Preston H. Hess
Aug 2, 2009
Preston H. HessSept. 30, 1932 - Aug. 2, 2009Preston H. Hess, 76, of Albany passed away Sunday at his home.He was born in Panther, W. Va., to John and Virgie Hess. He resided in Hayside, Va., until he was 17 years old. He joined th United States Army and spent 20 years in service. He retired as a 1st Sergeant. ...
Norma Loise Folmsbee
Aug 2, 2009
NORMA LOUISE FOLMSBEEJan. 27, 1935 - Aug. 2, 2009)Norma Folmsbee passed away August 2, 2009 after a lengthy illness, at her home of 42 years in Albany.Norma was born on January 27, 1935. She met Harrold Folmsbee in Toledo at the young age of 17 and they were married on September 18, 1953 in Toledo, Oregon. After living a number...
Ralph Bernard Davis
Jul 28, 2009
Ralph Bernard DavisFeb. 28, 1924 - July 28, 2009Ralph B. Davis, 85, of Albany passed away Tuesday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.He was born in Warrenton the son of Russell C. and Ruby J. (Straus) Davis. Ralph was raised in Warrenton and enlisted in the United States Army March 16, 1943. He served in the European Theater with Company "C"...
Betty Louise Larsell
Jul 27, 2009
Betty Louise LarsellAug. 14, 1927 - July 27, 2009Betty Louise Larsell, 81, of Tangent passed away Monday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.She was born in Portland the daughter of Walter and Ruth (Pearce) Simmons. Betty was raised in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1944. She married Richard "Dick" A. Larsell in Portland on July 1, 1949, and...
Elsie Katherine Knabe
Jul 26, 2009
Elsie Katherine KnabeJuly 31, 1923 - July 26, 2009Elsie Katherine Knabe, 85, passed away Sunday in Salem.Born in Coy, Okla., she was the daughter of the lateAlbert C. Schultz and Karoline Ratzlaff Schultz. Shortly after her birth,the family moved to Protection, Kans., where she attended Bluff CreekSchool and Protection High School. She married Robert Knabe on Aug. 9,1945. They moved...
Betty Lou Berry
Jul 23, 2009
Betty Lou BerryNov. 12, 1917 - July 23, 2009Betty Lou Berry, 91, of Albany passed away July 23 at Marine Court Care in Bremerton, Wash.She was born in Anaconda, Mont., the daughter of Luke and Lena (Woodall) Harrison. She married Jack V. Berry on March 6, 1938, in Independence. Betty worked as a shirt presserSurvivors include her sons, Doug Berry...
Ottilia "Tillie" Keller
Jul 16, 2009
Ottilia "Tillie" KellerDec. 25, 1918 - July 16, 2009Tillie Keller, 100, passed away Thursday in Corvallis.She was born in North Dakota. In 1944 she married Fred Keller and spent the last 50 years in the Albany area.She enjoyed cooking, gardening and traveling. Fred & Tillie traveled south each winter in their motor home. She was a loving wife and mother...
Vicky Diane Rhea
Jul 13, 2009
Vicky Diane RheaNovember 22, 1957 - July 11, 2009Vicky Diane Rhea, 51, of Albany, passed away Saturday in Corvallis. She was born in Renton,Wash. to Jack and Phyllis (Blaser) Veselik. She received an Associates Degree in General Studies from Linn-Benton Community College. On Dec. 28, 1984 she married Kerry Rhea in Reno, Nev.She worked as a Manager for the Umqua...
Sanna Joyce Purkey
Jul 9, 2009
Sanna Joyce PurkeyJuly 29, 1925 - July 9, 2009Sanna Joyce Purkey, 83, of Albany died Thursday at her residence.She was born in George, Iowa, to Archibald and Evelyn (Stoughton) McGillvary.She attended three years of college at Iowa State University, just a term short of graduating. On May 11, 1946, she married Carl L. Purkey in Klamath Falls. She was a...
Charley Carrol Robinson
Jul 5, 2009
Charley Carrol RobinsonJune 20, 1927 - July 5, 2009Charley Carrol Robinson, 82, went home to be with Jesus Sunday in Albany. He was born in Spur, Texas, the sixth of seven children born to Julius Pete Robinson and Eunice Lee (Fair) Robinson.In 1946 Charley left Texas to join the Army Air Force. During this enlistment he was stationed in Hawaii. ...
