Obituaries
Colan Russell "Cole" Cook
Feb 18, 2013
Colan R. Cook August 12, 1920 - February 18, 2013 Prineville - Colan Russell Cook passed away on February 18, 2013 in Prinveville, Oregon at the age of 92. He was born on August 12, 1920 in Parsons, Kansas to Newton and Alta Cook. Colan's family relocated to the Independence area in his teens. Colan served in the United States...
Alfred Fredrick Seely
Feb 18, 2013
Alfred "Al" Seely, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, neighbor, golfer, hunter, fisherman and avid RV-er, passed away February 18, 2013, after a hard-fought battle with mesothelioma. Al was born in Hamptonburg NY, eldest of 5 children. Raised in Cherry Hill, Hackensack, and Fairlawn N.J., he started work while in high school as an electrician's helper and joined the National Guard....
Thaine Reid Nelson
Feb 10, 2013
Thaine R. Nelson April 17, 1922 - February 10, 2013 Salem - Thaine Nelson went home to the Lord Sunday, February 10 after a two and one-half year battle with cancer. He was born April 17, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. His family soon moved to Colorado where his father was a Baptist minister in various small towns near Denver....
Edna A. Garman
Jan 31, 2013
Edna Alzoa Garman March 28, 1924 - January 31, 2013 Dallas - Edna Alzoa Garman, 88, passed away at Dallas Retirement on January 31, 2013. She was born March 28, 1924 in Garden City, Minnesota to Chester and Alzoa Kendall. In September of 1941, she moved to Oregon. She married Buck (Merlin) Garman, and they had four children. Edna worked...
Kenneth L. Richards
Jan 25, 2013
Kenneth L. Richards June 28, 1921 - January 25, 2013 Monmouth - Kenneth L. Richards, a long time resident of Monmouth, died Friday morning, January 25th, at Independence Rehab where he was being released to come home. Kenneth was born June 28, 1921 to George and Nettie Richards in Corning, Iowa. He had three sisters and one brother. The family...
Wilma Hein (Speck) Hein
Jan 24, 2013
Wilma D. Hein August 26, 1932 - January 24, 2013 Wilma was born in Trenton, N.J., the third child of William H. and Mabel R. Speck. Her parents and three sisters moved to California in 1948. After graduation from Torrance High School, Wilma joined the U.S. Navy (WAVES) in January 1951 serving our country during the Korean War until discharge...
Richard Earl Anderson
Jan 19, 2013
Richard Earl Anderson December 19, 1930 - January 19, 2013 Phoenix, AZ - Richard "Rich" Earl Anderson, 82, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on January 19, 2013. He was born in Dallas, Texas on December 19, 1930, the only child of Roy and Oma Anderson. Rich served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On May 24, 1954, he...
Esther Katherine Goebl
Jan 12, 2013
Esther K. Goebl December 3, 1923 - Jan 12, 2013 Dallas - Esther Katherine Goebl was born December 3, 1923 in Powers, Oregon to Samuel and Ethel Hayes (Smith). She married Albert Paul Goebl May 7, 1940 in Coquille, Oregon. She died peacefully in her sleep January 12, 2013 in Salem, Oregon. She was 89 years old. Spending the majority...
Sandra Jean Rice
Jan 11, 2013
Sandra Jean Rice was born May 1, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa. She passed away at her Independence residence on January 11, 2013. Her life will be celebrated privately. Farnstrom Mortuary is handling final arrangements.
Peter William Kohfield
Jan 8, 2013
Peter W. Kohfield July 6, 1955 - January 8, 2013 Salem - Peter W. Kohfield age 57 died January 8, 2013 at Salem Hospital. He is survived by his wife Abigail Rollins, DMD; sister Linda Stewart; step-sister Angela Makenson; brothers Gary, Corky and Bob; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother Ruth Dutton;...
Norvell W. Braziel
Jan 5, 2013
Norvell Willis Braziel February 13, 1933 - January 5, 2013 Independence - Norvell was born in Royal, Arkansas to Arthur R. Braziel and Minnie Ruth Cunningham. He moved to the Willamette Valley with his family in 1945 and married Myrna J. Hedrick on Nov. 3, 1951 in Vancouver, Wa. They settled in Independence, Ore where they raised their children. Norvell...
Donald Bernard Hoffman
Jan 4, 2013
Donald Bernard Hoffman passed away in Independence on January 4, 2013 at the age of 92. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1920. At his request, no services will be held. Private inurnment will take place at Hillside Memorial Park in Redlands, California at a later date. Arrangements are by Farnstrom Mortuary.
Wanda Ruch (Crabtree) Ruch
Jan 4, 2013
Wanda Virginia Ruch passed away on January 4, 2013 at Jefferson Manor at the age of 90. She was born April 6, 1922 in Independence, Oregon to James and Lura Crabtree. Wanda's life will be celebrated at a later date. Private inurnment will take place at Hilltop Cemetery. Farnstrom Mortuary is handling final arrangements.
Helen Livingston (Crow) Livingston
Jan 3, 2013
Helen Crow Livingston December 6, 1921 - January 3, 2013 Salem - Helen Livingston, 91, passed away January 3, 2013 following a brief illness. Helen was born in Fredericktown Missouri to Clarence Robert Crow and Florence Patton Crow. She was the youngest of six children. When Helen was ten she was baptized at the Fredericktown Christian Church. Later that same...
Ed A. Redman
Dec 29, 2012
Ed Redman November 18, 1931 - December 29, 2012 Monmouth - Ed Redman, born November 18, 1931 to Edwin and Emma Redman in Houston Texas. Graduated Lamar High School, Houston, in 1950, Joined the Air Force reserves, was called to active duty in 1951, trained as a radar operator and ground control intercept controller, and was stationed at Geiger field...
Christopher Scott Murphy
Dec 25, 2012
Christopher Scott Murphy February 12, 1958 - December 25, 2012 Keizer - Chris Murphy, former resident of Dallas, passed away on December 25, 2012. Chris was born in Castro Valley, CA; son of Charles A. Murphy and Sandy Hodges (deceased). Chris is survived by his wife Elizabeth Cook Murphy, daughter Michelle Murphy, father Charles A. Murphy, step-mother Lois Murphy, sisters...
Russell Dean Johnson
Dec 22, 2012
Russell Dean Johnson November 30, 1919 - December 22, 2012 Independence - Russell's life will be celebrated privately at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford, OR. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary.
Mary Paul (Stewart) Paul
Dec 21, 2012
Mary Kathryn Paul October 4, 1950 - December 21, 2012 Independence - Mary was born on October 4, 1950 to John and Carol Stewart in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She passed away at her Independence home on December 21, 2012 at the age of 62. On October 14, 1972, Mary married Samuel D. Paul, Jr. in Reno, Nevada, and together they...
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