Robert William Wilfong
Apr 10, 2009
Robert "Bob" William WilfongAug. 10, 1950-April 10, 2009 Robert "Bob" William Wilfong, 58, passed away Friday morning. Bob was born in Pasadena, California, the only child of Cecelia (Kamont) & William E. Wilfong. He grew up in Glendale, Calif. & graduated from St. Francis High School in 1968. He continued on & graduated from college. Bob served time with the...
Goerge Jay Otto
Apr 8, 2009
George Jay OttoOct. 2, 1929 - April 8, 2009George Jay Otto, 79, died April8.He is survived by his son, Robert William Otto and partner Elayne McNamara; daughter Mary Lynn Bethune and husband Paul E. Bethune; brother Ben F. Otto; and former wife and friend Beth Burnside.A celebration of life with a potluck following will be May 16 at CSME in...
Richard D. Wade
Apr 4, 2009
Richard Douglas WadeJuly 12, 1948 - April 4, 2009Richard Douglas Wade, 60, passed away Saturday.He was born in Albany to Jackson and Thelma Wade. He had a sister, Judy Stephens, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Albany Union High School in 1966 and married Donna Abrell of Lebanon on August 15, 1971. They have two daughters, Julia Wade,...
Betty Jean Bodkin
Apr 2, 2009
Betty Jean BodkinSept. 2, 1946 to April 2, 2009Betty Jean Bodkin, 62, passed on peacefully on Thursday.She was a loving mother, grandma, and a great friend to all that knew her.She will be greatly missed.Betty is survived by her two sons, Dwayne and Robert; two daughters, Crystal and Monica; eight grandkids; two great-grandkids; and two sisters, Joyce and Gwenda. A...
Jesse Ronald Davis
Mar 29, 2009
JESSE RONALD DAVIS, JR.June 2, 1946 - March 29, 2009Jesse Ronald Davis, Jr., 62, died Sunday. He was born in Newark, Ohio to Jesse Ronald (Ron) Davis, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane (Canter) Davis. He was raised in Hebron, Ohio. While attending Lakewood High School, he was enrolled in the first-ever class of the county-wide vocational school and played four years...
Richard Clay Jackson
Mar 25, 2009
Richard Clay "Dick" JacksonSeptember 9, 1954 - March 25, 2009Richard Clay "Dick" Jackson was born in Portland, September 9, 1954, left us on March 25 to join his family and friends who preceded him.He was preceded in death by his only niece, Alison Lebus Harlan, brother, Anthony "Tony" Jackson and grandmother, Catherine Mitchell and step father Roy Tutle.Richard moved from...
Margaret Rosanne Canavan
Mar 24, 2009
Margaret Rosanne CanavanApril 12, 1956 - March 24, 2009Margaret Rosanne Canavan, 52, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Known to her friends and family as Rosie, she was born to Harvey and Janice (Nimmo) Michael in Eugene. She grew up in the Eugene and Veneta area and moved to Lebanon as a teenager with her family. Rosie...
Dale Perry Arthur
Mar 24, 2009
Dale Perry ArthurOctober 21, 1932 - March 24, 2009Dale P. Arthur, 76 of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.He was born in Hermiston, Oregon the son of Miles and Alma (Taylor) Arthur. He served in U.S. Air Force and worked 30 plus years as a pipe fitter for Wah Chang and was a member of the American...
Clara L. Strode
Mar 21, 2009
Clara Lillian StrodeSeptember 4, 1931 - March 21, 2009Clara Lillian Strode, 77 of Albany, passed away from natural causes Saturday at the Mennonite Home.She was born in Newton, New Jersey to Charles and Julia (Hamilton) Straway. Clara is survived by her children; John Strode, Terry Knoll, Jo Ann Strode, and Sheila Sullivan and five grandchildren.She was preceded in death by...
Edgar Newton Hembree
Mar 20, 2009
Edgar " Ed" Newton HembreeSept. 28, 1918 - March 20, 2009Ed N. Hembree, 90 of Albany, passed away Friday at his residence.He was born in Lafayette, the son of E. Clinton and Nettie ( Parliment) Hembree. He graduated from high school and began his career as a meat cutter. He married M. Laverne Newsom in McMinnville, OR on July 17,...
