OBITUARIES
Leona Apana Lindsey
Oct 22, 2022
Leona "Lee" Apana Lindsey was born on June 18th, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She died peacefully on October 22nd, 2022 in Keizer, Oregon. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lee grew up in Waimanalo, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Her childhood home was located on Hawaiian Homestead land right across the from the Pacific Ocean. She...
Lester Reed Christensen
Oct 18, 2022
L. Reed Christensen was 65 years old when he passed suddenly, but peacefully in his sleep on October 18th, 2022 at his home in Woodburn, Oregon. Reed was loved by many and will forever hold a special place in all our hearts. Reeds first love was family and friends. He was a loving father, brother, grandfather and friend. He was...
Silbia Marie Lopez
Oct 17, 2022
Silbia Lopez, 72 years old passed away peacefully in her home Monday, October 17, 2022. Silbia was born in Weslaco, TX and raised in McCloud, CA. She was proceeded in death by her parents, sisters- Ana Lopez, Carolina Duran, and Margarita Carrillo. She leaves behind her siblings Liborio Lopez, Yolanda Tavera, Hilario Lopez JR, and Raquel Lopez. Silbia is survived...
Kenneth Lance Van Oosten
Oct 10, 2022
Kenneth Lance Van Oosten was born on June 23rd, 1963 to James H. and Mary Lou Van Oosten. Ken was one of four children, the 2nd child and oldest of their 3 boys. Ken grew up in Springfield, Oregon where he enjoyed spending time with his grandparents and family. Ken especially enjoyed hunting and fishing and variety of outdoor activities....
Marvin Oscar Bolland
Oct 7, 2022
Marvin Oscar Bolland, age 89, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, in Salem, Oregon. Marv was surrounded in his passing by his loving family, including his devoted wife, Beverlee Bolland. Marv was born October 5, 1933, in Oregon City to Oscar and Erica Bolland. Marv grew up in Canby on what is now Bolland Road, in a farmhouse with...
Darwin John Buschert
Oct 6, 2022
Darwin John Buschert, 71 years old passed peacefully in his home Thursday, October 6, 2022. Darwin was born in Calgary, Alberta. He attended Hesston College, Hesston KS for three years. He completed his degree in Industrial Arts in Pittsburg, KS. He moved to Salem, OR in 1975 with his new bride, Betty Khuns who gave him a daughter, Jenna, and...
Dollie Darlene Brechtel
Oct 2, 2022
October 22, 1931 – October 2, 2022 Dollie D. aka Tootie, Darlene Brechtel (Leimbach) was born in Troy, Kansas to William and Mary (Roderick) Leimbach. She was the youngest of 6 children: Florence, (Susan) Mildred, (Elizabeth) Betty, (Mary) Frances & (William) Bill. Bill and Dollie were close champions as children and she talked about walking on stilts and running trap...
Mary Ellen Wolf
Sep 17, 2022
Mary Ellen Wolf St. Paul - Mary Ellen Wolf was born October 14,1936 in Woodburn, Oregon and passed away on Sept. 17, 2022 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She spent her last days at home surrounded by her family. She was born to Robert and Martha Coleman, graduated from St. Paul High School in 1954 and lived her...
Joel Morales Segura
Sep 16, 2022
Joel Morales Segura 41 years old from Woodburn OR died on September 16, 2022 at OHSU hospital. He was born October 17, 1980 in Mexico. Survived by Patricica Morales Acosta, Alexis Morales, Ursula Morales, and Alondra Morales. Services are September 21, 2022 at 8:00 am located at the Cornwell Colonial Chapel followed by Mass at 10:00 am in St. Luke...
Beverley Ann Grafe
Sep 14, 2022
B. Ann Grafe, 92, died in Vancouver, Washington on September 14, 2022. She was born Beverley Ann Bacon in Portland, Oregon, on April 8, 1930, the only child of Velma Ella Henson Bacon and Theodore Roosevelt Bacon. By the time Ann was eight years old, her mother was a single parent whose mother and father owned restaurants in several small...
Sharon Gregory
Sep 5, 2022
Sharon M. Gregory of Woodburn, 79, passed away on September 5, 2022. Sharon was born in Colusa, CA and was the daughter of Max and Angela Vann. She raised four children and is survived by her husband Robert Gregory, son Paul (Terri) Curry and daughter Sheila Sitzman. Six grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Sharon is also survived by her sister...
Lucile Marguarite Chapelle
Aug 29, 2022
Lucile was born November 18, 1915 in Gordon, Nebraska to Fred and Lydia Anderson. She had two sisters, Irene and Ruth, who preceded her in death. Lucile graduated from Gordon High School May 1934. In the spring of 1935 she studied music and Christian education at Anderson College, Anderson, Indiana for one term. Lucile accompanied her parents in a move...
Betty Ann Pavlicek
Aug 26, 2022
We are sadden to announce the passing of Betty Pavlicek of Woodburn, Oregon. She died at the age of 88 on August 26, 2022. Betty passed away surrounded by her loved ones after a short battle with heart disease. Betty Ann Frith was born February 12, 1934 in Pasadena, CA. She grew up in St. Paul, OR on a dairy...
