Obituaries
Arlene Baxter
May 19, 2013
Salem - Arlene (Tarter) Baxter, 81, of Salem died May 19, 2013. She was born in Airlie, Oregon on May 11, 1932 to Charles and Elma Tarter. Arlene grew up on a farm in Airlie with her three brothers Robert (deceased), Ray, Henry and two sisters Charlene and Mary Lou. Upon graduating from Monmouth High school in 1950 she married...
Jill Ann Tharp
May 15, 2013
Jill Ann (Wells) Tharp March 9, 1959 - May 15, 2013 Monmouth - Jill Ann Tharp, 54, of Monmouth, died May 15th. She was born March 9th, 1959 to Phillip Eugene Wells and Janet Louise Disque. She was raised in Brookville, PA and was the youngest sister to Janice Ferraro (of Greer, SC) and Steven Eugene Wells, (wife-Margaret, of Amarillo,...
May Jane Azdoff
May 10, 2013
May Jane Drazdoff was born to Walter and Edith Wright on September 27, 1921, in Abbyville, Kansas. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on May 10, 2013. Throughout May Jane's long life she was Wife, Mother, Grandmother (Nana), and Friend. She excelled in all. Her cooking was legendary, from her borsch and rolls to her...
Shirley Raffety (Grover) Raffety
May 9, 2013
Shirley H. Raffety, 84, a lifelong resident of Independence, died Thursday in Dallas. Shirley H. Grover was born to Mirt and Elva Grover in Buell, Oregon. She graduated from Independence High School in 1946 and worked for Holt Equipment Company until she married Ernie Raffety in 1953. They were happily married for 49 years when he passed away in 2002....
Panfilo V. Lara
May 8, 2013
In Living Memory Of Panfilo Lara Panfilo began his life journey on the morning of May 25th, 1942 in the town of Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was born to Guadalupe Vargas Lara and Eusebio Lara. He married Maria de la Luz Gaona on September 20th, 1959 in Reynosa Tamaulipas, Mexico and had five children: Jorge Lara...
Peggy Porter (Simons) Porter
Apr 24, 2013
Peggy I. Porter November 4, 1936 - April 24, 2013 Monmouth - Peggy Ilene Simons Porter, a long-time resident of Monmouth, died at home on April 24, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in 1936 in Denver, Colorado, Peggy is the daughter of Don and Daisy Simons and is survived by sister Nancy Simons Joslin; children Cheryl Porter,...
Phillip Edward Bursell
Apr 20, 2013
Phillip E. Bursell May 26, 1940 - April 20, 2013 Independence - Phillip E. Bursell, age 72, died April 20, 2013. He was born in McMinnville, OR, and graduated from Central High School in 1958. He spent the next 41 years of his life working as a commercial carpenter. Once retired, he developed a passion for travel with his wife...
Bobby Glenn Vestal
Apr 17, 2013
Bobby Glenn Vestal was born on April 9, 1940 in Indio, California. He passed away at Salem Hospital on April 17, 2013. At his request, no services will be held. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary.
June Kathleen Wilson
Apr 14, 2013
June K. Wilson June 29, 1927 - April 14, 2013 Independence - June Kathleen Wison passed away in her Independence home on April 14, 2013 at the age of 85. She was born in Devonshire, England and immigrated to the US in July 20, 1931. She grew up in New York City and lived in Arizona, Iowa, California and finally...
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Monachino
Apr 4, 2013
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Monachino September 1, 1933 - April 4, 2013 Dallas - Home Birth on September 1, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Samuel and Josephine Monachino. Home passage April 4, 2013 in Dallas, Oregon with his loving family present. Tony was relocated along with his parents, brother James, and sister Jeannie to Westchester, California in 1945. He graduated from...
Janet Arnold (Buchanan) Arnold
Mar 27, 2013
Independence - Janet Sue Arnold passed away on March 27, 2013 at her home in Independence, Oregon. She was born on February 20, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Hugh and Katheryn Buchanan. Services and interment will be at South Cemetery in Danville, Indiana. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary.
Madelyn Francine Goodell
Mar 20, 2013
Madelyn F. Goodell February 7, 1931 - March 20, 2013 Independence - Madelyn F. Goodell, 82, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Heart to Heart Church, Monmouth. Burial will take place at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. There will be no...
Rolland Stewart Swan
Mar 16, 2013
Rolland S. Swan April 5, 1925 - March 16, 2013 Monmouth - Rolland Stewart Swan passed away at Heron Pointe on March 16, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born in Los Angeles, California on April 5, 1925 to Alexander and Norma Swan. Rolland worked as a lineman for the phone company. In 1952 he married Mary Fern...
Darla Hilliard (Wilson) Hilliard
Mar 15, 2013
Darla Jean Hilliard May 31, 1952 - March 15, 2013 Darla Jean Hilliard, age 60, of Salem, Oregon, went to be with the Lord. She was born the youngest of 13 children to the late Melvin and Eartie (Lea) Wilson, in McMinnville, Oregon. Darla as a child grew up in the Monmouth and Salem areas. Darla married Michael Hilliard in...
Nola Millhouser (Richter) Millhouser
Feb 28, 2013
Nola R. Millhouser June 14, 1929 - February 28, 2013 Dallas- Nola R Millhouser, 83, longtime resident of the Monmouth area, died Thursday, February 28th at Dallas Retirement Village. Nola was born in Mitchell, Nebraska on June 14th, 1929, to Fred and Burla Richter. She was the oldest of 5 girls. They moved to Oregon when Nola was a young...
Theodora Wendt (Foster) Wendt
Feb 28, 2013
Theodora "Teddy" Wendt July 6, 1938 - February 28, 2013 Independence - Theodora "Teddy" Wendt passed away in her Independence home on February 28, 2013 at the age of 74, with the love of her family and friends around her. She was born July 6, 1938 to John and Eleanor Foster in Enterprise, Oregon. Teddy married Dean Wendt and was...
John Cordes Powers
Feb 27, 2013
John Cordes Powers, resident of Monmouth, was born December 26, 1924 in Dunsmuir, California to Albion and Lillian Powers. He passed away in Albany on February 27, 2013 at the age of 88. He served in the US Merchant Marines. At his request, no services will be held. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary.
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