OBITUARIES
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...
Ruby Laverne Weidemann
Apr 21, 2021
Ruby L. Weidemann, age 87 of Gervais died April 21, 2021 at her care home in Woodburn. She is survived by two sons, James D. and Clifford H. as well as one daughter Melinda S., eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford O. and one daughter Jean L. Arrangements are with Cornwell-Simon...
Virginia Carol Andrews
Apr 6, 2021
Due to the pandemic, St Luke Church capacity is limited to 60 people for the Memorial Mass. However, up to 150 people can attend the outside burial at St Luke Cemetery following the Mass.
Frederick Livingston Pantle
Apr 6, 2021
Frederick Livingston Pantle, 87, of Woodburn, Oregon, passed away at home on the family farm on Tuesday, April 6, from cancer. He was born on November 9, 1933, in Encampment, Wyoming, to Charley and Mildred Pantle. The family moved to the family farm 3 miles east of Woodburn in 1946. He graduated from Woodburn High School in 1952. He served...
Irene Virginia Makowski
Apr 1, 2021
Irene Virgina Makowski, 92, of Woodburn, OR, passed away in the early hours of April 1, 2021 in her home. She was born in Lackawanna, New York, on April 19, 1928, daughter of the late Francis Adamowich and Ana Dziedzic Adamowich. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Walter Makowski, son Ronald Makowski, grandson Ryan, 3...
Arthur Albert Gray
Mar 22, 2021
Arthur Albert Gray (85), born in Jamestown, North Dakota November 2nd, 1935, went to be with the the Lord March 22, 2021. He was residing with a daughter in Vancouver, Washington at the time of his passing due to heart failure. He was preceded in death by his first wife Marlen Elizabeth Nething and will be laid to rest next...
Peter Stephen Bagdanoff
Mar 19, 2021
Peter Stephen Bagdanoff, was born in a small village in Persia, April 3rd 1938. He migrated to Ellis Island , New York by boat. From New York he moved to east LA and later on moved to Gervais, Oregon where he became an Upholsterer. In 1963 he met and married Carol Fitzgerald. Together they had 3 children, Darin (Sara), Tresha...
Merle Eugene Kirk
Mar 18, 2021
Merle Eugene Kirk was born February 6, 1934 to Urban James and Zeta Genevieve Kirk in St. Paul, Oregon. He was number eight of ten children and the last to be born at the family home that his father built. Merle passed away March 18, 2021 at the age of 87. After graduating from Columbia Prep, a Catholic boarding school...
Miguel Angel Martinez Marquez
Mar 17, 2021
On Wednesday March 17, 2021 Miguel Angel Martinez Marquez aka Big Cat passed away with his mom by his side at Emmanuel Hospital. Miguel was born on July 25, 1999 in Silverton, Or. to his mom Marivel Marquez. When Miguel was 4 he was diagnosed with autism. But that didn't slow him down or keep him back! Miguel thrived in...
Marjorie Ethel Leigh
Mar 15, 2021
Marjorie Ethel Leigh (Chambers) died peacefully at the age of 88 on March 15, 2021. Marjorie was born on June 11, 1932 in Marble Hill, GA to Clarence Chambers and Ella (Padgett) Chambers. She is survived by her 5 children: Richard Albeck of Oregon, Lisa Hogan of Alaska, Lynnette Sizemore of Nevada, Shelly Lomax of Oregon and Glen White of...
Russell Wendell Baglien
Mar 10, 2021
Russell W. Baglien September 4, 1930 -- March 10, 2021 "To whom much is given, much is expected." That was the mantra of Russell W. Baglien, whose journey on earth ended March 10, at the age of 90. He was at home surrounded by his beloved family and lifelong friends who sent him away with prayers, tears, laughter and, above...
