Wanda Fay Breeden
Aug 3, 2026
Wanda Fay Breeden (83), of Jefferson, passed away on August 3, 2026. AAsum-Dufour to handle arrangements.
Margaret Maier
Jul 27, 2026
Margaret Therese Maier, born December 28, 1933, in the far south side of Chicago, died July 27, 2026, at age 92. Born the third of six children. She grew up in a close-knit, inter- generational family and was known by her friends and extended family as “Sis.”
Margaret attended St. Kevin parochial school and Aquinas Dominican High School in Chicago. She...
Richard Dalke
Jul 25, 2026
Richard (Dick) Dalke was born June 3, 1930 in Salem, Oregon to Menno & Mary (Workentin) Dalke. He married Mary Diehl on February 15, 1953 in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Richard passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026 at Bonaventure Care Facility in Albany.
Richard served his country as a member of the air force. After his discharge he received his civil...
Allen Lochner
Jul 24, 2026
Allen (Al) Lochner died on the morning of July 24, 2026. He had fought a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and died peacefully at Evergreen Hospice house in Albany, Oregon. He was born on June 7, 1944 in Battle Creek, Iowa to parents Glenn and Cathrine Lochner. He joined his older sister, Gwen, and later his brother, Verne, and his sister...
Kristan Kaohinani Whiteley
Jul 18, 2026
In Loving Memory of Kristan Kaohinani Whiteley
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Kristan Kaohinani Whiteley, who departed this life on July 18, 2026. While our hearts are broken by her passing, we find comfort in remembering her beautiful smile, her wit, her love of dancing, and the love she shared with all that knew her....
Gail Patricia King
Jul 18, 2026
Gail Patricia King passed away peacefully July 18, 2026. She was born December 22, 1938, in Gardner, MA. Gail grew up in Massachusetts and moved to the Albany area around 1970 with her family.
Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Rena Brown; brother, Steve Brown; husband, Guilford King; and both her sons, Jeffrey and Mark Mehlhorn. She...
Robert Elwood Forrest
Jul 4, 2026
Robert E. Forrest passed away peacefully with family at his side on Saturday, July 4, 2026 In Eugene, Oregon.
Bob was born in Taylorsville, IL July 23, 1940. Shortly after the family moved to Portland, OR. Bob graduated from Madison High School in 1958. He married and had two sons they divorced. Bob & Dutch (Dutchess Faulkner) were married until Dutchess's...
Bernadette Bean
Jun 25, 2026
Bernadette (Blauvelt) Bean reached the end of her story on Thursday, June 25, 2026, when she died at her home in Albany, Oregon with her husband of almost forty years, Kent Bean, faithfully by her side.
Bernadette was born on August 13, 1958 in Port Jervis, NY and was the youngest of the Blauvelt siblings. She received her High School diploma...
Richard Clark Haller
Jun 18, 2026
Richard Clark Haller passed away on June 18th, 2026, at the Evergreen Hospice House in Albany, Oregon, following a three-year battle with Lewy Body dementia. Richard was born in Portland, Oregon, to Charles Haller and Joanne Gothard. He was one of seven children, with two brothers and four sisters. He attended various educational institutions in the Portland area.
He is survived...
Christopher Brown
Jun 13, 2026
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Christopher Adam Brown, of Albany on 06/13/2026 at the age of 41 years.
He had a love for family, friends, music, games, outdoors, and riding his motorcycle.
Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure.
You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.
Paul Willard Overlin
Jun 5, 2026
Paul W. Overlin passed on peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, at his home, the Oregon Veteran’s Home in Lebanon, Oregon on Friday June 5, 2026. He was 84 years old.
Paul was born in Eugene, Oregon, the second of fifteen children. In early childhood, the Overlin family moved to Buffalo Gap, South Dakota. He lived there until High...
Emajean Hayward
Jun 1, 2026
Emajean Hayward, 93, of Millersburg passed away at home surrounded by family on June 1, 2026. She was the cherished wife of Norman Hayward, mother of four children; Lynn (Kathy) Hayward, Eric (Donna) Hayward, Allison (Bob) Perras and Elizabeth (Bob) Wallace; grandmother of four, great grandmother of two and extended family including many nieces and nephews. Emajean's entire family will...
Mike Thaddeus Smith
May 29, 2026
Mike (Marshall) Thaddeus Smith, November 18th 1973 to May 29th, 2026
Mike was born in Fairview, Oklahoma to Charlotte and Marshall Smith. He lived in Oklahoma with his parents and sister Cheryl “Denyse” until the family moved to Oregon in 1987. Mike graduated from West Albany High School in 1990. He then completed a technical program for Auto Body work at...
Laverna Joyce Cottongim
May 28, 2026
Laverna J. Cottongim, age 81 (almost 82), of Albany Oregon, passed away on May 28, 2026. She was born on June 1, 1944 in Lebanon Oregon to Ivan and Edna Frazier. She will be remembered for her strength, determination and love. She is survived
by her daughter Ginger M. Cox.
Gregory Alan Metcalfe
May 25, 2026
Gregory Alan Metcalfe passed away May 25, 2026 in Shedd, Oregon.
If you have any information regarding any potential family members for Mr. Metcalfe please reach out to AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home.
Syble Mae Self
May 21, 2026
Syble Mae (Mauldin Simpson) Self
October 9, 1941, to May 21, 2026
Syble loved God, her family, gardening, flowers, Diet Coke, and traveling the world with her husband Ken to places like Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. She was a faithful wife, occasionally stubborn, wonderful diet-conscious cook who hosted many large family reunions and extra-special large family dinners at Easter, Thanksgiving...
Janice Doreen Miller
May 20, 2026
Jan Miller, 77, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness complicated by cancer.Jan was the middle child and only girl, born to Gordon and Mary Lemley in Grass Valley, Oregon (born in The Dalles). She was very close to her brother (10 months apart) Ken Lemley, with Allan Lemley joining the family 7 years later. Growing up...
David Ross Scott
May 13, 2026
David Ross Scott, age 86, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, veteran, and man of deep Christian faith whose life reflected service, devotion, and love for family and the outdoors. Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to David Richard George Scott and Thelma Scott, David spent his early years growing up in Sandlake...
Steve Arnst
May 12, 2026
It is with immense earthly sorrow and yet immense heavenly joy that we share the passing of Stephen (Steve) Todd Arnst, 66, on May 12, 2026, from complications of a year’s long batter of aggressive, refractory multiple myeloma. Steve was born on October 30, 1959, in San Jose, California, the 7th of 8 children to David and Carolyn Arnst.
Shortly after...