OBITUARIES
Andrew Franklin Rice
Apr 21, 2017
Andy Rice January 7, 1933 - April 21, 2017 Andy Rice was born in Neligh, Nebraska in 1933 and was the oldest of seven children. He learned the value of hard work early, driving a tractor for his dad on the farm they called Snug Harbor. At the age of 15 he and his family moved to Woodburn where he...
Melvin Wallace Burck
Apr 19, 2017
Melvin Wallace Burck (Wally), 85, died peacefully at home April 19, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bonnie Burck; his daughter, Patty Dogan; his son, Jerry Burck; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wally attended Whiskey Hill Grade School and Canby High School, graduating in 1949. He married Bonnie Mae Kropf June 21, 1953. They moved to...
Patricia "Patti" Elizabeth Eskelsen
Apr 16, 2017
Patti Eskelsen died on April 16, 2017. Patti was born in Woodburn, OR to Harold and Nellie Eskelsen. She was one of eleven children. Patti passed away on Easter with her beloved teddy bear and family at her side. The victim of a birth injury, she spent her lifetime looking at the world with the lens of a child. Patti...
Mary J Nibler
Apr 15, 2017
Mary Grassman (Belleque) Nibler May 17, 1931 – April 15, 2017 Woodburn, OR Mary Joanne Nibler, 85, died peacefully on Holy Saturday at Salem Hospital, many years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Born in St. Louis, Oregon to Clarence and Johanna Grassman, Mary was the 7th of eight children. In 1950, she married Ron Belleque, and then was widowed...
Sumiko Miyoka Waterman
Apr 8, 2017
Sumiko Miyaoka Waterman, long time resident of Woodburn, Oregon, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday the 8th of April 2017. Born to Shogo Tanaska and Chieko Miyaoka in Tokyo, Honshu, Japan on January 21st, 1939, Sumi was the third eldest of four children. Sumi was a beloved member of the Woodburn Eagles where she was an avid supporter...
Margaret Martha Partsch
Apr 6, 2017
Margaret M. Partsch March 27, 1922 – April 6, 2017 Margaret Partsch was born March 27, 1922 to Theresa and Louis Partsch in Beavercreek, Oregon. She was one of four children having one sister, Vera and two brothers, Robert and Arthur. Her family moved to the St. Paul – Gervais area in 1935 and later moved to a farm in...
John Willes Duncan
Apr 2, 2017
John Willes Duncan was born on January 4, 1985, in Oregon City, Oregon. He passed away on April 2, 2017, in Tuscan, Arizona. He grew up and attended school in Hubbard and Newberg. He played baseball, football and was on a junior bowling league. John was a natural caregiver. He would always step up to care for a sick child...
Theresa Ruiz Seaton
Mar 30, 2017
Theresa (Teddy) Ruiz Seaton passed away March 30, 2017 at the Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mt. Angel. Teddy was born October 11, 1927 to Moises and Bartola Aguilar in Tangent, Oregon. She grew up in Salem and graduated from Salem High School in 1946. She married Norris Seaton in 1952 and moved to Woodburn in 1957. She worked for...
Daniel E Palmer
Mar 28, 2017
Daniel Palmer April 19, 1944 - March 28, 2017 Dan died March 28th at OHSU. He was a bone marrow transplant survivor in good health for more than two years for which we were grateful. Dan grew up in Mt Angel, Oregon with his six siblings: Helen, Roy, John, Rose, Mike and Mary. He graduated Mt Angel Prep and attended...
Joseph E Bronec
Mar 27, 2017
Joseph "Joe" Edward Bronec March 9, 1935 ~ March 27, 2017 Joe died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family. Born and raised in Hubbard, Oregon, Joe was the youngest of Mike and Mary Elizabeth Bronec's nine children. After a childhood of farm life and school, he joined the US Navy and was stationed in the South Pacifi c as...
Frances Rogers
Mar 26, 2017
Frances Rogers (Schaff) was born on April 7, 1922 in Glen Ullin, North Dakota to Johannes and Elizabeth Schaff. She was called home on March 26, 2017. She was married to John, the love of her life, for over 60 years until his passing in 2009. She loved to grow her garden and flowers, raise farm animals and precious pets....