Edward Joseph Spiruta
Jul 5, 2009
Edward Joseph SpirutaMay 3, 1922 - July 5, 2009Edward Joseph Spiruta, 87, of Albany died Sunday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.Ed was born in Robertsdale, Ala., to Frank and Christine Spiruta. He grew up in Alabama and Chicago, Ill., but spent his adult life in Oregon. After three years of service in the U.S. Air Force during World War II,...
Larry Dean Moe
Jul 4, 2009
Larry Dean MoeSept. 10, 1938 - July 4, 2009Larry Moe, 70, of Albany died July 4th in Corvallis. He was born in Mitchel, S.D., to his parents Melvin & Vera(Olson) Moe.He attended, graduated from High School and completed two years of college. He married Connie Jacoby on June 20, 1996.He worked at Wha Chang as a draftsman, and owned a...
Jed E. Dyer
Jul 3, 2009
Jed Elmo Dyer Jr.March 6, 1948 - July 3, 2009Jed Elmo Dyer Jr., 61 of Albany passed away Friday in Albany.Jed was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Jed E. Dyer and Goria (Smith) Dyer. His family moved to Oregon when he was seven months old. He lived all of his life in Albany except for some time in Germany...
Priscilla Jean Buchin
Jun 29, 2009
Priscilla J. BuchinApril 8, 1934 - June 29, 2009Priscilla Jean Buchin, 75, of Albany passed away Monday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.Priscilla was born in Concord, N.H., to Earle and Esther (Erickson) Buchin. She spent four years of her life in Pembroke, N.H., and then Cedar Grove, N.J., Jacksonville, Ala., Duluth, Minn., and Virginia, Minn.Priscilla earned a bachelor of...
Betty Jean Vinson
Jun 26, 2009
Betty Jean VinsonJune 3, 1932 - June 26, 2009Betty Jean Vinson, 77, of Albany died at the Mennonite Home from cancer. She was born in North Albany to Albert and Freda Jenkins. She married Robert Vinson on August 4, 1950. She was a housewife and mother. In later years, she was a pharmacy technician for Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. ...
Susan Michelle Poffenbarger
Jun 26, 2009
Susan Michelle PageApril 21, 1970 - June 26, 2009 Susan Michelle Page, 39, of Albany passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 in Woodland, Washington. Susan was born on April 21, 1970 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Ardle and Diane Page. She grew up in Albany, Oregon and graduated with honors from Linn Benton Community College. She worked as a computer...
Nellie Catherine Kief
Jun 26, 2009
Nellie C. KiefMay 2, 1916 - June 26, 2009Nellie C. Kief, 93, of Albany, passed away June 26 at Lydia's House in Mennonite Village. She was born in Hubbard, the daughter of Daniel W. and Sarah E. (Roth) Good. She attended Gore School in Lebanon and married Loren H. Kief on Dec. 24, 1938, in Albany, He preceded her in...
Marvin "Pete" W. Hicks
Jun 23, 2009
Marvin "Pete" W. HicksSept. 3, 1917 - June 23, 2009Marvin "Pete" W. Hicks, 91, of Jefferson passed away Tuesday at his home.He was born in Brookings, S.D., the son of Amos and Stena (Preussler) Hicks. He was raised in South Dakota and married Elenora H. Leisinger on Dec. 22, 1948, and they farmed in the White, S.D., area and Pete...
Virginia Louise Rogers
Jun 20, 2009
Virginia Louise RogersMay 14, 1921 - June 20, 2009Virginia Louise Rogers 88 of Albany, passed away Saturday at her home.Virginia was born in Blair, Neb., to Calvin and Vinnie (Brewster) Cole. She was raised in Nebraska and graduated from Bishop Clarkson Nursing School in 1945. On June 27, 1947 she married George Rogers in Las Vegas, Nev. She spent most...
Constance Henricks
Jun 20, 2009
Constance "Connie" Ann Henricks October 8, 1956 - June 20, 2009Connie Henricks, 52, went to be with our Lord Saturday after 11 years of aggressive treatment for breast cancer that metastasized to her bones in 2004, then to her liver and lungs in 2008, all the while relying on God's strength and promises.Connie was born in Portland to Larry and...