OBITUARIES
Leonora Esther (Keppinger) Cutsforth
Jul 3, 2021
Leonora was born on June13, 1924 in Salem, OR. She was a lifelong Oregon resident living at Gervais and Gates until her passing on July 3, 2021 in Sublimity. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Gael; and granddaughters, Myra and Abigail Cutsforth. She is survived by sons, Lyle and Lynn Cutsforth and their families. There will be...
John Charles Baxter Kirkpatrick
Jun 17, 2021
John Charles Baxter Kirkpatrick 9/12/1984 – 6/17/2021 John Charles Baxter Kirkpatrick., tragically departed this life while on his commute home from work on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Charles will be deeply missed by Sara, his wife of 16 years; stepson Cody; son Gabriel, daughter Mia; his parents John Charles Sr. and Cheryl Kirkpatrick; and his siblings Greg (Stephanie) Kirkpatrick of...
Michael Henry Haener
Jun 14, 2021
Michael Henry Haener was born in Portland Oregon on January 8, 1949 to Delbert and Madelene Haener, who both preceded him in death. He attended St. Luke Catholic grade school, JFK High School, Mt. Angel College and Portland Community College. Mike married Linda in December of 1980. They raised their two children, Megan and Jake on their Woodburn farm. Mike...
Robert Michael Wimmer
Jun 12, 2021
Bob Wimmer was born in Sioux City, IA. In 1962 he moved with his family to Woodburn, OR. Married his wife Nancy in 1978. They moved from St. Paul to the family farm in 1980 where he raised cattle and hay. In 2013 he retired from Food Services of America. Preceded in death by siblings Susan and Richard. He is...
Phyllis Amanda Gregory
Jun 11, 2021
Phyllis was born in Canby, Oregon, on August 13,1927, to Earl M. Grim and Amanda Gertrude (Smidt) Grim. She passed away on June 11, 2021, in Portland, Oregon. Phyllis spent her childhood on a hop farm in Aurora, Oregon. Phyllis graduated from Woodburn High School in 1945. She went on to work for TIC TOC Drive-In Restaurant in Portland, Oregon....
Oscar Morales
Jun 9, 2021
Oscar Morales, born on March 17th, 1975 in Portland, Oregon, passed away on June 9th, 2021 in Caldwell, Idaho. Oscar, son of Jose E. and Juventina A. Morales, brother to Jose Alejandro "Alex" Morales III, Leticia Zamora and Balvina Vera, fiancé to Tera Larimer, father to Amelia, Emmanuel, Rubi, and Alexis, tio to many nieces and nephews, nephew to aunts/uncles,...
Donna Cecelia Westerberg
Jun 6, 2021
Donna was born on October 29, 1937, in Richmond California. When she was a young girl, the family moved around as her father Dewey was an officer in the Navy. She graduated from Phoenix High School and later moved to her Aunt's home in Newport Oregon. It was there that she met her beloved husband Don Westerberg, while on leave...
Margaret Eleanor Marshall
Jun 3, 2021
Margaret Eleanor Marshall, 88, of Tillamook, Oregon passed away June 3, 2021 with her daughter Martha by her side. Margaret was born to parents Marie Flavian Meyers and Cyril Nicholas Hoffman on February 9, 1933 in Roseland, Nebraksa. She married the late Melvin Marshall in 1993 and they lived together in Tillamook, Oregon for 20 years. Margaret is survived by...
Michael Weigel
Jun 2, 2021
Micheal Weigel passed away on June 2nd, 2021. He was preceded by his wife Darlene of 50 years in 2007. He is survived by sons, Michael (wife Peggy) of Jefferson, Mark (wife Ruth) of Woodburn, and Mitch of Hubbard; daughter, Debbie Bruffett (Husband Wade) of Woodburn; brother, John; and sisters, Joanne, Harriett and Bette. He was also blessed with 16...
Benancia Gonzalez
May 27, 2021
Benancia (Bene) Salinas was born on May 18th 1932 at Sugarland Texas. She was raised in Asherton Texas and was the eldest of nine siblings. The Salinas family was the first family to migrate to the Willamette valley in Oregon from Texas in the 1940's. They continued migrating to and from Texas to work in the agriculture here in Oregon...
Mary Ann Sanchez
May 25, 2021
God looked around his garden and found an empty place He then looked down uon this Earth and saw your tired face He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain He knew that you would...
John Warren Welch
May 1, 2021
In the presence of his wife and children, John Warren Welch, 79, died a happy and peaceful death, at home, a year after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Born in Willmar, Minnesota to Warren John "Jack" and Marion Ruth "Bobby" Welch, the younger of two sons, John was a star athlete at Marshall High School in Minneapolis. He played football...
