OBITUARIES
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....
John Michael Hammack
Nov 21, 2022
John Hammack, 86, died peacefully on Nov 21, 2022, in Keizer, OR. John was born in Salem, OR to Don and Ella Hammack. He was the youngest of three boys. He grew up on a farm in Mission Bottom in the Salem area. His family moved to the Albany area in his high school years where he graduated from Albany...
Marvin Charles Shelby
Nov 17, 2022
Marvin Charles Shelby September 19, 1943 – November 17, 2022 Marvin Charles Shelby was born in Albany, Oregon, the third of four sons to Walter and Gladys Shelby. He was raised on the family's dairy farm just outside Albany. Marv attended Clover Ridge School before graduating from Albany Union High School in 1961. He attended both Stanford University and Oregon...
Sergio Z Salinas
Nov 12, 2022
I am sad to announce that my father Sergio Z. Salinas (Jack) age 63 passed away on Saturday November 12th. Jack grew up in the Woodburn area and stayed there for most of his life. He was loving and was always known to make others laugh. He loved to craft things, work on cars and always finding ways to make...
Vladimir Petrovich Golikov
Oct 30, 2022
Vladimir Petrovich Golikov died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday October 30, 2022 at the age of 71. He was preceded in death by his father Piotr and his mother Valentina and adopted brother Grigoriy. He left behind his wife Tatyana of nearly 50 years, his sister Larisa of Oklahoma, his four daughters Yelena Galante and husband Michael of Salem...
Clara Lioba Ficek
Oct 24, 2022
Clara Pavlicek Ficek went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2022. She was 97 years old. She moved to Woodburn in 1920's with her family from North Dakota. She grew up and lived in Woodburn, marrying the love of her life, Joe D. Ficek. They had three boys, Randy, Russ, and Jerry. She spent most of her life...
Sarah Louise Shook
Oct 24, 2022
Our hearts are heavy with sadness as we announced the death of our beloved mother and friend Sarah Louise (Loving) Shook. Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 24, 2022. She was born February 7th, 1931, in Oakland Park, Florida to Thomas Tingey Loving and Ruth H. (Slaughter) Loving. She is survived by her children Jim (Debbie), John...
