OBITUARIES
Lyle Ray Edmonds
Feb 17, 2022
Lyle Ray Edmonds went to be with his heavenly Father on February 17, 2022 at the age of 88. Lyle was born November 26, 1933 in St. Francis, KS to Raymond Willard Edmonds and Eva Lucille Cooper. He had five siblings, Alice Polly, Neil Edmonds, Ruby Silver, Marie Nichols and Phyllis Black. Lyle married the girl next door, his sweetheart,...
Eleanor Nordling
Feb 12, 2022
Longtime Junction City resident Eleanor Nordling died peacefully at a Salem hospital Feb. 12, hours after a major stroke. Her husband, Paul Nordling, their four daughters, a son-in-law and two grandchildren were at her side. Eleanor was born April 4, 1931 at her grandparents' farmhouse in Woodbine, Iowa to Melvin and Helen Vroman. The Dustbowl drove the Vromans to Oregon...
Jean Ann Schonholtz
Jan 30, 2022
Jean Patterson Schonholtz Jean Ann Patterson Schonholtz passed away peacefully in Woodburn, Oregon on January 30, 2022. She was born April 6, 1926 in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Ernest Brown Patterson and the late Ruth Beatrice Patterson. The family relocated to North Carolina where they made a home in Chapel Hill. She graduated from the University of...
Carmen C. Rudometkin
Jan 30, 2022
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother, of Hubbard, Oregon passed away on January 30, 2022. Proceeded by her husband Basilio K. Rudometkin. They where on October 28, 1956 in Tijuana, Mexico. She is survived by her children, David Garcia, Genevieve Croswell, Mary Louise Gonzales, Irene Hickey, Suzanna Uppendahl and Basilio Rudometkin Jr. Funeral service was held...
Annette Davis Smith
Jan 27, 2022
Annette (Davis) Smith St. Paul – Annette (Davis) Smith was born in Woodburn on December 11, 1942 and left us near the same location on January 27, 2022. Annette, and her husband Jerry, had four children: Anthony Smith, Sarah Federico, Jamie Smith and Joy Hurley. She was an amazing grandmother to eleven and a great grandmother to one. Annette had...
Joseph Daniel Kudrna
Jan 27, 2022
Joseph Daniel Kudrna, 66, Brooks, Oregon, died January 27, 2022 at home. He was born January 9, 1956 in Corvallis, Oregon to Otto and Wilma (Tompkins) Kudrna. As a small boy he lived on a ranch in Kings Valley, Oregon. He also lived in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho; Winslow, Arizona; Sweet Home, Oregon and Canby, Oregon. Throughout high school Joe excelled...
Maxine Gertrude Douglas
Jan 25, 2022
Maxine Gertrude Douglas passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 25th at the age of 95. Maxine grew up on a small farm near Hubbard, Oregon. She was one of four children of John and Esther Schaber. Her rural upbringing very much influenced her love of nature and outdoor activities. She fondly recalled swimming in the Pudding River and...
Joseph L Larko
Jan 24, 2022
Joseph Louis Larko March 20, 1929 – January 24, 2022 On the wings of a Dove, Joe entered heaven suffering complications from lymphoma, at the age of 92. Joseph Louis (Salvi) Larko was born in Royal (Tower Hill #1), Pennsylvania March 20, 1929 to Michele (Calvanese-Salvi) and Teresa Apicella; immigrants from Italy. Entering military service at the age of 16...
Elaine Alice Smith
Jan 8, 2022
Elaine A. Smith passed away at Heartwood Place in Woodburn, Oregon on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the age of 92. Elaine was born on October 19, 1929 as Alice Elaine Smith, the elder daughter of John W. and Kathleen Smith in Corvallis, Oregon. They lived on farmland which is now Camp Adair until she was 12 years old. In...
Oscar Arnett Mullens
Jan 4, 2022
Oscar was a beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend to many. Oscar Arnett "Duba" Mullens, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on January 4, 2022, in Woodburn, OR. He was born on May 26, 1959 in Youngstown Ohio, and played basketball and Football at South High in Youngstown. In 1978, Oscar moved to...
George Marion Hopper
Dec 29, 2021
George Marion Hopper August 22,1929 – December 29, 2021 George Marion Hopper passed away on December 29, 2021, at the age of 92 in Woodburn, Oregon. George was born on August 22, 1929, to Hugh and Junia Hopper in Brush, Colorado. On September 9, 1950, he married Stella Mae Buske in Salem, Oregon. They traveled throughout the United States early...
Jacqueline Joan Jeffries
Dec 29, 2021
Jackie "Mother" Jeffries Jacqueline (Jackie) Jeffries, who was affectionately known as "Mother" to all, departed her loving family on December 29, 2021. Jackie was born in Foreman, Arkansas on January 24, 1933, to Electra and Chester Farrow. She married Randolph (Jeff) Jeffries on June 25, 1959, in Little Rock, Arkansas and they ventured to the pacific northwest in 1960. Jackie...
Rodrigo "Uncle Buck" Flores Ramirez
Dec 1, 2021
Born 12/18/1953 Asherton, Texas Died 12/01/2021 Salem, Oregon Rodrigo went to Woodburn High School and then joined the United States Army in September 1972. Rodrigo served our Country Proudly with tours in the United States as well as overseas in Germany! Rodrigo completed his Military Service with an HONORABLE DISCHARGE from Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a Power Plant Equipment...
