Obituaries
Alexis Renee Amaya-Shepard
Sep 21, 2013
Alexis R. Amaya-Shepard August 26, 1993 - September 21, 2013 Independence - Alexis R. Amaya-Shepard died September 21 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Vitae Springs Road. She was 20. Alexis was born August 26, 1993 in Corvallis, Oregon. She graduated from Sprague High School in 2011. Alexis' interests included softball, volleyball, basketball and sports in general. Kind,...
Walter Nielson White
Sep 16, 2013
Walter Nielson White March 29, 1930 - September 16, 2013 Independence - Army veteran and businessman, Walter N. White, age 83, died Monday in his home in Independence, Oregon from Alzheimer's. He is the oldest son of Albert and Amy White, born March 29, 1930 in Lexington, Nebraska. He had 6 brothers and two sisters, and together they survived the...
Dean H. Levie
Sep 7, 2013
Dean H. Levie January 23, 1919 - September 7, 2013 Monmouth - Dean H. Levie passed away in his Monmouth home with his daughter on September 7, 2013 at the age of 94. Dean was born January 23, 1919 in Alunite Mill, Utah, the oldest of six children born to Harvey and Ida Levie, and the last one living. Dean...
William Willard Gillis
Sep 6, 2013
William "Bill" W. Gillis August 13, 1923 - September 6, 2013 Dallas - William "Bill" W. Gillis passed away on Sept. 6, 2013 from complications from a fall. He was 90 yrs old. Bill was born on August 13, 1923 to Ora and Donnah (Hoffman) Gillis in Little Grant, Wisconsin and was the youngest of five children. In 1929, the...
June Whitney
Aug 31, 2013
June A. Whitney October 30, 1927 - August 31, 2013 Independence - June Anna Whitney passed away in her Independence home on August 31, 2013 at the age of 85. She was born October 30, 1927 to Frank and Marie Mellmer in Hettinger, North Dakota. June's life will be celebrated privately. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. Memories and...
Rose Marie Baker
Aug 30, 2013
Rose Marie Misuraco Baker October 11, 1920 - August 30, 2013 Independence - Rose Marie Baker, 92, of Independence passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2013 due to complications of heart failure. Rose, known to her friends as Rosie, was born in Hurley Wisconsin, the daughter of Vincent and Josephine Misuraco . She attended Lincoln Grade School and St...
John Franklin Lorence
Aug 25, 2013
John Franklin Lorence February 15, 1927 - August 25, 2013 Independence - John made his final flight at sunrise on Sunday, August 25, 2013. He was born at Salem Memorial Hospital to Jennings Bryan Lorence and Ruth Brown Lorence on February 15, 1927, as a late Valentine's gift. He was a third generation Oregonian. He spent his boyhood on the...
Juan Manuel "Johnny" Reyna
Aug 25, 2013
Juan "Johnny" Manuel Reyna May 14, 1953 - August 25, 2013 Independence - Juan "Johnny" Manuel Reyna was born May 14, 1953 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Leoncio and Manuela Reyna. He graduated from Central High School. He had six siblings: Delfina Oliveros, Leoncio Reyna Jr., Luis Reyna, Yolanda Ojeda, Margie Hernandez and Daniel Reyna. Juan was a kind, loving...
Donald Deane Gibbons
Aug 14, 2013
Donald Deane Gibbons March 3, 1916 - August 14, 2013 MONMOUTH - Donald Deane Gibbons passed away Aug. 14 at his home. He was 97 years old. He was born March 3, 1916 in a two-room log cabin in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. The son of William and Ella Gibbons, Don was the youngest of nine children, which included his two...
Barbara Ann Baxter
Aug 13, 2013
Barbara Ann Baxter January 12, 1937 - August 13, 2013 Monmouth - Barbara was born to Marvin and Thyra Heineman in Compton California and graduated from Boulder City Nevada High School. She married Donald Baxter and settled in Independence Oregon and later moved to Monmouth. She was a very hard worker and had a wide variety of experiences over her...
Rachel Miriam Cobb
Aug 10, 2013
Rachel Miriam (Jones) Cobb November 15, 1935 - August 10, 2013 Monmouth - Rachel Cobb, age 77, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren on August 10. She was diagnosed with bladder cancer in May 2013. A devoted wife of 47 years, loving mother and dedicated Christian are but a few phrases which describe this lovely woman....
Mary Fern Swan
Aug 4, 2013
Mary Fern Swan Dec. 27, 1925 - Aug. 4, 2013 Former Corvallis resident Mary Fern Swan passed away Aug. 4, 2013, at Jefferson Manor in Dallas at the age of 87. Mary Fern was born Dec. 27, 1925, in Varina, Iowa, to Rolla and Sylvia Knights. She was one of 11 siblings. Fern, as she was known to friends and...
William Buck Jones
Aug 3, 2013
William Buck Jones July 14, 1938 - Aug. 3, 2013 William Buck Jones, 75, of Independence died Aug. 3. He was born to Arthur and Julia Estep Jones. Buck loved spending time with his family and especially playing with his great-grandchildren. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, gold prospecting and shooting pool. Buck was a member of the Gold Prospectors Association...
Oscar Arismendez
Aug 2, 2013
Oscar Arismendez lost his battle with cancer on August 2nd. Graduated from Central High School in 1982. Born on July 9th, 1963, son of Maria and Ruben Arismendez. Survived by his wife, Pamela Arismendez, 4 children, 3 step-children, 4 sisters, 1 brother and 3 grand children. Services will be held on August 9th at 1pm at the Monmouth Christian Church,...
Carol Jean Adkisson
Jul 29, 2013
Carol Jean Settlemier Adkisson May 20, 1939 - July 29, 2013 Carol passed suddenly in Monmouth Monday, July 29. Carol was a housewife & craftswoman who loved sewing, needlework & her pets. She is preceeded in death by her parents Buryl L. & Hazel R. Settlemier, one grandchild Brian, & one great-grandchild Logan. She leaves behind 6 children: Laura, David...
Hodelia Lamers
Jul 26, 2013
Hodelia Lamers passed away July 26, 2013 in her home near Monmouth at the age of 91. Hodelia was born in 1922 in Terry, Montana. She was one of nine siblings of Jacob and Cristina Kogele. In her early years Hodelia went to a country school near Terry where she sang in the choir and often helped her parents by...
Bobby Dean Thom
Jul 22, 2013
Bobby Dean Thom December 5, 1936 - July 22, 2013 Independence - Bobby's life will be celebrated privately. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. Memories and condolences at www.FarnstromMortuary.com .
Jeremy Kent Marshall
Jul 21, 2013
Jeremy Kent Marshall May 21, 1980 - July 21, 2013 Independence -- Jeremy Kent Marshall, 33, of Independence died July 21 in Lebanon. He was born in Salem to Doug and Michelle Marshall. Jeremy graduated from Central High School in 1998. He was head meat wrapper for Airlie's Custom Meats. He was a member of the Independence Elks BPOE No....
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