Rodney Clarence Sandberg
May 17, 2008
Rodney Clarence SandbergNovember 28, 1956 - May 17, 2008Rodney C. Sandberg, 51, of Albany, passed away Saturday at his residence.He was born in Torrance, Calif., the son of Clarence E. and Hilda (Rachel) Sandberg. He was raised in Torrance and came to Albany in 1996. Rodney enjoyed music and going to the coast. He is survived by his mother Hilda...
Gregg Allen Rudzik
May 17, 2008
Gregg Allen RudzikJuly 10, 1958 - May 17, 2008Gregg Allen Rudzik passed away on Saturday near Florence. He was born in Corvallis to Ralph Sr. and Esther (Welty) Rudzik. Gregg graduated form South Albany High School in 1976 and then enlisted in the army in 1978. He was honorably discharged in 1982. On Dec. 19, 1987 he married Barbara Jo...
Newton Cox
May 7, 2008
Newton A. CoxMay 29, 1931 - May 7, 2008Newton A. Cox, 76 of Albany, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday.He was born in Newberg to Robert Barclay and Opal Ione (Walker) Cox. He was raised in Sheridan and graduated from high school there. In 1951 Newton enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served...
Jose Angel Aguilar
Apr 30, 2008
Jose "Chapa" Angel AguilarOct. 2, 1923 - April 30, 2008Jose, a longtime resident of Jefferson, died Wednesday at his home.The fourth of eight children, he was born in Raynosa, Mexico, to Florentino and Martina Aguilar. In 1963 he moved to Jefferson with all his family.He had a love for his family and friends.He is survived by his children, Olga Morris...
Glenn Alvin Blacklock
Apr 26, 2008
Glenn Alvin BlacklockOct. 18, 1924 - April 26, 2008Glenn has gone to be with our Lord and Savior, where he will enjoy eternal rest. He died peacefully in his home on Saturday. He was a kind and honorable man, always doing what he could for others. He was born in Hollister, Calif., and was raised on a small family farm....
Erika L. Metcalf
Apr 24, 2008
Erika Lynn MetcalfMarch 11, 1972 - April 24, 2008HALSEY-Erika went to sleep last Wednesday night and went to be in Heaven with Jesus. She was in the process of planning a missionary trip to Uganda Africa in June. Erika was a people person and loved helping others. She had been the city clerk in Halsey, Ore. for several years until...
William K. "Ace" Nelson
Apr 23, 2008
William K. NelsonSept. 7, 1922 - April 23, 2008William "Ace" Nelson was born Sept 7, 1922, in Hollywood, Calif. He passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 23, at age 85. Ace was a graduate of Hollywood High School and Occidental College. He got his nickname when he was playing guard on a never-defeated Hollywood High School basketball team....
Frederick C. "Joe" Quick
Apr 22, 2008
Frederick Clarence QuickDec. 30, 1940 - April 22, 2008Frederick C. "Joe" Quick of Albany died Tuesday.He was born in Perkins, Calif., to Clarence "Al" and Sarah Fern (High) Quick. He graduated from Placer Union High School in 1959.He was an active member of the Albany Eagles Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing and being outdoors.Joe is survived by daughter Sherri Kennedy...
Arlene J. Boesl
Apr 10, 2008
Arlene J. BoeslAugust 20, 1937 - April 10, 2008Arlene J. Boesl, 70, of Albany passed away Thursday at the Mennonite Home. She was born in Calvin, N.D., the daughter of Henry L. and Florence A. (Metzger) Hooey. She was raised in Langdon, N.D., and graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in 1955. She married Allen Frank Boesl in Langdon on...
Ellis Leroy Masonhall
Apr 6, 2008
Ellis Leroy MasonhallAug. 2, 1919 - April 6, 2008Ellis Leroy Masonhall was born on a farm near Fairview, Okla., to Albert and Addie (Doan) Masonhall. He grew up in Oklahoma. He served in World War II as a cryptographer, stationed at Hickam Field, Hawaii. He was the one that sent the message to the pacific fleet that the war had...
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....