Obituaries
Published: 11/8/2012 3:58:57 PM
Vera Morrell, 97, of Albany, died Oct. 28, 2012. She was born Sept. 27, 1915, in Center, N.D. to Paul and Augusta Wolf.
She married Perry Morrell in 1934 and they moved to Issaquah, Wash.
Published: 11/8/2012 4:03:20 PM
Lohree Helen Kaup Horswill, 95, of Woodburn, died Oct. 24, 2012. She was born Feb. 7, 1917 in Dallas, Ore., to Etta and Charles Kaup.
She died quietly and peacefully departed this life to sit in the kingdom of the Lord.
Published: 11/8/2012 4:08:03 PM
Benjamin Parton Field, 93, of Woodburn, died Nov. 1, 2012. He was born March 25, 1919 in Grand Rapids, Mich. to Benjamin and Vivian (Parton) Field.
He graduated from Grand Rapids High School and then attended the University of Illinois.
Published: 11/8/2012 4:35:25 PM
Harold Joseph Waltner, 84, of Hubbard, died Oct. 31, 2012. He was born March 14, 1928 in Monroe, Wash. to Joseph and Anna (Peters) Waltner.
He married Virgene Turk in 1949 at Richmond Beach, Wash.
Published: 11/15/2012 3:29:36 PM
Catalina “Cata” Segura Soto, 63, of Woodburn, died Oct. 10, 2012 at her home. She was born April 30, 1949 in Guerrero, Mexico. She was raised and received her education in Guerrero.
Published: 11/15/2012 3:34:19 PM
Opal Fay (Boutwell) Rios, 68, of Silverton, died Nov. 5, 2012. She was born Feb. 15, 1944 in Portales, N.M. to Sally “Kate” (Moore) and Eugene Boutwell.
Published: 11/15/2012 3:38:57 PM
Doyle “Barney” Oris Barnes, 88, of Woodburn, died Nov. 6, 2012 at his home in Woodburn. He was born April 2, 1924 in Fayetteville, Ark. to Oris Cyril Barnes and Bertie Wood, now deceased.
Published: 11/21/2012 4:26:19 PM
William Goyne Edwards, 89, of Woodburn, died Nov. 13, 2012. He was born May 25, 1923 in Casper, Wyo.
He was a loving father and great friend to many and he will be missed by all.
Published: 11/21/2012 4:34:04 PM
Stephen Albert Baisch, 56, of Salem, died Nov. 10, 2012. He was born Aug. 29, 1956, to Clarence R. and Joanne (Reineman) Baisch in Burns.
He graduated from North Salem High School and Western Oregon University.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:29:20 PM
Ardell Jean Chase, 89, of Woodburn, died in her home Nov. 19, 2012, after a heroic battle with cancer. She was born May 17, 1923 to Ingrid and Swan Colson on a farm near Humboldt, Minn.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:31:24 PM
Tomi Dilley, 83, of Woodburn, died Nov. 18, 2012. She was born Feb. 1, 1929 in Okinawa, Japan to Seiei and Haru (Zakabi) Uchima.
She lived and worked in Okinawa until meeting her husband, Walter Dilley, Jr.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:33:27 PM
Margaret Theresa Reis, 97, of Gervais, died Nov. 19, 2012. She was born March 20, 1915 in Scotland, Texas to Frank and Pauline Beyer Bartsch. She was the second youngest of 13 children.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:35:33 PM
Vernon “Red” Eaden, 87, of Woodburn, died Nov. 23, 2012. He was born Aug. 27, 1925 in Devitt to Arthur and Hattie (Wymore) Eaden.
He graduated from West Linn High School.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:37:46 PM
Helen Irene Clark, 90, of Woodburn, died Nov. 20, 2012. She was born Aug. 9, 1922 in Hoquiam, Wash. to Clinton L. and Bessie M. (Delong) Clark.
She attended University of Washington and went on to get her master’s degree from New York University and her Ph.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:45:24 PM
Lester Earl Nelson, 87, of Woodburn, died Nov. 21, 2012. He was born Oct. 8, 1925 in Roseburg to Clarence and Myrtle (Edgerton) Nelson.
He was a U.S. Marine and served in World War II.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:47:53 PM
Valerie Ann Hender Kenagy, 52, of Woodburn, died Nov. 23, 2012. She was born May 26, 1960 in Arcadia, Calif. to Thomas and Anna Hender.
She moved with her family to Corvallis in 1977, and graduated from Crescent Valley High School in 1978.
Published: 11/27/2012 1:50:29 PM
Gerardo N. Soto, 79, of Woodburn, died Nov. 20, 2012 of liver cancer. He was born Oct. 3, 1933 in Durango, Mexico to Pedro Soto and Maria Nava.
He migrated to the U.