OBITUARIES
Edwardo Garza Barrera
Dec 20, 2012
Edwardo Garza Barrera died at the age of 71 on December 20, 2012 at a local care center. Edwardo was born October 21, 1941 at Asherton, Texas to Enrique and Anastacia (Garza) Barrera.He married Bernadette Mendiola February 5, 1962 at Asherton, Texas.They moved from Texas to Oregon and settled in St. Paul, Oregon. Edwardo graduated from Salem Barber College. He...
Rosabelle Ione Triplett
Dec 18, 2012
Rosabelle Ione Triplett died at the age of 82 on December 18, 2012 . Rosabelle was born October 26, 1930 at Lusk, Wyoming to Lewis Henry and Mable (Knittle) Milburn.Rosabelle graduated from Woodburn High School. She was a co-owner and office manager of Woodburn Construction until she retiredRosabelle was a member of the Woodburn Foursquare Church. Rosabelle is survived by...
Kenneth Hepler
Dec 10, 2012
Kenneth Hepler was born near Molalla December 19, 1925 to Glen andEmma Hepler. He was one of ten children. Five brothers and one sisterpreceded him in death: LeRoy, Donald, Stanley, Dale, Gerald and Lucille Grotzman. Ken is survived by one brother and two sisters: Melvin of Molalla, Verda Anderson of Hubbard and Shirley Pikkarainen of Beavercreek. Ken is also survived...
Gerine Theresa Reagen (Dumont)
Nov 25, 2012
Gerine Theresa Reagen, 76, of Woodburn Oregon, died November 25, 2012. She was born on February 8, 1936 in Augusta, Maine. She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin J. Reagen. As a result of this they returned to Woodburn, where they were surrounded by friends and where their journey began. She is also survived by her children; Theresa...
Janalene Joan Trunde (Phelps)
Nov 23, 2012
Janalene J. Trunde of Woodburn, died November 23, 2012 at the age of 78. Mrs. Trunde was born March 23, 1934 in Mulino, Oregon to John & Ora (Robison) Phelps. She was born and raised in Oregon and settled in the Woodburn area in 1990. She married James T. Trunde in Vancouver, WA in 1971, he died in 2011. Janalene...
Valerie Ann Kenagy (Hender)
Nov 23, 2012
Valerie Ann Hender Kenagy May 26th 1960 - November 23rd 2012Valerie Ann Hender Kenagy of Woodburn passed away peacefully in the morning hours at Salem Hospital, and is now with her Lord and Savior. Born in Arcadia, California to Thomas and Anna Hender, Valerie moved with her family to Corvallis in 1977, and graduated from Crescent Valley High School in...
Gerardo N. Soto
Nov 20, 2012
Gerardo N. Soto Friend, Father, Husband, and Son of God. Gerardo was born October 3, 1933 in Durango, Mexico to Pedro Soto and Maria Nava; He passed away, from liver cancer, at his home in Woodburn, Oregon on November 20, 2012 at age 79. Gerardo migrated to the U.S. at age 16 and began working as a fruit picker in...
Ardell Jean Chase (Colson)
Nov 19, 2012
Ardell Jean Colson was born on a farm near Humboldt, Minnesota, located near the Canadian border, on May 17, 1923 to Ingrid and Swan Colson. Her father, Swan, was a Swedish immigant who arrived at Ellis Island at the age of 24. Attending country school near Kennedy, Minnesota, Ardell graduated from Karlstad High School in 1942. While working as a...
Tomi Dilley (Uchima)
Nov 18, 2012
Tomi Dilley of Woodburn, OR died November 18, 2012 in her home at age 83 of Pancreatic Cancer. Mrs. Dilley was born in Okinawa, Japan on February 1, 1929 to Seiei & Haru (Zakabi) Uchima. She lived and worked in Okinawa until meeting her husband Walter Dilley, Jr. at her place of employment in the labor office on Kadena Air...
Emma Vargas Contreras (Vargas)
Nov 12, 2012
Rosary Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 @ 7PM @ Cornwell Colonial Chapel- Woodburn
Stephen Albert Baisch
Nov 10, 2012
Stephen Albert Baisch died at the age of 56 on November 10, 2012 at a local hospital. Stephen was born August 29, 1956 at Burns, Oregon to Clarence R .and Joanne (Reineman) Baisch.Stephen graduated from North Salem High School and Western Oregon. He was a member of United Church of Christ. Stephen was a manager insurance adjuster for CNA. Stephen...
Colleen Hankins
Nov 8, 2012
Colleen June Altizer, Bledsoe, Hankins Born June 15th, 1926Died November 8th, 2012Colleen ( pronounced "Coal-een"), was born in Kingfisher Oklahoma. She was the middle child of 3 surviving children born to Luther Guy Altizer and Ethel May Hopkins, Altizer. While a child, Colleen moved with her family during the dust bowl years of Oklahoma to Caldwell Idaho. In Idaho, she...
Colleen June Alitzer
Nov 8, 2012
Colleen June Altizer, Bledsoe, Hankins Born June 15th, 1926Died November 8th, 2012Colleen ( pronounced "Coal-een"), was born in Kingfisher Oklahoma. She was the middle child of 3 surviving children born to Luther Guy Altizer and Ethel May Hopkins, Altizer. While a child, Colleen moved with her family during the dust bowl years of Oklahoma to Caldwell Idaho. In Idaho, she...
Doyle Oris Barnes
Nov 6, 2012
Doyle (Barney) Oris Barnes passed away November 6, 2012 in his Woodburn, OR home. He was 88 years old. Born April 2, 1924 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Son of parents Oris Cyril Barnes & Bertie Wood, now deceased.His parents moved to Junction City, OR when he was a teenager where he attended Junction City High School. In 1943, he joined the...
