OBITUARIES
Betty Jane Cook
Dec 30, 2013
"If you knew her smile; you knew Betty."Betty Jane Rice Cook was born in Portland, Oregon on May 31, 1943. This started her life long love affair with Oregon. She attended Riverdale Grade School, Lincoln High School, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelors Degree in Education and from Western Washington University with a Masters Degree in...
David Lee Curtis
Dec 28, 2013
David passed away on December 28, 2013 from pancreatic cancer with his loving wife Janice by his side. He was born at US Army Hospital, Fort Lawton Washington to Dr. Eugene and Marjorie Curtis on September 14, 1954. He has three siblings, Sandy, Jerry, and Gary. In 1977 David graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Building...
Velma Maxine Yoder (Wimer)
Dec 23, 2013
Velma Maxine Yoder died at the age of 90 on Dec. 23, 2013.Velma was born Dec. 29, 1922 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska to George and Hattie Wimer. Velma was the 9th of 10 children. All 6 brothers and 3 sisters preceded her in death.Velma came to Oregon, settling in the Woodburn-Canby area in 1941. She married LorinYoder in Vancouver Oct. 10,...
Diana Coleman (Ruiz)
Dec 18, 2013
Diana Coleman passed away Dec. 18 in her home outside Salem in the company of family following a nearly two-year battle with cancer. She celebrated her 61st birthday one week prior to her death.Diana was the daughter of Julian and Basilia Ruiz, the fourth of the couple's nine children. Born Dec. 11, 1952 in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Diana was raised...
Ruth Marie Warring (Smith)
Dec 10, 2013
Ruth Marie Warring of Mt. Angel died December 10, 2013 at the age of 88. Ruth was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Charles and Irene Smith in 1925. She had three brothers; Thomas, Larry and Kenneth and a sister Margaret. She graduated class of 1944 from St. Paul H.S. in Minnesota and when Ruth was 18 years old the...
Matthew Chrystopher Washell
Dec 5, 2013
Matthew Chrystopher Washell"Gone too Soon"09/04/1996-12/05/2013Born and raised in Reno, Nevada and recently moved to Wilsonville, Oregon. He was born on September 4, 1996 and passed away unexpectedly on December 5, 2013.Matthew was a smart and handsome 17 year old high school student, who impacted many lives of his family and friends. Matthew loved music, playing sports, talking about everything, including...
Angela Connor (Ferschweiler)
Dec 5, 2013
Angela Marie Connor died at the age of 92 on November 30, 2013.Angela was born Aug. 11, 1921 at Portland, OR to Joseph and Mary Ellen (Hayes) Ferschweiler. She married Jerry Connor at St. Louis, OR in 1941.Angela worked for the US Postal Service as a mail clerk for St. Paul Post Office.She was a member of St. Paul Catholic...
Larry Clifton Hunter
Nov 23, 2013
Larry was a Montana boy, born in Billings and raised in Roundup by Clifton and Olga Block Hunter. His intellect was Big Sky size. While in high school the brightest students from the state were tested at Montana State. His ratings were off the top of the charts.He received BS and MS degrees from University of Montana and earned a...
W. Nadeen Reis (Lucas)
Nov 16, 2013
Nadeen Reis died at the age of 75 on November 16, 2013 at a local hospital.Nadeen was born September 22, 1938 at Salem, Oregon to Jess and Nancy (Keene) Lucas.Nadeen graduated from Gervais High School and had some college. She married JohnReis June 16, 1959 at St Louis, OregonShe was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Nadeen had a...
Joseph Clement Heck
Nov 11, 2013
Joseph Heck, 92 Joseph ("Jose" for those close to him) Heck, 92, passed away Veteran's Day, November 11, 2013 at The Springs at The Wilsonville Assisted Living in Wilsonville, Oregon from complications associated with Alzheimers disease.Joe was born December 13, 1920 to Adolph and Katherine (Weber) Heck in Ethan, South Dakota, the 4th of 7 children. He graduated from Ethan...
Gayle Edwin Post
Nov 11, 2013
Gayle E. PostMarch 17, 1931 ~ November 11, 2013Gayle Edwin Post (82), son of Russell and Dorothy (Klinge) Post of Pasadena, California, passed away November 11, 2013, in Wilsonville, Oregon, following a brief illness. His wife, Carol, and daughter, Audrey, were by his side.Gayle was a 1949 graduate of South Pasadena- San Marino High School. He earned Bachelors of Science...
