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...
George Amos Yother
Feb 26, 2008
George Amos Yother Jr.September 24, 1922 - February 26, 2008George Amos Yother Jr. was born in Denning, Ark., to George and Creasie Yother. He served in themilitary from 1943 - 1945.He lived in Arkansas, Wyoming and California before moving to Oregon in 1963. He has lived in Albany since 1966.George married Nadine Rowe on September 24, 1945. They had six...
David Clark Walter
Feb 24, 2008
David C. WalterJanuary 9, 1944 - February 24, 2008David C. Walter, 64, passed away Sunday, February 24, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene.He was born in Coos Bay and was raised in Coos Bay and Coquille. He graduated from Couquille High School and attended one year of college, studying chemical engineering before enlisting in the U.S. Army in May...
William E. Machette
Feb 14, 2008
William E. Machette Sr.Aug. 31, 1920 - Feb. 14, 2008William E. Machette Sr., 87, of Albany died Thursday in Albany.William was born in Kelso, Wash., to Frank E. and Bonita (Bouchet) Machette.He servied in the U.S. Army during World War II.William was a retired auto mechanic. He had lived in California, Nevada and in Albany since 1983.Survivors include daughters MaryAnn...
Lawrence Kenneth "Larry" Winer
Feb 12, 2008
Lawrence Kenneth "Larry" Winer Jr.April 12, 1944 - Feb. 12, 2008Lawrence Kenneth "Larry" Winer Jr. was born in San Diego, Calif., to Lawrence K. and Lucille May (Jenkins) Winer. Larry worked for Boise Cascade and Circle D.E. Lumber as an electrician. He enjoyed computers and rodeos.Larry is survived by wife Karen Winer; sons Scott Winer and Jim Winer; stepdaughter Sharmin...
Cora Ann Weaver
Feb 2, 2008
Cora Ann WeaverMay 20, 1935 - February 6, 2008Cora Ann Weaver, 72, of Albany passed away Wednesday at the Lebanon Care Center.She was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma, the daughter of Verdie Lee and Lula Virginia (Jones) Holmes. Her family moved to California in 1944.She married Joe Frank Weaver in Hanford, CA., on May 20, 1954. On April 8, 1961, Joe...
Alberto Maurice "Bert" Franklin
Jan 24, 2008
Alberto Maurice "Bert" FranklinJuly 14, 1924 - January 24, 2008Alberto Maurice "Bert" Franklin was born in Cordell, Oklahoma to Robert and Maude (Powers) Franklin. They eventually moved to Washington and later to Albany.Bert joined the Navy while living in Washington. After his discharge, he came to Albany and met Celina Holland at church. They married in November of 1947. Bert...
William Joseph Felker
Jan 24, 2008
WILLIAM JOSEPH FELKERFebruary 24, 1924 - January 24, 2008 Former Albany resident William Joseph Felker passed away on January 24, 2008, in Chandler AZ. He was born February 24, 1934, in Los Angeles and was raised in Calif. In his younger days he sold tickets to the UCLA football games, drove ambulance, served in the U.S. Army and worked in...
James R. "Bob" Payne
Jan 24, 2008
James Robert "Bob" PayneApril 18, 1931 - January 24, 2008Bob Payne, 76, of Albany passed away Thursday, January 24, at his home.He was born in Laurel, Miss., the son of James Odell and Bessie Leola (Butler) Payne. In 1944, his family moved to Los Angeles and Bob graduated from Compton High School in 1950. In January of 1951, Bob enlisted...
Robert Sylvester Feuerstein
Jan 13, 2008
Robert Sylvester FeuersteinMay 18, 1915 - January 13, 2008Robert S. Feuerstein, 92 of Albany, passed away Sunday, January 13, at Timberwood Court.He was born May 18, 1915 in Albany, Oregon the son of Joseph and Ruth (Halsey) Feuerstein. He was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1932. Robert worked for Borden's Creamery and then went to...
