Gerald Hamilton Conner
Jan 11, 2010
Gerald H. (Gerry) ConnerMay 31, 1924 -- Jan. 11, 2010Gerald H. Conner, 85, of Albany died Monday, Jan. 11, of complications due to Parkinson's disease at Carlene's Comfort Care in Scio.Gerry was born in Ontario to Hamilton A. and Dorothy Conner. He graduated from Ontario High School.In 1943, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps as an enlisted man, and served...
Warren Charles Lawyer
Jan 9, 2010
Warren C. Lawyer, Sr.August 4, 1932 - January 9, 2010Warren C. Lawyer Sr., 77, of Albany went home to the Lord Saturday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.Warren was born to Banks and Iva Rae (Eggleston) Lawyer in Waterloo, Iowa. In 1938 the family settled in Encinitas, Calif., just north of San Diego. Warren graduated from San Dieguito High School in...
Cleo Naomi Gorham
Jan 7, 2010
Cleo N. GorhamNov. 1, 1943 - Jan. 7, 2010Cleo N. Gorham, 66 of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7.She was born in David City, Nebraska the daughter of Roy and Valaire (Dobish) Molesworth. When Cleo was still a child the family moved to Johnstown, CO. She graduated from high school there and married Emmett A. Gorham in Loveland, CO. on...
Flora R. Whittier
Jan 6, 2010
FLORA R. WHITTIERSEPTEMBER 25, 1921---JANUARY 6, 2010 Flora was born in Kalispell, MT to Alfred Eric Riedl and Emma Oleah Olson (Riedl). She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Milon G. Whittier Sr. Flora is survived by her brother Robert K. Riedl (Jean) of Lancaster, CA and three sons; Milon (Cheryl), Mel (Karen) and Mark Whittier;...
Irvine L. Hood
Jan 4, 2010
Irvine Leslie Hood Jr.February 22, 1919 - January 4, 2010Irvine L. Hood Jr., 90, of Albany passed away Monday.He was born in Albany, the son of Irvine L. Sr. and Josephine Bostrack (Hood). He was raised in Albany. Irvine worked in Hotels for most of his life including the Albany Hotel and the Roosevelt Hotel in Portland. He lived in...
Cecil Floyd Hagan
Jan 1, 2010
Cecil Floyd HaganOct. 4, 1930 - Jan. 1, 2010Cecil Floyd Hagan, 79 of Albany died Friday peacefully surrounded by his loving family.Cecil was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather; he will be missed by all. He loved to camp, fish, ride motorcycles and spend time with his family.He retired from the US Air Force in 1967 and Oregon Metallurgical...
Brandon David Manifesto
Dec 30, 2009
Brandon David ManifestoAug. 10, 1976 - Dec. 30, 2009Brandon David Manifesto, 33, of Albany passed into the arms of his loving Savior on Wednesday.He was loved by his family very much and will be missed by many from coast to coast. Family and friends prayed for Brandon thru the years. He will be greatly missed.Brandon was born in Fremont, Calif.,...
Larry Gordon
Dec 25, 2009
Larry GordonAug. 3, 1916 - Dec. 25, 2009Larry Gordon, 93 of Albany passed away Friday.He was born Gordon Lawrence Combs to David and Ethel Combs in Homeplace, Hamilton County, Indiana. He grew up in the Broadripple neighborhood of Indianapolis and was a high school athletic star. He attended Purdue and the University of Iowa. He starred in basketball while studying...
James Clinton Jr. Mills
Dec 25, 2009
James C. Mills Jr.May 28, 1926 - Dec. 25, 2009James C. Mills Jr., 83, of Lebanon died Friday.He was born in Yakima, Wash., to James C. and Ruth (Ford) Mills. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and he was a middle weight boxing champion. He married Virginia Mills on May 25, 2000.James was the owner...
Marie Esther Graves
Dec 21, 2009
Esther Marie GravesDec. 27, 1922 - Dec. 21, 2009Marie Graves, 86, of Albany passed away Monday, Dec. 21 at her home. She was born in Westhope, N.D., to Edward Emil and Irma Johanne (Petersen) Jensen.Marie came to Albany in 1947. She managed the Cornet Department Store for 22 years and then worked at the OSU Bookstore for six years before...
