Edna Swager
Apr 5, 2008
Edna "Ruth" SwagerJan. 20, 1923 - April 5, 2008Edna "Ruth" Swager, 85, of Albany passed away peacefully Saturday at her home. She was born in Vincennes, Ind., to Victor Ross and Katherine Irene (Stokeley) Thorne. She graduated from high school in Vincennes in 1942 and remained there until 1945. During World War II, she worked in a parachute factory. Then...
James Kent Houchin
Apr 3, 2008
James Kent HouchinApril 15, 1944 - April 3, 2008Jim was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the youngest of 4 brothers. He graduated from Albany Union High School after which he moved to San Francisco where he worked as a brake specialist. Jim then relocated to Los Angeles where he began his career as a machinist. He initially worked at Rocketdine...
Dorothy Lorraine Hull
Apr 3, 2008
Dorothy L. Hull obituaryOctober 15, 1920 - April 3, 2008Dorothy Loraine Hull, 87, of Albany died April 3 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Dorothy's commitment to social justice led her to help create the St. Mary's Parish Soup Kitchen in 1983, which she directed for about a decade. Dorothy accompanied her husband, Hugh Hull, to Oregon from Kansas when he...
Eileen A. Stark
Apr 2, 2008
Eileen A. StarkJuly 14, 1944 - April 2, 2008Eileen A. Stark, 63, of Albany passed away Wednesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada the daughter of Albert and Stella (Holman) Gruble. At age 10, her family moved to Washington then to Eugene, where she met and later married Joe E. Stark...
Marianne Sahlstrom
Mar 22, 2008
Marianne SahlstromOctober 19th, 1914 to March 22nd, 2008Amy Marianne Geraldine Kirk was born to Ernest and Amy Constable Kirk on October 19, 1914 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. At an early age she moved with her mother to Vancouver, B.C., where she attended elementary and junior high school. In 1933 she graduated from Britannia High School in Vancouver, and graduated...
Jacquelyn Ann Scoggins
Mar 19, 2008
Jacquelyn Ann ScogginsSeptember 6, 1966 - March 19, 2008Jacquelyn A. Scoggins, 41, of Albany passed away Wednesday at her home.She was born in Vallejo, Calif., the daughter of James and Lynda (Heidt) Scoggins. She had worked for the Oregon Dept. of Transportation. She is survived by daughter Jessica L. Scoggins, mother Lynda Scoggins, father and step-mother James and Susan Scoggins,...
Claude Franklin Cosler
Mar 19, 2008
Claude CoslerJuly 31, 1919 - March 19, 2008Claude Cosler, 88, of Albany passed away Wednesday at his home. He was born in Canton, Ill., to Gilbert & Ina (Williams) Cosler.Claude came to Oregon after graduating from high school in Illinois. In January of 1942, he enlisted in the Army and served during World War II. He fulfilled his military training...
Phyllis May Aerni
Mar 18, 2008
Phyllis May AerniMay 29, 1929 - March 18, 2008Phyllis May Aerni, 78, of Albany passed away peacefully from this life to be with her lord and personnel savior Tuesday after a short battle with cancer.Phyllis was born in Jamestown, N.D. She was the only child of John and Martha (Krien) Wagner; the family moved to Albany, OR in July of...
John William Mckee
Mar 17, 2008
John William McKeeFeb. 3, 1925 - March 17, 2008John was born on his parents' homestead in Williams, Minn., the son of Jacob William and Alice Caroline (Thoreson) McKee. He worked cutting pulp each year as a teenager until January, when he joined his classmates in school, made up his work and graduated from high school in 1943. John & Lucille...
Gordon Delmour Kutsch
Mar 15, 2008
Gordon Delmour KutschApril 9, 1933 - March 15, 2008Gordon Delmour Kutsch, 74, of Salem passed away peacefully Saturday with his wife, daughter and granddaughters at his side.He was born in Albany, the son of Adolph and Matilda (Schulze) Kutsch. He was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School. In March of 1953, Gordon was inducted into the U.S....
