Obituaries
Edna Mae Dutoit
May 5, 2012
Edna was born on April 28, 1909 in Kansas and passed away on May 5, 2012 at 103 years of age. She was one of seven children. She married Raymond Dutoit on September 29, 1928 and they moved to Salem, Oregon in the late 30's. Raymond and Edna were married 57 years and raised five children. Edna was preceded in...
Brian Timothy Burr
May 2, 2012
Brian Timothy "Tim" Burr was born March 10, 1971 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He spent his first 2 years in Massachusetts, after which the family moved to Kent, WA. In spite of being termed "legally blind" his accomplishments were many. He attended Star Lake Elementary, Totem Junior High and Thomas Jefferson High Schools, graduating in 1989. During high school, while working...
Robert "Bob" Shepard
Apr 27, 2012
Salem- A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at St. Edward Catholic Church in Keizer. Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home.
Esther Barbara Anderson
Apr 24, 2012
A Memorial service for Esther will be held on Saturday, May 5th at 3:00 p.m. at Restlawn Funeral Home of Salem, Oregon. Private inurnment will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens.
Esther Barbara Anderson
Apr 24, 2012
Esther Anderson Jan. 3, 1922 - April 24, 2012 Esther Anderson Esther Barbara Anderson, 90, of Dallas died April 24 in Dallas. She was born in Elliot, N.D., to Carl and Mabel Yackley. When she was 14 her father died, so Esther began working for families in the Lisbon area to help support her mother and siblings. She graduated from...
Anna Smith Davis
Apr 6, 2012
Anna Smith Davis , born June 1, 1922, died in Salem, Oregon on April 6, 2012. Educated at Ward Belmont Academy, Nashvile, she married Dr. William S. Davis in 1943. They moved to Rochester, New York, for his pediatric residency and she worked at the Manhattan Project. In early 1946 they moved to Denver, where Dr. Davis began his pediatric...
William R. "Bill" Grimmett
Mar 29, 2012
Salem- Bill was born in Burns, OR (One of three sets of triplets born in Harney County that year and the only ones to survive.) Bill and his family moved to Salem in the late 40's and he spent most of his life here. Bill was in sales in Salem until 1980 when he was disabled due to medical problems....
Marlene Sullivan Martinez
Mar 26, 2012
Salem- Marlene was born in Highland, Wisconsin and spent most of her childhood in Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated from Central High School in Madison, and then obtained a nursing degree. In the mid 70's she became licensed as a realtor. She continued to work in nursing part time and sold real-estate as a second profession. She retired from Salem Hospital...
Parr Harold Sainsbury
Mar 25, 2012
SALEM -Parr Harold Sainsbury, Surrounded by family, he slipped quietly away on the afternoon of March 25, 2012 into the welcoming arms of those who gave him the foundation of integrity that he carried with him all of his days. Parr epitomized the devoted spirit of his pioneering parents and grandparents who established a loving family of honest, hard working...
Ruth Ann Westover-Aydelott
Mar 9, 2012
SALEM -Ruth Ann Westover-Aydelott was born on October 22, 1937 in Farmington, Missouri. After graduating from Eagle Point High School, Ruth went on to study teaching at Southern Oregon University graduating in 1959. She taught grade school in Grants Pass and Medford. She met her husband Al Aydelott in church in Grants Pass, and married him in 1964. They established...
Margaret Sovenski
Feb 12, 2012
SALEM - Margaret was born in Conrad, Montana. The daughter of Claude and Aura Woods. She graduated from Canyonville High School and in 1941 married Andrew "Bud" Sovenski. She lived in Salem for many years where her daughters Mary Lynn and Carol were born. In 2004 she moved in with her grandson, Jeff and his wife, Jannet, and received loving...
Samuel Edward Currier
Feb 10, 2012
SALEM - Samuel Currier is survived by the love of his life, Leola Smith; children, Michelle and Michael Gregonis, Jayson and Lora Currier, Tersha Currier; four grandchildren; step-children, Regina Smith and Debra Smith; three step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; two sisters and many nieces and nephews. Sam was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He moved to Oregon as a young boy. Sam...
Nellie B. Nelson
Feb 6, 2012
KEIZER -Nell was born in Moffite, North Dakota. When a child, she moved to South Dakota with her parents. She lived there until 1936, then went to Modesto, Calif with her cousin Johnny Hookman. She met Orville Nelson in Modesto. They were married in July 1940. They later moved to Southern Calif. Two sons, Dennis & Donald were born in...
William "Bill" Holmstrom
Feb 6, 2012
Former Oregon State Senator, William H. "Bill" Holmstrom died Monday, February 6, 2012 at 4:07 pm at Salem Hospital. William served 17 years in Oregon state legislature. He was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1957. His proudest accomplishment as a legislator began in 1961 when, as Chairman of the Oregon Highway Commission, he co-sponsored House Bill...
Patricia Lillian Cole
Jan 27, 2012
Patricia L. Cole March 9, 1942 - January 27, 2012 SALEM - Patricia L. Cole passed away Jan 27 at home with her family at her side after a courageous battle with cancer that she had won for 610 days. She was born in Phillip, WI to Thomas and Edith Holoubek who preceded her death. The family moved to Oregon...
Clarence "Ed" Cutsinger
Jan 25, 2012
Clarence Edward "Ed" Cutsinger, 86, passed away peacefully at the Tokarski Hospice home in West Salem, on1-25-2012 at 1:00 PM, surrounded by his beloved wife of 52 years, Ann and his 2 daughters, Sharon and Laura. He was preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Leoda, his granddaughter, Kandi Larkin, his great grandson, Jacob and his brother Ray. Ed is...
Charles Randolph Massey
Jan 23, 2012
Salem- Charles "Randy" Massey was born to John Gene Massey and Viola Wilson in Lowell, North Carolina. Viola was killed on July 4, 1942, and Charles lived with families of relatives through his childhood, including his stepmother, Karema Hassan. Charles married Geraldine Rosebro on April 1, 1954. They had eleven children: Charles, Bonnie (who died at birth), Angela, Gerald, Wayne,...
Richard Albert Mckenzie
Jan 18, 2012
SALEM - Ric McKenzie passed away at his home in Salem, Ore. on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer. Though a long-time resident of the Willamette Valley, Ric was born in Kalispell, Montana. He graduated from North Salem High School in 1972. Ric was very active in the community and was a co-founder of the...
Lulu E. Ladd
Dec 24, 2011
Lulu E. Ladd August 25, 1908 - December 24, 2011 SALEM -Lulu E. Ladd died peacefully at 103 years old in the home of her daughter and son-in-law Nancy & Larry Thompson. She was born in Missoula, Montana to Elmer & Clara Eastridge. Lived in the state of Washington as a young child and finished high school in Salem. Lu...
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