OBITUARIES
Venita Frances Jones
Mar 7, 2024
Venita Frances Jones was called home to Jesus on March 7th at the age of 93—a few days shy of her 94th birthday. She was born on March 10th, 1930 in Hitchita Oklahoma. Much of her childhood was spent in California, where she eventually met and wed William "Junior" Jones in 1947. She was a devoted wife to Junior for...
Wilma Ryder
Feb 18, 2024
Wilma Ione Ryder, born April 23, 1933 in Eugene, Oregon to Earl and Nellie Gowing. She grew up in Lorane, Oregon, where she gradated from Lorane High school. She then went to beauty collage and became a beautician working over 55 year in various salons. On November 7, 1954 she married Jack R. Ryder. and as a new Navy spouse...
Burnadeen Handewith
Feb 18, 2024
Burnadeen "Burnie" Handewith passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at the age of 91. She was born on June 21, 1932 to Henry and Nellie Olin, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 70 years, Donald Handewith, and her sisters, Beth Morgan and Barbara McBride. She is survived by her two daughters,...
Rose Marie Rush
Feb 1, 2024
Rose Marie (Pietrok) Rush was born August 21,1934 in Albany, Oregon to Andrew and Mary Pietrok. She grew up on Thomas Creek, in Linn County, Oregon. She was the oldest of six children. Her family eventually moved to Aumsville, Oregon, where her father logged and ran a saw mill. Rose met Leroy (Bud) Rush while going to dances in Mt....
Della Mae Albers
Jan 27, 2024
Della was born October 13, 1934 in Lehr North Dakota and passed away Saturday January 27th, 2024 in Woodburn OR. She had fallen which resulted in a broken right arm at her shoulder; complications lead to kidney failure and her passing. Della the daughter of Mike and Martha Schlecht in the town of Lehr, Dakota where she lived on the...
Hazel Jean Platt
Jan 15, 2024
Hazel was born October 22, 1944 to Arthur & Loretta Brandt in Wadena, Minnesota. The oldest of 5 children, Hazel grew up on the family farms. In 1957, the family relocated to a farm outside Jefferson, Oregon. Hazel liked to tell the story of riding from Minnesota to Oregon in the back of the farm truck and taking off layers...
Mildred Rose Henny
Jan 13, 2024
Mildred Rose Henny passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Woodburn, Oregon. She was born July 27, 1922 to Charles and Dorothy Zielinski in Salem. Her parents farmed the homestead in Hazel Green that belonged to her grandparents. Mildred grew up with her two sisters Charlotte McKay (deceased) and Aileen Manning, and brother Ernest Zielinski (deceased). Mildred graduated from...
Elinor Ida West
Jan 11, 2024
Elinor (Kronbach) West of Woodburn, Oregon, formerly of Ryder, North Dakota, died January 11, 2024. Elinor was born, Elinor Ida Kronbach, in Ryder, ND on Sept 25, 1925. She was a registered nurse having graduated from Trinity Hospital School of Nursing, Minot, ND, in 1947. She married Robert (Bob) F. West in 1950. She worked in nursing positions in ND,...
Michael Eugene Cook
Jan 8, 2024
Michael Eugene Cook passed away on January 8, 2024, at the age of 74, peacefully joining the embrace of Jesus. Michael was born to Eugene and Belle Marie Cook on February 14 1949, in Portland Oregon. As a teenager he ran long distance track and excelled in pottery. Michael won some art awards for his pottery creations which his wife...
Abel Zepeda Nanez
Jan 8, 2024
It's with great sadness that I share this information. We lost our little brother, Abel Nañez. He passed away at his apartment in Portland on Monday from complications from major health issues. Mom and his boys were with him when he passed. As many of you who knew him, you knew that he lived life to the fullest and couldn't...
Maria Amparo Cruz
Jan 6, 2024
Maria Amparo Cruz, aged 82, passed away peacefully on January 6th, 2024, at her home in Keizer, Oregon surrounded by family. She was born on February 18th, 1941, in La Mesa, Texas to Juan Villastrigo & Catarina Villastrigo. She was raised in her hometown Asherton, Texas. She married Gilberto C. Cruz on November 23, 1955 in St. Paul, Oregon. She...
Robert Elwood Jacobs
Dec 21, 2023
Robert Jacobs was born at the Woodburn Hospital in 1944. He started attending St. Agnes church in 1949. He attended Hubbard grade school from 1949 to 1958. He graduated from North Marion High School in 1962. He earned his bachelor's degree in education in 1966. That same year he began teaching and eventually became principle at Rural Dell school. In...
Shawn Marie Smith
Dec 20, 2023
On December 20, 2023, Shawn Marie Smith (Forrette) passed away. She was 60 years old. Shawn was born December 4th, 1963, to parents Ronald and Shirley Forrette in South Dakota. When she was a year old, the family moved to Medford, Oregon, where she grew up. Later, she moved to Salem, Oregon, where she attended Chemeketa Community College to earn...
Virginia Joan Avila
Dec 18, 2023
In Loving Memory of Virginia "Ginger" Avila 1941 - 2023 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Virginia "Ginger" Avila. Born in 1941 to Fred and Tillie Swartz in California, Ginger is preceded in death by her brother Jerry and is survived by her brother Andrew, known as Sonny, residing in California. She found happiness in...
