OBITUARIES
Barbarita Fraga Ruiz
Jan 3, 2018
Barbarita Fraga Ruiz, 82, of Hubbard, died January 3, 2018 with the comfort of her family surrounding her. She was born on February 24, 1935 in Asherton, Texas, to Lucio and Isabel (Padron) Fraga. She married Juan Rios Ruiz on March 25, 1957. In 1966 they made Oregon their home, living in Hubbard since 1970. Together they raised seven children....
Marguerite Marcelle Gragert
Dec 31, 2017
Marguerite Marcelle Gragert 'Guiguite' as she was known growing up, was born on August 1, 1924, in Sorens, Fribourg Switzerland to parents Léon and Marie Ayer. She completed her compulsory education in Romont, Switzerland after which she worked in Soleure, Switzerland to complete her mastery of German. It was during this time, she met a handsome young American soldier, Richard...
Helen Alberta Ruebesam Coker
Dec 22, 2017
Helen Alberta (Hixon) Ruebesam Coker was born on February 19, 1922 in Wauneta, Nebraska to Charles Albert and Rose Ella (Foster) Hixon. Upon graduation from high school, she taught in one-room school houses near Imperial, Nebraska. She was a war-time bride, traveling from Nebraska to Albany, Oregon, to be married to Virgil Wayne Ruebesam, Sr. who was briefly stationed at...
Beryl Lucinda Weatherwax
Dec 20, 2017
An Obituary will be posted at a later date. No Services planned.
Richard Norman Murphy
Dec 14, 2017
Richard Norman Murphy November 6, 1931 – December 14, 2017 Richard (Dick) Murphy, from Keizer, Oregon was born November 6, 1931, in Rockford, Illinois to Howard Coleman Murphy and Ellen Sidell Murphy. Dick suffered a massive heart attack on November 20th and died on December 14, 2017 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 86. His wife and children were...
Suzanne Maxine Brusch
Dec 12, 2017
Suzanne Maxine Brusch Suzanne Maxine Brusch was born April 6, 1949, in Vancouver, Washington, to Loretta Maxine Brusch and Archie Francis Brusch. She passed away December 12, 2017, in Portland, Oregon. The second of four children, Sue spent much of her childhood in Woodburn, Oregon, where she graduated from Woodburn High in 1967. She received her RN degree from Chemeketa...
