OBITUARIES
Juanita Guerra
Mar 6, 2023
Remember Me Remember me when flowers bloom Early in the spring, Remember me on sunny days In the fun that summer brings. Remember me in the fall As you walk through the leaves of gold, And in the winter - remember me In the stories that are told. But most of all remember Each day - right from the start,...
Linda Nelson
Feb 15, 2023
Linda Patricia Nelson was born August 12, 1933 in Crosby North Dakota. She passed away February 15, 2023. Linda graduated from Woodburn High School class of 1951,She attended business school and worked in hospitals in the medical records department for several years. As a young child she picked berries, which was not to her particular liking, but she did it...
Marcia Courtney Wood
Feb 10, 2023
Marcia Courtney Wood, long time resident of Woodburn, Oregon, died peacefully on February 10, 2023, surrounded by family. She was 79. Marcia was born in The Dalles, Oregon on January 30, 1944 to Don and Doris Courtney. She grew up in Reedsport, Oregon as the oldest of the six Courtney children and attended Reedsport High School and the University of...
Mary Elena Georgieff
Jan 27, 2023
Mary Elena Georgieff was born to Vladimir Georgieff and Dasdoris Paulina Georgieff in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, in the State of Paraná, on November 5, 1964. They immigrated to Nyack, New York in 1970 and ultimately settled in Woodburn, Oregon in 1976. Mary attended Woodburn High School and The University of Oregon. She was musically gifted in her youth, and maintained...
Roger Alan West
Jan 14, 2023
Roger Alan West, 70, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Woodburn, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Harrison West and Betty Mae West (Cooley), and his brother, James Ronald West. He is survived by his sister, Carol Aigner-Bacon (John) of Deer Isle, ME; his three children, Amy Sheelar (Joseph) of Hollywood,...
Steven Paul Kohlmeyer
Jan 8, 2023
Steven Paul Kohlmeyer, 67, Woodburn, died unexpectedly of natural causes on January 8, 2023. He was born in Oakland, California on November 24, 1955, and moved with his family to Hubbard in 1962, where he attended North Marion schools, and participated in cross-country, track, and wrestling. He then entered the Coast Guard, serving in Alaska, afterward returning to the Willamette...
Conwin Baker Mcnair
Jan 4, 2023
Conwin (Connie) McNair April 17, 1922 to January 4, 2023 Conwin Baker McNair passed away on January 4, 2023 at his home in Woodburn, Oregon. He was born April 17, 1922, in Waxahatchie, Texas, the only child of Allan and Georgia (Winn) McNair. He grew up in Montebello, California. He served in the Navy during World War II, and served...
Claudia Jean Smith
Dec 21, 2022
Claudia Jean Smith, née Ernst passed away peacefully in her long-time Saint Paul home on December 21st, 2022. Claudia was born in Newberg, Oregon on August 3rd, 1936 to Lester and Kathryn Ernst. She attended Saint Paul Academy and graduated from Saint Paul High School in 1954. Claudia was a passionate, intelligent and outspoken individual with diverse interests. Prior to...
James Edward Bowman
Dec 21, 2022
James Edward "Jim" Bowman October 21, 1932 - December 21, 2022 James Edward "Jim" Bowman passed away on December 21, 2022 from complications related to dementia. James was born on October 21, 1932 in Garfield, Arkansas and graduated from Foraker High School in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Oklahoma State University, then served in the...
Buster "Buz" Brickley
Dec 19, 2022
On Monday December 19, 2022, Buster "Buz" George Brickley departed this world. He was born on February 21, 1929 in Aurora, Oregon. Born and raised on his family farm, Buz will forever be remembered as hard working, wonderfully mischievous, humorous and one of the toughest men in the Willamette Valley. Buster is preceded in death by Bonnie Brickley [Parks], his...
Manuel "Manny" Litwak
Dec 12, 2022
Manuel "Manny" Litwak passed away peacefully in his home on December 12, 2022 at age 84. Born on May 10, 1938, Manny was the only son of immigrants Gertrude and Harry Litwak. He grew up in the Bronx speaking Yiddish. He received his BS in Engineering from City College of New York and continued his education at NYU, where he...
Benito Puente Sr
Dec 7, 2022
Benito was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on October 11, 1942 and at the age of 3 was moved with his family to California then onto Oregon. Benito worked as a migrant field worker and in food processing. Benito met Carolina and were later married in 1964. In 1969 Benito lost his eyesight due to medical complications. Benito and...
Walter Bruce Baird
Nov 27, 2022
On Sunday, November 27th, Walter Bruce Baird passed away with his children at his side. He was born on January 6, 1933 in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Benson High School in Portland and then Oregon State University. Walter served in the US Army in the Korean War and then transitioned into long service with the Army National Guard, finally...
Eldon Ernest Andres
Nov 22, 2022
Eldon, at age 85, died November 22nd at Salem Hospital from complications following surgery for a broken leg. He was in the end stages of dementia/Alzheimer's. On June 30, 1937, Eldon was born at Woodburn Hospital to Ernest and Irene Andres. He grew up with a sister, Dorothy, and a brother, Arnold, both deceased, on a farm west of Gervais....
