Obituaries

Cheryl Fayne Viner

Cheryl Fayne Viner

May 23, 2020

Cheryl Fayne Viner passed away on May 23, 2020 at the age of 72.  She was born March 13, 1948 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Charles and Esther Viner. Viewing will be Monday, June 1, 12-2 pm at Farnstrom Mortuary.  A graveside service will be held Monday, June 1, 2 pm at Hilltop Cemetery, Independence. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for...

Charlene Odette Steinmeier Mundhenk Krause

Charlene Odette Steinmeier Mundhenk Krause

May 21, 2020

The Celebration of Life on Saturday, July 11 at 1 p.m. will be livestreamed at longviewcommunitychurch.org Charlene Odette Steinmeier Mundhenk Krause was a lively, energetic, caring person who loved people, helping at the church in the library and in visitations and always sending cards and original poetry to people for birthdays, get well wishes, sympathy, holidays, etc. She was married...

Bonnie G. Scheel

Bonnie G. Scheel

May 19, 2020

Arrangements are in the care of Farnstrom Mortuary. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Bonnie G. Scheel, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Shirley Ann Tillson

Shirley Ann Tillson

May 19, 2020

Shirley Ann Tillson passed away on May 19, 2020.  Shirley was born to Steve and Naomi Reid on August 9, 1939 in Redding, California. Burial will take place at Smith Cemetery, Monmouth, Oregon.  Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Shirley Ann Tillson, please click here to visit...

Juan Landeros, Jr.

Juan Landeros, Jr.

May 15, 2020

Juan Landeros Jr., 42, of Monmouth, Oregon passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 from cancer after fighting it for two years. Born on August 19, 1977 in Dallas, Oregon. He is survived by his seven children, Elias, Delia, Eleana Javier, Lucia, Andres,  and Sophia; his mother, Simona; and four sisters and two brothers. His four youngest children will be...

Nicoletta Mesisca

Nicoletta Mesisca

May 12, 2020

Nicoletta Mesisca passed away May 12, 2020 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 92.  Nicoletta was born June 26, 1927 in Barano d'Ischia, Naples, Italy to Onofrio di Domenico Boccanfuso and Maria Maddalena Di Scala. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Nicoletta Mesisca, please click here...

Jeffrey Lee Gorne

Jeffrey Lee Gorne

May 10, 2020

Jeffrey Lee Gorne, a resident of Independence, passed away on May 10, 2020 at the age of 64.  Jeffrey was born June 15, 1955 in Perham, Minnesota to Lee and Lorraine Gorne. After graduating from high school, Jeffrey joined the Navy.  After his discharge, he was self-employed as a truck driver, working for Lee Williams Trucking. Jeffrey loved to shop,...

William Yale Foreman

William Yale Foreman

May 8, 2020

William Y. ForemanSeptember 25, 1949 - May 8, 2020 William Y. Foreman, resident of Monmouth, Oregon passed away on May 8, 2020 at the age of 70.  William’s funeral mass will be Friday, May 22, 2020, at 1:30 pm at St. Joseph’s Church 721 Chemeketa St. NE Salem, OR 97301.  Bill will be buried at Hilltop Cemetery in Independence 8822...

Theodore "Ted" Thomas Tannich

Theodore "Ted" Thomas Tannich

May 7, 2020

Ted T. Tannich Ted T. Tannich, a life long Albany resident, passed on May 7, 2020. He was born in a Model T in the old Albany Hospital parking lot on Dec. 2, 1924, to John and Mary Tannich. Ted attended Madison School with his siblings Henrietta, Rudolph, Lilian and Margarette, graduating from Albany High School in 1942. His family...

Naomi Smith

Naomi Smith

May 6, 2020

Naomi passed away at her Monmouth residence on May 6, 2020.  She was born on November 27, 1955 in Woodland, California. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Naomi Smith, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Steven C. Ruckdeschel

Steven C. Ruckdeschel

May 3, 2020

Steven C. Ruckdeschel passed away on May 3, 2020 at the age of 66 in Independence, Oregon.  Steven was born on September 19, 1953 in Buffalo, New York. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Steven C. Ruckdeschel, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Thomas Gregory Martin

Thomas Gregory Martin

May 1, 2020

Thomas Gregory Martin passed away on May 1, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. Thomas was born on June 7, 1955 in East Liverpool, Ohio. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Thomas Gregory Martin, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Jon F. Nelson

Jon F. Nelson

Apr 24, 2020

Jon F. Nelson passed away in Dallas, Oregon on April 24, 2020 at the age of 80.  He was born August 16, 1939 in Salem, Oregon to Melford and Helen Nelson. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Jon F. Nelson, please click here to visit our Sympathy...

Jacqueline Mary Lee Grimes

Jacqueline Mary Lee Grimes

Apr 23, 2020

Jacqueline Mary Lee Grimes, resident of Monmouth, passed away on April 23, 2020 at the age of 83.  She was born August 31, 1936 to Jack and Irene Spraker in New York City, New York. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Jacqueline Mary Lee Grimes, please click...

Robert George Taylor

Robert George Taylor

Apr 22, 2020

Robert George Taylor Robert George “Uncle Bob” Taylor of Coquille, OR let go of Earth and entered Heaven after 90 spins around the sun on April 22, 2020. He just had so much stuff to do and he couldn’t do it here. Bob was born in Coquille across the street from the house he lived nearly the entirety of his...

James Robert Hunter

James Robert Hunter

Apr 17, 2020

James Robert Hunter passed away on April 17, 2020 at the age of 72.  He was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 26, 1947. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of James Robert Hunter, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Maria Imelda Mendez

Maria Imelda Mendez

Apr 12, 2020

Maria Imelda MendezJune 23, 1956 ~ April 12, 2020 Maria Imelda “Bebé” Mendez was born to proud parents, Amador and Amparo Mendez, on June 23, 1956 in La Villa, Texas, and passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. At age four, her family relocated to the Willamette Valley and settled in Independence, Oregon where she would...

Mark Timothy Pflaum

Mark Timothy Pflaum

Apr 11, 2020

Mark Timothy Pflaum Mark Timothy “Tim” Pflaum sprinted over home plate on April 11, 2020. He played his game of life, enduring all the curveballs it threw at him and fastballs he threw at it, for a full 62-year inning stretch.  Tim was ready to run after living in a wheelchair for almost half his life due to Multiple Sclerosis....

Ronald Elsworth Stewart

Ronald Elsworth Stewart

Apr 9, 2020

Ronald Elsworth StewartMarch 4, 1933 ~ April 9, 2020 A celebration of Ronald's life will be planned at a later date. Born to Ted and Marian Dillman on March 4, 1933, in the small logging town of Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, during the Great Depression. The family relocated to Seattle, Washington, in 1936. Ron attended Broadview Elementary School, Hamilton and Monroe...