Obituaries
Joanne Harvey
Jan 20, 2019
JoAnne Harvey Nov. 16, 1951 - Jan. 20, 2019 JoAnne Harvey passed away at Salem Hospital on January 20, 2019 at the age of 67. She was born to Henry and Wilhemina Harvey on November 16, 1951 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. A celebration of JoAnne's life will be held Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 2 pm at the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom...
Wilbert "Andy" Lowell Andersen
Jan 14, 2019
Wilbert L. ‘Andy’ AndersenNov 3, 1924 - Jan. 14, 2019 World War II Veteran Wilbert L. ‘Andy’ Andersen, 94, passed peacefully in his sleep at home on Jan. 14, 2019 in Dallas, Oregon. His loving wife Connie had preceded him in passing just 5 weeks earlier. They were married 72 years! Andy was the grandson of Peter and Anna Andersen,...
Mary Louise Matteo
Jan 11, 2019
Mary Louise (Phillips) MatteoAug. 14, 1936 - Jan. 11, 2019 Marylou Matteo, of Independence passed away Jan. 11, 2019. She was 82 She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and graduated from Naugatuck high school class of 1954. She attended Boston University. She worked for Connecticut Light & Power before marrying Joe Matteo on September 5, 1959 and starting a family....
Dorothy Anne Jones
Jan 8, 2019
Dorothy Anne (Homan) Jones May 3, 1919 - January 8, 2019 Dorothy Anne (Homan) Jones died at a Salem care home January 8, 2019 at the age of 99 years, 8 months and 5 days. Dorothy was born to her mother, Edith Dora (Smith) Turner and father, Edgar Turner (deceased from Spanish flu shortly before her birth), on May 3,...
Charlotte Belle Strawn
Jan 6, 2019
Charlotte Belle Strawn (Moore)July 12, 1939 - January 6, 2019 Charlotte Strawn of Salem passed away on January 6, 2019 at the age of 79. She was born July 12, 1939 to William and Erma Moore in Enterprise, Oregon. After graduating high school in Silverton in 1957, she married Loren Strawn on November 28, 1958. Charlotte loved travel and dancing,...
Ruth Eleanor Johnson
Jan 6, 2019
Ruth Eleanor JohnsonAugust 4, 1933 - January 6, 2019Ruth Eleanor Johnson, resident of Albany passed away on January 6 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis at the age of 85. She was born August 4, 1933 in Boise, Idaho to John Henry and Anna Elvira Lyon, the youngest of seven children and only daughter. Her brothers were Kenneth, Don, Oran,...
John Perry Vermillion
Jan 3, 2019
John Perry Vermillion passed away on January 3, 2019, at the age of 89. He was born August 14, 1929 in Lebanon, Missouri to Rufus and Elizabeth Vermillion. John's life will be celebrated privately at a later date. Please share your memories and condolences with the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of John...
Joseph Murray Quinn
Dec 29, 2018
Joseph Murray QuinnJanuary 22, 1930 - December 29, 2018 Joseph Murray Quinn passed away at his Independence residence on December 29, 2018 at the age of 88. He was born January 22, 1930, Baton Rouge, LA, to Issac Odom Quinn and Charlotte Dorsey of Bogalusa, LA. Since age 3 he was raised in Long Beach, CA by his grandparents, Charlotte...
Craig Harris Cowles
Dec 18, 2018
Craig Harris CowlesJune 23, 1932 - Dec. 18, 2018 Craig Cowles of Independence, OR passed away at his home on Dec. 18, 2018 at the age of 86. He was born in Portland, OR on June 23, 1932. His parents were Earl Cowles and Evelyn Harris Cowles. He leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Eleanor Larson Cowles. He also...
William Alan Brown
Dec 17, 2018
William Brown passed away at Riverbend Medical Center in Springfiled, Oregon at the age of 60. He was born September 16, 1958 in Pasadena, California. William's life will be celebrated privately at a later date. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of William Alan Brown, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.
Fredda Mae Van Schmus
Dec 11, 2018
Fredda Mae Van Schmus passed away at Dallas Retirement on December 11. She was 102. Fredda was born September 21, 1916 in Kansas to George and Arizonia McGee. She is a mother of two, grandmother of five, great-grandmother of 14 and great-great-grandmother of two. At her request, Fredda's life will be celebrated privately. She will be placed next to her...
"Connie" Henrietta Marjorie Andersen
Dec 5, 2018
Connie AndersenCelebrating 93 yearsNov. 26, 1925 – Dec. 5, 2018 Connie Andersen, at age 93, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday evening, December 5, 2018. She was napping in the living room with her husband of 72 years, Wilbert ‘Andy’ Andersen, who was holding her hand as he always did while relaxing side by side in their...
Linda Lee Rowles
Dec 5, 2018
Linda Lee Rowles, a resident of Garibaldi, passed away in Salem on her 80th birthday on December 5, 2018. She was born in McMinnville on December 5, 1938 to Clifford and Hazel (Howell) Briggs. Friends and family will be celebrating Linda's life at a private Celebration of Life at a later date. Please share your memories and condolences for the...
Jana Sue Breneman
Dec 2, 2018
Jana Sue BrenemanApril 1, 1952 - December 2, 2018 Jana Breneman passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 2 at her home in Independence, surrounded by her husband and sons. She was 66 years old. Jana is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Randy Breneman; her two sons, Sam Potter and Robbie Breneman; her three grandchildren, Lucas Potter, Kai...
Thomas Arthur Emerson
Nov 24, 2018
Thomas "Tom" Arthur Emerson Nov. 4, 1946 - Nov. 24, 2018 Thomas “Tom” Arthur Emerson passed peacefully November 24, 2018 at the age of 72. Born to parents William “Bill” Archibald and Jane Louise (Randall) Emerson on November 4, 1946 in San Diego, CA, he grew up in Ocean Beach, the 7th of 12 children. His entrepreneurial and mechanical interests...
Shawn E. Butolph
Nov 16, 2018
Shawn Edward Butolph passed away of natural causes at Salem Hospital on November 16, 2018 at the age of 50. He was born in Lebanon, Oregon on May 31, 1968 to James and Patricia Butolph.Shawn's life will be celebrated at a private family gathering at a later date.Farnstrom Mortuary is handling services. Please share your thoughts and memories with the...
Sandra Marlene Wellman
Nov 13, 2018
Sandra Marlene WellmanFebruary 27, 1940 - November 13, 2018 On the evening of November 13 at 10:45 pm Sandra Marlene Fisher Wellman passed on from this life. Sandy, as she was known to those who loved her, was born in Rosedale, Kansas on Feb. 27, 1940 to Harold and Helen Fisher. She was the second of six children. Her family...
Albert Raymond "Ray" Barbour
Nov 13, 2018
Albert Raymond "Ray" BarbourJuly 20, 1928 ~ Nov 13, 2018 Ray Barbour was born July 20, 1928 in the very small farm town of Grainola, Oklahoma. Ray entered life under unimaginable poverty at the dawn of the Great Depression, inside the Oklahoma Dustbowl. Through the struggles of his formative years, Ray learned the value of persistence, hard work, education and...
Shirley Jane Huston
Nov 12, 2018
Shirley Jane Wagner-Huston December 1, 1934 - November 12, 2018 Monmouth - In the early morning hours of November 12th, under a clear, star-filled sky, we said goodbye to our loving mother, Shirley Jane Wagner-Huston. She was born in Tillamook, Oregon on December 1, 1934 to Emery and Selah Wagner. Shirley worked at Hi-School Pharmacy for 25+ years until her...
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