwin and Jennie (Andrews) Lofgren. She received her education from the Business College in Chicago. She entertained and supported USO troops in 1941 in Chicago, and made the first commercial with Bon Ami. In 1944...
Patricia Ann Roth
Sep 14, 2010
Patricia Ann Roth, 82, of Scio passed away Tuesday in Salem. She was born in Eugene, the second of three daughters born to Ernest and Minnie (Hecht) Kutsch. Pat married Alfred W. (Bud) Roth on June 17, 1945, in Shedd. The couple made their home in several mid-valley communities before moving to Scio in 1955, settling in the West Scio...
Dolores May Rupp
Sep 13, 2010
Dolores, 80, of Albany passed away in her home the morning. She was born in Portland to Roy and Margaret Sagert, descendants of a pioneer Tualatin family. Dolores graduated from Salem High School, during which time she worked as a Nurse's Aide at the Salem Memorial Hospital. Dolores married Jay Rupp at St. Joseph's Church in Salem on Sept. 16,...
Gale M Walker
Sep 3, 2010
Gale M. Walker, 85, of Scio passed away at his home. He was born on the family farm in Lewisburg, the son of Marion and Della (Davenport) Walker. Gale was raised in the Willamette valley and graduated from Albany Union High School in 1943. He married Hattie Marie Klutke on her parents' farm in Albany on July 28, 1950. Gale...