OBITUARIES
Marie W Bentaas
Jan 21, 2017
Marie W "Strike" Bentaas (Mother, Grandmother, Grammy Great) Marie was born October 18th 1918 to Sydney and Eva Strike in the middle on the 1918 Flu Epidemic on the Chapman Ranch in Monitor, OR. She was the youngest of 3 girls. In 1920 the family moved to Woodburn, OR. Marie graduated from Woodburn High School in 1936. She married Duffy...
John Carlos Arritola
Jan 17, 2017
John Carlos Arritola – Sept. 21, 1919 - Jan. 17, 2017 John Carlos Arritola, 97, passed away peacefully with family members at his bedside. He was a WWII Army veteran, receiving a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Italy in June 1944. John is preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 67 years, Florence, son Tom (Barbe) and two...
Dorothy Ann Kee
Jan 15, 2017
Dorothy Ann Kee June 3,1928 - January 15, 2017 Dorothy Ann Kee (Marx) was born on June 3, 1928 in Bristol, SD to Lena Alice (Blake) and Joseph Carl Marx. The family moved to Oregon City, OR in 1936, when Dorothy was 8 years old. She was the fifth child in a family of six children. She lived most of...
Larry Duane Rush
Jan 6, 2017
Larry Duane Rush May 31, 1939 - January 6, 2017 Larry Rush died unexpectedly in his home in Woodburn, Oregon. He was born in Winterset, Iowa to parents Carl and Lillian Rush. (Larry liked to inform others that Winterset was the birthplace hometown of actor John Wayne as well as the film set for the movie "Bridges of Madison County".)...
Patricia Ann Coelho
Jan 2, 2017
Cremation with No Services at this time. Look for Obituary at a later Date.
Richard Louis Grassman
Dec 29, 2016
Richard L. Grassman October 1, 1928 – December 29, 2016 Richard "Rich" Lewis Grassman passed away on December 29 at his home of 61 years for reasons related to age. Rich was 88 and lived in the Gervais area for most of his life. He is survived by brother Clarence, sister Mary, four children Douglas (Carolyn), Fred (Ruth), Angie (John)...
Steven Morris Jones
Dec 21, 2016
Steve was a longtime horseshoer from Canby. In recent years he was living with his brother and family from Scotts Mills. He enjoyed living on the farm and helping out. He was still doing some farmer work even though he was retired. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his brother Jim Jones...
Gary Malcolm Cutsforth
Dec 19, 2016
Gary Malcolm Cutsforth, July 6, 1929 (Salem, OR) – December 19, 2016 (Brothers, OR area) Preceded in death by parents Ross and Susie Cutsforth, brother Gael, sisters Iris Chrz and Faye Hood. Survived by wife Dorothy (Hampton) of 69 years, children Arlen (Brenda) of Yuma, AZ., Elaine Hampton of Pampa, TX., Diane Baker (Bill) of Salem, OR, Joan Hoagland (Dave)...
Doran Drew Woelke
Dec 17, 2016
Doran Drew Woelke December 24, 1953 – December 17, 2016 Doran Woelke, of Lake Oswego, passed away unexpectedly on December 17th, just one week before his 63rd birthday. Doran was born on December 24th, 1953 to Dennis and Lila Woelke at Salem Hospital. He grew up in Woodburn, attending local public schools, enjoying boy scouts and playing many sports, including...