James R. Childears
Mar 8, 2009
James R. Childears April 14, 1928 to March 8, 2009Jim, 80, a Corvallis resident since 1981, passed away at home following two major surgeries and a massive stroke. Benton Hospice helped care for him at the home he so dearly loved surrounded by his beloved Dalmatians, Regis and Kelly, and Bixby and wife Irene.Born in Monte Vista, Colo., he was...
David A. Jacobson
Mar 8, 2009
David A. JacobsonAugust 29, 1949 - March 8, 2009David A. Jacobson, 59 of Albany passed away on Sunday from a heart attack. He was born a twin to Julian and Betty (Salverson) Jacobson, in Ortonville, Minnesota. He moved to Oregon with his parents in 1956.David graduated from Albany Union High School in 1967. He then worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken,...
Ruth Adelyn Hooten
Mar 5, 2009
Ruth Adelyn HootenSept. 18, 1924 - March 5, 2009Ruth Adelyn Hooten, 84, passed away pecefully Thursday at her home. By her faith in Jesus, she has been delivered into the arms of God.Ruth was born to Lloyd and Laura (Evans) Day in Pasadena, Calif. She grew up in the Eagle Rock, Calif. area.In 1948 Ruth married Earl F. Hooten. They...
Willian Lee O'Brien
Mar 2, 2009
William L. "Bill" O'BrienDec. 22, 1915 - Mar. 2, 2009William L. "Bill" O'Brien, 93, of Albany passed away Monday at the Mennonite Home.He was born and raised in Butte, Mont., the son of William and Rose O'Brien. After graduating from the Montana School of Mines in 1940, Bill was employed as an assayer by Anaconda Mining Company in Butte. This...
Dick Bason
Feb 27, 2009
Richard "Dick" Henry BasonJune 21, 1926 - February 27, 2009Dick H. Bason, 82, of Albany passed away Friday at Marquis Care at Autumn Hills in Portland.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Richard and Violet (Benshoff) Bason. He was raised in Des Moines, and attended schools there. After high school Dick enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...
Amos F. Martinak
Feb 25, 2009
AMOS FRANKLIN MARTINAK March 7, 1920 - February 25, 2009 Amos F. Martinak, 88, passed away surrounded by his family after a brief illness.Amos was born in Elcampo, Texas. He was the second of six children of John and Sophia Martinak. The family moved to the North Albany area when Amos was very young and he attended elementary and secondary...
George M. Mann
Feb 24, 2009
George Melvin MannJuly 27, 1915 - February 24, 2009George Melvin Mann, 93 of Albany, passed away. George was born in S. Dakota to George and Cecilia (McMullen) Mann. George served in the Civilian Conservation Corp for a period of time, and then tried his hand at farming. George moved to Portland in 1936. He married Theresa Kolibaba in l941. They...
Edna Mary Hegberg
Feb 22, 2009
Edna Mary HegbergApril 19, 1916 - February 22, 2009Edna Mary Hegberg, 92 of Albany passed away peacefully Sunday of natural causes.She was born in Goldendale, Wash. On March 12, 1937 she married Albert Lewellyn of Junction City in Vancouver, Wash. Albert passed away in 1959. They had 3 children.Edna was a homemaker and involved in 4-H cooking and sewing. She...
Alice Jeanette Sparks
Feb 21, 2009
Alice Jeanette SparksMarch 12, 1921 - February 21, 2009Alice J. Sparks, 87, of Albany passed away Saturday, February 21, at a local care facility.She was born March 12, 1921, in Bagley, Minn., the daughter of Oliver and Tillie (Haug) Gullingsrud. While a young child, her family moved to Park River, N.D., where Alice received her education. She taught piano and...
Norma Jean Colyar
Feb 20, 2009
Norma Jean ColyarJan. 25, 1943 - Feb. 20, 2009After a year-long battle with colon cancer, Norma Jean Colyar died quietly at her home in Albany at the age of 66. Born in Rapid City, SD., to Inmogene and Elmer Hansen, she moved with her mother and grandparents to Okanogan, Wash., in 1945. Imogene married William C. Cook in 1947 and...