Obituaries

Michael Emmett Hood

Michael Emmett Hood

Jul 29, 2021

Mike Hood, 81, of Keizer Oregon died suddenly at his Willamette Lutheran Home residence on Thursday, July 29th. Michael Emmett Hood was born the first son and second child of Emmett and Marie (Haupts) Hood on April 4th, 1940 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Three younger siblings later joined the family. He spent his early years on a farm near Palmer,...

Donna Johnston-Coon

Donna Johnston-Coon

Jul 24, 2021

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Trisha Eileen Irwin

Trisha Eileen Irwin

Jul 23, 2021

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Kathleen Jo Cook

Kathleen Jo Cook

Jul 16, 2021

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Darrel Lynn Marsh

Darrel Lynn Marsh

Jul 13, 2021

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Kathleen Reynolds Martinez

Kathleen Reynolds Martinez

Jul 13, 2021

Kathleen “Kathy” Reynolds Martinez was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world suddenly on July 13, 2021, in Salem, Oregon at the age of 77. Kathy was born in Greybull, Wyoming on September 19, 1943, to William and Maude Reynolds and was the third of four daughters. Her family moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1951....

John Henry Simons

John Henry Simons

Jul 12, 2021

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Robert James Thorley

Robert James Thorley

Jul 7, 2021

Robert James Thorley, 94, died July 7, 2021 at the Willamette Lutheran Retirement Center, Keizer, Oregon. He was born January 28, 1927 to Raymond and Mildred Thorley in Toledo, Ohio. He served in the Navy near the end of WWII. A 1950 graduate of the College of Pharmacy, University of Toledo, he retired from The Toledo State Hospital Pharmacy in...

Juana Kay Gray

Juana Kay Gray

Jul 5, 2021

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Jacob Chaffin

Jacob Chaffin

Jul 2, 2021

With deepest sorrow, we announce that Jacob Ariah Chaffin, age 24 our beloved son, brother, family member and friend passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021. Though he left this world far too soon, he left this world a better place. He is survived by his parents, Tanya Emburg and Robyn Chaffin, his stepparents, Miguel Balvaneda and Heidi Dimercurio, and...

Nora Coreen Walters

Nora Coreen Walters

Jun 29, 2021

Nora Coreen Walters, 77, She went by the name Corky. She was great at crafts, sewing, macrame and loved playing slot machines at Spirit Mountain Casino. Corky passed away on June 29th 2021 at the Salem Hospital with family by her side. Corky was born July 4th 1943 and family liked to call her their little firecracker. She was known...

Patricia Burton

Patricia Burton

Jun 26, 2021

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David Joe Short

David Joe Short

Jun 24, 2021

David J. Short 1958 - 2021 David (Dave) was born September 16, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas to John and Dorothy Short. Dave died on June 24, 2021 with his wife Janet, his sons Timothy and Chad and stepson Brennen Hankins by his side and Aaron Hankins on his way from Alaska. Dave grew up and graduated High School in Wichita,...

Mary Jo Widasky

Mary Jo Widasky

Jun 24, 2021

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Christopher Brandt

Christopher Brandt

Jun 24, 2021

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Ronald Keith Agee

Ronald Keith Agee

Jun 24, 2021

Ronald K. Agee, 80, passed away June 24, 2021. Ron was a longtime area resident, born in Astoria. In August of 1959, he and Martha Cole married, sharing 61+ years together. In 1963, he started work for Boise Cascade Pulp and Paper Mill in Salem, Oregon. He began in the rewinder department and worked up to managing the company print...

Brandon Michael Dillingham

Brandon Michael Dillingham

Jun 23, 2021

Brandon Michael Hanchett Dillingham A lifelong resident of the Willamette Valley, Brandon passed away peacefully June 23rd with his husband at his side. Born in Salem Oregon to Denise Redding and Christopher Hanchett and raised with his brother Dustin. Brandon’s favorite memories from childhood were spent with his family at Detroit Lake, the Oregon coast and Sun River. He was...

Janet W. Abrams

Janet W. Abrams

Jun 19, 2021

Jan Abrams passed away on June 19, 2021 at home with some of her family. As the last member of her childhood family and the daughter of Helen Mae Erskins and William Lawson Walker, Helen Janet Walker Abrams, was a member of the DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the eldest of six children and helped raise four...