Ruby Janet Hanslovan
Mar 9, 2008
Ruby Janet HanslovanApril 2, 1937 - March 9, 2008Ruby J. Hanslovan, 70 of Albany passed away Sunday at her home.She was born in Albany, the daughter of Andrew and Emma (Hubler) Hanslovan. Ruby graduated from Albany High School in 1955 and worked for Hewlett-Packard until her retirement in the early 1990s. She enjoyed gardening, walking and just being outdoors.Ruby is...
Karene May Drushella
Mar 8, 2008
Karene May DrushellaSept. 4, 1938 - March 8, 2008Karene May Drushella, 69, of Albany passed away Saturday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.She was born in Albany, the daughter of George and Marie (Bell) Davis. She is survived by son Tony Bender; daughter Robbin Drushella; grandsons Calub Shoulders, Cody Elder, Jeremy Cannon, and Jeffery Bender; granddaughter Jamie Bender; and great- granddaughter...
Sandra Kay Mills
Mar 8, 2008
Sandra ?Sandy? Kay Gooding Mills December 6, 1947 - March 8, 2008 Sandy, 60 passed away on Saturday March 8, 2008 in Albany Oregon after a hard-fought battle with cancer with her loving family at her side. Sandy was born in Nevada, Missouri December 6, 1947 to Floyd Everett and Doris LaManda Gooding of Los Lunas New Mexico. She attended...
William Raphel Sparks
Mar 8, 2008
William Raphel SparksJuly 22, 1922 - March 8, 2008William Raphel Sparks, 85, passed away peacefully Saturday at his daughter's home in Reno, Nev. Bill was born to Orville and Sylvia Sparks in Princeton Mo. Bill served in World War ll as a staff sergeant in charge of communications through five major battles on the European front. He then worked many...
Eric Rodney Jensen
Mar 4, 2008
Eric Rodney JensenJuly 17, 1975 - March 4, 2008Eric R. Jensen, 32, of Brownsville passed away Tuesday, March 4, at his home.He was born in Brownsville, the son of Arnold and Donna (Martin) Jensen. He was raised in Brownsville and graduated from high school. He attended Linn Benton Community College.Eric enjoyed the outdoors, and hunting and hiking with his Dad....
Earl Fieldon Hooten
Mar 3, 2008
Earl Fielden HootenDecember 27, 1918-March 3, 2008 Earl Fielden Hooten, 89, peacefully passed away Monday in his home. He was greatly beloved and respected by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Earl was born in a farm house in Palestine, Texas. At the age of 4, the family moved to Eagle Rock, Calif. As a young man during the Great...
Henrietta M. White
Mar 3, 2008
Henrietta "Hez" WhiteApril 17, 1921 - March 3, 2008Henrietta "Hez" White passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 3 at her home at Altera Villas of Courtyard in Albany. She was born in Albany to Henry Waldo Stratton and Matilda Belle Strattton. The family resided at 118 E. Fifth St., across from the old railroad station, now home...
Donald A. Zech
Mar 3, 2008
Donald Albert ZechMay 1, 1927 - March 3, 2008Donald Albert Zech died peacefully Monday at home. He was born to Delthy and Mildred (Wise) Zech in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1937, the family moved to Gresham, where he grew up. At 16, too young to join the military, he joined the forestry service.Don served in World War II as a...
Agnes Lillian Samek
Mar 1, 2008
Agnes Lillian SamekMarch 3, 1919 - March 1, 2008Agnes Lillian Samek, 88, of Albany passed away Saturday at her home.She was born on the family farm near New Hradec, N.D., one of ten children. She was the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Pavlicek) Rambousek. She was raised on the family farm.On November 18, 1940, she married Laudie Samek in Dickinson,...
Ray L. Hughes
Mar 1, 2008
Raymond Lee HughesOct. 1, 1931 - March 1, 2008Raymond Lee Hughes, 76, of Albany died Saturday at Salem Hospital. He was born in Lakeview, OR., to Kenna and Lula (McMurray) Hughes. He served in the Army from 1951-1953. On Aug. 20, 1954, he married Agnes Fee.He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Richard, Gary and Dale; 7 grandchildren; and 4...