Carol Pratt
Dec 21, 2009
Carol PrattApril 17, 1945 - Dec. 21, 2009Carol Pratt, 64, of Albany, Oregon, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, at Salem Hospital.Carol was born in Hammond, Ind., to Glenn and Jane Thomas of Munster, Ind., and was the oldest of two children. A graduate of Depauw University of Indian, she moved to San Jose, Calif., in 1973 and retired as a...
Gaile Eugene Eichelberger
Dec 18, 2009
Gaile EichelbergerMarch 26, 1934 - Dec. 18, 2009Gaile Eichelberger, 75, of Albany died Friday at the Mennonite Home.He was born in Shickley, Neb., to Glenn and Helen (Kuhns) Eichelberger. He was the oldest of eight children.On July 10, 1955, he married Laura Mae Roth in Sweet Home.As a young man, he started out in Nebraska as a farmer. Locally he...
Rhonda Rosebeary
Dec 15, 2009
Rhonda Augustine Rosebeary1963-2009Rhonda died peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was 46.She was born in Modesto, California on May 7th, 1963. She grew up in Ontario, California. She moved to Oregon in 1990.Rhonda was a loving mother. She loved and helped everyone. Rhonda will be greatly missed by her mother Virginia, step-father Dave Hilderbrand, children Brittney Augustine and Rodney...
Irma Louise Vail
Dec 14, 2009
Irma Louise VailOct. 31, 1924 - Dec. 14, 2009Irma Vail, 85, of Albany passed away Monday at the Mennonite Village.She was born in Tama, Iowa, the daughter of John and Wilhelmine (Wiese ) Backen. On Feb. 24, 1946 she married David O. Vail in Tama, Iowa. In 1951 the couple relocated to Albany.Irma worked as a secretary for Oremet and...
Viril Maurice Coulson
Dec 14, 2009
Viril Maurice CoulsonJuly 13, 1915 - Dec. 14, 2009Viril Maurice Coulson, 94, of Albany passed away Monday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.Maurice was born in Smith Center, Kan., to Keith and Icy Coulson.In 1920 he moved to Divide, Colo., then to Oregon in 1926, where he met Edna Kindred. They married July 3, 1941, in Vancouver, Wash. Maurice and Edna...
Mildred Elzene Holmes
Dec 10, 2009
Mildred Elzene Holmes Feb. 24, 1920 - Dec. 10, 2009Mildred Elzene Holmes, 89, of Albany, died Thursday at Regency of Albany.She was born to Hilda Peterson and Fay Douglass in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She moved to Albany in 1921 and graduated from Albany High School. She then met and later married Sgt. Joseph Holmes on Oct. 11, 1942.Her husband, parents...
Lois Marie Symonds
Dec 8, 2009
Lois Mary SymondsJuly 18, 1918 - December 8, 2009Lois M. Symonds, 91 of Albany passed away Tuesday at her home.She was born in Johnsonville, Tenn., the daughter of Roby and Cassie Robinson. When Lois was still a child the family moved to Dallas, where she was raised and graduated from High School. She married Ervin W. York and they had...
Katrina Lee Morrison
Dec 4, 2009
Katrina Lee MorrisonAug. 11, 1947 - Dec. 4, 2009Katrina L. Morrison, 62, died on Friday at her home in Lebanon.She was born in Newport News, Va., to Jack and Margie (Pickard) Hyland, the oldest of five siblings. Her father served as an Army Sergeant moving the family to Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Illinois where she received her GED. ...
Lillian Hillyer
Dec 4, 2009
Lillian W. HillyerAug. 3, 1917 - Nov. 4, 2009Lillian W. Hillyer, 92 of Albany passed away on Friday.She was born in Talihina, Okla., to John & Fannie Walker.She was the mother and best friend of her daughter Kay.She is survived by daughter Kay Patton.No public services are scheduled. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handlign the arrangements ( www.aasum-dufour.com )