Obituaries
Leonard Erpelding
Feb 15, 2021
Leonard Peter Erpelding was born on June 15, 1922 and went to the Lord on February 15, 2021. He was born to Adolf P. Erpelding and Louise Erpelding in Hoven, South Dakota. Leonard was the youngest of four siblings. He graduated from Salem High School, now known as North Salem High School, class of 1940. He proudly shared that his...
Larry J. Buckner
Feb 15, 2021
On February 14, 2021, God took Larry home to be with Him for eternity. Throughout his life, Larry loved his family. He was a devoted husband and father and a caring friend. He was also a man of faith, believing in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Larry invested much of his time in helping and serving others in...
John H. Volbeda
Feb 14, 2021
John Volbeda, 79, passed away peacefully on February 14th, 2021 at his home with his loving wife, children, and grandchildren by his side. John was born in Sneek, The Netherlands on August 13, 1941 to Hendrik Volbeda and Jeltje (Janet) Iedema. In 1952, to create a better life for their family, John, his parents, and his seven siblings immigrated to...
William R. Slade
Feb 9, 2021
William R. ‘Bill’ Slade passed away at his home with his wife at his side on February 9, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. He was born May 5, 1933, in Federal Hill, Maryland, one of six children of Ralph and Gency Slade. His parents, brothers Jim and Carroll Lee, and sisters Sue Mae, Rose and Pat predeceased him....
Ricky Simmons
Feb 1, 2021
Ricky A. Simmons, age 62, passed away February 1, 2021. Rick was born March 6, 1958 in Albany, Oregon. He lived in Salem most of his life, and after graduating from Sprague High School, became an auto body technician. He built and restored countless classic cars throughout his life, including his own 1931 Ford coupe. Rick loved camping with his...
Joan Bright
Feb 1, 2021
JOAN ALICE LOONEY-FUGATE-BRIGHT Joan Alice Looney-Fugate-Bright, 92, passed away from natural causes on February 1, 2021 in Woodburn, OR. She was preceded in death by her first husband Archie Franklin Fugate, and her second husband Mervin “Jack” Bright. Joan was born to Ballard and Bessie Looney on August 11, 1928, the youngest of seven children. Out of her six other...
Marion H. Petterson
Jan 30, 2021
Petterson, Marion Harriet (Nee Wallinger) 102, died peacefully on January 30th, 2021 at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community in Keizer Oregon. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 25th, 1919 to Walter E Wallinger and Veronica Chybicki. Loving wife of the late Stanley Thomas Petterson. Devoted mother of Tom (Pauline), Bruce (Ann McWhorter), Mark (Sadie), and proceeded in death by her infant son...
Oleta C. Johnston
Jan 28, 2021
Oleta Callie Johnston 8/28/28-1/28/21 was born the third youngest of nine children of William Franklin Bowden Sr. and Callie Vivian Murray in Tahlequah, OK, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. As a young child, Oleta knew she wanted to teach. She graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in 1950 and began teaching at Greenleaf Elementary. Oleta met Dewey Johnston at NNC,...
Susan M. Halford
Jan 26, 2021
Susan M. Halford (Van Antwerp) was born December 9, 1952 in Salem, Oregon. She graduated from McNary High School in 1971. Susan was married to Dale Ross who passed away in 1978. Together they had a son, Ryan. Later she met Royce Halford and they were married June 19, 1982. Susan and Royce were married for 38 years. Susan retired...
Mark E Lawrence
Jan 22, 2021
Mark Eugene Lawrence Jr. of Salem passed away on January 22, at the age of 76 after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease. Mark was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on December 6, 1944, to Mark and Alice Lawrence. He graduated from Medford High School in 1963 and from Oregon State University in 1967 with a BS in Range Management....
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